The daily sentinel., 1905-05-23

Last Saturday night Alva Adams.
the present legally elected governor
OF Colorado. delivered. at demo
cratic banquet at Fort Collins, what
might be considered the keynote of
the party for the next state cam
paign.
l It is not particularly important
whether Governor Adams delivered
himself with much serious intent. If
the party may discover profitable ma
terial in his or any other person S
] suggestions, then the party more
than the speaker will be the gamer
Some republican newspapers rath-
er sneeringly allude to Governor Ad-
ans address as a disappointment
Nothing new was said, is charge
made.
Perhaps not. In glancing over his
words we fail to discover anything
! particularly new or novel. Mainly
we find the fundamentals of democ-
racy repeated, which everybody
knows are as old and as firmly fixed
as the hills. There is nothing orig
inal in the plea that the democratic
/ party shall be ontra-distinguished
| from the republican party in this
state by observance of the law and
the rights of humanity. With the
good democrat, or the good citizen
/ these things are ingrained. They
are likewise reverently regarded by
the average individual republican.
but as an organization the republi-
can party of this state is leagued
with infamy and stepped in crime
Governor Adams takes decided is
sue with the corporations, and, while
he emphasizes an old fact, he sounds
no new tocsin to democracy. De-
mocracy is elementally anti-corpora-
tion to the extent that the people
shall retain control of the grants that
rightfully belong to them. This is
sue is being forced to the front in
Colorado and in lie nation. The
people are at last awakening to the
fact which democracy has been long
telling them-which is, that the peo-
pie must operate or properly control
that which belongs to them, or their
liberties will soon be taken over
along with the franchises which they
have so freely granted.
Corporations are well in their way.
We do not believe it is the purpose
of the democratic party to harass
them. But events of the past few
years make plain the duty of any
and every party pretending friend
ship to the cause of the people. They
must now take higher ground.
Everybody knows that it was the
corporations, not the republican par
ty, which stole from Colorado a
rightfully- democratic COVER
nor and legislature. Everybody
knows it was the corporations, not
the republican party, which brought
about the military reign of terror,
which continued during the Peabody
regime Everybody knows that the
corporations. not the republican par
ty. brought about the theft of two
republican supreme court judges and
| the prostitution of a third one,
changing the political complexion of
the court. Knowing All these crimes
occurring so near home, It is not sur
prising that the people should at
last sit up and take notice.
In a fight against the ruthless ag-
gressions of the corporations in this
state. the republican party is not to
be considered by the people, except
in the light of an avowed enemy. 1t
would be ridiculous to attempt to
regulate that most deadly of all Col
orado combinations-the smelter
trust-through republican channels
when its head is known to be Simon
Guggenheim, republican candidate
for United States senator The ac-
knowledged head of republicanism in
the state is w. G. Evans, president
of the tramway and corruptionist in
chief of the party. Then there are
Moffat, Chappelle and others. each
representing huge block of stock in
the republican party. just as they do
| in their various corporations.
When an official proves recreant
to his trust. it is customary to re
call him. When a free people dis
cover they have raised tyrant they
are expected to depose him. Thus
with corporations, and the creatures
of corporations. If they rise above
law or disobey law. let them receive
the punishment accorded to individ-
ual law-breakers.
90.
Among Denver society notes we
observe that the great editor, Bill
Stapleton, has gone to Monte Carlo. !
where he will possibly break the |
bank, providing the bank can be in |
duced TO stake him to newspaper. |
Editor Bill will he remembered as
the author OF house bill No. IT'S, and |
also achieved considerable fame the |
past campaign as amanuensis extra |
ordinary and liar a-plenty to his |
grace. Bill Evans. Hence the editor |
ial iunket to Monte Carlo.
90.
Did Mayor Speer clean out the city |
hall ON cleanup day? There would |
he work for Hercules.