Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Democrats and Fusonists in the last legislature
endeavored to gerrymander the senatorial districts
so that they would be Democratic and a result
bungled the entire affair, just they did with
everything else they undertook. They succeeded
in getting more member of the senate than
the constitution provided for and then in order to
hold the number down refused to allow Gilpin
county representation. The matter was appealed
to the supreme court and that tribunal compelled
the secretary of state file Gpn county's repre-
sentative. Now comes the Rocky Mountain News
and claims that it is Republican trick to make
the entire election illegal far the Legislature
is concerned-as matter of fact to make the leg
slature unconstitutional Then according to the
News Mr.. Peabody, Republican governor, will
refuse to ndorse the credentials of Senator Teller
and there will be election to the United States
1t is, at least, encouraging to note that the
News predicts the election of Mr.. Peabody as
governor.
If anyone doubts the strength of the Socialist
movement he should have read the account of
rival meetings at Grand Junction last week in the
Rocky Mountain News. Governor Thomas was
the chief speaker at the Democratic gathering and
Eugene V Debs was the speaker at the Socialist
gathering. BY actual count the Thomas meeting
had eighty people and the Debs meeting GA.
1t does look if the Democratic party was up
against real life in all parts of the state.
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Bert Freestone, the genial Leadville man,
who is might good fellow wherever he is, was in
the city the occasion of the marriage of his
daughter and talked a little about Lake county
politics and the probabilities in the carbonate camp
" Nothing doing with the Democrats" he re-
marked Every fellow you meet is either an
Overs man, which Populist, a Socialist or
a Republican. 1t begins to look if the Demo-
Gratis would come mighty near being fourth in the
race down there with So far Lake county is
concerned the Republicans will get big increase
in the and what they do get will go to the
Populists or Socialists. The schemes of Fusion
and Democracy have disgusted our people," The
sort of from every part of the
state. At Denver good-sized odds are being offered
on the election of Peabody for governor.
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The Gazette is adopting about the same tactics
it did last year and, while it cannot do otherwise
than aid the Republican party politically, yet
inclined to the belief that it would be better
for the paper to adopt other tactics. Its insinua-
ton that the labor vote of the city and district
about to be "herded" was on a par with the
Democratic statement last fall that the Swedish
vote could be herded. We do not believe in
making these statements and did not hesitate to
say last year and will not hesitate to say so this
year 1t is disagreeable insnuaton to any
body of men represented either by nationality or
by an organization of any kind or character
Mems votes not owned or cannot be delivered
to any auy set of just because
they happen to belong to certain organization.
To intimate such thing is to reflect upon the in
teligence of the people. The Gazette cannot at
tract votes to its party by publishing such intma-
tions by going far to write letter to
ascertain whether great organization had
thrown itself body and soul to the wave of one
mans hand. Such insnuations will certainly
react for voter in Clear Greek county desires to
be placed in a position where there are those who
believe in the 'herdng'' idea to the extent that
correspondence is opened to ascertain whether or
not certain reports true" A newspaper GER
tainly has decided lack of confidence in the in
teigence of any class of voters when it goes even
far enough to question their right to vote for what
they please and for whom they please. The
Gazette has not gained friends by its sleuthing.
.suSuS
w. P. Clcugh the Republican candidate for
representative, states that he finds the people of
the district generally interested in the subject of
better legislation for the mining interests of the
state. Right at the present time there is abundant
need for change in affairs of this nature and char
acter. The Fusionists have charged every COM
pany desiring to incorporate in the state what
practically amounts to an occupation tax. In other
words it costs enough to incorporate million dol
lar company to drive the tunnel several hundred
feet. The Fuslonists are charging the people
something for the right to bring capital to the
state to employ labor in the min or in any other
IL gitnate line of industry.
The Democrats Of Aranahoe couuty rroct;coII,v