The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-04
EXPOSITION ys. POLITICS.

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The communication in the Ntzcs.
Democrat signed "Question" of the
issue of last Monday, gives room fol-
criticism. Evidently the author wrote
1t unadvisedly. 1t isa common thing
for press writers to write something in
the heat of passion and on more
sober reflection, commend the same to
the waste basket, which applies to the
rule of always thinking twice before
you speak. We will admit that the
time for calling the meeting was too
short anc did not give the miners in
the basins long enough notice to come,
which was great wrong and blundcr.
And at the time of getting notice to
printthe bills, We lad local notice
in type. which would have been pub
llshed next day in the PILOT, urging
the people to call meeting at an
early day, to consider the feasibility
of making display at the exposition,
but, of course, had to "kill" the
Item. We will also admit that there
was some wrangling in the meeting.
caused by some not wanting to ratify
the appointment made by the direc-
tors of the Exposition, making the
mayor Of each town chairman of the
executive committee. While some of
the towns in the county were willing
to do this, there was considerable op-
position to that here, as it twas thought
that the bolrd in Denver had no right
to dictate who should be on our COM
mlttees. The complaint is SO general
that,we fear the committee will not be
recognized or have any assistance rem
dered them by those who would do
the most in the way of subscribing
tundsand collecting specimens. How
ever, that was merelocal fight among
a few here who cannot agree, and VIC
did not think it proper to parade it
before the public, so that the outside
world might know that there was dis
among those who ought to
work in union with one another
There are many men of many minds.
and We truly think that Irwin has its
share.
There is another question We will
not accede to be true which is very
important one, and one tha. our Gun
nlson contemporary would like to
make capital out OF, and that is that
Mr. Cotter is pushing this matter for
political capital. MI. Cotter ga
public spirited and enterpris;ng man
and largely interested in the county.
If We thought for moment that there
was any political intrigue back of his
in this work. we wcnid have
nothing to do with it, while, on the
other hand, would discountenance it.
This Is an industrial exposition for the
purpose Of exhibiting our industries,
therefore, politics has nothing to do
with it, on the other hand, it is hard
to carry out a gigantic plan of this
kind without admitting some poli:i-
clans. Mr.. Tabor IS man of large
wealth and is political aspirant, and
is also public spirited man, there
fore he is President of the Mining Ex-
position, but do you suppose he would
have been president if those who put
him there thought he would make
political capital out of the position !?
Not much. This is business trans
action pertaining to our industries. off
of which we all subsist. Now then
"Quest'on" says there was not prom
lnent democrat in the house, we'll If
that be true, it is because there are
none in this camp, and that is some
thing we cannot help, but we notice in
looking over the committee of IA. nine
OF them are democrats, if you choose
to bring in politics. but, however. let
this matter drop right here and all
those VINO do not want to recognize
the commltte need not, but 20 ahead
and form their own committees. We
Will pledge ourselves to do all We can
IN urging upon the miners to bring in
their specimens, and in due time the
night man will be appointed to make
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