The Glenwood post., 1906-10-06
DARROW'S ATTITUDE
ON. PASS QUESTION

1t has been stated in some of the
newspapers that the candidate for dis
trict Judge on the republican ticket is
corporation attorney. 1t is true that
the undersigned is the local attorney
for tho Denver & Rio Grande railroad
and the Colorado Midland railway at
Glenwood Springs, hut his sole com
pensation for all services so rendered
by him, is annual passes over both
roads, For these passes, he must per
form such services as may be required
of him by these railroads locally at
Glenwood Springs and vicinity. 1t is
true these passes are worth money,
and when used save money. When
presented for passage between Glen
wood Springs and Aspen, for instance,
it is as though the railroad company
had paid the holder $2 50 in money,
since tnat is the amount of fare he
otherwise would be required to ex-
pend.
During the term in Office of Judge
Shumate he has held and used like
annual passes over both the Den yer q
Re- Grande and Colorado Midland
railroads. He pays no railroad fare
whatever on either road
The undersigned renders legal ser
vices for the passes he holds over these
railroads, and it follows that either
Judge Shumate receives from these
corporations something for nothing or
he is to render them services of some
character. Under the law no district
Judge is permitted to render any legal
rsevices whatever The question then
remains does he receive something for
nothing from these corporations, or is
he under obligation to render them
services for his passes, and if so, of
what do the services consist If he
receives free passes from these corpor
ations without rendering any service
therefor, then these railroads favor
him more than they do the nndersign
ed. which suggests that Judge Shu-
mate is more of corporation man
than Darrow.
The undersigned stated to the con,
vention nominating him that when
elected he would rot accept passes
from any railroad or corporation
whatever, but that during his term OF
office, he would pay railroad fare the
| al nd ha
makes that statement over again to
the voters of the ninth judicial dis
rrict. OF course. it elected, his con
nectior with these railroads would be
at an end. since he could not Will,
judge act AS an attorney for anyone.
1t has been often stated since the
nomination of the undersigned. that
he does not need the office of district
Judge, hut if that is good argument
against Darrow, it wonld mean that
no one should be elected to that posi-
tion unless he actually needs the sal
ary, yet, after all what is most de
sired is the best man for the place,
Independent of his needs or necessities.
Again it has been urged that it is 8
singular circumstance that the under
signed would be willing to give nE
his law practice from which he de.
rives greater revenue, for the office
of district judge where he will receive
less compensation, but the voters Of
the district are informed that he CON
siders the honor attached to the office
as thing of more value to him and
to his twelve children, than the entire
salary, because he considers that the
most valuable legacy he can leave to
shis children is an honorable name and
a record for upright and straightfor
ward conduct during life.
And finally. the undersigned pledges
himself that IL elected. he will during
his term Of Office. exercise his best en-
deavors to the end that even handed
Justice be administered toward the
poor as we'll as toward the rich and
that all litigants stand equal before
the law with special privileges toward
none.
Respectfully submitted.
G. w. DARROW.