Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-04
POLITICAL HopGE-PopGe.

Plaindealer is Democratic paper
that even Republican administra
tion could not have been more rotten
than that of Orman. II the party re
nominates him IL Will not only get de
feat. but deserve it.-Ouray Plain
dealer.
The Western Slope Republicans
seem to a man to prefer Percy Rider
for the goyernorship. He is clean
man in every respect. honorable and
upright in his dealings and has never
had any differences with labor, and
the whole San Juan country will sup
port him ii he should be nominated.
Let the delegates from the San Juan
go to the Republican convention lined
up for Percy Rider for governor
Mancos Tribune.
The leaders OF the state Democracy
are certainly having a parrot and mon
key time. 1t makes one feel like the
fellow in Romeo and Juliet, who said;
"A plague upon both your houses +"
If they don't get together and quit
scrapping the Republicans will carry
the state. and serve 'em all Jolly right
too. Too much personal ambition and
too little patriotism.-Ouray Plain
dealer.
That the Democrats of Colorado
have lost the state is a foregone con
clusion. The leaders do not dare ad
nit it of course but deep down in
their hearts they know it is so. His
tory is repeating itself, and this fall
the people will repudiate the whole
Democratic gang. The Democrats could
not stand prosperity and dipped so
deep into the public crib that their
lootings became obnoxious.-Crip
Creek Star.
The Plaindealer has given mp all
hope of harmonizing the two factions
of Ouray Democracy and hereafter we
will not mix into airing their dirty
linen. Personal ambition on both sides
is what prevents union and harmony
in the party. and il would be good
lesson to them if they all got licked.
-Ouray Plaindealer
Since the name of Percy Rider was
mentioned as a possible candidate for
governor on the Republican ticket, a
perfect wave of enthusi iasm in his be
half has swept over the state. Espe-
cially is this true of the San Juan
and all over the Western Slope He
possesses all the qualifications of an
ideal candidate. Young, talented, en-
ergetic and able. thorough and sue
cessful business man, possessing the
admiration and respect of all who
know him and the confidence of all
with whom he comes in contact, it
would be hard to find his peer in Colo
rado for this position. AS n candidate
he would grow in favor from the hour
of his nomination, and as a governor
he would be a credit and an honor to
the state His private life is above re
proach and his business qualifications
are unexcelled Give us Percy Rider
to head the ticket and the grand old
San Juan will roll up her old-time Re
publican majority Silverton Miner.
1t might not be out of place to men
tion just now before the campaign
opens for the benefit of a few of our
Democratic brethren that this is 1902
and not 1896. In those days Republi-
cans did not dare say very much for
numbered them to a very large mum
Der, and what few there were hardly
dared express themselves. much less
undertake a political fight. There are
a number of Democrats in Colorado,
and perhaps in Boulder county, who
yearn for those, to them, good old
Democratic days, now forever passed
Republican criticism of Democratic
men or measures rankles in their bos-
oms A reference to the Weeping
Willow Teller especially wounds their
tender sensibilities. Had they the
power they would ostracise Republi-
cans as they did during the age of
Bryan. But it is no use: Democracy
in Colorado is doomed. And so while
Bryansm and fusion is breathing its
last in this state, let MS deal gently
and love cy.-Longmount Call.
Ii is probable that the result of the
San Juan county convention has put
Deputy State Treasurer Tulley out OF
the race for state treasurer. He had
effected an alliance with Stimson, and
with his father-n-law, Dave Day of
Durango. was looked to carry the
greater part of the San Juan into the
Stimson camp. Day was defeated in
La Plata county yesterday and at the
same time Tulley lost control of the
San Juan convention at Silverton.
The latter convention was insistent in
its demands for the nomination of
Judge Stevens for governor, and the
delegates were instructed not to return
home unless the Western Slope man
headed the ticket. State Auditor
Crouter who is also an spirant for
state treasurer, Jared little better in
Weld county, where he went in search
of a delegation. 1t is thought that he
has fighting chance to carry the con
venton, and that on the gubernatorial
problem the delegates will be badly
divided.-Denver News.