Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-11-02
PROSPERITY SPECIAL"
AT ROCKY FORD
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting and
Effective Addresses by chaneei-
ior Buchtei and Congress
man Brooks.

The Prosperity Special" this week
made notably telling trip through
the Arkansas valley. During this
busy Monday Chancellor Buchtel
made FIVE speeches At as many points
IN the prosperous valley. as follows:
Swink, Las Animas. Lamar, La Jun.
IA. closing with rousing meeting at
Rocky Ford.
Early Monday evening the opera
house was crowded with highly in
terested audience, and after some ex-
cellent music by Clark's orchestra
Col. Loekhart. chairman, introduced
Mrs. Elizabeth Godding. who made
strong plea for the reelection OF
Mrs. Carrie L. Money as supesintend-
ent OF schools. She spoke OF Mrs.
Moneys universally conceded abil-
ity and her enthusiastic devotion to
the business Of the Office. In mental
and business equipment. and in earn
est. faithful and competent attention
to the duties OF the Office. the county
has an official OF rare efficiency. In
coiclusion Mrs. Godding read a letter
from DR.. Snyder. president OF the
state normal and one Of the leading
educators OF the state. heartily en-.
dorsing Mrs. Moneys capability and
hoping for her reelection.
A quartettc composed of Prof.
Bolles. +. J. Smith. Leroy Elser and
George Babcoek rendered an original
song. 4 parody Of 4 patriotic favorite.
giving il 4 strong Buehtel favor.
Congressman Brooks was then in
,roduccd and made fine address.
He dealt largely with the record OF
the Republican party and its work in
III ~ III la
urcs which had been promotivc OF
the nations greatest advancement. He
impressed upon his audience the over
wheiming importance OF ono point
the election OF Republican represent
a,ives to the state legislature in order
that Republican senator might sure
iy succeed Senator Patterson.
Chancellor Buehtel and party arr
rived during the Congressman Brooks
speech and were given an enthusiastic
reception. Very brief talks were
made by a. T.. Rent. Timothy O'Don-
nell. w. II. Dickson and +. r. Har-
per. after which Chancellor Buchtci
made very strong and convincing
address. lie eontrasted the record Of
the republican party with tina, OF the
democratic for the past forty-hvc
years. showinv that all the great
measures which had contributed to
the nations prosperity had been
ehampioncd by the Republican party
and opposed by the democratic party.
The relations OF capital and labor and
corporation control were admirably
handled He said:"NVc intend that cor
porations shall obey the law in Colo
RADIO. but VIC do not mean by this that
we intend TO drive the corporations
out OF the state. We do not mean
,hat money shall be kept out OF the
state. On the contrary VIC want mon
cy to como into the state in order
that great industries like beet sugar
manufacturing will come into the
state and increase our prosperity and
make for Our material benefit. This
valley has been made to bloom and
blossom because money has come in
to the state to develop natural re-
sources. We do not believe in those
principles which say that capital has
no rights, but We do believe that capi-
tai should be made to obey law"
The only pledge which he had
made was to the public, and that was
that he would see to it that every
body and all interests had an abso.
lutely square deal. The address was
q, vote maker. not only for the state
ticket but greatly strengthened the To-
cal ticket. The Arkansas valleys por-
ton OF the Prosperity Specials timer
ary has been a marked success, con-
tributing largely to the assured vic
tory