La Junta tribune., 1902-10-29

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dreds and thousands of this state
must live under the constitution
and laws Of the state Of Colorado,
and the thing Tor us to look for is
4 wise, sound aud safe state ad-
ministTation and let the United
States senatorship alone.
thank providence that the re-
publican party has reached point
that no man, however great his
reputation may be, can ever domi-
nate the destinies of his more
humble brother. 1t has no beast
OF burden to carry any man, but it
represents the law OF the people.
The FIRST and principal thing is to
get a sound. straight and conser-
vative state administration. When
we have redeemed the state, and
gotten government officers who are
capable of extricating US from the
conditions we are in now, then we
will try the United States senator
ship. AT the end of Alva Adams
administration the whole thing
that concerned this whole party
was the senatorial ambitions of
Alva Adams, Charles S. Thomas
and Thomas NJ. Patterson. The
ambitious OF these three men has
cost the state OF Colorado millions
OF dollars, our state honor and our
state credit. My friend Mr..
Thomas, by shrewd act, elected
himself governor. Why did he
want to be governor7 Not one of
his friends, not the closest friend
he has, has ever denied that the
sole purpose OF Charles S. Thomas
in being elected governor Of this
state was to use the governor
chair to mount himself 20 the
United States senatorship. The
governorship was simply politi-
cal machine, built up from the
scrap piles of the old political
parties. and it is astounding how
much oil il took to run the ma
chine. By looking in any lawyers
office at the session laws Of 1899,
you will find the first I44 pages are
appropriation bills. II my memory
serves me right there are eight
one appropriation bills-two are
reserved to the general appropria-
tions and seventy nine are what
may be called private appropr.a-
ton bills-for srtesian wells,
bridges and roads-artesian wells
that never struck water, bridges
that no one travels, and roads over
which no traveller ever went.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the first fusion officers deficit was
$s7, 900, the legislature Of Thomas
appropriated S7Io, 900 OF the ap-
preparation moneys to private
artesian wells, and to building
roads and bridges. The total
amount of the appropriations which
were made by that Legislature in
excess OF the anticipated revenues
Of the state-was nearly a half
million dollars. Il appalls us to
think of L. The Law says we shall
keep within the anticipated reve-
nues Of the state. Notwithstand-
ing that fact the twelfth general
assembly made excess aPpropriA-
tions above a half . million dol
lars the exact figures think are
sass. 600, with nothing to pay them
with. This was part Of the con-
stitution Of this United States SEN
atorial machine. Anyone who
could do any good fos the cause
could get an appropriation. At
the end Of Governor Thomas ad-
ministsation this rich, powerful
state was compelled to go to the
private citizens Of Arapahoe coun-
~ ~ q beggas to beg money on
their knees to keep the institutions
Of this state alive. Governor
Thomas, smart man - he was, was
compelled to issue SIoo, 600 worth
Of certificates 10 meet the deficits