Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-22
But One Real Issue for Con.
sideration Of Voters

present campaign progresses II Is be
coming more and more apparent tha
there is but one issue now up for tn
consideration of the voters OF Colo
rado. That one issue Is Thomas NJ
Patterson, dictator of the Democratic
party In Colorado. That issue is
shall the affairs OF Colorado be turned
over to such boss and his followers
Adams, the meek, Is nothing NOR,
than fislrehead, and~he will ODE,
absolutely the every suggestion o
Patterson. Patterson. an indefatagiblt
worker for himself. has in one way oil
another kept himself, through his vel
low papers, in the public eye. TIL.
voters of Colorado are in truth weary
OF this continuous issue, but IL signs
are to be relied on, Patterson and his
| molly crew OF candidates will be
| relegated to private life In next No
yember.
Through pernicious activity, un
equalled anywhere In the United
states, Senator Paterson has trumped
up issues for the people to consider
| has exploited them in his yellow pa.
| pers, and when his ends we're served
he dropped the so-called issues as
quickly as he picked them up. Never
in his long political life in the state
has he enacted into law or caused to
be enacted into law any of the meas
ures he so persistently writes about
in his papers. 1t is not the purpose
OF Patterson, boss, or Patterson, sen
ator. to do anything in the interests
OF the people or anything In the in
terests of the state of Colorado For
years, this man, who stands at the
head of the Democratic party. has
done nothing save tear down, and de-
stroy. He has ever been opposed to
all those things which tend toward
the upbuilding OF the state, and he
has been the Jonah of the state and
the Democratic party.
Chief Justice Gabbert, in his deci.
slons. has laid down the law that the
peace and integrity of the state must
be preserved. On this account Pat
terson has declared him an outcast
from society. and has branded him
with every dishonorable epithet that
his red splashes of ink could portray
Justice Gunter of the supreme court,
Democrat, and a jurist was called
upon to write the opinion in the Pat
terson contempt case. the case in
which Patterson was brought before
the bar of the supreme court and
chastised for his Infamous attacks
upon the judiciary. That meant the
political death of Gunter, for Patter-
son, the boss of the party would not
permit his name to go before the
Democratic state convention.
So 1t has been with men and meas
ures, since first Patterson has in
fected the state. He has praised and
condemned every man Of prominence
in the state. and each time he has
praised or condemned. II was not with
any purpose of rendering justice
where Justice was due, but ever and
always to serve the personal ends of
Patterson.
Patterson has grown rich In Colo
rado from the resources OF the great
state, but he has never in his long
public career returned any of his
gains to the state In any form what
ever. He has consistently been
against every movement which looked
for the betterment OF the state except
where he could readily discern that
the ends of Patterson would be served
and his interests advanced.
This Is the man who controls Alva
Adams, William p. Seeds. and all the
other nominees on the Democratic
ticket. He is the man who will, II
the Democratic party Is placed in
power dictate the policies Of the state
departments. He is the man who will
direct the expenditure OF the states
money. He is the man whose baleful
influence will permeate every phase
OF the states governmental activity.
A return to power of this inexorable
and ruthless boss will mean the re-
turn of the big Mitt" In Denver. 1t
will mean that the lawless element OF
the state will be immune from pun
ishment and the work OF years OF
Republican advancement will 60 for
naught. He WILL II the Democratic
ticket Is elected remain In power un-
til once again the people of the state
rise in their might and say that he
shall no longer dictate the policies OF
the state government. Fortunately
Thomas NJ. Patterson will not have
an opportunity to darken the path OF
the states progress. But II Is well
| to think of these things when the time
to vote comes.
The political downfall Of Thomas
Paterson can be hastened by election
to the executive chair OF Henry A.
Buchtel and the entire Republican
| ticket.