Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-09

ton has not only made itself refuge
! for public thieves. but II sold itself
and attempted TO sell the rest OF the
| Denver Democracy TO the Denver pub
| lie utility corporations, Having sold
The organization 10 the corporations
IL influenced the state convention that
nominated Wilson TO adopt platform
that was cowsrdly evasion OF every
state issue in which the Democratic
masses have taken an interest Judge
Wilson had made splendid record as
judge of the court of appeals. and de
served better fate; but the i'll favor
into which the Denver organization
has dragged the party doomed him
from the first TO defeat
The gang seemed to know that VII.
son stood no chance by reason of the
bad odor in which they have immersed
The name of Democracy. SO they set
about overcoming the vote they an
ticipated for Campbell by brazen and
infamous frauds in the lower wards OF
The city. 1t can be no exaggeration
to say that not less than 5000 or 5000
votes were returned for Wilson thai
were never cast The vote in the
lower wards OF the city tells the story.
The state Democracy might as
well look the mortirylng fact in the
race. The Speers, The Dayorens, the
Alcheles the Philips, the Bishops
the men who hold the organization of
Denver's Democracy with an iron
grip-are not Democrats: they are.
some OF them, graftars and all of them
mere corporation tools who degrade
The lair political name in which they
masquerade to the purposes OF Den
ver's predatory corporations. To car
ry their ends they have organized the
most desperate gang OF election
thieves that ever robbed a community
If their franchise. The tools boast
of their crimes in the open light OF
day-ior the criminal court has closed
It's doors against their prosecution,
and the district attorney-wel The
News knows not what to say of him.
1t would like him to speak for himself.
THE News almost wished that the
election crimes in Denver had over
come the vote for Campbell outside OF
Denver NOT that ii desired Judge
Campbeli's defeat by election frauds,
but that he might be forced to con.
test and. by the light OF Investigation.
disclose in all their horrid features
the crimes Of the gang in Denvers
lower wards. If the criminal court
would do its duty II would simply
look at the returns In these wards and
call grand Jury of its own voltion
Such an act would elevate the court
and do more TO strengthen the Dem
ooracy through the Indictment of the
thieves who have disgraced It's name
than anything else Democratic
judge could do. Judge Carpenter is
now upon the criminal bench In the
name of justice and honor and decen-
~ The News calls upon him TO exer.
Use the power he holds for the good
Of the state and the elevation of the
lerty that elected him.
While The News differs from Judge
Campbell. politically. it has recogniz-
ed in him an honorable antagonist. an
able ilrlst and an honest man 1t
congratulates the state thai, while he
Is not of The News political persuas-
ION, he is an ornament TO the bench
and will shed lustre upon its history"
OF course the Republican com
ments on the frauds practlced but We
viii only give Democratic versions at
this time. and the following from
Wednesdays Post shows the way the
SUM districts were carried for Dem
ocracy, more votes being counted than
called for in the registration lists.
Is 1t any wonder the decent people of
the state are turning away from such
practices and are giving the fire and
police board to understand their coarse
work will not be tolerated outside OF
Denver Bat read the Post com
ment:
The fraud in the lower wards was
open and apparent to all. II was not
done by means OF repeaters. but In the
still and quiet hour by the pencils of
the judges. 1nere was practically no
trouble at the polls and no roughing
of any kind. aside from some unfor-
tunate experiences OF Wolcott watch.
ers who insisted that they were the
Republican party instead of the Gar
wood watchers.
THE impression prevails in politi-
cal circles that City Detective WIZ
liam Green and some OF his associa-
ties in the Fourth ward. are trying to
break in the penitentiary. Mr.. Green
has a host oil friends who would ad-
wise him to take a course which would
steer away from Canon City. but the
results in yesterdays voting showed
MIN apparently bent with stubborn
persistence upon getting behind the
gates If it We're at all possible
MI Green. however. may be more
in error in his mathematics than
wrong in his standard Of ethics This
was proved by the figures In the sec
lnd precinct OF the Fourth ward
where he had full charge. There
were only 725 names registered. Mr.
Green needed more than this. and al
iotted M to Wilson and nine to Camp
bell. thus making one more than the
total number of registered voters In
the precinct. 1t is expected that Mr..
any similar mistake In the future. II
give him a special course in mathe-