Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-11

William Mckinley Five or six years ago he was Il
prancing the platforms of the state snortng out
volcanic defiance to William Mckinley and char
acterzing him the "serf. vassal and slave of
Mark Hanna" Now he is euogizing the great
president and statesman. Mr. Decker stated that
he Abe Lincoln Republican and that he
had not left the party but that it had left him.
One cannot hear such statement without she'd
ding tears and condemning great national party 4
that would be cruel. A few years ago President /
Cleveland stood in all his Porkish Majesty before
the student body at Princeton N ]. and told those
young men that he had not abandoned the Demo- I
cratic party but that it had abandoned him. The 4
students wept The judge stated that he never 1
Office seeker-probably forgetting his sup
pllcations for the supreme judgeship before the 4
Silver Republican state convention when Judge
Steele received the nomination. The speech was
the same the judge has made for the past
eight years-except the portion in reference to
Major Mckinley. 1t is a bewhiskered product of I
fusion and sounded something like voice from the
tomb-uncanny and weird because Democratic
friends are getting better and endeavorng to for
get that old echo.
The rest of the speakers talked on local and
state issues and taken altogether the Democratic
rally success. 1t is good thing for the peo-
pie to hear both sides this fall ana educate them
selves on the issues of the campaign. The Repuh-
licans do not fear comparisons and have nothing
to hide from the voting public.
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1t has a tendency to make our Democratic
friends squirm little when they are forced to a
show down and made to realize that vocal utter
ances do not accomplished facts Fusion
has promised much and accomplished SO little
that it is little wonder that the people turning
to Republicanism for results At the Republican
county convention the Republicans passed
resolutions condemning the smelter trust and
pledging their candidate to work and vote for a
that would bring about redress of this
grievance borne by the people. And what did
the Democrats do last Saturday? THEY CON-
DEMNED THE REPUBLICANS FOR PASSING
SUCH A RESOLUTION. Then again there has
been constant, continued and persistent howl
among the Democrats of the county, and some of
the others, that the Republican party in the
county tied to Senator Wolcott that it had
been bound aud gagged by him and for him. The
Republican county convention endorsed Frank C.
Goudy for the United States senate and pledged
the nominee of the convention to work and vote
for him. What did the Democratic convention do?
IT CONDEMNED THE REPUBLICANS FOR
ENDORSING MR.. GOUDY FOR THE UNITED
STATES SENATE. This is the sort of opposition
1t is afraid of itself and afraid of Republicanism
When the votes are counted in November it will
be found that the sensible people of the county
have expressed their confidence in the wisdom
and integrity of the Republican party of Clear
Creek county.
The Democratic county convention was appar-
emily pleased to be able to count Senator Roberts
among its number. We do not blame them-the
Republicans would be pleased to claim the Sena-
tor. Some of these days Mr.. Roberts will tire of
the view OF the rainbow. He will learn that Demo
cratic promise is good deal like the promise of
an editor to pay a grocery bill. The only reason
one can give for the senator's turn to that party is
the fact that he is always behind The senator is
fat and it is easier for him to keep up with such
party under such conditions. In year or two
some of our former Republicans who have been
led to follow false gods by the Democratic dream
book will awaken to find that David B. Hill has been
nominated for president against Theodore Roose-
welt. Then they will have positive assurance
that silver will run in rivers because Mr.. Hill is
friend OF silver. am sorry to see the senator go
but it is that be illustrated politically by
the young man who said: 81 will never get mar
ried as long L young and good look
ing and have chance with all the girls When
get bald-headed and close the sunset suppose
will want to settle down with some good one and
stay by her until death do us part'
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Our old friend Bonney was nominated as chair
man of the Democratic county central committee
but some fellow moved a recess and a drink and
Rufus boom fell by the wayside. 1t lived eleven
seconds. w. p Alkire is the man entrusted with
the job of bringing victory to the clans
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