Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-03-04
CRISIS IN THE covERHoRsKIP BATTLE

seat MI. fexDCLy. fIsty II A2uSt oS
question Of conscience in considering
the evidence as 10 the various pre-
cincts They must decide In each on
their best judgment as to specific
fraads and as to evidence Of fraud
which they cannot show the exact ex-
tent Of Then comes the question Of
doubt Were fraud Ia known TO have
been committed with the knowledge
and connivance OF the Democratic cleo
ton officials and the exact amount
cannot be ascertained 1t is the duty Of
party the beneft Of the doubt Such
precincts under the law should be
thrown out Such is the practice all
over the COUNTRY and such is the Law
as quoted BY Democratic Congressman
John Shafrosh In the same kind OF
case in the same precincts two years
ago. A party through whose officials
fraud Is known 70 have been commit
ted at any polls IS not entitled 10 the
benent Of the doubt In deciding
whether or not the returns from that
poll ls to be thrown out
This is the opinion Of the majority
OF the Republican members And IL Is
undoubtedly upon this method Of rea-
soning In both kinds Of evidence. spe-
cihc and Otherwise. that the decision
Will be rendered.
A representative from a southern
county. Ia speaking OF the absurd al
tack made In some OF the papers upon
members as corporation tools, said:
As matter OF fact. the only corpor-
alton that has tried 10 influence me on
ans measure vas a corporation that Is
bitterly opposed TO Mr.. Peabody. II
ias had an agent here for some time
and while he has not said anything In
proper 10 me. / was given to under
stand thai could get railway passes
o ans point in the United States II
wanted them. the inference being that
ie would furnish them This agent Is
Sorking In the interests Of certain
bill which Is deemed fair and Just BY
practically ever body. and there is no
occasion for any Improper Influences
20 be used And s,ilI the Adams pa
pers are bowling themselves hoarse
about the corporations trying 10 seat
Peabody. Some OF them undoubtedly
want to see him seated. but not all. as
this instance shows"
II Is fortunate that no legislation Of
vital importance has to be considered
at this session. for the contest case has
so broken into the work Of the two
houses that they will really hare but
about thirty days TO clean up the cal
endar of bills that really should pass
Amusing Debates
| As usual. much time has beea con
sumed upon the medical bill. This il
the same old story. Eyery session the
same bill bobs up and members dilate
I In the most solmen and serious manner
upon the virtues and weaknesses OF
the various schools Of medicine One
day last week the members Of the
I House held sort OF medical expert
ence meeting while discussing this
| bill. One member said he had suffered
long and painfully with a cold the os-
/ teopaths rubbed II for him and cured
/ II. therefore he was opposed TO the bill
restricting them Another said that
two years before he had been almos;
put out Of commission by ehillbiains.
I Now look al him. not chiilblain in
7 sight, Christian Science did II. and
he wanted that sect shown some con
sideratlon In the bill. Representative
I Thomas said he could not help but
/ think OF the untimely death Of George
| Washington. al this particular time
I He was killed by allopath physicians
McDougai said he suffered for years
with pain tn his back. nov IL was
gone. Homeopathic pills did the work
Hence he was against the osteopaths.
The longer one listened to the argu-
ments the less he knew about 1T, and II
Ii safe TO say that many of the mem
bers were in the same fix. This bill
II ostensibly against "quacks." but IL
Is believed that 1t will fail of passage
because Of being too strong"
Newspaper Fakes.
The spat between Attorney Brown
and Chairman Griffith has blown over.
Mr.. Brown succeeded In generating
himself. Mr.. Griffith's charge that
Brown had tried TO interfere with the
recording of testimony was based upon
incorrect information.
The opposition take advantage OF
every little dispute or incident of this
kind and display II as a matter of the
grayeft importance and make the most
Of II In attempting to stir up discord
in the party. but the indications are
that their efforts have all been in vain.
Their Wild and ineredulous charges
follow one another with such rapidity.
and they show such ingenuity in sup.
plying variety OF terrible things the
Republicans are doing. or about TO do
that they have long since disguised the
reading public. which pay little or no
attention to these rawlings. In fact
they have deceived their readers SC