The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
A CALI TO SERVICE

Governor Shoup's message directing
the adjutant general to mobilize GER.
tain of the state troops to be used to
support the rangers, should this be
come necessary to protect life and
maintain the force and dignity Of the
law, will meet with the unqualified
approval of every citizen Of the state
who believes in law and order and In
the right Of every man to pursue his
lawful vocation unmeiested. While on
the surface and due to the vigilance of
the governor and his adjutant gener-
al, the industrial situation in Colorado
has seemed quiet, there is an under
current of lawlessness' prevalent in
many sections of Colorado which, left
unrestrained, is almost sure to lead to
such consequences as have' disgraced
the state in the past. Recently this
,, spirit has found expression in a con-
siderable destruction of property and
in at least one outbreak in which loss
of life was narrowly avertsd.
The humiliating breakdown of che
law resulting in the brutal butchery of
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in Williamson county, Illinois, follow
ed by the open or tacit admission of
the authorities of that great state that
they arc unable to either punish the
perpetrators of these atrocities or give
assurance that there will be no re-
curence of them, have shocked the
American public and centered' its at
tention on a condition not local to
nlinUis but almost nationwide Un-
less this condition is dealt with vigor.
ousiy, the tragedy Of Williamson coun-
ty may be repeated anywhere.
Lawiessness breeds lawfessness.
Mob psychology is not local out uni
versaf. Once under way, violence
moves forward by its own mOmentum.
The time to- stop such an outbreak as
occurred in HlIonfs is before it starts.
and tits cam only be done thru such
preventive measures as have been
adopted by Governor Shoup. mt only
in the present erengeDcy, but rhruout
his administration whenever che oc-
CASTOR has arisen. It IS due CO him
and to his policy Of preventisn that
Colorado has BEEN saved the tragedy
and disgrace which she suffered dur
ing the Ammuns administration and
has enjoyed peace and prosperity dur
ing the perDd OF unrest which follow
ed the war
Tn this connection. let us caution
every citizen to be on the alert. Dan
g,erous elements are at WORK in the
state with the avowed. purpose OF
overthrowing the existing ortfer. Can
tiidates for governor likely OF nomin
alton are basing their compaign ap
peals on open opposition to the poll
cies of Governor Shoup. They would
destroy the support of all those dis
1 orderly elements that resent restraint
f! and would destroy where they cannot
1 rule.
Everyone knows that the governor
/ desires to retire at the end Of his
| present term. He has expressed this
desire frequently, not only to his fnti
mate friends but in his public utter
ances. There Is nothing more which
the governorship can give him, and he
is entitled to the repose which he has
earned thru public duty well and fear
lessly performed.
L
sympathize with and respect his de
sires. but these are not normal times
| Lawlesness and unrest are found or
| every hand. For many months the
conflict between brute force and or.
derly legal processes will be acute
1 Colorado will need steady, courag
eous executive head. 1t will need a
| Shoup, and there seems to be but one
1 He would be his own platform. Thru
4 him alone can this one outstanding
| issue be squarely presented to our
people. He will doubtless receive the
| call and no one who knows the quail
ity and fibre of the man will doubt
| that II he can be made to see that he
is the one best fitted to meet the issue,
his burning interest in the peace. wei.
| fare and prosperity of the state will
bring him to abandon his sincere pur-
| pose to retire from Office and he will
again permit his name to be used as
a candidate for governor. Oliver
Shoup has never failed US. 1t is not
| to be believed that he will now. But
! II the forces OF law and order In Colo.
| RADIO desire that he continue as the
executive head OF the state, they
should make their wishes known in no
uncertain terms Colorado Springs
Telegraph.
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