Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-12
Hoods Cars0pdriUd
THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PAPER

/, seems TO be a settled fact that
Durango Ia 10 have a new Democratic
daily paper. the man at the helm be
lug John g. Higgins. late of the Demo
era,. II has been an open secret ior
The pasi Twelve Go fifteen months ,hat
trouble existed vt the Democrat Office
b.twecn the ersiwhiie friends. Mr..
uiggins and u =. Day and ;hni az
times the air was 80 thick II could
be cui with al axe. The crisln De
came more acute about the holidays
and Il was given out At that time that
a change was liable TO take place.
Matters were apparently patched ~
for the time being and everything
worked along unill this spring when
il became a matter of give or tnk"
and Mr Day having control ~Hs able
"a dictate terms demanding an ma
reasonable price. oousidoriuE ihr val
no Of the plant and IN accord with tho
sum offered for Mr Higgins Interest
~ least this Is the street tall The
time Tor Mr Higgins 10 raise III"
amount demanded by Day expired the
2srd of May and Mr iIigglns stepped
down and out and al ono" vet about
towards establishing another paper
Tho rnal trouble hriwecu Day aud iiig
gins haa moi brru told The Herald
ami wo are are not particular about
tnnyinr aH wr knew N would pniy De
matter 0f time until Mr Higgins
would mud Mf Day out 20 his sorrow
the same aH man by III" name of
Hughes. another hy the name Of At
Lina aud all o,hors who have been ~.
sociated with the man from OuraY
But that IL nciihor here nor there az
other ppnpies troubles are uf little
concern, especially ot the above char
srier The point in The new
paper Il is 10 be Democratic 80 thc
core rho paper. of course viii be
hnti.Day aud viii 10 after his scalp
IN no unuortain maancf The new
paper wlll he the organ ot p"morrHry
opposed to nay mud hnodlinR II VIII
endcayor 60 wrrI from him the poli
tical plume that have fallen into his
basket and forever pot down on any
hay diciaiinn 10 the future The new
paper will head the Democracy thni iH
opposed 10 nradlcY Mccullogh Day
and johnson combine
Coming down to the question IL
there room Tor three daily pnpers In
Durango we cannot say Judging
by other communities tharc s not, bur
MI HlEEinH has Just uH good a right
io start paper az ant one has to
stafi any other Kind NJ business The
h.H
Ia this matter aud Ne truN The fcla
iionAhin Viii alWays be pleasant aud
IL wiil be- onr aim 60 make It so. and
ean nhly hope The town viii grow Hud
prosper eo that the new sheet viii be
bo nbie TO make "a fcw uhctriH la
which case we feel That Kind fortune
win also be guod iu ur We are not
selfish enough 10 wish Drmorrao, 60
be kept in the background on account
OF not having daily representation and
know that only by thp establishment
of another daily oan anch representa-
lion be had although The Wage Earn
a. has heen ming the bin very ne.
cepinhly from weekly standpoint
when Mr. lliegius rcts his paper
going thore viii be- two straight Demo.
erntlc papers aud one hg bred Demo
cratic sheet In Durango and Il viii re-
main for The Herald to do battle
alone against them in the political
fold and We shall not shrk the duty
Imposed We feel thai single hand
I'd there win hc sufficient logic and n
mass OF facts behind Republican Rrru
ment that st viii be- ma trouble 10 cope
with the combination and thereby do
our full share towards landing the
state In the Republican column this
fall. leaving nothing for our Demo
cratic brcthern to quRrrcl over except
the best route 90 political oblivion