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There all sorts of politics just the
there all sorts of people 1 cannot see, how
ever where Democratic friends win any
thing in the campaign by making sighting
marks concerning organized labor. The people
have the right to organize to better social
conditions that they have to better political condi-
tions Our labor organization in this city repre-
sents the elements that works in the mines and
goody part of the fabric of the local county gov
ernment. majority of them men who have
grown up here. large per cent own their own
homes and have been respected citizens in the
camp for years 1t may be that they do not
quite as fine clothes some of the Democratic
leaders and it may be that they not shine with the
same radiance socially but when they get down to
the business of helping to uake the district they
accomplish more and their ballots count for just
much. The name Socialist and ''heeler'' is
being applied with considerable lberality by the
Democrats but we cannot see where they can gain
their points by such politics. The name Socialist
is not of contempt although some of the
Democrats believe it is. If they would make a
study of Socialism they would find that it is
eral points ahead of Democracy. The laboring
man has the same right to vote as he pleas-s that
the business has. He will show just much
total intelligence and rule is more of patriot
Look over the muster rolls of the nation and find
who has been the first to volunteer his services
when the country in need of defenders This
is the supreme proof of all and when weighed in
these scales the toiler weighs tons where other
classes weigh ounces
.s1S18
We are in receipt of communication from
Democrat at Georgetown who wants to know how
it is that the Republicans endorsed three of the
constitutional amendments passed by the late leg
islature, if, the Republicans state that legisa-
ture was such worthless affair. For the benefit
of the gentleman will state that the Republican
platform for the past six eight years has de-
clared in favor of the eight hour law. The Re-
publican national administration put it in force in
the departments of government several years ago.
In Colorado the Republicans have not been in
power but when the time arrived they did not turn
their back upon the right principle but voted in
convention to endorse the work of the opposition
party to that extent. 1t has taken a lot of fumb-
ling usionsts eight years finally get this propo-
sition before the people and it is safe to say
that the proposition would have been defeated this
fall had not the Republicans declared in favor of
it. The Republicans have also declared in favor of
home rule for Denver for the past eight years.
The fusonists have promised it and pledged it to
the people in every campaign since 1896 but have
violated their pledges. In the belief that the
turning Republican strength would vote against
such amendment they passed the notorious
Rush bill. The Republicans stand willing at all
times to keep their pledges and, bad it is they
will vote to pass it so that the people of Denver
can govern themselves. Denver, for the past ten
years, or even longer, has enjoy ed what the Demo-
Gratis term government without the consent of
the governed" The Republicans will see that she
has home rule The other amendment relating to
biennial elections is good one The Democrats
promised Senator Taylor the position of congress
man at-large for his services in getting the bill
through. They failed to keep their promise and
gave the nomination to a machine candidate, Alva
Adams. This is all the answer we can give our
Democratic friend
H. M. Hogg, the candidate for congress in this
district is one of the most popular candidates on
sny of the tickets this fall and there is reason to
believe that Congressman Bel! can spend the re-
naming years of his life spraying fruit trees on his
ranch at Montrose. Mr.. Hogg is an excellent
campaigner, an excellent lawyer and a man who
would be credit to the district Washington is
asking that Colorado have representation in
congress. During the campaign Mr.. Hogg will
visit Idaho Springs and the people should get ac-
quainted with him. They will find him prince
of good fellows, good speaker and who
will inspire everyone he meets with confidence
in his ability.
At the present time the of Frank c.
Goudy appears to be pretty well loaded with mag
netism in connection with senatorship. In an in
tervew with Secretary Vivian of the state central