Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-03-31
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tor sapp. Directing hss word ~
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Senator Sspp aeclsrea so IN - thai
the lhsmoerstic party ;hFo" xhoui the
sss;e has suffered lm .sssssurs.ble
harm eva sceouni 81 the impression
which had gone forth ,Aai the Dcu
ver hsmecracy was ne party a local
utility corporation
III the Ihsm ,cratie party hopes
and expects te wsn vscsarses IN Colo
rado. SAID Senator sapp, n must
stand -qsarely on peofie platform
We ms.st he ready 10 declare ier the
lights If the people as against the
aggre-ssons oi the corporations. We
have seen hy the results of the lasi
general election throgghotd the coHn-
try shat the BepHbllcau party IL the
party oi corporations, and Whenever
Tbs Demacratic party attempts ~ hrri
with the corporations d not only fails
o. get the assistance of tha class. but
u Instantly aud docisIvely suffers re-
bake fruHa the people the natural
aud oHly source of the purity :
strength
Il want b. say b. my Denver friends
that # they will sguarely meet tins
corporation issue. ren0ance the un-
hoiy alliance into which they have
allowed themselves o. ae drawn
and come out champions OF the
people : rights, the party here n
I Denver as well as throughout the
state viii feel instantly renewed yigor
and life "
Senator Sapp's words were greeted
with loud and continued applause.
A marked impression was produced
around the table and approval was
evident on the countenance Of every
legislator.
Mayor Speer, taking the words to
himself, rose TO reply TO Senator Sap,
Mr. Speer felt an injustice was
done by the fostering Of the impress
sion to which Senator Sapp had I
spoken
Il viii admit that the local utility
corpor tioi supported the Democra-
tie ticket last spring" said Mayor
Speer.
want TO asssre my friends from !
the outside, however, that not a can
didate on that ticket gave a pledge
to any OF the corporation managers.
They supported me because they
knew ! would accord Justice to them.
Mayor Speer gave it as his opinion
that the Democratic party made a
mistake by antagonizing the corpor-
atoms, and he intimated to the gath
erlng that he would not make anv
such mistakes, so far as he was con
cerned.
Mr.. Speer said he was not afraid
to publicly declare that he was
frendl, to the corporations. He said
certain interests were attempting to 4
hold up the local utility corporations
by lake attempts to secure rival
franchises. These attempts, he said.
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would oppose them, With reference
to the resolution now pending before
the assembly to instruct the attorney
general to bring quo warranto pro
ceedIngs against him, Mr.. Speer de
clared 1T was an attempt to saddle
the expense of such contest onto
the state. He declared that the cost
of such a proceeding should right
fully be borne by the city and county
of Denver.
Mr.. Speer's words were listened to
respectfully, but no signs of appro-
baton greeted what he had said
either as to his defense of his position
on the corporation question or on his
attempt to decry the quo warrento
proceedings.
Governor Adams denied that the
Democratic party had been unjust to
any corporations and asked Mayor
Speer to point out if it had been when
and where. He also took occasion to
score the corporations for their part
in the recent theft of the executive
chair. He thanked the members of
the assembly for standing by him so
loyalty and he assured them that their
fight was not without results.
1T was necessary, in order that the
people might become reused to the