The Lamar register., 1922-10-25
ing and conservative citizens.

Is
~ me I.rsl place the governor of
Co.or..uo snou.u be a man of whose
CpeA-4IInded Harness there can be no
question, and as Mr.. Sweet Is seek
ing the nomina lion for the governor
snip on tine Democratic ticket when In
lact he Is socIallst, vouched for as
SUCH by his sponsor Rev. George A.
Lakeland, he docs not qualify In that
respect. He is attempting to secure
tIie nomination thru deceit and mis-
representation.
Again, Mr.. Sweet is playing for the
support OF both the conservative men
and women of the state and also the
radical element, as witness the fol-
lowing, copied from one of Mr.. Sweets
advertisements, published in publi-
cation entitled Program, Benefit for
Railroad Employees Association Relief
Fund" 1t says: Are you in favor
Of a square deal from the state house
for labor? Are you in favor of gov
ernor who will use the power Of the
state to protect the laboring man in
his constitutional rights? Are you in
favor of n governor who believes in
cooperative bargaining and the right
of labor to choose its own representa-
tives on any commission dealing with
labor problems? Are you in favor of
4 governor whose record shows unal-
terable opposition to the open shop
movement? Vote for William Z.
Sweet" Now Mr.. Sweet does not say
that he would follow this course. He
merely leaves that as a matter Of in
ference. So it goes to show conclus-
ively that Mr.. Sweet while stuffing
labor with vague Surmiscs is also play
ing for the support of the conservative
element.
And yet again, Mr.. Sweet, reputed
millionaire, is open to the charge of
slipping a share of the tax burden
which should justly be his to the other
fellow. The Democrat editor has seen
IT stated in newspaper publications
Mr.. Sweet pays taxes on approximate
ly $4,000 of his reputed ten hundred
thousand dollars of wealth. If that
be true, it cannot be said for him in
this supposedly unjust escape from the
tax burden that the public would be
assured of square deal were he the
| rsoyfrnor of tho ctota
Being, as the Rev George A. Lack.
land vouches for Mr.. Sweet, u student
OF Eugene V. Debs, "a sincere follow.
or of Debs. having been taught social
ism by Debs himself" the Democrat
editor does not feel that the Deb!
propaganda is one to follow in tn,
service of Colorado, for this is wha
pebs stands for: The Voice of Labor
printed in Chicago, the official organ
Of the Workers Party, a convention
Of which was recently raided by gov
crnment officials, in its issue of Aug
ust is, 1922, prints the following from
a signed statement issued by Eugene
V. Debs in September 1914, (recently
released from the federal prison after
conviction for obstructing the draft,
Tic statement is alleged to have said
"The time has come for the unitec
workers and the Western Federation
Of Labor to levy a special monthly as.
sessment to create a gunner defense
fund. The fund should be sufficient
to provide each member with the lat.
est high power rifle and 500 rounds OF
cartridges. In addition to this every
district should purchase and equip anc
man enough Calling and machine guns
to match the equipment of Rockefel.
ler's private army of assassins. This
suggestion is made advisedly and ]
hold myself responsible for every word
of it. To the miner especially dc
these words apply, and to them in par