The Meeker herald., 1900-10-13

trict. Strange, isn't it? Aspen's ma
terisl prosperity depends wholly ana
solely upon the market price Of silver.
The person who would exploit policy
calculated to depriciate his own prod
ucts would seem to be in need OF .
guardian.
The Democrats Of Las Animas coun-
ty have placed a straight ticket in the
tield. simply because all are Democrats
down there-except scattering Re
publican here and there. The familiar
name of Casimiro Barela heads the
list, and he will be found in the came
old senatorial seat next January, which
every good Democrat hopes he may
continue to fill for another quarter OF
a century. The representatives chosen
were J. z. Dunlavy, s. w. DeBusk and
Harry L. Lubers. float. from Bent
county. All are good selections, and
Mr. Dunlavy made creditable record
In the last General Assembly. Las
Animas promises a plurality Of 2.O0
for the Bryan ticket.
g. T. Rawalt is the choice of all the
silver parties to succeed himself as
representative from Gunnison. His OPP
ponent is DIR. b. II. Rockafellow, who
walked out of the st. Louis conven-
rion. but like tickle Frank Cloudy ct
al. did not stay out. DIR. Rockafellow
IL considered rather rocky PROPOSE
ton 10 beat, but Rawalt will not be
denied when he reaches for anything
in Gunnison county.
Mesa county has selected an honest,
able and well-seasoned Democrat for
the next Legislature In the person of
Judge J. w. Ong, prominent fruit
grower Of the Grand valley. If elected,
and he surely will be, Judge Ong will
take \ leading part in legislation. He
was once a nominee for Congress In
his late home, Nebraska, and Is a
warm personal friend Of Mr.. Bryan.
The Republican party should be con- |
sistsnt when 1t decries the principle
Of fusionk A glance over the political
! tuAao4n this state discloses the fact
n party in question has in no in
efused chance to. fuse when
lind partner so t5olish as "a
harikari along with It.
{
the bright you're Democrats
ate is Hume Lewis. who has
D minated for senator in the Sec
ot Strict. Although the youngest
rhenber Of the Eleventh General AS
sembIy, Mr.. Lewis found a place near
the top, and ia especially well versed
in parliamentary procedure. On the
ticket with him from Pueblo county
are John A. Martin. Henry Hart, w. q.
Pochoa and Andrew Park, the latter
also member of the Eleventh Assem-
bly,.
These who Imagine that the support
given the fusion state ticket is Of the
half-hearted kind would be undeceived
II brought into close touch with the
lnterisr press. The newspapers espous-
ing the fusion cause are better edited
and are putting in harder ticks for the
ticket than ever before. II Colorado
docs nat roll up plurality Of $4,000
for Brysn and Orman, the fault will
not lie at the door Of the Democratic,
Popullst and Silver Republican coun-
try editors, who. as Champ Clark says,
endure all things, suffer all things.
yet aro he poorest paid laborers tn the
vineyard"
n the Twenty-first Senatorial dis
trict. comprising Garfield and Eagle
counties, a fight for the honor Of rep
resentatiou IL on between present Sen
ator Edward T. Taylor and present
State Treasurer j. II. Fesler. 1t IL not
likely that the voters of that district
will find serious trouble in arriving at
. satisfactory decision. There Il moth
ing particularly urged in Mr.. Fesler's
favsr aside from the fact that he Ii
''gosA fellow" and therefore a desir-
able quantity when votes are to be
magnetized. While still holding an i'm
portant state ONCE to which he was
elected by Democrats. Populists and
SILVER Republicans, Mr.. Fsler has al
lowed himself to be nominated to the
once Of senator for his district by a
convention Of so-called Silver Repub-
licans and above-board straight Repub-
itcans, which of course means that Mr..
TesAer has returned to his first love
and ID anxious to drop ballot for VOL
cot or Stevenson. or both. Against
Nj. Fesier Is pitted Senator Edward
r. Taylor. whose loss to the states
service would be almost a calamity.
He u true to his constituents and to
hia DrfuciDles and should be returned