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litcal innovation for the year. 1t appears from
the court records of the county that she has three
commissioners who of record in the criminal
division of the court. These commissioners are
accused of aiding in the flching of about $40, 600
from the funds of the county but they seem to
think that they have thus stood the supreme test
of loyal Democracy and entitled to another
term In order to placate their feelings it appears
further that arrangt ment has been made be-
tween the Democratic leaders whereby these three
to be nominated. If they are out of Jail at
election time they to commissioners,
in the event of their election of course, and if they
not out of Jail they cannot serve, for self
respecting county commissioner would serve term
as commissioner and term in the pen1tentiary at
the same time They all want two terms but they
do not want to them at one time. To fully
appreciate the real condition of affairs under fusion
and Democratic government in Colorado one must
realize that Arapahoe county represents nearly
one-fourh of the total vote of the state. Consider
what such condition of affairs represents so far
political purity is concerned What would the
people of Clear Greek county say to the PROPOSE
tion that nomination should be made contingent
upon the nominees success in escaping the peni-
tentiary the Jail? How would the voters of
Clear Greek county like the idea? And yet this
idea is in effect in Arapahoe county today and they
think nothing of it because they have become ac-
customed to that political rotienness that little
matter like term in Jail is nothing that operates
against a politicians Democracy. He can be in
Jail and be a good Democrat and he can be right
at the Jail door good county official under the
Democratic etiquette in vogue in Denver at the
present time. I wish the people of Clear Creek
county would give this proposition a good long
thought. II will give them glimpse of methods
in vogue in Arapaho county under the present
regime. Do the peop of the state desire to lend
aid and comfort to gang of this character in the
capitol city of the state1
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believe there is great deal of truth in the
statement that all parties become arrogant and
corrupt where they permitted long tenure to
Office 1t would be foolish to state that there was
not time in the history of Republcanism in Colo
RADIO when it not corrupt. History shows us
that Republicansm became inclined to place itself
upon pedestal rather than servant Republi-
canism destroyed itself when this occurred-n
other words the great mass of the people regard
less of party, set about redress grievances and
right wrongs. Republican voters became indie
pendent voters They turned from their own party
because they believed it was acting dangerously
for the interests of the people. AS a result the
Republican party deprived of its power.
Popusm succeeded to this power but no one will
attempt to deny its inadequacy a governing or
administrative force. History shows for itself.
Then Repubicanism succeeded itself and the silver
question became paramount to all parties. In
order to retain all the power possible fer different
elements the silver forces were at first divided as
the Democratic party, the National Silver party
the Popuist party and the Silver Republican
party The representatives of each of these parties
sought crumbs from the table set by the taxpayers
and as result the expense was something enor-
nous to the state. There was no organization and
the affairs of the state in the same shape as
the affairs of army would be without general
or without officials to map out a course and pre-
serve discipline. Then the National Silver party
people dropped out of the and since 1907 the
contest between the Popuists, Democrats and Sill
yer Republicans has become a matter of history to
be deprecated. Two or three special sessions of
the legislature innumerable scandals, the payment
of $751;, 900 under peculiar conditions and dozen
other fragrant abuses of power have come before
the people to remind them that is time for another
change.
l believe that change will come this year.
There can be no question that the people are tired
of the present condition of affairs. The great ma
iorty of the people fair in these matters. All
they require the facts that show that their ser
wants endeavoring to become masters and that
the money paid in taxes is being squandered for
the personal qualification of few designing
politicians and the friends they hold in Office as
men Fridays, A little later in the campaign Sift-
ings will be in position to present the figures to
show the wanton waste of public funds and it asks
without political prejudice.
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