. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. t to ap-point deputies did not mean the power to form an army, andsecond, in that he was breaking a state law in appointing deputiesfrom outside El Paso County. The swearing in of men inbodies of several hundred; their equipment with whole standsof newly purchased amis; and their organization into a militarybody, constituted the formation of an army, and was an usurpa-tion of the power of the governor. In appointing deputiesfrom Denver, Leadville, and other points outside El PasoCounty the sheriff was disregarding the laws of the state, which
. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. t to ap-point deputies did not mean the power to form an army, andsecond, in that he was breaking a state law in appointing deputiesfrom outside El Paso County. The swearing in of men inbodies of several hundred; their equipment with whole standsof newly purchased amis; and their organization into a militarybody, constituted the formation of an army, and was an usurpa-tion of the power of the governor. In appointing deputiesfrom Denver, Leadville, and other points outside El PasoCounty the sheriff was disregarding the laws of the state, whichexpressly directed that a sheriff call aid only from his owncounty.® The governor therefore declared the formation of tht ^From statement by Hon. J. Warner Mills, legal adviser of Governor Waiteat the time of the strike. ^ef. Last message of Governor Waite to Legislature .Tan. 10. 189.). ^Mills Annotated Statutes of Colorado. Vol. I, Sec. 856. It shall be the dutyof the sheriff and undersheriflE and deputies to keep and preserve the peace of [56]. EASTALL HISTOEY OF THE CRIPPLE CEEEK STRIKE 0* deputy army illegal, and demanded that it disperse. When thedeputies made their forward move he threw the militia betweenthem and the miners, with ordere to prevent a conflict at allhazards. And upon the repeated refusal of the deputies todisband, he prepared to call out the whole state reserve. The Balefuij Influence of Politics The workings of political intrigue are always hard to traceaccurately and it is impossible to say just what part politicsplayed in the Cripple Creek strike. There can be no doubt,however, that both parties sought to make political capital outof the strike, and by their machinations greatly impeded itssettlement. The interest of Governor Waite in the minors was undoubtedlya political one, the desire to secure sufficient support in thewestern part of the county to overcome the Republican strengthin the eastern part, and so to bring El Paso into the ranks ofthe Pop
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