Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-08

| The Democrats are singing the old
song which they have so often used
to lead the people astray. They arc
saying that everything else must be
sacrificed in order to save Teller
Tho peorle should not suTNr them
3, ee fp 1e Cari7 aeal
What mas Senator Teller done alnoe
he left the Republican party to justify
this sacrifice on his account? What
could he do If he should be returned
to the senate that would compensate
the People for repetition of the kind
of government we received from Gov.
Thomas and are now receiving at the
hands of Gov. Orman? What could
he or would he do in the senate that
would offset the veil of the legislature
the Democrats will try to seat on the
plea of keeping him in public life?
Let us be reasonable about this
thing and not suffer ourselves to be
drawn away by delusion into a snare
Since Senator Teller abandoned the
path pursued by him during the great
er part of his public career and allied
been like the blind Samson shorn of
his strength. He antagonizes for
party reasons the majority that con
trolls the action of the senate II sent
back he will not vote for single inn
portant measure that may be passed
by that body. He has cast his lot
with the Democracy. and he Is not in
a situation to secure important legis.
tion for the state. The smallest Re
publican in his place would do Colo
RADIO infinitely more good than he will
Shall the people of Colorado delude
themselves with the notion that they
can gain anything by Saving" a man
of this kind and at the same time sad.
die upon themselves another Orman
or Thomas administration and another
fool legislature in order to do it?
They have been led astray by the
Democratic plea often enough. 1t is
time for them to shut their ears and
refuse to listen.
What we want in a legislature is
not one that will save Teller" but
one one that will save the state of
Colorado. We need Individually cap.
able and trustworthy men who will en-.
act good laws and insist upon an eco
nomical expenditure of public money.
1t comes home to the individual voter.
and it should be carfully considered
in every voting precinct.
The question of who shall or shall
not be sent to the United States SEN
ate is nothing like as important as the
question of who shall enact our
state laws. We have home in
terests to consider that are quite
as vital and important as the decision
of national questions. To dispose of
these home questions and home issues
in right way should he the chief con
sideration. Any incompetent can sit
in the legislature and vote to Save
Teller" but what will such man do
for Colorado after he got through "sav-
ing Teller?"
The price demanded by the Demo
Gratis at the hands of the people in
order to save Senator Teller is too
great. 1t involves the acceptance of
another Democratic state administra-
tion and another Fusion conglomera-
ton in the legislature to pass meas
ures full Of error and put our revenue
and other laws into worse tangle, if
possible. than that in which they are
now involved The people should re
fuse to make this sacrifice. They
should insist upon the election of men
on their individual merits. who would
give MS good legislation. They should
save the state from the odium of an
other collection of incompetents like
that which had to hold two sessions in
order to play to the end its farce-com.
edy of revenue legislation.
The people ought not to fool them.
selves or let themselves be fooled.
They should have too much sense to
plunge again into the mire of Colo
RADIO Democracy simply because Sen
ator Tri'1r w1rt a. waIluw n -
Denver .-epubnean.
BECOMING DESPERATE.