Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-13
-cneAp BREED or oeFscEHoLp.

no.
the cause Of B9yanism in the past.
were honest in their views and sup
ported the Nebraskan, believing he
wae for the masses. Especially was
this NO during the first presidential
campaign and with many continued
80 for two or three years. when
began 10 dawn upon the public that
bryautsm only resulted In the cleo
ton Of, to = great extent. cheap
class Of men to once whose sole am
hilton was TO make the most OF their
opportunity, SO patent had thh
fact become that last year the Demo.
cratic majority Of four years preyl.
oua was cut down over one hundred
thousand in this state and there ~ no
question that countless thoisanhs
voted for Mr.. Bryan last fall under
the apprehension he would he elect
ed and would carry out some OF the
reforms he has proclaimed 30 loud
ly and swallowed the state ticket VINO
viii not do 80 agaiA. The Herald ne
I,eves that large majority OF thc
Democratic party Is for good govern
ment and it's economical sdministra-
ton. and this class Ia just as au'ck
TO see what Brysnism has led TO as
Hcpuhiicnns--thc election OF men 10
office totally unit for amy position ana
the consequent injury To the state.
We have had state. county ana CITY
experiences Fusion state govern
ments have proved costly AFFAIRS aud
viii prove more 30. Legislatures
In Colorado have bankrnptcd the
state and II finally became neccsss
ry TO enact revenue measure tbat
works n har6ahip on the people ana
far more obnoxious than the govern
mant war tax. Under the cry OF
Bryan and silver men sought and
have been elected TO once with abso-
iuteIy no ability to icgislate and the
people are now paying for ". TINS
has been specially no In county and
municipal elections. II resulted In
ciecting J. q. Bradley last fall who
would otherwise have been defeated
by IN Overwhelming majority aud We
have n sample Of Bradleyism by an In
crease in county taxes Of over one
third and this increase promises 10
be retained. and right In the face OF
this heavy taxation we hnd the fu'
sion commissioners violating the law
In awarding work TINT would have
cost the taxpayers u 900 Ia one In
stance mad Il not been for The Her
aid invoking the Law TO keep them
from imposing ON the county treas
ury. and today there II an Injunction
standing against the commissioners
To keep them from carrying out ne
farim,H scheme, In the face Of this
ipjunctinn the taxpayers are given an.
e,her sample of what cheap lot of
men will do In city AFFAIRS.
Now, as every one knows, II "
worth money 10 any one who desires
to avail himself Of the opportunity.
10 handle public funds without refer
ence OF Law OF the public veal II
n man will violate his oath Of ONCE IN
one matter In order To loot public
funds. what guarantee have tn. peo'
pie. especially the taxpayers, that he
win not do SO whenever an opportu.
nifty artses7 II iR "A matter that
viii not down. The Tweed and Tam
many corruptionists thonght they haa
c,hci On retaining ofIice and con
,inuing their game. but Democratic
taxpayers do not like 10 he robbed
any more than any one else. and they
toined hands with Republicans and
downed the gang, Under the cry of
traitor applied tn every one who
dared buck the cheap crowd that se-
cured once under the Bryan wave.
Denver was retained In the hands of
corrupt gang which manipulated
the police and tough elements To per
pctuatc their policy. We all know
The result. The voters would not
stand II and last spring the gang ~ns
lifted by one immense wave of popu'
lar Indignation and landed so high
and dry thar they have not yet discov-
cred what struck them. What hap
pened In New York City. In Denver
and hundreds OF other places VIII
happen In La Plata county and pu'
range. The Herald has no fear ot
the common people In the long run.
They may be mtxlcd for the time be
ing. but the worm viii turn sooner
or later.
III this connection we have heard
u great deal xbout the common peo'
pie the past few years and outcrys
against monopolies. and especially
has this been so In Durango. The
alleged Democratic newspaper, but In
what in reality will prove the Demo
cratic Waterloo In this county, has
laid great stress upon the fact there
should be no special privileges for
any one and that Il was the mouth
piece OF the common people. and nm.
der this assumption never misses an
opportunity of trying 10 rob the ccun'
~ and city by putting up deals with
officials. This is what Organism has
led to-a cheap lot OF oiNciais and
cheap newspapers.
In this we do not mean that honest
men have not been elected on the
Democratic ticket There are some
who have succeeded IN getting In
who have respected the Will OF the