Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-17
To the Editor of the Enterprise:

Being, think. fair minded Republi-
can. and being desirous Of hearing the
arguments used by the Democrats. at
ing Saturday night ! listened closely TO
to the remarks made by Senator Teller
and when the meeting was over ! wond-
cred TO myself, why are you a Republi-
can after hearing the remarks you have
Just listened TO? After mature deliber-
alton answered myself af follows:
IRRIGATION.
Senator Teller took this subject as his
his first theme and in his remarks said
that he was amazed that Hogg would
make a statement that the irrigation bill
was Republican measure-that il was
not Republican. nor was II Democratic.
butthatitwas a measure OF both parties.
This is unaualiiiedly false statement on
the part OF Senator Teller for the follow
ing reason: Almost all bills before con-
gress are brought about by public opin-
ion. The public undoubtedly sways
everything in politics. When party leaders
get very far out OF line. Ii is always the
public tha, brings them back and makes
them walk as they ought In order 10
sway public opinion II is generally neees-
sary TO have one high in authority 70 ex-
press an opinion which the public accepts
and pushes. Did Grover Cleveland when
president make any reference TO the
government taking up and backing with
its cash an irrigation system for the arid
west? Decidedly not This point was
not touched upon. and Il was only when
President Roosevelt brought IL forward in
his message that IL was properly under
stood by the public and a measure
demanded from congress which was
eventually passed as the present ir-
irrigation bill. do no, mean to say tina,
no Democrats worked or voted for this
bill. for any man. whether Democrat or
Republican. representing any part OF the
arid west, would have been q renegade 70
have voted against this great measure for
this western country. claim that il was
Republican measure because il was
suggested 70 the public and explained to
them by our President Roosevelt
TaE BEEr SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Senator Teller after giving a long talk
on this subject gave tho impression tina;
the defeat Of tho bill 10 reduce the tariff
on Cuban sugar was duo entirely and
only TO tho Democrats. and that as Colo
rado was so largely interested In this
industry that every voter ought 70 vote
the entire ticket this fall admit that
In this particular Instance !. rs Repub-
lican. do no, endorse tho administration
policy. but ! also would DO much moro
fearful 10 trust this groa; industry TO the
tender mereies Of tho Democratic party.
Lot US 60 back a few years and have a
brief look ., tho ups and downs o! beet
sugar. When this industry was in It's in
fancy and tho first two or three plants
were built IN Nebraska. tho beets had
only 4 sugar content Of | 20 q per
cent. and in order 20 foster the industry
tho administration o: the late and lament
cd President Harrison gave is unqualified
support TO tho passage Of q bounty Of 2
cents por pound on all beet sugar manu-
iacturcd in tho United States. This was
such boon TO this infant industry tha;
moro plants were built Immediately in
other sections Of tho country. especially
California. Blu, this boon was not 70 be
Of long life for soon thore was change
in administration and Grover Cleveland
was elected president . second umo,
The Democrats declared the law passed
by congress as unconstitutional and threw
tho matter into tho courts and IN tho
meantime Democratic congress rGseind-
cd the bounty law.
Since this time factories run in states
where the average sugar content is l2
per cent. have not boon profitable. The
bounty boon causing many now factories
70 be built made the sugar beet growers
realize that there were certain favored
localities where beots had an average sugar
content Of l7.5 per cent and il was this
fact alone that kept tho industry from
being extermlnated By the acton Of the
Democratic party.
Our president in his present policy Of
Cuban reciprocity has, think. boen
largely guided by his impetuosiiy and
sympathy for tho Cubans. and strenuous
ly as he has worked for his pot theory,
the public opinion has not been with him.
and he could not sway a proper majority
Of congress to his opinion.
II we were to do as Senator Teller asks
and vote for Democrats this fall and elect
a Democratic congress what Is to insure
US from FREQ trade policy such as tho
congress under Grover Cleveland adopt