The Colorado statesman., 1906-10-20

Capitol He implies that year, If he thinks he
elected he will change tactics and resort to revolution
airy get He will do the unsuccessful
candidates Office do in some OF the SpanshAmerican
republics.
WHY NOT PARDON THEM?
If Mr. Adams is right now, he wrong two years
ago Nearly fifty his faithful followers had been sent
Jail stuhng ballotboxes in the effort to get him
seated He held the office for sxtysev
days He in full possession of the pardonng power
his in the legislative contest that
returned for him than were honestlA
cast his competitor than were actual
Iy given II this so-if he believed that he
returned for him on the face
returns, then these men were wrongfully in jail
Why did pardon them out? There can be only
knew that he not honestly elected-that
the governorship stolen for him by these
Others and he did not dare to fly in the face OF
opinion pardon the occupants Of suffers row.
county Jail. good illustration OF his
consistency AS Patterson said of him ten years
ago weak and vacllating" "he avoids the wear
wounds of actual conflict"
THE SUPREME COURT
On the issue of Supreme Court which Patterson
trying make the main issue of the campaign, the
Republicans yield inch-in fact they the
the enemy's They show that this war
his part is personal matter-that he is making
the simply and solely because it has notf
subseryient him. Justice Goddard refused
denomination by the Democratic party at his dictaon
because he rendered decision which against the
interests Justice Gunter turned down this
delivered the opinion which held Pat
guilty of contempt Justice Gabbert "spewed
refused be dictated to by Patter
Tool and Meyer 1t is clear that
what he wants is Supreme Court that will take its de-
ready the office Welton street
supreme of the Democratic party. and he
be the boss also of the executive leg
ative judiciary departments of the state government
his nominees for the supreme bench should by
elected they would be his subserven
they concerned, he and he alone would
be the court.
BossIsM.
Such exhibition of bossism by
this fall hard to parallel the
any other in the Union. the regu
lar Democratic organization in Denver was against him.
and because he dared into the regular primaries
and fight them there and abide by the ISSUE he held
primaries OF his own called by his fat without
pretense of party regularity When the state convention
met he insisted that the delegates chosen should
seated the regular delegation thrown out only
from the convention, but from the party. He him
self up the sole judge constituted a Demo-
The convention after days strenuous
wranglng accepted his dctation and spewed OUT of the
party the who had been its strongest
years-and in when Patterson did profess
Democrat at all, but leading Popust opposition
He dictated, If he did not actually write, the platform
adopted by the convention He insisted putting in
plank which committed the nominee for if elect
ed, to his full he die andN
when Mr.. Adams make feeble protest. virtually
told him to back and sit down-which meekly did.
thus ending his chances if he had any, being elected
to the Senate in the Democrats should in
eecting majority of the incoming Legislature.
Lindsey adopted the rest of the
his own and most of the nominees promised
stay it and him. Patterson called together
read the riot act to them compelled get
all except those the local ticket Denver
little help Lindsey could give would
effort to back into the is running the
whole campaign, debating the policy, supervising
speeches. and running the iterary Never was
case of such absolute domination by is
to the reorganized Democracy" Hearst
and Murphy the Sulvans combined are to the re-
organized Democracy" in New York The issue has
been stated in the big posters with Mayor Speer
has pastered the billboards of Denver"Sha Patterson
or the People, rule city state?"
THIS WEEK.
This week DIR. Buchte is touring part the state on
special train, speaking in many places possible
Everywhere he he carrying gospel
and prosperity, of optimism forward outlook
everywhere Mr. Adams he is carrying over
the stolen governcrshp" conditions of
unrest and anarchy shall back the lament that
everybody ought to be feeling
and out of sors generally There doubt where
the people stand-hey don't go backward they
want to go forward; they don't trouble
they want continuation of the peace and pros
pery. They will show 1t by votes on the 9th CT
November
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS