The Lamar register., 1891-01-31
THE LAMAR REGISTER,
h cksil !spr Il !ssIsn County.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
Our Great Reformers.

Some weeks ago the REGISTER predict
ed that in the combine which had been
made in the Legislature between the
Democrats and political maverick,
elected as Republicans, there would turn
out to be IAN African in the woodpile."
The prediction was good one for the
AFRICAN" has come forth and in one line
of legislation at least has shown his ebo-
ny countenance. The "Maverick Brown"
who organized the combine and up to
date has controlled the Organization OF
the House, has been known in Denver for
some. .tiTsess jack leg lawyer in tho
employ Of the Denver Water Company.
He was put up and elected by their
money, for the purpose it now appears Of
measures for the benefit Of that and 9TH
er ditch companies, namely the abolish
ing Of all priorities for water and the
privilege OF furnishing water for domes-
tic uses out of all bitches over the rights
of all other water owners. There is mil
lions in it for this Denver Water Compa-
ny and other bitches in the State, il it
can be accomplished and it would prac-
tically destroy the value of all water
rights in the State. The first step to-
ward its accomplishment was to control
the organization of the House, and for
this purpose he organized the combine
against Hanna and the majority OF his
party, and by giving the control Of tho
House over to the Democrats, got control
Of the making up of the committees and
packed the irrigation committee for his
purpose. Mr.. Hanna is probably one Of
the best posted men in the State on irri-
CATION matters and took great deal OF
interest in some of the proposed meas
ures asked for by the farmers. He re-
quested that he be placed..upon that oom-
mittee and it was at first granted, but
that did not suit Maverick Brown and
he was kicked out, and in his place ap-
pears the name of Brown. The commit
tee as now constituted, is comprised OF
two members from Denver, both well
posted it appears on irrigation matters.
Brown having given it careful study in
some. law Office, under the careful tute-
lage of the Denver Water Company's
management, probably, and the balance
is composed Of members carefully picked
out for what they do not know about ir-
rigation. Not representative appears
from the great Arkansas or San Luis
valleys, and probably not a member out
side Of Brown and his colleague, know
what a water right is, or how many cubic
feet Of water it takea to irrigate any
specified number of acres. For tho sake
OF controlling the House the Democrats
have given themselves into the hands of
this corporation, and endangered the en-
tire agricultural interests Of the State.
We do not believe it will succeed, but even
the attempt to accomplish it, ought and
we believe will brand every man connec-
ted with it with infsmy. There are mon
in the Senate that will watch over the
peoples interest, and old man Routt sits
in the Governors chair, watch dog over
the interests of the State. No such in
fanny will ever be permitted to disgrace
our statute books, but that any man or
set of men could for moment lend
themselves to the attemp even Of accom-
plishing it will forever bury them in in
fanny.