The Lamar register., 1901-01-30
THE REPUBLICAN
ADVISORY BOARD

proposed advisory rOard of the Repub-
lican party. and some explanation by
Chairman Ford of the state committee,
together with an invitation TO Repub-
licnns all over the state to take the
matter up in their respective locnli-
ties and secure n large and represent
alive membership. This appeal has
met with n most gratifying response.
The preliminary organization hns fixed
on 300 as the minimum number to be
secured, without which the work pro-
posed could not be undertaken. AL
ready this minimum has been consid-
erably exceeded, and there seems to
be no doubt that the number of men,
bers will soon reach n thousand at
least.
Some criticism has been made of the
new organization on the ground that
membership costs so per annum. Such
criticism must be ill-infOrmed, as the
purpose of the organization, which is
primarily to raise funds to help the
work of the state central committee,
and to maintain permanent and effi-
cicnt organization of the party. Part
Of the plan is to have n permanent
state headquarters In Denver, to which
all Republicans may 90 for information
or help, from which the permanent sec
reinry Of the organization may keep
| in touch all the time with local COM
mttees. and in which meetings may be
held whenever necessary or advisable.
1t was high fine the Republican party
OF Colorado should have such n perna-
ncnt organization, provided with its
own funds. without calling on any in
dividual for subscriptions. and keeping
up organization work in season and
out of season. Most OF the eastern
states have such organizations, and
such permanent headquarters. and
their existence. and the work they do,
has been great factor In Republican
success in that part of the country.
The result has proved that there are
plenty of Republicans In Colorado who
are glad to pay so year for such
an object, and to ally themselves thus
|
OF the party.
The formal initiation Of the ndvis-
ory board-its first election, at which
the executive committee IL to be
chosen-will be on Lincoln's birthday,
February 10Th, when banquet is to
be given by and for the members.
Meantime, proper rooms for headquar-
ters have been secured, and by the
date of the banquet will be furnished
and occupied.
This is not nm organization for show
or parade; not an organization for the
furtherance OF any ones Individual
ambition; not n factionnl organization
In any possible sense; 1t is on organ
ization to help the reGunr work of
the party, to place 1t on II broad, popu-
lar basis; 1t means business. not show;
1t means that when the party enters
the next state campaign 1t will be bet
ter organized and better prepared for
the contest than 1t ever has been In
the history Of the state.
The Colorado Legislature has been
In session now for about three weeks.
They have chosen United States sem
atOr from the 4th of March next They
have, in one house of the other, intro
duced something less than n thousand
bills. They have appointed n commit
tee to travel about the state and take
testimony in regard to the coal strike.
They have presumably drawn their
per diem allowances. From the char
acter Of the bills introduced 1t is clear
that instead OF reducing taxation and
endeavoring to make the income of the
state cover its expenditure, this Legis-
lature is going to be mt least as bad
as Its predecessor. Instead OF provid-
ing funds to run the state Institutions
1t is now proposed to repudiate the
debts which We're incurred in order to
tide those institutions over during the
past two years OF folly and extrava-
gance. Instead of providing means to
meet excessive appropriations. or even
ordinary appropriations. 1t is clear that
this Legislature proposes to go on ap-
propriating. regardless Of the amount
Of funds available. Governor Orman,
IL lie chooses, can veto some of this ex-
travagance; but he cannot furnish the
Legislature with brains to get out of
the financial hole into which its pre-
decessor has put the state. or to
strengthen the credit of Colorado,
which has been sadly shaken by the
freak politics of the past four years.
The Work of Congress.