The Glenwood post., 1916-10-07

Castle Rock. Cole, Dnt 3.-In a
forceful address here tonight before the
Republicans OF Douglas county, Gov
ernor George A Carlson charged the re-
sponsibility of Colorado; IS industrial
disasters to the Democratic party, re-
peated his appeal for claw and order -
of two years ago, and issued def to
the Democratic gubernatorial candidate
to state whether or not he would abol-
ish the industrial commission if elected.
''The time has come,' he said, Gin
the history of this country when gov
ernment must function to eliminate the
tremendous waste loss of life and prop
erty by prompt application through
impartial and competent governmental
agencies of the principles of arbitra-
ton, or else the future of our country
is in danger. Since the party platform
of our opponents is silent on this most
important question, we wish to know
if the standard bearer will not speak.
Judge Gunter, we ask you to tell the
people of Colorado, are you for or
against the industrial law?"
Tie govern.,r rrlateL in detail the
history of GoloEadass industrial mis-,
fortunes under, Democratic administra-
tions and asked if it was the desire of
the people to return a party to power
which had heaped debt of $SOO,OoO
upon the taxpayers through its ina
bility to. maintain state government.
His speech, in part, follows:
The people of Colorado will shortly
decide to which party they will en-
trust the state management for the en-
suing two years. Past catastrophies
show the Importance of wise decision.
We contend that past performance is a
far better way to judge party's ca
pacity for future accomplishment than
mere platform promises.
In our present discussion we intend
no criticism against those minority Off
cials who continuously but helplessly
struggled to maintain stable govern
ment against the dominant pressure Of
their party, nor are we so much In
clined to fix responsibility for collapse
of government upon the heated parties
to an industrial controversy as upon
the public officials who encouraged and
permitted it.
Union and non-union men, when You
visit the graves of former companions
whose lives three years ago were lost
in violence, and when you see women
and fatherless children in penury and
sorrow, you both will now agree that
there was little advantage in having a
group of officials in power to meet \
crisis who didn't have sufficient CO.
herence, strength and firmness to ac-
tually govern.
National guard boys, as the memory
of three years ago comes back and you
recall how one group of state officials
ordered you to leave your homes and
your employments, go to the troubled
districts. and directed you daily and
hourly in your operations there; how
another group of officials, affiliated
with the same political party, refused
to feed and c1othe and pay you; how
while you were acting under the order
of your superiors still another group of
officials, affiliated with that same po-
litical party, attacked you with such
bitterness that hate was famed into
the flame of armed conflict; how, al
though your name was flouted as muir
derer through the nation, not single
voice was raised in your behalf by any
of the solid delegation then in congress
except the lone voice of George Kin
del; as you recall all this and more.
you, too, will see the disadvantage Of
entrusting group of officials with the
responsibility of government who didn t
have sufficient firmness, strength and
cohereuce to present and maintain a
definite, consistent and unified policy.
loyal Coloradoans, when you remem-
her how but short time ago your
state was vying with Mexico for more
conspicuous place in the headlines Of
all the yellow newspapers in this coun-
trv and what an unfair estimate was
everywhere formed of Colorado and her
people. you. too. will see how unwise
il was to put officials in complete pow
or both of state and nation who so
lacked in party sense and responsibility
as to attempt to excuse and Justify
their own incnpacity to govern by. de-
liberately and persistently publishing
to all the nation that the fault was 'due
to Inherent depravity Of Colorado peo-
pie.
Business men. when you go to the site
Of your former mine buildings and re-