The Dolores star., 1906-11-02
THAT BROAD AND LIBERAL
CONSTRUCTION.

CONSTRUCTIONS.
CHANcELLOR BUcHTEL, the Re
publican nominee for governor of
this state. discussed the merits of
the Republican and Democratic
parties from the time Of Washing
ton to the present day, while in
Dolores last Friday. He said
that the Republican party is tor a
broad and liberal construction of
the state and national constitutions
which makes il q party that "dses
things." and that the Democratic
party is always for a narrow, re-
ptricted construction Ct the consti-
tuition which did not permit it to
accomplish anything.
Mr.. Ruchtel's time was so limited
(which is q great convenience
sometimesl that he did not explain
the difference between the National
constitution and a state constitu-
tion. What q political party will
do in the future can only be judged
by it, history. Let hs look at the
broad and liberal construction that
has been and is being placed on the
constitution Of the State of Colo
gado by the party Mr.. Buchtel rep
gesents:
In the FIRST place it construes the
constitution 90 that corporations
have the right to pay those who
lshoF Tor them In scrip which can
be exchanged for merchandise only
It the compsny'a store. The
company charging what they please
5oF IT, meyehandiee. and Il the
jahoFer does not spend ~ much
Of his eafpings as the company
think he should be has his wages
reduced or is discharged. Within
the past four years this great poll
tical party was for SUCH 4 broad
and liveral construction of the con.
atitution that It Imprisoned and de-
ported American citizens whenever
tn agents felt that way. Two
years ego this broad and liberal
construction gave 1t the power to
deprive . man. who had been elect
ed governor by 10000 majority.
from holding the Office to which
the people elected him, and put
in his stead z tool that had not
even been . candidate for that
Office, thus disfranchising every
voter In the state.
Mr. Huchtel certainly told the
truth eif he calls the corporations
which he represents the Republican
party). when he said it was for
broad and liberal construction of
the constitution. Its broadness is
only surpassed by the liberties it
takes to accomplish its ends. Mr..
Buchtel fprobably on account Of
limited tine) did not tell US that
the state constitution placed re-
strictions on the government which
gives the citizens of the state the
right to live and make their homes
wherever they wish to, and that
whenever the government denies
its citizens this privilege it ceases to
be government by the people and
for the people.
Mf. Buchtel's broad and liberal,
construction of the constitution
gives the government the right to-
throw men and women into bull
pens or prison and keep them there
an indefinite time without the right
Of trial by jury. It gives the
government the right to drive men
and women from their homes and
deport: them out of the state. 1t
gives the party in power the right
to say who should and who should
mot b elected. It disfranchises the
citizens. It permits the capitalist
to dictate where and how much of
his earnings the laborer shall spend.
We must infer from Mr.. Buchtel's
speech that he is the champion Of
the broad and liberal construction
Kind Of government and if that is
the kind yOu want you know what
Is do next Tuesday. As for us
Ne would rather abide BY the con-
ttitutiOn and laws of our state as
they are than to have them broad
ened BY the cooperation to suit the
cornor1til us, and we believe that
ihere are Republican voters Of the
D1iee qpfnion.