Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-29

IN VAIN

the past week there has been mani
Test an increasing effort on the part
or both the Democratic boss and his
candidate for governor to appeal more
ane more earnestly to the Socialist
vote. The explanation Is not far to
| seek--they have become alarmed at
| the loss TO the Democratic party OF
| thousands OF Socialist votes which II
got two years ago, and are trying to
overcome the drift to Haywood and
turn 1t to their own party. There is
reason for their fright. The Social.
lists are circulating their official or
| gan, the Appeal to Reason. through
out this state by the thousands. Both
that paper, and the speeches of their
orators, are full of bitter denuncia.
ton OF Adams and Patterson. They
allege that for years Patterson has
been teaching Socialism In his pa.
pers: that he has educated a large
number OF his readers who were Dem
ocrats into belief In Socialistlc doc
trihes; that he catered TO the Social.
list vote, and In many cases, especially
two years ago. has obtained the larger
part OF II for the candidates OF his
choice. They allege further that the
return but advice. They have taken
his advice, followed hia leadership.
and even contributed their hard.
earned money to him. and have abso
lutely nothing To show for It, Two
years ago, they say, they sent instruc.
tons down the line" to support
Adams for governor, and financed the
iatter's campaign; they succeeded In
electing him on the face of the re-
turns, and then after he had got bis
seat he was too cowardls 10 hold on
to H. So they have NO further use
for either Patterson or Adams. They
allego that the real issue In Colorado
now rs between conservatives and rad
icais, and that the time has come for
men to define their position: II they
are for capital and property rights,
they should vote for buehtel; II they
are for labor and Socialism, they
should vote for Haywood. The Dem
ocraue party, they say, Is trying to
straddle the issue, and Is unworthy
of the support of either side.
So much for the Socialist point OF
view. as defined by themselves. In
the early part of the campaign Pat
terson ragged against the idea of a sep
arate Socialist ticket. He thought he
could use the Big Stick on his former
cllents and supporters, He accused
the separate Socialist ticket OF being
financed by Republicans. He thought
he could whip them into line. These
attacks only made them more deter
mined. They do not need any help
10 finance their campaign-they have
plenty OF money in their treasury. So
when Patterson found that brow-beat.
Ing would not do, he took the other
tack, Ever since his Leadville speech
he has been metaphoricalfy on his
knees to them. He IL entreating them
pathetically TO come back to the fold.
and vote for Alva once more. He Is
apologizing for Alva's not holding his
seat two years ago after he was once
declared elected on the face of the
returns, ana is promising that II he
is elected again he will stay IN.
Meantime Mr.. Adams has not been
behind his boss tn adopting the same
plan OF campaign. In every speech
he makes a grand-stand play to the
effect that this time. n he IN elected
by so much az one vote, he will never
leave the Capitol while life remains.
Patterson claims that he did right two
years ago in yielding to the forms OF
law; but he is not going to do 30
any more-he Is going to stay In or
have civil war.
So far, this kind OF talk has not
fooled anybody. The Socialists had a
taste OF the Adams mettle two years
| ago, and now they will have none OF
him; they have fed for years on Pat.
terson's promises. and now they want
| something besides thin, hot air. They
believe that they are the real, genu
| Inc opposition party to the Republi
cans, and that II they do not win this
time they will some other time; and
| they are going ahead in their own
way, and are no longer to be cajoled
into supporting party which stands
for nothing and does nothing. They
claim they will poll more than 25,00(
votes; II they poll $4,000, Mr.. Adams's
chances are gone. and they will be
such good third in the race that the
next time they may be the main op
ponents OF the Republicans.
| Adams and Patterson have de
scended pretty low, In their last re
sort. but 1t will not avail them. The,
are between the devil of anarch,
which they have raised, and the deeI
sea of Republicanism which will
drown them.
DENVER, Oct. 25.-(Special.) MIR
Bryan has come and gone. His visi
made scarcely ripple on the face o
politics. He has nothing now to say
1t was the old familiar talk about thu
corporations and the people. Most o
1t was as applicable to New York a
to Colorado. Probably before th
campaign is through he will hav'
used practically the same speech II
twenty different states. According t.
him, the people are down-trodden an
oppressed. in the grip OF "predator.
wealth." and the only way for then
to regain their lost liberties is to elec
his friends, the Democrats. to office
Mr.. Roosevelt has done little some
thing. to be sure, but he has not son
far enough or fast enough to suit MI
Bryan. How much further or faste
he could have gone II he had had tn
power he wisely refrained from sa,
!, Ing. So far as national Issues ar
; concerned--and they formed the bul
! OF his speeches--his utterances weT
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