The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-05
AN INTERESTING LETTER -
FROM COLORADO.
Mr.. ". 6. Bailey. former South Caro-
linidn, Writes of the Corruptioli
Politics In Colorado. n

At last the dear old TIMES rea oil a
me at my present address, we I;
fact was very pleasing after Ina Il
made SO many vain attempts. c
Well, Mr.. Editor, THE TINES ~
the oldest newspaper in the hist5iy =
of my life, as it was the only paper
| ever remember having seen in my
early childhood, which was more
than thirty years ago, and has ever
been welcomed guest whenever
present. But l must confess that
never before through the long and
cvcntful past have | possessed the
admiration for THE TIMES as ] do
ut this moment. In your issue of
December 22 you sound the key
note for the grandcst and most
profound revival that eight thous-
and years of human history hhs
ever recorded. While you may n bt
be aware Of the power that y9fw
influence may have over the minis
of the people for good, yet wh5n
you consider the sturdy, conscich-
tious and thoughtful readers of TkE
TIMES, (and am sure the grcbt
majority of readers arc such) wh4n
once they are awakened to rca4-
zatiOn of what must be done, th$y
will do it with hearty good WI,
and such a concerted ""t;.lon wtfT
astound the wp.aiu and rebound to
the glory of civilization. | refer to
your tritc /expressions of the presi-
dents mcssage. Some shallow
minds II bay pass that article by as
only ;farcc, :; joke, Il hoax or an
iron fcal way of expressing ones
sar, fasm, but to the honest heart
wit 4 well informed mind, this
ms usage gives food for thought as
de-, PIP down as civilization itself, and
up' pm our right understanding and
un tied action depends our future
g Gfcty.
4 Why IN the name of an outraged
people and of Almighty God don't
the preachers, press and people do
something about it? | don't mean
talk. Why don't they advocate
throwing the thieves out of office
Just as soon as they arc discovered
and make them subject to all the
punishment OF any other criminal?
Also disqualify them to ever hold
any office of trust, honor or profit
in this nation again? If these DOW
tson III they couiui iaccUmplish wond1
IA less than one year, and il
short time such action would
taken in every state and the nation +
rs well, then we could truthfully !,
say farewell to corruption in high =
places. Some thoughtful reader
may say, what is the matter with \
Colorado? Well, I admit the facts .
with q blush of shame and will only I
say VIC have very much the same 6
kind of preachers, press and people :
rs are found in other states. But 6
bark, we have the shrewdest, the 7
5wiftest, the busiest and the black /
est politicians that ever breathed {
the air of this, terrestrial sphere v
They come from every Christian !
nation of the world and call them
selves Christians. Oh, horrid
thought. They, like the population + +
are ever on the move, and soon a z
new lot of politicians arc in the '
field to fool the new population. I
So we have problem to contend {
with that no other state of the !
Union has. The only hope for
Colorado is to get good people who
will make this their permanent
home.
] have been so very busy for a
long time it was next to impossible :
for me to write, though there were !
several families in Mississippi, Ar
kansaw and Texas who were from
South Carolina (mostly from Union
county, of whom | was very anx- :
ious to tell my relatives and friends
in my dear old home, but THE 6
TINES saw tit to mutilatc, eradicate !
or assasinate some of my letters, so
| thought they had enough of the
kind OF hash | was 50 earnestly | |
trying to dish out, though / always +
try to do the best / can under the
circumstances, but realize the per I
pleXity OF an up-to-datc editor ac-
ccpting SO crude construction Of
such II tame subject, while the pop
ular headlines of today arc graft,
Doodle, theft, robbery, plundcr,
arson, treason, treachery, homicide,