Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07
mo OFFICES FOR
POPullsT PIRATES


The above Is scare head over an
editorial in the last issue of the Colo
RADIO Democrat. the Official organ OF
the party In the state OF Colorado. II
ls simply In line with an article pub
lished in these coIlns yesterday ana
plainly indicates that Senator Teller
is going to have rough shedding. In
order that cur readers may know just
what this official organ OF the Demo
cratic party has to say on the subject,
we published the artice In full as fol.
lows;
TIE Democrat. last week. declared
against surrender of any VI the nomi-
nations In Arspahoe county 10 a little
knot Of populist piebiters who have
started with sandbag to secure
them During the week we have re
cciyed many letters endorsing our
stand and scores Of good Democrats
have assured us personally that what
We lhon said voiced the sentiments Of
the vas, majority OF the party in Arap-
ahoc county Bu, whether We re-
ceiyed those expressions or not. we
would stiil hold To the view that the
Democracy is big and strong enough
20 sweep Arapaboe county without
the help of the few oilice-seekers who
sim cling TO the name OF Populist
! Let us see whY the Democratic par.
~ should refuse to give up any OF It's
/ nominations 10 this popullst remnant.
! Last spring there was an unfortunate
/ dissonsion In the party. Henry V.
johnson ran az an independent candi-
I date !or mayor and polled about 5000
votes Mayor Wright the Republican
candidate was elected by about LOO
votes leaving the Democracy with a
I clear plurality OF over 1000 votes In
I The city
Last November the Democratic
J iicknrrs,ic ticket was elected from
stem TO gndEcon by plurality OF
I 3 SOC ON an average In neither case
I was there fusion with the Popullsts
br Silver Republicans In both the
/ Democracy proved its ability 20 win
1 without the help Of the other We
stood np aud we're counted aud. with
such good effect last fall that Arapa
/ hoe county II Democratic from Al
thR to Omega
Considering this. Ia there any good
reason Why the Democratic. the domi'
I nnpi party Of this county should do
nate any OF tho nominations IN Its
Z Ein 10 few kickers and sorebcads
who have not the sense or courage To
I be Democrats The Legislative ticket.
I two county commissioners. one jus
{ ilco OF the peace and n constable will
[ be- elected next November II is alb
solntoly out OF the question to discuss
I for a moment the possibility OF allow
/ ing tho popuiiats TO name nominee
I Tor commissioner We nave had one
experience along this line and II was
I neither pleasant nor profitable. no that
we ARE not Inclined at all 10 consider
( this phase OF the situation. II ls to
/ be presumed. therefore, that the Pop
ulle, coterio II nEuring on grabbing
some ot the Legislative nominations
{ Here again. the same condition pre-
wallis The next legislature will elect
an United States senator to succeed
Senator Teller. That senator mus
be q Democrat lie must not be a hsli
baked He muet have stood FOR al
the Democracy has embodied 70
years he must not be n Populist q
silver Republican. The temper o
the Democracy is not favorable e
surrender or compromise. and. icas
Of all IN Arapahoe county. Ia II In
cllncd to hand over a percentage oi
/ the oricra 10 few crankE who refus,
20 declare themselves Democrats.
This In the logic OF the position as
Ne yicw it II would be different II
populist organization were In exist
ence with votes sufficient to warrant
recognition hut when half dozer
nondescrlpts get together proclaim
1 themselves n political organization
and then start out with a black masl
ana sandbas to deal with the Demo
Cracy II In something the Dcmocrac,
of this county viii not tolerate. An,
tho sooner this little gang OF poiitica
trocbooters understand this the bette
q, viii be- for them,