Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-02
The neOptinistic
Philosopher
THE BIG FIGHT IN THE COLO

THE BIG FIGHT IN THE COLO
rado election next Tuesday is for
United States senator. John F. Shat
roth is a candidate for reelection, op-
posed by Lawrence C. Phipps, multi
millionaire who gained his immense
wealth as an officer and stockholder in
the United States Steel Corporation.
In very crude fashion the Republicans
have made the issue one of getting
something for Colorado" The Re-
publicans state that by reason of Mr..
Phipps' large financial resources and
opportunity to deal with big interests,
he would bring material things"
westward. However, Colorado has had
an experience of this kind. About
dozen years ago Simon Guggenheim
was elected United States senator for
Colorado. Also he was a very, very
wealthy man, and it was estimated
that he spent 100000 to be elected
United States senator. So far as the
record shows, this is about the only
money the state ever secured from his
election, and Guggenheim has never
resided in Colorado since the day of
his election. Notwithstanding, Sena-
tor John F. Shafroth has brought more
money to Colorado in material things
than any senator who ever represented
this state at Washington. This should
not be made an issue in the election
of men to the highest parliamentary
body in the world. When the United
States constitution was adopted way
back in 1776, it was not intended that
the mission of United States senators
should be that of making deals where
by their respective states would OBJ
tain contracts of money value. While
each state of the union, under the
constitution, is allotted two senators,
they are in the broadest term selected
to represent the entire United States.
If the o. p. is ever elected to the
United States Senate he will make it
his pleasant duty to kick every pot
hunter down the capitol steps. Sena-
tors should not be burdened with such
menial responsibilities. They are to
legislate for the government as a
whole, and not for states, except as
it may be for the benefit of all the
people. The lower house of repre-
sentatives with its much larger num-
bers chosen from districts of each
state, is there for the purpose of "get-
thing things" for their states and con-
stituents, if possible One of the
things that should be rectified in Con-
gress after the war is over should be
to eliminate mercenary purposes from
the Senate of the United States, and
leave those elected to this high gov
ernmental position to act for all the
people.
NO DATE is IN SIGHT FOR THE
lifting of the influenza ban in Colo
RADIO. The epidemic during the past,
week has been worse than at any
period since the. Denver health de-
partment ordered the closing of all
amusement places Sunday, October 6.
Curtis street continues to be the most
deserted part of the city, and those
who happen along the former "Great
White Way" at night soon have a
lonesome feeling. Even the restau-
rants now close when the sun hides
itself behind the Rocky Mountain
range. 1t has been so long since a
union meeting was held in Denver that
many of the members are growing
restless and want to know what's do
ing. The pleasure of association was
never more desirable. One thing is
certain, the state board of health and
the health department of Denver will
not lift the ban until it is felt certain
that all danger of the epidemic spread
this, much to the regret of its citi-
zens, because it resulted in largely
increased number of deaths.
MRS. MAY PEAKE WRITES THE
Bulletin from Worcester, Mass, to
have her address on our mailing list
changed from Boston, as she doesn't
want to miss a single copy of her
favorite home town paper. Mrs.
Peake has been in the East for the
past eight months as an organizer for
the International Association of Ma
chinists: She is also president of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the l. A. of M.
and has been prominent in the labor
movement of Denver for number of
years. She is forming unions of
women employed in machine shops in
the New England states, and has
made splendid success of it. Under
decision of the Taft Walsh war labor
board, women employed in the ma
chine shops and ammunition plants
now receive the same wage for equal
work with men or for work formerly
performed by men who have Joined
the national army. Mrs. Peake's many
friends in Denver and thruout Colo
RADIO will be glad to learn of her con-
tinued success and good health.
/ ERNEST MORRIS, CHAIRMAN
of the Denver County Council of De-
fense and candidate for regent of the
State University on the Democratic
ticket, this week filed a libel suit
against the Denver Post and its pro-
prietors, Bonfils and Tammen, for the
sum Of $375,00O. Associated with Mr..
| Morris in prosecuting the cause
against the Post will be twenty three
lawyers of high standing in this city,
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