Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-30
CHAIRMAN GRAY RoASTs
PATTERSON AND DEMOCRATS

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State Chairman Gray OF the Popu-
list party, the other day addressed a
letter to the Rocky Mountain News
and Senator Patterson In particular,
which IL hot stun. showing up con
dition OF Affairs that should cause
every Republican to vote against the
Democratic ticket this coming cleo
ton. We trust 1t will be read by Mr..
Bryan before he leaves the state In or
der that he may know just the kind
OF people he Is boosting for. In order
that our Populistic friends may know
what Mr. Gray says OF the way Dem
ocrats are manipulating affairs we
publish his letter to Mr.. Patterson and
the News. as follows:
Il: recent edition OF your paper.
you presume. editorially, to tell the
Popuiists OF Colorado their duty. Up
TO date the duty of the leading Pop.
lists seems to have been first to get
into office, and then to become Demo
crat.
You assume that the Peoples party
campaign liz one of revenge, that we
are fgbtlng merely for the sake of
getting even. This is wrong. We
believe that the rank and hlc of the
Democratic party are sincere. but we
know that the leaders and those who
viii receive the benefits. If that party
is successful this fall. are not sincere,
The issue made is the return Of
Senator Henry NJ. Teller. and you,
with others, pretend to think that he
liz In real danger. His only danger
lies In Democratic treachery. Any
man who knows, or has studied the
Legislative districts as created by the
last Legislature knows that with the
sixteen hold-oyer senators, 1t Is an
absolute impossibility for the Repub-
lIcans to control the next Legislature.
even though they should elect their
state ticket. Conceding every doubt
iul district to the Republicans. they
can only elect about thrty-fve mem
bers, aud It requires iifty-one to con.
troll.
You have once criticised me for in
timating that any Democrats might
20 wrong. To begin with. G. S. Thorn
ms said he was for Teller as a matter
OF party expcdiency. Recently while
cndeavoring to settle a senatorial mix
In the Creede district the Democratic
statesman from that district forgot
himself and said. ITO h with Tel.
ler what good is he to you or L. Lat.
er on In the conversation with one OF
Mr.. Speer's lieutenants, the gentleman
said. "Candidly. Gray. what good Is
Teller except TO help carry our ticket
In order to make the legislature dou
bly, sure we offered to secure the
withdrawal OF four Peoples party can
didates In outside districts II the
Democrats would endorse T. B. Man
ion OF Boulder, but Chairman Milton
Smith was unable to do anything. Did
II ever occur to you that II the Demo
Gratis were sincere that they would
make one or two concessions In dis
tricts whore the Peoples party vote
Is necessary to SUGGEST Senator Tel.
Ter has endeavored to secure compro
misses but has. as yet. failed to find a
Democratic nominee with patriotism
enough to give up. Is duty unknown
to Democratic candidates? Why have
you remained silent regarding the deal
In ConeJos county, where the Demo
Gratis nominated two Republicans who
voted for Wolcott two years ago. In
Teller is safe II the Democrats sup
port him.
You ask Can real Populists who
stand on the high ground OF principle
AFFORD to jcopardize the success OF the
truths for which they have battled SC
reason they cannot AFFORD to vote for
Mr.. Schweigcrt. who voted against
the initiative and referendum In the
last Legislature. The last legislature
was Democratic. and killed bill pro
viding for the initiative and referen
DUN. In this. our main contention, WE
have tried n Democratic ndministra
ton and found II wanting. They pass
ed the Bucklin bill and lacked the
courage to openly own H. They pass
ed the Rush bin and the campaign
managers have completed arrange
ments to vote districts II and +
against IL. What has Democracy done
to recommend II to prlnciple-loving
Populists? The only issue in this
campaign seems to be. Shall C. s
Thomas and his friepds control the
state PATRONAGE
What party is responsible for the re
cent courthouse steals7 What party is
responsible for the fact that the
school districts all over the state are
without funds because the big corpor.
ations paid no taxes for 1901? The
Thomas administration plunged the
state in debt. borrowed thousands OF
dollars OF the banks. and the present
administration was repudiated by the
Democratic convention because 1t
had been unable TO overcome the han
dicap placed on them by their prede-
cessors. Actions alone speak louder
than words. and by their actions
condemned from time TO time by the
News and Post-the Democrats have
convinced every Popullst and many
principle-loving Democrats that 1t
is time TO administer rcbuke. There
Is nothing but few offices. a little
patronage at stake, and a rebuke ad.
IN n lot