The Glenwood post., 1906-11-03
GARFIELD COUNTY
Ought to Be Represented in the
Next State Legislature

Garfield county ought to be repre-
sented in the state legislature. l will
not say that in the past it has been
uniformly mis-represente1, but 1 W i'll
say that I have never heard candi-
dates fitness to represent the country
urged as the chief reason for support
ing him. His being a consistent dem
ocrat or republican, or, in two cases
out of every three, his promise to
support this or that man for the
United States senate-these were the
reasons urged
But Garfield county ought to be
represented in the state Legislature.
Come, let us reason together.
To. represent truly and well a
county in the legislature requires as
high an order of ability as to perform
creditably the duties of Unite d
States senator
That is to say. the problems which
the member of the legislature must
face and solve are as difficult as any
which confront the senator.
Moreover. they are as rule prob
lens, the correct solution of which
we are far more vitality interested in.
Few things which United States
senator could do or leave undone
could effect our welfare as single
vote of our representative might do
How does the case stand with us
this fall? If understand the atti
tude of the candidates for representa-
tives. one of them seeks reward foI
years of good citizenship. fair bust
ness dealing, and, above ALL faithful
party service. If elected he will ex-
to receive the commendation of those
of his party who supported him, as
we'll as of his own partisan con
science. This he will be most careful
to do when the time comes to elect a
United States senator.
But my contention is, that some
thing more than that is required. If
the best thought of the wisest states
men of this age is to be embodied
and that ia whst we all desire, is il
not then we need for representative
a man who can keep abreast of that
thought, and. when occasion arises,
formulate, shape it for use.
Is the Reverend Horace Mann such
a person He certainly is more near
ly that person tnan anyone who has
aspired to the Office of representative
from this county for years. If
wished to consult anyone about pris
on reform, the care of the insane, the
care of the poor. the lettering of the
public schools or any one OF the many
questions which the wisest of our day
are considering, | do not know of any
one in this part of Colorado whom
should go to before Horace Mann.
BY nature and education he has been
fitted to grapple with such questions,
and to understand the reasoning Of
those who have made special studies
of them; and am sure that in con.
sidering any of them he would rise
above the partisan to the plane of the
man earnestly desiring the welfare OF
his state.
Do not misunderstood me; do not
think the election of United States
senator is an unimportant matter.
think. in itself, it is very important
matter; and we have been singularly
unfortunate. Through the childish.
ness of Senator Teller and the un
speakable folly of the Legislature
which sent Patterson to the senate,
Colorado has been taken out OF line
with those states which stand for all
that is best in the evolution of g
great people, and placed in line with
those which stand for all that is evi
in straightforward of line with Maine
and Massachusetts and Iowa and il
line with North Carolina and Arkan
sas. Let us endeavor by sending (
republican to the legislature to CONT
again to occupy the honorable position
which was ours dozen years ago.