The governor's proclamation reads so like a declaration of war against the striking miners, that we must believe it was composed for him by the secretary of the Mine Owners' Association. Here is an extract:
'There exists in Teller County, State of Colorado, one or more organigations controlled by desperate men who are intimidating the civil authorities, and who are setting at defiance the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, so that the citizens of said County of Teller, by reason ot threats, intimidation and crimes, committed by certain lawless persons in said County, are unable to enjoy their civil rights in the judgment of the commander of the military forces holding it, and it is now found to be necessary to preserve order and maintain quiet by the administration of military authority.
"The military district commander, therefore, will cause the County to be governed until the restoration of municipal authority, and his further orders by military authority, as a measure for which it would seem the previous recital furnishes sufficient precedent."
We would ask but two questions, namely: Who
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overthrew municipal government in Teller County? Who defied the constitution of the United States and of Colorado, and defied, intimidated and insulted the District Court of Teller County?
The following extract from the governor's proclamation is also interesting:
"All persons, who may heretofore have given aid and solicitation to any of the heretofore mentioned organizations, or have been in their service,