The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-10-26
Griffith, Rockwell and
Timberlake Speak Here
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Living Wage To Be Desired


platforms declare for living wage,
said Mr.. Griffith. The dir1erence,
however, lies in the fact that the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor lets it
be knwon that he would obtain the
living wage by legislation, while the
Republican party proposes to create
such conditions that the living wage
can and will be paid. To this end
Congress has passed permanent
tariff bill which gives protection for
the farmer heretofore never consider
ed and which the manufacturers pro-
test as inequitable. But the tariff,
said Mr.. Griffith, is beginning to op-
crate to the benefit of the farmer and
stock raisers. He also referred to the
cooperative marketing act of congress
and the extension of the war finance
corporation which enables this agency
to lend farmers collectively as we'll as
individually.
Whereas the Democratic candidate
proposes to turn the armories into
warehouses, and to build warehouses
by taxation of the people on a scale
heretofore undreamed OF. Mr.. Griffith
declared in favor OF the plan which
enables farmers collectively to con-
struct such projects as they need on
money loaned by the government and
for which the government holds the
farmer to account. He contrasted
loans with gifts at the expense of the
people as a means of encouraging
sound endeavor.
Rangers Are Defended
The disputed question of the state
angle by Mr.. Griffith. He recalled
working as one of committee of
seven named by Governor Gunter in
drafting the original constabular act
tomeet the emergency of threatened
strikes during the war. He recalled
that this act as adopted was effective
only until the close of the war and
how when the war closed and the Dem
yer tramway riots occurred the COVER
nor without an organized state police
force. was forced to call upon members
OF the American legion to volunteer
their services to restore and main-
tain order. The organization of the
state rangers was the outcome. Mr..
Griffith declared it significant fact
that while this force has been main
tanned at fifty men with the exception
of two brief periods, not life has
been taken and no property has been
destroyed in Colorado in industrial dis
putes that are nationwide. He con-
trasted the small maintenance cost of
the rangers with $l,70O. 900 bond is
sues that were resorted to under the
Peabody and Ammo admin
istrations to restore order in Colorado.
Mr.. Griffith likened the state rang
ers to policemen-always on guard,
to prevent troubles with loss so1 life
and property. While their numbers
are small, he said, they command re-
spect because their uniform is re-
minder of the sovereign power of the
state.
Mr.. Sweets announced policy with
regard to industrial disturbances was
quickly exploded by Mr.. Griffith. The
Democratic candidate has declared
that if elected governor he would
abolish state rangers and turn armor-
les into warehouses, that he would
employ every means TO prevent loss of
life or property in industrial disputes
and when other means failed ne would
call out the national guard and de-
clare martial law. The armories
were built under the national defense
act of congress. said MIR. Griffith. and
in recognition of their maintenance,
the federal government maintains the
national guard organizations without
expense 10 the state. With the rang
ers abolished and the armorieS turned
into warehouses. there would be no
national guard for times of emer-
gency.
Mr. Griffith's address was free of
personal criticism of his opponent.
He made 10 mention of the criticism
that has been directed against Mr..
Sweet by both Democratic and Repub-
lican leaders and editors for his So
cialistic tendencies. He confined his
talk wholly TO the issues of the cam
paign and presented these matters in
such simple. clear manner tha, he
was followed with closest attention by
his hearers.