Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-19
STATE POLITICS FROM A REPUBLICAN POINT OF VIEW

Capitol, He implies that this year If he thinks he is
10 the seat He will do the unsuccessful
candidates for Office do in of the Spanish American
republics.
WHY NOT PARDON THEM?
II Mr. Adams right now. he wrong years
Nearly fifty OF his faithful followers had been sent
Jail :or stuns ballot boxes in the effort get him
seated He seated He held the Office for sixtysoven
days He was In full possession of the pardoning power
He alleged in his in the Legislative that
more votes returned for him than honestly
cast and less for his competitor than actual
y given him. this so-f he believed that he
entitled TO all the votes returned for him the face
OF the returns then these wrongfuly In jail.
Why did he them out? There can be only one
answerhe knew that he not honestly electedthat
the governorship been stolen for him by these men
and others and he did not dare TO fly In the face of
public opinion and PARDON the occupants af suffers row.
in the county jail 1t a good illustration OF his cour
and consistency AS Patterson said OF him years
he is weak and vaciilans. he avoids the weari
ness and wounds OF actual conflict"
THE SUPREME COURT.
On the issue OF the Supreme Court. which Patterson
is tryng make the main issue OF the campaign. the
Republicans yield not inch-in fact. they the
war into the enemys camp. They show that this war
fare his is personal matter-that he Is making
the simply and solely because It has not
been subscrvent to him. Justice Goddard refused
denomination by the Democratic party a his dlctatIon
because he rendered decision which against the
fall because he has delivered the opinion which held Pat,
erson guilty OF contempt Justice Gabbcrt 'spewed
OUT because he had refused to be dictated to by Pacr
In the Tool and the Meyer II Is clear that
what he wants Ia Supreme Court hnt Will take i,s de-
clSlons roadymnde from the Office In wclton lie In
the supreme boss Of the Democratic party. and he
wants be the boss also OF the executive leg
atvc and judiciary departments of tho state government
II his nominees FOE the bench should by some
misfortune be elected they would be his snbscrycnt tools
and 30 far they concerned he and he alone would
be- the court.
eossisM.
Such exhibition OF bossIHm has been made by
Patterson ths fall would bc hard parallel In the
nails of other state In the Union Because the
lar Democratic organization In Denver against him.
and he the regular primaries
and hsht them thcr. and abide by the ISSUE he held
primaries q: his called by his fat, without any
prc,cnse OF regularity When the eonvca,ion
met he insisted that the delegates chosen should bo
seated. and the regular delegation thrown only
from the convention. but from the party lie set him
self be the sole Judge of what constituted Demo
crai The state convention after two days Of strenuous
wransns accepted his dIotaton and spcwcd OUT OF tho
party the who had been It's StronEcs, leaders for
ycarS-and in years when did profess DO
Democrat at Nil. hut leading Popust opposition.
He dictated. he did no; actually write. the platform
adopted BY tho convention. lie insisted putting in
plank which committed the nominee for elect
cd. to his full unicss should de- and
when MIR. Adams make feeble protest. virtually
told him TO back and sit down-Whieh he mccky did,
thus ending HIS chances he had any being elected
to the Senate in the Democrats should succeed In
clcciing majority OF the incoming Legislature. When
Lindsey adopted the Of the Democratic
his own aud most Of tho nominees had promised him to
stay It aud support him. called them together
read tho riot act them. compelled get Off
all cSocp; those the local ticket Denver where the
little help Lindsey could give would aid his
effort TO sc. back into the Senate. Now running
whole campaign debating the policy supervising tho
speeches and running the "itcrary bureau Never was
Of such absolute domination by man. lie is
TO the rCorganscd Democracy Of Colorado what Hearst
and Murphy and Suyans combined arc TO the re
organized Democracy" in York The real issue has
been stated in the big posters with which Mayor spCcr
has plastcrcd the hboards Of Dcnvcr-"shai Patterson
or the People. rulc city and statc7"
THIS WEEK.
This week DR. Buchtci touring part Of the state OF
special train. speaking in many places as possible
Everywhere he he s carrying gospel Of progress
and prosperity. Of optimism and the forward outlook
Everywhere Mr. Adams he carrying the whine over
the stolen Eovcrnorshp demand that conditions O,
unrest and anarchy shall be brought back the lament that
everybody ought TO be feeling dovnroden and oppressed
aud out Of yors generally There be no doubt where
the people stand-they want to go backward they
want to forward: they want unrest and trouble
they want continuation of the present peace and pros
pery. They will chow It by their votes on the 9th G,
November
s>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>S>>N< ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
9 there is no doubt NORTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE.