Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13
mAuPlN PANpERs TO
WORST ELEMENT IN
WESTERN FEDERATION.

The Democratic nOlnihee ioi eoh
eress from this second district. Mr..
Maupin. made a speech at Demo
cratic rally in Pueblo the other even
ing that should at once turn the ude
of every voter towards his opponent
as. IL we accept Mr.. Maupins re- b
marks. he is not the kind of man the
state of Colorado wants at the nation
al capital to represent this people.
Mr.. Maupin is billed to speak in Du-
range Friday evening but in advance
The Herald wants to give a few ex-
tracts from his speech at the Pueblo
rally where he was after the Western
yote-the vicious element
as 1t were. He started in. after few
side remarks, by saying:
1.-TWO short years ago the people
of this state were blessed with peace,
order and prosperity, the benign in
auences of a high civilization were
pom us. but change came over the
Gene. Soon after the present Govern
ir took his Office, and in ninety days
utter he vowed to support the consti-
lution and laws of the state and the
United States, he was engaged in the
BUSINESS of violating his oath, and
ie has kept II up pretty well ever
'ince."
Yes, two short years ago peace
revailed. The vested interests of the
tate could not help it. St. John was
eporting peaceable citizens from San
Iiguel county. 1t was then Orman
ent that famous message-"The min
RS are in peaceable possession OF
he mines" Just as though any set
( men could be in peaceable posses
ion of your residence with shot guns
lined at you, knowing you would
aceive the contents If you dared step
inside.
And then we find Mr. Maupin, who
an as a White Wing candidate, refe-
ing to the Populist administration as
ollows:
Twelve years ago that good old
soul. Governor Waite, (cheers) was
allied TO the state sapital. He was not
here very long | am sorry to say,
until war was seen on the horizon.
md troubles and turmoil continued
throughout his term
Yes. war and turmoil prevailed
Turing the Waite administration be
,ause the governor was not capable
If coping with the situation.
Then we find the following refer
ence to Chas. S. Thomas and Gov.
Orman:
During his administration no war
,louds were to be seen no vacant
store houses. and no Hide men on our
1ata oil
citizen. James b Orman was asked
to go to the front and occupy the seat
flled with distinction by his prede-
ressors. Adams and Thomas. He took
he place and swore to stand by the
constitution. which he did. When he
saw trouble brewing, instead of ap-
,ealing to the militia. he saw fit to
smooth the hair the right way and
saved the people of this safe from
war which he believed was unneces-
sary. and by hard reasoning he
'aused the men to come to their
senses and avoid trouble (Cheers)
Then came our man Peabody and the
war commenced again. Tell us. if yoU
can. how can you satisfy your own
consciences by voting for this Repub-
lican governor, who has given you
two years of war"
II ever there was a hrazen mis-
statement of facts commend MS to the
above. Mr. Maupin has gone wild in
his desire for office First he praises
Waite and then he lauds Gov. Or
mans administration to the skies, an
administration far weaker and more
disastrous in Its results to the state
than that of Waite. Had Orman even
made an effort to preserve law and
keep down anarchy there might be
some pretense for Maupin's state
ments Peace prevailed in Cripple
Creek and Teller county under Orman
with a living volcano increasing in its
fury underneath the surface and haN
the people been given another year of
Ormanism we have not the slightest
doubt but the state would have been
enveloped in civil war because a ,
righteous people would not have con-
tinued to stand for the increasing
tyrrany of such men as Mover and
st. John. Instead of appealing to the
militia Orman simply turned a mans
property over st. John and Meyer
How would any of our farmer friends
like to have a few dynamlters drive
them from their homes and have an
appeal to the sheriff or governor
turned down by saying they could do
nothing for them as the dynamlters
were lin peaceable possession" Let
every farmer and every property
owner take this right home and see
how they would like it.
Mr. Maupin's entire speech pander-
ed to the destruction and ruinous
element of our state and when he
talks in Durango Friday night we
have no doubt It will be the same.
The Republican party stands for
the laboring man. 1t has done more
for him than any other party and will
continue to do so and those who de-
sire decency between man and man
should draw line between the wheat
and the chan.