Gunnison news-champion., 1902-11-14
D6EAT AND ITS CAUSES

more csnvs.-te. The legislature re-
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nx,saos-rs IN the .epxis. and ra.r~-
the kevrb4s.~ns II the loser ho.ss
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" sth these exe-vtsess s.a exeeps
tor .srcsi v,csors-s sn about one half
the cosntse- thu k,psbl,eans have OBJ
tanned ps-...ssIss IT congressional and
state "fhces. s,th al the p.fso.ag.
that s~.oags to them. A mon.
sweeping krpuelican v.ctery could
hardly have been exGscssd by rePae
llc.Bs themselves.
Some Democrats profess to won
der at the result and ASK each other
the cause. Unwilling to recognize
and admit the real cause. they put 1t
upon the Baekhn bill Bat the
Democratic party DID not endorse
thai measure. No honest 90 intel
hgeut person could be- deceived into
believiRg that u did Funding that
large number of good oItizeus were
IA favor Of Il the democrats IN the
legislature merely gave the voters II
the state an opportunity to express
their views about u. neluher by word
nor vote committing the party to on
against w. The Democratic state
convention Indorsed all the other
amendments and expressly refrained
from commencing the Bucklin meas
ure. The News neither opposed
nor approved 1t. 1t opened its col
umns to its free discussion by friends
and enemies. leaving to voters the
responsibility of voting IT up or
dowd. No; the Bucklin amendment
had no more to do with democratic
defeat than last years BIRDS nest.
The causes were much greater and
penetrated deeper than the Back lin
bill They embraced democratic
govern ment, both state and county,
and democratic party management
IN details in which the democratic
masses feel vital interest.
The personnel Of the state ticket
was above reprosch. Never in the
political history Of the state was a
better one nominated. Indeed con-
sidering the ability, the experience.
the character and patriotism Of the
nominees upon 1t, 1t VAS, in the opln-
ion of the News, by far the strongest
ticket that any party had ever put be-
fore the voters Of Colorado. Senator
Teller. Congressman Shafroth and
Bell, Governor Adams and Judge
Stlmson, Jim Carlile and Mrs. Gren
fell were ideal candidates. And their
names are mentioned without intend
ing an invidious distinction against
any OF the rest upon the ticket,
The issues of campaign were favor
able to the democracy. Its opposit-
ion to the Hill and Fowler bills and
the alliance of the administration
with the sugar trust to reduce the
sugar tariff would in ordinary times
have appealed with irresistible force
toColorado voters. The record made
by the democracy upon labor meas
ures and reform legislation general
ly-sueh as the Rush amendment.
the elevation of qualifications for
voters and the new revenue act
would naturally commend the party
to public favor. The state chairman
conducted an energetic campaign
The tour of Bryan was a splendid
conception and was most Successful.
ly carried out. The state was GOV.
cred with democratic speakers ant
the ticket having been nominated, i,
seemed as though the leaders had re.
covered from all factional wound,
and were outdoing each other il
labor for party success. Neverthe
less, with such splendid candidate
and strong issues and earnest epdea
vors by every democrat called upor
for work, the disaster occurred
Well may democrats ask each othe,
What brought it about?'