Gilpin observer., 1916-10-12
BY Edward Heating

putting q. clean-out ISSUE before tie
/ voters OF THE country
There is no lodging no evasion, so
fair as the Colonel Is concerned.
He declares that the United States
should have gone to war with Ger
many when the husband was sent
to the bottom of The sea.
| Tie president was a coward and
poCtroon when he adjusted that af
fair by negotiation rather than by
force of arms, is the position taken
by tie Colonel.
| And Justice Hughes says he en-
dorses everything Mr. Roosevelt says.
| wonder how many of the mothers
and fathers of Colorado believe that
their boys should have been ordered
into the trenches of Europe because
CT .he louisiana Incident?
President Wilson induced Kaiser
Wilhelm to abandon his undersea
warfare without firing shot. What
mere could Colonel Roosevelt have
accomplished by sending million
American young men into the armies
of England and France?
That's plain question. Every vot-
sr should be able to supply THE ans
wer.
People With Wilson.
The fact is that ninety per cent of
tie people CT TIL S country heartily
approve President Wilson's course 'n
keeping tEis country out of war; The
sentiment lis just as strong among
Republicans and Frogresstves as
among Democrats
The more Hug es and Roosevelt
dencunce the pres dents foreign pol
icy tie more certain 1t becomes that
Wilson's victory in November will be
a landslide.
! Tie Democrats have no disposition
to avoid the issue. Rather they well
come it. We unrsservedly indcrse
what Wilson did, and we promise the
people that if we are given re-
newed lease OF power the country
VIII continue to enjoy peace and
prosperity.
Eight Hour Issue.
| Our Republican friends are not sat
isfasd with beratirg Wilson fer keep
ing us at peace with other countries
but trey dencunce him for preserv-
i.lg pace here at lone.
If Justice Hughes speeches mean
anything, THEN lie intends to ask
congress to repeal the Adamson eight.
bear day for railroad employees and
tlNs plunge the nation into an indus
trial conflict of unknown proportions.
Wilson and Democratic congress
prevented a nationwide railroad
strike and thus saved the farmers
ard business mon CT tl'fs country
countless m,ll'ors Ct dollars. besides
securing for the men who operate
tlae freight trains SUCH a work day
as is sanctioned by civilized society.
We did this by doing tire only
thing which would have porduced THE
desired result. OF course, we could
have refused to interfere. Then the
men would have struck. Business
paralysis would have followed. There
would hawes been the usual clashes be-
tween the strikers and the men who
were employed to take their places.
The militia would probably have been
called out in some states. Bloodsc,ed
might have resulted. In any event
tie wheels of industry would have
stopped, hard times wouid have been
substituted for THE present unpau'allel-
ed prosperity. and Amtrica's condi-
ten would have been little better
than Europe.
A Question Of Common Sense.
That's the mise rable condition to
which Justice Hughes assures us he
would have reduced this country had
I've been i'm Woodrow Wilson's place.
In the name of common sense are
the American people going to serious.
ly consider such a man as a presiden
tial possibility VIXEN they have a
Glance to select Woodrow Wilson?
Oh, but Jul gtice Hughes says that in
passing tile edglht hour bill we sacri-
feed a great principle. What princi-
pie? Arbitration?
Why the president and the con-
gress OF the United States acted as
arb,trators In this case. and they de-
cided to grant part of the workers
demands. Tie men wanted the eight
hour day and time and one half for
overtime. We gave them the eight
hour day and refused the overtime
But. Justice Hughes intimates, we
did not make an investigation to de-
termdne whether the railroads could
stand the increased expense.