The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-06
SENATOR TELLER'S ANNOUNCED
MEN1.

'Seudtor Ieller lllS recently maze
plain in an interview with Frank G.
Carpenter, the well-known newspaper
correspondent, that he has gone ire
vocably and forever into the Demo
terview, after Senator Teller had stat
ed his views on the money question
had not changed, Mr.. Carpenter asked
him:
Then this means that you win not
be with the Republicans in the coming
campaign
yes"
'Will you be with the Democrats?"
Il must be with them, because the
paramount issue, as | believe it, will
be the financial issue, and on that ques-
tion they are practically in accord with
me-
The position of the senator is entitled
to respect for his prominent place in
the state and nation during long per-
iod of years has stamped him Il man
who bases his actions on his convic-
uons. But now that he has made plain
his determination, which is open to
criticism with the same respect that is
given his views, it is time for Il very
considerable number of Colorado vot-
ers to weigh well their course in the
future. The senator has not hereto
fore made plain his plans nor have
many of his supporters ever shown n
Willingness to 90 to the lengths he has
now Travelled. Few of them would ev-
er have admitted in the past that al
legiance to him would, if continued,
land them in the camp of the Democ-
racy.
The time has therefore come when
the adherents of the senior senator are
compelled TO make their choice between
being Republicans or Democrats. For
them farther to follow Mr. Teller
means the abandonment of their every
other dearest tenet of political faith.
protection, progress, upbuilding. and to
merge themselves into the party of free
trade, negativism, do-nothingism and
incapacity. Some few might be dis
posed to make this sacrifice but they
should consider the possibilities that
would come with the yielding up. No
less man than Congressman Sibley of
Pennsylvania has declared that If
Democracy should be successful at ev-
cry point in the elections this year it
could not for the next six years do any
thing along those lines of finance of
which 1t asserts its advocacy. In short
the sacrifice would be in vain. The
casting aside of all else save the money
question would avail nothing. but its
tendency would he to place in power
those who have shown their inability
to bring prosperity to the nation, to
keep its mills and factories in opeS-
ton, its workingmen employed.
The position is one in which the fol-
lowers of Senator Teller must perhaps
make some sacrifice, as they view the
situation. on the one hand II is n
sacrifice, If their more numerous tenets
be waived, with no possibility of ac-
complishing anything for that which
they give up all else. If they accept
the inevitable, that no Democratic
financial measure can be passed during
the next six years, they will, by cling
ing to the Republican party with which
they aligned themselves until 1896, by
their votes do something for their
country and for themselves in the way
of assuring n continuance of the pres
ent times of prosperity. The sacrifice
of following Senator Teller into the
Democratic party can avail nothing:
the sacrifice, if sacrifice 1t be, of re-
turning to the fold from which they
have strayed, means the advancement
of every cause, now possible of atten-
tion, TO which their minds turn in SYM
pathy.-Pueblo Chieftain.