The Delta independent., 1906-10-19
JANU'RY DATES CHOSEN
Western Slope Horticultural School
To Take Place Week Begin.
ming January ID.
fruit EXHIBIT IMPORTANT FACTOR
W. P. Dale Receives Letter from
Professor Paddock Endorsing
Proposed Plan.

Well, well, WE'LL the great and only
Thomas O'Donnell who has been herald
ed as the mighty democratic "keen
edge" whose speech at the democratic
state convention made mince meat and
cold slaw of an ex governor and Tam
many Mayor; this Thomas the Terrible,
has been in Delta and delivered himself
of his martyr" oratorical outbursts
and the republican party in Delta coun-
" still lives and seems to be stronger
than ever on the morning after.
Poor, old. Thomas O'Donnell, you have
our sympathy. You must be giant in
intellect, your ponderous frame is sure
ly full to Overlooking with oratorical
generalities when you have something
to crate about, for we have been told SO
SO many times: and that you did help
vanquish about half of the democratic
party from the state convention and
make certain your party's defeat at the
election this fall. there can be no doubt.
But. Thomas, your oratory refuses to
orate and your 'keen edge" gets awful
ly dull when you attempt to do the
martyr" act for Alva Adams. Thorn
as. you are just like all the rest of US:
you can't do justice to something that
YOU are not sincere about. You had
great reputation in this neck o the
woods as speech maker before you
came here and made speech. but that
reputation is now a thing of the past
and we will never fear YOU until you
get to talking about something you be-
lieve in. We do really think you can
make a good speech, Thomas, when you
have something to speech about, but
YOU ought To have known before you
commenced that that old Adams ''mar-
tyr" chestnut would neither inspire you
or your audience and, Thomas. If you
don't get little inspiration in yours IF
YOU cannot impart any to an audience.
Thomas O'Donncll. this is n bad year
for democratic speech-making. anyway.
1--WE denounce. we deplore. we view
with alarm" don't go when everybody
is so busy they can Z get half done what
they have to do. And then your candi-
date for governor. like frce-silver, is a
dead issue in this state. Alva has been
The people know that when Senator
Patterson said. a pumber Of years ago,
"he is weak and vascillating" that Pat
terson told the truth for once in his life
The democratic rally at the opera
house Wednesday evening was the first
real. chilling frost that has been felt in
the Uncompahgre valley this fall. To
be very generous in estimating numbers
the audience was about half the size of
the Buchtel meeting. Mr.. Drach, dem
ocratic candidate for state treasurer
and Thomas O'Donnell were the speak
ers. The Hon. Porter Plumb presided
and got very sleepy before the show
was over. He was less fortunate than
q large part of the audience in that he
was on the stage and could not leave
until the last act had been fully com
pleted.
MIR. Drach made a common-sensc,
plain. matter-of-fact tak. Inc auui-
ence was very favorably impressed
with his part Of the program. but our
democratic friends do not deny that
MIR. O'Donncll failed to do himself JUS
tice. They say he was sick. Probably
this is true, for, AS shining satellite in
the democratic armament he realizes
that his brilliancy has been dimmed by
the Patterson comet with its Adams
tail.
Mr.. O'DonnelI harped away on the
now ridiculous claim that Chancellor
Buchtel is n slave to the corporations.
the ''govcrnorship steal" and Simon
Guggenheim. OF course he had to talk
about something and such silly twaddle
IL about all democrats have to go on
this year Republican prosperity, good,
clean republican state government and
a happy, busy and contented people
makes democratic tissues" very scarce.
Since the frost of Wednesday night
local democrats begin to realize the ut
ter hopelessncss of their cause ut the
approaching election.
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