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Show SHOWS FEAR OF COLONEL Wilson Directs Attack on Progressive Party In Colorado Pueblo, Colo., Oct 7. That tho United Uni-ted States Steel corporation Is "bo-hlnd "bo-hlnd the third party program In regard re-gard to regulation of the trusts," was tho charge made by Governor Wood-row Wood-row Wilson In a speech hero today. Corroborative evidence of that assertion, asser-tion, tho governor said, was coming to him evory day. "It Is a very interesting circumstance," circum-stance," said Governor Wilson, "that the United States Steel corporation is behind the third party program, as regards tho regulation of the trustB. Now, I don't want to say that to prejudice prej-udice because I am not hero to Indict anybody I nni perfectly ready to admit ad-mit that the officers of the United States Steel corporation think that Is the best thing for the United States. My point Is that these gentlemen gen-tlemen havo grown up in the atmosphere atmos-phere of tho tilings that they them-fiohes them-fiohes have created and which the law of the United tSates has so far attempted at-tempted to dostroy. And thoy nov. want a government which will perpet-uato perpet-uato these things they have created.' Tho governor said that he had been asked as ho got furthor west to put a "punch" In his speeches and "hit the other fellow." He declared that he was not Interested In persons, but issues. "What difference does Mr Taft's record make to me?" said the governor gover-nor "W2at difference does Mr. Roosevelt's career mako to me? What difference do my own attainments mean in the face of tho tremendous ls-Bues? ls-Bues? I tell you I can't afford to think of Mr. Taft and Mr Roosevelt In thinking of the fortunes of the people peo-ple of tho United States." Tho governor attacked the platform of the other parties and digressed onco to say: "I call it the third party because I will not concede to It the exclusive title 'progressive." The governor and his party left at 11 30 for Colorado Springs and Denver Den-ver To Coerce Workers. Governor Wilson reached Pueblo at 9 30 o'clock and was received bj Governor Gov-ernor Shafroth and candidates of the I Democratic state tlckeL He devoted his speech to labor questions, but be-fore be-fore beginning to speak he gave out ! for publication the following letter which he said had been forwarded to him from Democratic national headquarters head-quarters as having been circulated by Charles D. HUles, Republican national chairman, among employers of labor throughout tho country: "If the November election results in the choice of a Democratic president presi-dent and a Democratic congress, nov.' tariff bills will bo enacted at once In ' other words destructive. Democratic! tariff measures, such as President Taft vetoed at tho last session, will become laws. Only one thing can prevent this and ,that Is a protest vote on tho part of American Tork-Ingmen. Tork-Ingmen. They must choose between a high standard of living and that of the underpaid European workingmen Do your employes understand that this defines the exact difference between be-tween the Republican and Uo Democratic Demo-cratic part., not only as far as what you produce is concerned, but as pertaining per-taining to all other products of American Am-erican labor. Tf you will Kindly send us a list of your employes who aro voters, with postofflce addresses, each one will bo asked personally to vote for Taft and Sherman and the Republican Repub-lican candidate and told the reason why. 1 trust you will favor me with the list at the earliest possible dute (Signed). "CHARLES D. HILLES, "Chairman " Governor Wilson said that boyon desiring to make the letter public ho wished to make no comment on ft. "It speaks for itself," he snld. oo |