Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-09
coLosAoos SENATOR.

coLoRApos SENATOR.
In Colorado Democratic papers are
Won't 10 make tn" people believe thai
s-nsior Teller ~ held In high rever
.ncs by the Democratic party all ovei
he country This was some Year,
,go. bat II We are 10 Judge from news
,spor oppression throughout TeHa'
be proplr have iltti" usn for the mar
Fhn has changed politics 20 often
Nhli" The election of senator Is Bet
ted and there is no use stirring ~
he matter. wo desire 10 quot" th'
oliuving from tho Memphis CONNIE.
ial Appeal the leading Democratic
irgan ut ID" south When tho figh
vas on the other day. tho Appee
aid
~ would be- diiilcult taAk 10
fnd In American history n more
disRrscoful spectacle than the
continuous performance that is
going on In the state capitol of
Colorado. which oven Partially.
80 obscrve the truth. must demon.
mate n riot. Colorado Is geo
graphically. the squsrost state In
the Union but It, politics Ia not
"ou the square Politics In Col
orado Ia 40 crooked that the lcttor
\ II straight line in cnmparl-
son Senator Teller " an old
time Republican. but po crooked
that he has far aelno years been
sbuaing his party to such an cS-
tent ns To win the favor of the
Democrats Hut IA. Democrats are
so crooked that after leading the
much bcwhiskered gentleman to
N. top OF high mountain of
prominence. hung him down ON
tn" tobogRan slide and sprnwliBg
ON the plains below Teller wcpt.
u w said and when an once seek.
er woepH he may be- put down as
a friends Of the plain people and
he alone ia the plain people. II is
In the power OF the Democrats 10
eject Democrat Ia the United
States senate. but they prefer fon-
ding and looling Teller
The Republicans are split and
especially the senators. Who are
holding two separate meetings
aud counting themselves In. Thoy
want to- &C., Into the house. but
the members Of the popular
branch are there aud purpose r,s
uiaiping there Th"y have two
irnsty pistols nm each honorable
R.ntl"mans desk and stand OF
Winchcstera In the corner. ana
they hav" their meals sent to
them Any moment actual hasiil.
tiles may De preripiinicd ana IN"
hnors OF the state house spatorod
With blood
This is making not farce
merely. but n crime ont OF free
government just why the police
or the sheriff of the tnunty and
hjs deputies did NOT auoll the nr-
huloncr In not known The siuin.
lion invites ht-ricrencc'and eume
Cromwell may raise following
and clear the halls nt The dis.
graceful mob
II tho Democrats would nomi.
nate Democrat and The Rcpub-
llrans would nominate Rcpubli
can there would b. trial of
strength aud the majority would
win, 40 intended by The cunsutu.
lion Al this riot wpnld bc avoid.
VI Hut Colorado IL Colorado
IN" above is fair expression %
newspaper comment through
'ut Texas. as vid- The following com
ncn' on What tn" Appeal had &,
.ay. from Houston paper
What the Ncmp,ds paper has
to say concerning Teller Ia emi,
nenily true lie is Republican
of Republican, iio hates Doma.
cratic principles as his satanic
majesty IL said TO hate holy wa.
tor To call him Democrat .s
Ia traduco the memory OF Jcnor-
son and to- libcl the teachings Of
Tildcn Hut ON Saturday he was
reelected to the senate by the
votes of htty-ono Bomocrata In
the joint session OF tho Colorado
legislature There was no Ropub-
hcans of either house present
and the legality of the election is
not admitted by the Republican
leaders
1T is a safe proposition that
should Mr Teller continue In tho
senate he would Ms often vote
with the Republicans as with the
Democrats. Being a pronounced
pnotoc,ionist. he would be certain
to resist all attempts to modify
the pinglcy tarir schedules. aud
thus compromise the Democratic
party on II vital issue"
W. simply republish the two cX
rscts to show the position taken by
be Democratic press of the south
uring the recent senatorial fight In
HIS stat,