Cañon City record., 1906-10-18
CHANCELLOR BUCHTEL HITS
FROM THE SHOULDER

IN MS Jour over Ine state CndncellOT
Buchtel. the Republican nominee for |
governor has been given a continuous |
ovation. Everywhere crowds have |
turned out to hear his clear, straight |
forward discussion of the issues of |
the present campaign. DR.. Buchtel is |
a forceful speaker, he hits from the
shoulder and evades nothing. He meets |
every issue fairly and in manly way, |
and there is no effort on his part to
dodge. He is a man who tells what he
thinks, though the Heavens fall 1t is
this straightforward presentation OF
the issues of the campaign that the
voters delight to hear. and DR.. Buchtel
is daily impressing the people of the
state with his unmistakeable sincerity.
Alva Adams. the Patterson puppet for
governor, has been wandering over the
state charging that DR.. Buchtel who is
an unpledged candidate is not worthy
of the support of the people on that
account
| DR.. Buchtel true to his custom of
meeting every issue made in his cele-
brated speech at Colorado Springs a
few days ago, answered this would-be
argument in his usual forcIble and
convincing way. Speaking of this
phase of the matter. frequently inter-
rupted by applause, DR.. Buchtel said /:
From the reports of the speeches
of Ex-Governor Adams, l find that he
wants the people to believe that my
declaration, that | shall go into office
means in fact that | am now pledged
and that | will not be fair and Impair
Patterson made similar charges
against Ex-Governor Adams himself in
the Rocky Mountain News OF Septem-
Der 10, 1896, in these words:
These corporations and their
agents did not give something for
nothing. They gave the nomination
for governor to Alva Adams, the
choice of the Democratic party.
There must have been some con-
sideration. What was It? The people
them why the water company and the
tramway company are willing that he
should appoint the Denver boards. =.
..... What was the consideration
that led the corporation machine to ac-
cept Mr.. Adams as it's candidate for
the governorship What promises
have been made? What debts are
due?'
Were these declarations true about
Adams when he was a
candidate for governor for the second
time? | do not think they were true
about him and / do not think they are
true about him now when he is a
candidate for the fifth time. Neither
the water company nor the tramway
had any sort of compact
with Ex-Governor Adams. They did
not want any such compact. / find
that all sensible men in Colorado
know that Senator Patterson is hope
lessly afflicted with an incurable dis
ease k0OWU dS COTDOTdLlOHlLlS. lively |
one who does not bow the knee to
him is corrupt corporationist. There
is no wealth but predatory wealth
When Ex-Governor Adams. bank
president, stockholder in many cor
porations, millionaire, recipient of free
passes on all railroads for twenty-one
years or more, burns incense at the
Patterson shrine, he is declared to be
patriot who deserves any office he
wants except the senatorship. When
he does not burn incense. the versatile
Senator Patterson describes the ex-
governor as weak and vascilating on
all controverted public questions, and
as secretly pledged to do something
dishonorable.
when Ex-Governor Adams walls
Patterson walls. 1t is clearly evident
that he has been listening to his mas
ter's voice. While do not believe
that any OF those stupid charges
against Ex-Governor Adams were true
in 1896, I want to say in the most de-
clded and unequivocal manner that all