Daily camera., 1898-02-28
TIME CARD.
U. P. D. & G.
WHAT OF MIR. PATTERSON?

WHAT OF MIR. PATTERSON?
The Rocky Mountain News urges the
Silver Republicans, Populists and Dem
ocrats Of Colorado. BY their committees.
to get together and formulate some plan
for union ticket of these three parties
next fall. There can be no objection
urged against this plan and we would
willingly see Chairman Smith of the
Democratic state committee take the
initial step toward bringing about trl-
partite agreement for one ticket against
the common enemy. While there is
small danger of Mckinley party ticket
winning in this state, there may be some
thing effective accomplished for the
cause of currency reform elsewhere, if
Colorado manifests the proper spirit and
sets the example for our friends of these
parties in other states. We can not for.
get however, that two years ago the
brilliant editor of the News refused pom,
blank to enter into such an agreement
unless the Populists be conceded the
governor. There were members of the
4-II44 committee, of whom the writer
was one, who voted for Democrat, a
Populist and Silver Republican for gov
ernor during the sessions OF that COM
mittee, but Mr.. Pa,terson's demand for
Populist governor or nothing, render
ed fusion with his party impossible, be-
cause he came with demand rather
than with the spirit of compromise, with
an ultimatum,a a sine qua non, rather than
with the spirit OF give or take. We may
be wrong. but our impression then form
ed was that the Populists at that time
would not consent to any fusion ticket !
whose nominee for governor failed to
bear the stamp of Mr.. Pattersons ap-
proval. We may be in error, but 1t is our
belief now that Mr.. Patterson's course at
that time was based upon personal dis
like of Alva Adams and that he would
not now agree TO any fusion which might
result in re. election of that gentleman.
We do not know that Governor Ada ms
would accept nomination at the hands
of any party or any combination Of par
ties, but we do know that so long as he
is here Alva Adams is going to be the
choice of large following, though pos
sibly not winning one, for the office he
now SO successfully occupies. Now we
would follow the standard of Thomas NJ
Patterson for governor as cheerfully as
that of Alva Adams, Mayor Ormin of
Pueblo, Judge Gunnell of Colorado
Springs, Charles S. Thomas, or ex SEN
ator N. P. Hill. Any honorable silver
man of sufficient executive ability to
properly conduct the office would be
agreeable to the rank and file, but would
Mr.. Patterson agree to support the union
ticket in the event the first named gen
tlemen or the one last mentioned were
the choice of the conference? The News
will argue for union in vain and its ed.
tofials will not inspire confidence in their
sincerity unless it pledges itself to abide
the result. Anything will do the people
of this state for ticket. providing the
character OF men chosen be sufficient
pledge of loyalty TO silver and death to
Republicanism of the Mckinley. VOL
colt stripe. Will the News de;gn to reply
to this fair and frank expression Of Dem.
ocratic sentiment IN Boulder county.
The board Of enquiry has returned to
Havana to XIII little more time. The
chance of securing verdict 90 soon as
this week must have been rather die. |