Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-04


build up and develop its resources, op-
ening up vast territories of unused and
unoccupied lands to the settlement of
those who can here create homes for
themselves and their families.
We are, confronted in this campaign
with the claim on the part of the Dem
ocrats that Senator Teller freed Cuba,
that he and Senator Patterson saved
sugar, gave us irrigation legislation,
and that the Democratic party or its
representatives in Congress from Colo
RADIO are entitled to the credit of all
these things.
l was under the impression that the
American army and navy, under the
leadership and guidance of William
Mckinley, had freed Cuba; was under
the impression that we owe more to the
President of this country in the matter
of irrigation legislation than we do to
the senators and representatives from
Colorado.
Mr. Patterson, the junior senator, put
in most of his time freeing the Philip
pines and assailing the American navy,
without saying or doing anything in be-
half of any of Colorado's real interests.
Every voter in this state must realize
that if President Roosevelt had not
used his power and influence in our be-
half. we would have had no irrigation
egislation; in fact, our congressional
delegation from Colorado seemed to
think it necessary for them at all times
to antagonize the eastern people and to
endeavor to build up and cultivate
sectional feeling instead of endeavor-
ing to legislate for the interests of all
the people.
If the Republicans in Congress from
the other portions of the country had
manifested any such spirit as has been
manifested by our representatives
there would have been no irrigation
legislation, no relief in this respect, no
crystallizing into law that which the
people of the West and arid region have
been demanding for years-a law that
means more to the people of the West
and to the entire country for that mat
ter, than any law that has been placed
on the federal statute books since the
enactment of the Homestead law. And
it seems to me that with Republican
administration in power at Washing
ton, and with a man in the executive
mansion who is our friend, it is our du-
ty to send to Congress from this state
representatives who will be in sympa-
thy with him and who will be able to
cooperate with those who are now
managing the affairs of our country.
We do not wish to continue any long
er than is necessary, representatives at
Washington who for political pur-
poses, are willing to antagonize the ad-
ministration and villify and slander
the American army, an army that never
follows a retreating flag, but that has,
with very rare exceptions, simply done
that which was its duty in attempting
to establish law and order in the Phil
ippines and carry to the Filipino peo-
pie free speech and orderly liberty un-
der the law.
No one will deny that occasionally
bad men get into the army, as they get
into all institutions, but for any Amer
ican congressman, for political pur-
poses, to endeavor to blacken the good
name of his country and of his govern
ment, and belittle his own people be-
fore the world, ought to cause every
patriotic American to rise up and de-
mand that such men be kept out of
power and out of public place
On the question of trusts | desire to
call your attention to the fact that the
only antitrust legislation now on the
statute books was placed there by a
Republican Congress; that the only eff
fective prosecutions under that law
have been conducted by Republican at
torney generals under the direction of
Republican Presidents. | desire also to
call your attention to the fact that
President Roosevelt is endeavoring in
every honest way to enforce that law
and also to bring about the enactment
of such further legislation as will make
it impossible for trusts and combines,