The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
The Real Political Issues.

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state issue and the county or local is,
sue.
The national issue is SO clear, Sc
easily understood, that d full discus.
sion of it is unnecessary. 1t is Roose,
welt versus Parker: mnn who does
things versus man whose chief ut
tribute is that of negation: the repre-.
sentative OF a party whose battle-cry
is "progrcss' versus the representative
OF a party whose policy has been for
years, and still IS, Opposition to all
progress With such an issue there
can be no doubt of the result. The
American people admire a man who
accomplishes results: they are loyal to
their own country, and the party that
promises the greatest good to that
country il the party that receives
their support: hence Roosevelt and
the republican party will receive a
large majority of the popular vote at
the general election next month.
The state issue is more Of a personal
issue than the national issue. The
democratic party and its allies have
made Governor Peabody the issue in
the state campaign, and the republi-
can pa, ty has taken up the gage of
battle thrown down by the democrats
and the campaign is being fought
along this line. The opponents of
Governor Peabody attack him upon
his policy Of upholding the constitu-
tion OF the state and maintaining law
and order within its borders, two
things he Swore to do when he took
the oath of Office, and two things
which he has done successfully. II Il
mau must suffer defeat for ubeying
the laws enacted upon the statute
books, and for enforcing those laws in
his official capacity. then Governor
Peabody will be defeated for reelec.
ton. But if a strict enforcement Of
the laws. and q clean administration
Of public affairs entities man to re-
election then Governor Peabody will
be elected by an overwhelming mu.
jority And this. we believe, is what
will happen. large majority of the
people in Colorado are advocates of law
and order. They do not uphold the
acts of the Western Federation of
Miners, and they sanction any meas
ures which will put stop to the muir
derous practices Of that organization.
The election OF Governor Peabody will
drive the Western Federation OF Min
crs out of the state, and there is tut
little doubt that the people will vote
to do this by voting for the election of
Governor Peabody.
The local Or county campaign par
takes somewhat of the issues OF both
the national and state campaigns. 1t
il first and foremost one OF party prin-
ciple; it also has some personal ISSUES
In it. The republican party in Scdg-
wick county is the same as the republic
can party in any other county or state.
1t is the party OF progreas-the party
that does things. Every measure of
county has been tostered by the repub-
lican party and has been pushed for.
ward by republicans. The Julesburg
reservoir would never have become a
made by the leaders OF the republican
party. Neither would Sedgwick coun-
ty have had a new court buuse had re-
publicans not been in power in the
county. These are ouly u few Of the
things accomplished by the rcpubli-
cans, both In and out of Office, and
they are only Il small part of the
things which will be done by this par
ty in the future. The present is II
critical time in the affairs of Sedgwick
county; 1t is a time when the county
must he developed to the fullest ex-
tent, or else sink back into the mire
OF degeneracy. The election Of the
republican candidates will mean that
the county is to 60 ahead in develop
ment: the election OF the democratic
candidates will mean that the people
do not wish TO progress and that they
are satisfied with their present condi,
tions. There is but little doubt that
the verdict Of the people At the polls
will be for progress, and hence for the
republican party. Then, too. there is a
difference in the personnel of the two
tickets nominated in the county. The
republican is composed OF competent
.ndldates, candidates for whom nc
apology need be,made to any one, and
candidates whose republicanism is un.
questioned. The hybrid democratic
ticket, it Is true, has some good candi.
dates upon it. but It also has some
whose presence upon any ticket is suf.