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Every selection was encored on Saturday evening
and it apparently difficult for the people to
get enough of it. Whenever they come to Idaho
Springs again they will be welcome.
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Hon. E. w. Norlin, spoke principally to his
own countrymen who were literally represented at
the meeting. He called their attention to condi-
tions in Denver and conditions in the state. His
remarks concerning the manner in which elections
are conducted in Denver brought out applause be-
cause the people knew he telling the truth
and that Denver is unquestionably the political
fostering place of the entire state.
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Attorney Sabin proved himself an excellent
talker he always has on every occasion and told
the people some truths concerning politics that it
would be pretty hard to get around. His tribute
to the Scandinavian people was conceded to be
pretty effort.
When the local papers over the state abuse the
labor organizations and insult everyone opposed
to Democracy they are but following the dictum of
the Rocky Mountain News and the Democratic
state central committee. 1t is, indeed unfortunate
that the people cannot be permitted to cast their
votes they please and for whom they please
without being subjected to the abuse of the press
and Democratic people. Politics should never be-
come narrow in Colorado they were at one
time and no will agree with this quicker than.
those who made the mistake of showing supreme
narrowness. There is no reason why the political
parties should not be fair to themselves, fair to
each other and fair to the people. The cores
pondent to the Rocky Mountain News stated in
his report of the meeting here that no attended
and that the Republicans spoke to vacant seats
Any citizen knows this statement to be false and
besides this it is foolish Sftings has endeavored
to remove this little pin-headed narrowness from
the political life of the district and hopes that the
people will stand by it in effort to promote the
spirit of sound sense and fairness. When the
Democrats held their last rally stated facts and
gave them credit for an interesting meeting. The
Republicans emitted to the same treatment.
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In the course of Attorney Sabin's remarks to
the citizens at the rally Saturday evening that
gifted gentleman made reference to certain " short
ends in Democratic funds at the county seat. 1t
would appear that the administration in the county
had received sufficient tax with economical work
to guarantee funds enough to carry on the work of
the county and pay its employees. In order that
the people may not think that Siftings is attempt
ing to abuse someone it has invited the Idaho
Springs Mining Gazette, the official organ of the
Democratic party in the county to explain the
financial condition of the county and make show
lHdL the ptOple Will appreciate. MS Is Ger
tanly anything but hardshp. While in power
they the servants of the people and should not
object to the idea of making an accounting
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The Democrats appear TO be disguised at the
action of their convention in taking evasve
stand on the question of abolishing curbing the
smelter trust. Members of the party who sat in
the convention stated at the time that the resolu-
tions would lose them hundreds of votes in the
county and it begins to look if they were pretty
good guessers There is no reason why the De-
mocracy should not have right out fair and
unequivocally and told the people that the candi-
date on that ticket would be pledged if elected to
the legislature to introduce measure that would
give the state sort of control over the mono
poly that is eating and gnawng at the vital inter
est of one of the greatest industries in the
monwealth. Democracy refused to come out in
the open and make a fair promise to what its
candidate would do if elected The Republicans
did not hesitate and Mr.. C1ough, while in this city
this week even added strength to the platform
when he said: eff elected promise the people
that my first act will be to introduce bill that
will give the mining interests relief from this
smelter trust. Then shall enlist the aid of meni-
bers of all parties and make fight during the
entire session to do something that will guarantee
that the bill will become law" No stronger
pledge than this could be made. When man
like W. P. Clough says this he means it and his,
promise to the people can be depended upon.
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suppose that Democracy will still insist that
the present campaign is Wolcott campaign al
though Mr.. Clough stated at Idaho Springs that
he would not vote for Senator Wolcott and should
follow the instructions of the convention that
nominated him. 1t is enough to say that the Re-
pubcans mean what they say and have let the