The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE GOVERNORSHIP

when the two presiding officers under
took to preside at the same time
gave the yellow press an excellent oI.
portunity for a sensation Hair Drained
reporters of hairbrained papers rushed
TO the telegraph Offices and wired the
most absurdly sensational reports all
over the country. To this was added
the unjust and in many instances. alb.
solutely false statements of the Patter-
son papers which were run in big head.
lines. Colorado has again caused
smile to pass over the countenance OF
the general outside public, but it will
come off.
Growing Sane.
Colorado is coming to its senses al
last. The conservative ard rationa.
action finally taken by the Republican
Legislature in the Peabody-Adams mat
ter is a splendid sign of a return to
sanity. Colorado is surely Republican,
and if this sort of policy is to be fol-
lowed, the fact that Colorado is a Re-
publican state will be but another way
of saying that it is progressive and
prosperous state.
Our Legislators.
| referred last week to the high aver
age of intelligence displayed by a com.
posite picture of our asscmblymeu.
While talking to the special represer-
tative of the Associated Press. who
was sent to Denver when the session
opened as a sort Of war correspondent
on the floor OF the House the other day.
he called attention to this very fact
and remarked that in all his expert
cnces with legislatures all over tho
country, from the GOcDle war in Ken.
lucky to the, senatorial war In llinoiS
and California, he had never seen
crowd that averaged up better in ar-
pcarance. And, by the way, it is a sat
isfaction to know that this representa-.
tive of the greatest press associations
on earth did his best to remove tDs
sting from his report of the absurd per
tormanccs in the Legislature !as-
week. He has 4 bigger constituent?
than any newspaper writer in the STATE
it is the entire Union, and for once
that great news Gathcrer did Colorado
justice and withheld the ridicule that
usually turks in the news reports from
this state.
In the House.
Those who were disappointed in the
selection of the speaker of the House
have found that Mr.. Dickson is not the
easy mark which they were led to ba
lieve. He has presided with tirmuesh
and dignity. and at no time shown any
indication of too much weakness or toe
much strength. He mas good voice.
a con6iderate. gcntlemanly manner and
has made friends from among those
who at the start set out with the firm
determination to dislike him.
The aggressive tactics of the three
or four strong men on the floor, eacn
of whom feels that he is capable OF
leading, has made it interesting for the
new speaker. Among these men are
Breckenridge, Griffith, Stephen and
Frewen. The latter is a peppery de-
batter and has drawn the fire of the
other leaders upon himself by his habit
of losing his temper and indulging III
sharp personal repartee. He is, how
ever, an affablc and excellent gentle
man under his stern outer surface, and
will be better understood before th@
session is over.
The combination in the Senate TO
force the distribution of patronage TO
be made under its direction has caused
considerable friction, but it is believed
that the difficulties arising from this
cause are now about over and that har.
mony and good feeling will prevail. OF
course, the Democrats predict war and
rapine, but that prediction is to be exs
pected.
Strong Peabody Sentiment.
The papers and lrtters that come in
from the state, as well as the reports
of travellers and commercial drnmmers,
all point Enthusiastically TO the fact that
the general public was prepared to sec
Mr.. Peabody seated and the burden
of contesting will fall on Mr.. Adams,
and now that the burden has been
shifted by the Republicans themselves
to their honestly-elected candidate, a
renewed interest is taken in his case
and he has the sympathy and support
of people who heretofore were op-
posed to seating him.
The evidence will be produced and
there is absolutely no question that hc
will be seated if justice Is done. And
a Republican Legislature will surely
do justice to its own candidates.
Colorado is to be congratulated Oh
the solution of the late trouble and
Notwithstanding the howl of Senator
Patterson newspapers which will also
90 up when the unseating comes, as IL
has during the past week, the people
of Colorado will be satisfied when they
know as a result of the investigation
that the man who got the most honest
votes IS to be seated. 1t is not a Quos.
tion of men, but of simple even-handed
justice. Mr.. Adams, in accepting .s
tainted office, knowing that the yass
majority Of the people believe him not
honestly elected has materially weak
ened his case. 1t would seem that the
average man would prefer to have the
Investigation before rather than aftsf