Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-29
COLORADO SHOULD
STAND BY ROOSEVELT


quoted far and wide by the Demo
cratic press OF Colorado rs the one
righteous newspaper in the state. Fhe
Chieftain has urged certain reforms
which the Republicans endorse and
will carry sut much quicker than the
Democrats. And tbs Chleftain has be-
come convinced OF this fslt, The
ChIeftain proprietors have come 60
the coheiuajon that Tom Patterson
rule in COLORADO you'd be disastrous
and Is now advocating ths election OF
the straight Republican ticket, iPclud-
ing the congressional and legislative
nominees. For the edification of oui
readers We append the following from
a late issue Of the Chieftaini
1.-TWO years ago the voters of Colo
RADIO, by a vote OF $4,000 against
100. 900 expressed their preference for
Theodore Roosevelt for president over
his Democratic rival.
"In the two years that have passed,
President Roosevelt has given ample
cause for SATISFACTION to the Colorado
people who gave hlm the electoral
votes of the state. and there Is every
reason to believe that II another presi-
Dental election we're to be hid this
fan, at which Mr.. Roosevelt was a
candidate, he wonia ssGciye q greatly
increased majority In Colorado.
"1p those two years Mr.. Roosevelt
has shown himself 70 be the worlds
greatest peacemaker, and he has as
sumed a prominence in International
affairs which Is shared by none other
of the worlds great rulers. He has
established his fame as president
who does things, as well as believes
things. and he has used the powers of
his high office to compel aetlop along
the lines DESIRED by the people
"He has shown his ability to compel
observance of the laws, and he has
given such an example of the epforae-
ment Of laws against The rich and the
powerful a. has been most affective
influence for good and most saiu-
tary warning to law-breakers.
president Roosevelt has been able
to do these things because for the
first half Of bis ndministration he has
had the backing aud ihs support of a
Republican congress, In both honFe
and senate, apd the voters will have
to decide whether they are going to
presidsstial term Republican house
and senate. Or whether they are going
to bring the Roosevelt administration
to q standstill, and make the next two
years a period Of inaction and time
wasted, by putting 1t into the power
OF Democratic majority In house or
senate 20 block all legislation that
does not suit Its partisan ideas.
"The voters of Colorado should
make no mistake In these matters
There is only one way In which they
can show their approval OF what
President Roosevelt has done in the
past two years. There Is only one
way In which they can aid him ip do
Ing what he proposes to do in the next
two years. And that way is by elect
Ing three Republicah representatives
in congress, and by electing 4 Repub-
lican legislature that will send Re.
publican senator to Washington.
THE voters of Colorado should take
no chances of defeating the policy
which they endorse, or of condemning
the administration which they most
heartily approve.
THE only safe course for colorado
voters who wish to support the work
of President Roosevelt is to write the
word Republican" at the head of the
ticket. and then II II is desired to vote
independently as regards some candi-
date on the ticket. that can be done
by scratching the ticket In the man
ner provided by law, which is familiar
to the majority OF Colorado voters"
Never in the history OF this state
has better equipped citizen. both
mentally and morally, been selected
for the office Of governor. and 1t is