The daily sentinel., 1905-10-11
Started a Crusade

! bling. II sees in his action that II
has but one purpose, the continuance
of Judge Johnson on the woolsack.
In a very lengthy double headed
/ article in Sundays issue it reviews
Judge Johnson's political career. He
was first a dyed-iu-the-wool south
ern Democrat. who could not toler-
te republicanism at all. When the
20 down Waiteism in Colorado
as as.l'd he found it convenient
- ION ,le Republican party, then
again Democratic party.
AS the Post now asserts the lead
ers OF all the parties are against
Johnson for his political treachery,
he must raise AIN issue to carry him
on the tide to the retention of his
seat on the bench. One OF the argu-
ments of the Post is that Judge John
son has known for The twelve years
that he has occupied seat on the
bench that the statute against gam
bling existed, yet he has never moved
TO enforce the plain letter Of the law,
until his position was menaced
We do not know the political his
tory of Johnson, but we do hate
time server, one who can change his
political faith, even as the leopard his
spots.
We have no sympathy for the
Posts crusade either, as IL Is done
solely in the interests of the gam
bling fraternity. So far, however,
as 10 shows the political hypocrisy
of Judge Johnson. we commend its
course, but no further, as the position
of Judge Johnson. even though his
moral rectitude comes to the surface
at This late day like a death bed re-
pentance. is correct as il is the law
and he should be upheld in its en-
forcement whatever may be his
| private reasons for so doing.
N.fItH HfrarH aaHsH fV.aa
TO forage right now in the capital
city and some way must be found to
besmlrch those who have insisted on
its enforcement, so that the public
need not be deceived by the Posts
attitude. as Il is entirely one that
is in keeping with its record and
doubtless its Golfers have been en-
riehed for proclaimlug such position
60 .
The Chamber of Commerce has
laid plans for an extensive campaign
for the building of the High Line
Canal project. The fact that quite
lump sum has been added to that
portion OF the reclamation fund from
which Colorado draws for the work
being performed in this state, Is en-
oouraging in itself
90 @
1t is a part of the written and un-
WllAAtn nlNAbAA VI h1NAbAAa AhaAAa tAl
pires have been upturned and up
rooted at the whim of a woman, but
there Is no definite record where the
toe of n slipper has ever caused an
upheaval in financial conditions of
nation. until the one Of Rejame at
sherry's. at the James Hazen Hyde
dinner performed that act There
is still history to be made.
coo
Several Iptfpre prOf fggliuw AGAINST
the possible passage of n "goo-goo.
eye" ordinance inNDenver, have been
received by Mayor Speer. On the
other hand he has been importuned
i by maidens of uncertain age to see
that such an ordinance is drafted and
i passed, patterned after the st. Louis
4 ordinance There Is no necessity
of such an ordinance in Grand June
tion. The gentlemen are so polite
i that no lady takes offense at the ad-
4 miring glanees that follow her on
4 her daily promenade.
n Our evening contemporary and the
z editor OF the Palisade Tribune are
+ passing the compliments of the day.
a We wish that our bpother of the
y evening publication would stop his
u eternal spatting and endeavor to
4 school his mind to the fact that there
a are other newspapers in Mesa county
"A as we'll as himself We have en-
5 deavored to break him of his pro-
Il pensity To scrap for many years but
II he will at Ii every time he sees n
4 half-chance. We have some hopes
9 his regeneration within a reasonable
y time now that he is working in the
n daily newspaper field
A species of advertisement which
. a..HafI tf fan rNNsl
Il year has hardly been noticed but
Il il viii work an immense amount Of
4 good II lis the practice that has so
4 greatly developed of Grand valley
residents sending fruit 10 friends i'm
y various parts of the country Many
u of the fruit growers of the Palisade
: district have established quite repu-
! tatlou for special packs of certain
! fruit These have developed a large
i trade The practice should be en-
y couraged. as seeing our fruit is be
A lieving all we have claimed for IL.
In peaches and grapes we beat the
a world and once seen in specially
\ packed boxes. it is a most eonyinc-
ing missionary for this valley
While we believe in the creation OF
4 government reserves. for parks and
4 for the maintenance OF the dora OF
n the hills, We cannot agree that vast
4 areas OF land that have been used for
y years for grazing, should be with
7 drawn from the public domain ana
4 created into forest reserves While
4 the cuttlemen and sheepmen have
4 simply n sauatter's sovereignty right
a still Ia this western country priority
off occupation has ever been consider
I led as giving some Individual rights
There are vast areas which could be
Z Withdrawn from public entry, which
4 would entail no hardship whatever
: upon any vested interests. but the
4 wholesale withdrawal certainly would
4 kin an industry which is contrihutive
to the wealth of all of western Colo
RADIO
Antoine Wood. who was known In
Colorado as the hoy murderer and
who was recently paroled TO join the
/ Roycroft community at East Aurora,
New York, did not find that place
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