Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-04
rnK COLORADO .xo,sLAruaE.
m, psopl. Of Colorado have again

ahs people OF Colorado have again
been "conndenced.' II we may coin
the word. Under the specious plea
or Hryau and silver. when Bryan was
f0r anything to win votes. Colorado
again fell into the trap and elected
fusion state, as well az legislative
tscket.comp0sed Of men IN a great de-
gree united for any position except
IN the barnyard. Tom Patterson,
Charlie Thomas, and other political
poiIywoes trayersed the state adyo
eating fusion. Vote for the fusion
members or the legislature, no matter
how incompetent. II is well known
that many were named just because
they Favored this or that person for
senator And now the state bns to
pay the fddler. The statute books
have been encumbered with useless
measures OF no benefit to anyone. ex-
cept for attorneys to tight over. Meas
urcs have been passed TINT must be
declared unconstitutional or the peo-
pie VIII be plunged into everlasting
litigation. business men viii be com.
uFtitu W ttUFt Np Hh1i's fhf ht'fS "f'f
nave to worry along without help.
and there viii be Cain to pay general
iy. The assembly elected on a bus.
mess platform has been anything but
husiness. Every measure OF special
importance was delayed and then
rushed through with little or no con
sideration. For the past two years
we have heard little else except the
necessity for revenue measure.
Last ycar Governor Thomas. al m es.
pcnse OF several thousand dollars 10
the taxpayers appointed cofnfSis
sion to draft revenue bin, With
considerable change this was Intro
dnccd IN the house the first das or
the session. The iirst ak weeks of
the session the members took life
cnsy. sdjournninp for days at o tine,
In fact Il was week OF ten days be
tore the house WAS organized for bus.
mess the meantime being wasted ~
an expense OF 81 900 a day quibbling
oyef few clerks. Az the days went
by the revenue measure was taken up
and what was considered the most i'm
portaat matter to be attended to was
nnaiiy hung mp by failing 10 pass
within the constitutional limit No
doubt this was the intention, Many
did not want to 20 on record as op'
posing IL. and by siasinR on the final
passage until after the legal cspIra.
tion oi the session. they could clain
TO be IN favor Of f.
f.pyatutr 4 flYrnan f,p Ramsay a.fnt.f.
Ing To the Denver papers. declared that
he would not call m extra seasion.
II IL to be hoped he viii be true to
his word Let the state institutions
close down. Let pandemonium reign.
u VIII not be any worse than nnoih
er infiiction of the fusion Legislature,
Ana this should be icssou TO the
voters. 1hcy should heed the wnrn-
ing. and when Tom Patterson with
his sircn voice and oily tongue eomes
afotH;: this way two years hence
pleading for another fusion iegisla.
ture. they should bo prepared to say.
tiet thee behind me. Satnn."
white fusion politics are bad thing
the Democratic party IL 10 blame for
the present condition OF things. re
they had n working majority In both
branches without counting the Pops
and Silver Republicans, ana then most
OF tho fusioniatg went over TO Dcmcc-
racy, no the doings of the late aascm.
bly, can be charged directly TO Democ'
rncy--i,ryan Democracy.
thc Herald believes the beat elc
ment OF Democracy iH dirgustcd with
the ineompe,ency OF those elevated
to high position and win administer
u severe icbUke to u In the election
overwhelmingly of Republican tick
81 two years hence In order " rescue
the state from the political hnagmige
in which IL has been iiounderins 10,
the pnst eight years