The daily sentinel., 1900-04-09

teal in its make>up, less dominated by the spirit OF
aggrandizemen less selfish less anxious to carry out
its policies than the democratic the silver republican,
the populis or any other political party that might be
nameda Its past history has not shown such to be
the case In fact the present status OF the party right
here in Colorado is plain evidence that Politics with
plea is the dominating note the inspiring slogan. the
Alpha and Omega of the creed of the faithful.
AS matter Of fact, the controlling spirits OF the
administration republican party in Colorado have no
other business than politics. They have made it their
profession just the gambler extracts living from
his cards, and it is not amss to say, en- passant that
there few gamblers who could not give lessons, in
honor, moral character and manliness to the who
hold the lines OF the administration republican party
in this state today.
Is it possible that Senator N P. Hill he who for
many years has upheld the doctrine of free silver
and preached for purity in politicshas shriveled into
the clacquer and the capper for the game of Ed VOL
colt, Henry Brady, "Slate Roof" Hodges, "Dicl<"
Broad, Frank Howbert and others of that maodorous
lkl These and such as these the head and front
and body and rump of the administration republican
party in Colorado. They control its workings even
absolutely than does the of Russia his i'm
perial domnions or the trusts the faccid Mckinley
These the asked to turn to for
salvation These the men who propose to divorce
business from politics. who will redeem the state and
who will bring capital in golden stream within our
borders. Out of the intricacies OF sversm, out of
the darkness in which have been groping these
the chosen of Providence to lead into the light and
set our feet the right path
We agree that too much politics is bad thing and
too much food and drink and even religion.
Politics is essentially business however. Through its
agency the business of the nation conducted and
form of government has been will be de>
caJ in,
that shaped its civic life The thought of the patriot
the lover of his state to raise the standard of politics,
not to ignore its mighty force or leave its operation to
the hands of professionals of the Brady Hodges stripe
whose business is that of pelf and place and plumber
The Republican puts the lie to all it has said in
the past when it advises the people of Colorado
to tall into line under the leadership Of Wocott and
his satellites 1t has heretofore denounced these peo>
pie as unworthy of trust and their morals have not
improved since then 1t has upheld the doctrine of
free silver and condemns it. 1t has howled
against the trusts and lines up with them. 1t has
been for and against imperialism, and is in the
air. 1t has contended for pure politics. and wants
no politics at all-simply to the administration
favoes comfortably bellied up to the Colorado crib
and the people going about their business.
Here is sage advice for you voters Of Colorado
1t shows, first. how little real ground the republican
artv has to stand on and second, how far the Hanna
barrel reaches Those who able to think twice
given subject without slipping mental cog will ac>
cept the Republicans advice for what it is worth
They need not strain their memories in order to recall
the time when the Republican was fercely denounc>
ing those who lead it by the nose. They remem>
Der the days of the Seventh General assembly, when
the same gang which the Republican now bundles
with stole every thing in sight to the plumbing
and the paper the wall. They have not forgotten
the time when republican politics in Denver became
so vile that the rank and file of that party dsowned
their leaders and voted democratic administration
into Office These are all matters of recent history
Colorado needs no "Arkansaw' carpet baggers
to reconstruct her She has been getting along first
rate since the republicans Jared loose. if we except
the Waite administration and the thieveries during