The Lamar register., 1890-10-25


l am farmer and as such my sympa-
thies are with the farmer and working
class and l will at all times work for such
legislation as will promote their interests.
1t is well understood that reform is
needed in our irrigation laws and any
measure coming before the next Assem-
bly, whereby the users of the water are
placed on an equal footing with the car
riers will receive my hearty support l
can assure tho people OF this district that
any questions coming before the next
General Assembly, should l be elected,
giving equal rights and benefits TO ali,
working hardship to none, will receive
my endorsement
Very Respectfully,
c. II. ALLEN.
an coming before the voters OF Kiowa
Prowers otero and Bent countys the reg
ular nominee of the democratic party in
conventiod assembled at Rocky Ford
August BIRD, 1890, if elected my aim shall
be to serve the people as best my ability
will permit. In the first place our irri-
gative laws are in deplorable condition.
To this shall ever keep a watchtul eye
having been farmer and user of water
under many of the one bitches controlled
and owned by T. C. Henry ! know what
it is to pay for one inch of water and get
of our bitches to carry all the water that
the consumer wishes to buy, without any
enlargement of gall. i know it is boss
ible when the river is full OF water for the
supe to come along in fine buggy, with
gloves on his overworked hands. bring
forth bunch of keys and unlock the
farmers headgate, lower it. relock it, get
in his buggy drive away leave the kid
glove farmer standing there with shovel
and cannot say one word. / know it is
possible when your yearly assessment
falls due, if you are not ready to pay it at
the time set by the company for them to
lock Mr. Farmers gate, and they tell him
when he pays they will raise the gate,
knowing all the time that they are taking
from a man below them on the dith that
which hard money has been paid, aud
that the ditch is not able to carry. provi-
ded all are getting what they bought
These and many other actions OF ditch
companys all seem possible and are poss-
ibls in the eye Of the law. 1t is useless
for me to tell any irrigator Of these griev-
ances you all know them thoroughly and
we all know what it is to put one Of those
crops on our farms that lie scarcely over
raised Ia mortgage) for what? To pay to
the ditch company. For water pay
10 to Is per cent; interest on the mort
red payments to the ditch company. For
what! For something you never get in
full or value received. This and n great
many more things snch as are broght to
bear on our minds daily this is why ask
you for your vote. / want to see what
causes all this trouble, and see il the rem
edy can't gain little strength. l have
waited all summer to see if some man in
our profession would not come to the
front and announce himself u candidate.
So the day before the convention found
US without farmer asking for the nomi-
nation, seing this l come to the front not
feeling that am equal to the situation,
but should you elect me will not promise
not to keep my light under bushel and
as am travelling this road alone / shall
expect every thinking man to give me all
the assistance he can. IL is getting CON-
mon to hear candidate remark or some
one say, ''it will take SO many dollars 10
get elected" Nov if it takes money to
elect me will be sure not to be elected.
All the money ] can raise goes to loir
and ditch conpauys. 1t is cot my aial
to throw mud at my opponent Or mike
surmises and shall expect nothing Of tho
kind from him. have my home to look
after and shall not give the next 60 days
entirely to this. Shall aim to see all
can Of you. exchange ideas and il ma
iority Of the voters think my opponent a
better representative than myself shall
join hands with you in rejoicing. 1t is
the first time / ever asked a man for a
vote for myself Have asked for support
for my friends several times in my life.
Will let you hear from me OCCASIONALLY
through the papers Of the counties and
shall expect TO receive your assistance 1
am simply plain old farmer OF very linn
tied education, never rubbed my head
against college or attempted to make n
public speech but do know that one
half an inch OF water is no one inch, and
that man should have value received.
LEROY NJ CAApaELl.,
! 20, Las Ani.nas, BENT CO., Colo