The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17
Law and Order
Issue Comes Up
In Colorado
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by Tho In,ell!Eencer)

Denver. col. OCT. Is-Iaw and order
which specifically means the ma:n.e'
nance ct sta:" cnus'HSU!ary. - tn"
biz issue whjCp has split IN" TWO old
parties n Colorad" and drawn a clearly
defined battle Enc between conservatives
and radicals.
Former United States Senator Thomas.
Democrat. ard Tyson piaes. another
LEADING Democrat. are prime movers IN
an organization ~ business and rrotas-
siona! men who have endorsed the Re
publican carddsts for governor. Renal
min Griffith. because ne farors the
continuance OF the policies ot Governor
Shoup, Republican. whose admintStra-
,iou has heeN very popular. while Wiz
liam =. Sweet. the Democratic nominee.
NOT only wants the co7~tahu!sry ahoi-
iShed but favorS the erection of state
warehouses for farmers and other pro
posais % the Non-partisan league OF
North Dakota fame.
Labor unions arc nghtiag the con-
stabu'9ry idea and are lined ur behind
Mr. Sweet. Democrat. who. by the way.
defeated me Two other nemocrat' asDi-
rants COR ,hs nomI-a,inr by an over
whelni0S vo'" IN IN" primaries. Th"
other candidates we're conservatives and
much or their following will naturally
Erav!tate 20 he Republican ticket.
Capital and Labor.
I, IL natural 10 ind the friction be-
tween capital md labor n deeply i'm
heddsd circumstance in the politics oS
Colorado. THIS "a 'hc state whose
rnemor,e. OF labor warfare with Its
tragedies or Cripple Creek and Ludlow
are Stil vivid N recollection. Colo
rado. too. has been p!"ne"r IN what
has since developed into Tho Henry
Ale n.dea % ~ Industrial court. Back
In 1915 the legislature passed an act
creating All industrial commission.
There can be TO strike "y l"rkou; save
on 80 DAYS notice and the dispute mus;
be submitted - the com mission hrSt for
mediation Il Is not compulsory arht-
iratjor as provided py the kansas plan.
bu: there have been no tabor troubles
of consequence sine" TN" industrial com
mission began 20 Junction.
The secret Of 'hc comm! Ss;oa'S sue
cess is u personnel. T. Cous'S-s of
three men. a representative ot i2oor
business man and LAWYER. They d"
no; ST. s~ representatives "f l class ont
& ass'rteresied mediatcrs. They are
respected because or their !nHars!al.ty.
The Hroblsm-
Ono OF the difficulties ahou; ire labor
problem, pvcrvwhHre - the ?rO'e"ti"n
Of men who are willing - worl; ~ the
place Of strikers. Colorado dossn'' tesl
AZ has absolutely prevented strikes or
Ioc6ou,s, even though the danger or
,h~r, has been reduced 70 minimum.
Labor evidently is not sure warfar" Is a
thir cf the past. II views a state con-
stsi.Ilary as an instrument Of ITS ;"es.
huf 80 as elsewhere whether /: he
city rn''ce force. a state conSts huiary
or militia. the whole question turns
,1ror ,he nrnper use Of This arm ot ~"
law -he state militia has been disor-
Sa Sed chiefly because Young men dis
like strike duty. tn" CoHs'ahnlary "c
50 IHe- ha~ boon sufhcj"T, 20 maintain
cr-i"~ N recent years and ~" militia
vva. y -, rou-s~. can -" called "ut IN
n ga. emergency. has been recruited
and strengthened.
r" state conStahularv performed "\-
reil.'.t service during ~" coal ard rail
STR. - la=' summer. Colorado had y""v
,t:r'.. .rouh'" 1Td m2inco .3"d - Goa!
pro. .Ic;lon pretty we'll.
Post Swings over.
NJ Sweet. the Dnmorr2'i" nominee. =
,,all e loudly f"r N" abolition 80 ~"
.or dhulary Although II" p"nrer
pos. on" Of mo leading uswspap" in
~" vos;. has frequently supported
l'cNNNFr3'lN t'a''IsUt T"S. PfNu Wa - '''''-
Sr.~uous factor In helping Woodrow
Wilson car-v The west IN 1915. the plat
form or thH Democratic ticket 's so
thoroughly d;sl'IHd that ~" roS: has
ujst com" on; sdito-il,y today in sup
rort Of the entire Republican ticket.
Savs ne Post:
"Th" Republican platform Endorses
'hc sa"-edness "e the constitution Of
Colorado and dsclares Cor the enforce
msn' nf hs- laws y opposes th"S" PEI
rori us to-"iEn ";Sms' imported into
Goiorad" ,-on Eur"o". II stands c"r
~" protection 90 property rights. II
e,au1- TO- ~"H''nusd peace and pros
ysritv a-a enpiovn"nt 90 both LABOR
o-d capital and IN all ot'cr waya Is
patriotic American platform
Tho Democratic r,atfo--r. -" ths
cthr- hand e ~S-irs ~ walls. nj sus-
pensions. ~ ;mputatlo0s Il 'z plat
FORM % gloom and complain. Il is
rla form ~ vacs-,"S holding ont Nr"m-
iesz - ra'lss T"r inaEinar" wrongs
and 'rujst!~ss 7: promises = repetition
y, governmental shcc~i~s that have hern
q allure vhsr~-a- tried ~ = I'D
for me votes 90 All peoples The Plat
form Is composite ~ 'he Farmers
Alliance. ths Socialists ard rho Eolshe
viks y ,s = universal raracea FOR all
srrls r-a' and tn'aS'na-r. ard 'h~ plat
fo-r' seams - Have hnAn made very
-~ucN r-c-. for catching votes 'Nsr FOR
srv n,hsr purpose This. however. ie an
evil p-act'c-d by Eacuhlica, and p~,ro-
Graf alike
And 60. after soirE over the splen-
I'D record 80 prosperity ard peace and
|1n employment "f labor at good wages
ina. sx's.-d during he past four years
% 'Ns ShoV? adT7'n s,-atio-. and going
over mo failure ~ che Democratic ad-
rrir'~--a'!nn .ha: preceded Shoup. the
T'os' believes that 'hs s:atc OF colorado
would ~ very much more prosperous
and haNrv. better governed. and that
N1prv. ,ha: law and order will bH bet
ter ma!nta'ned by the election Of ;he
Republican ti"ke; ;h!S fall IN is entire
- han Il would BY the election OF the
IemocratIc ticket"
Democrats Desert
Th" f"re.'u.n, re9re>-rts I" a large
rrr.r r.ly"- wb" arr aligntuy themselves
N.,s.aa a.. f:,'nh..,,u nominee. II.
Pa. bio So I'a-ral 'F, l"adinn pcm"-
-rl.'. r.i.- ia S.urA-:u r'.."rI,!". bag
s..., -"'r- ..l' ... :',r republican stat"
t.r'N' iI-~.. -. u Nnr,h Dah"'a. Mon
,.ua rs"..n. r'.I Iowa. III" issues hav.
t".."rr" '"r ,.r'.. ,up"rttnf than ;ra-
a.r-ruti rtr-, rsu.-. "r labels. Tn.
n.n.sr, .r.v. sr.r"s 90. tho state are
grour-l ~ supper, % "A" Republican
rpY1i in"~. white n" radicals as we'll as
la-ce numbers - dissatisfied farmers
MO Are getting low prices for their