The Delta independent., 1906-10-12
A GREAT SPEECH
BY A GREAT MAN.
Large and Enthusiastic Audience Listens to Mas
terIy Address by Next Governor.

mcHIately apparent to any intelligent
persOn. The idea of such man being
controlled or influenced by men or cor
poraiions against the public good was
al once made ridiculous He impressed
h!s audience as a man who DOES
things, as a man with message. fear
less IN its presentation, as man who
is honest and able. He talked common
sense. was in no way abusive but called
black BLACK and white WHITE.
He referred to the record of the Re-
publican party and the matchless
craftsmanship and unparalleled person
ality of its great leader, President
Roosevelt He reviewed the last DEM
ocratic administration and its free soup
house. panic. paralyzed industry rec
ord. He recalled that Cleveland claimed
his administration powerless to control
the trusts on account OF lack of legisla
tion and then told Of what had been ac-
complished by the same legislation that
was at that time on the statute books
as enforced by Republican admins
tration He took a stand on the cor
poration question that is in harmony
with common sense and wise states
manship, the Roosevelt stand. to con-
trol corporations and not smash them.
He stated brilliant truth when he said
we want more corporations instead of
less that Grand Junction has sugar
factory owned by corporation and
that Delta, Paonia. Hotchkiss and
Montrose want sugar factories. Cor
poratIons are needed if we expect to
grow and expand and become what We
ought to be and make out of our coun-
ify what we ought TO make out of is
We don't want to smash but control the
railroads. We do not want to smash
other legitimate corporations but We
must enact legislation to see that they.
like the individual. get square deal
and no more. The Chancellor took up
analysed the twelve or thirteen urgent
reforms it promised the people and to
which he added five additional He
paid n just tribute to the present Re-
publican state officials. pointing out the
excellence Of their respective admins
trations. the economy practiced and alb
solute freedom from scandal. He said
the Republican party had put stop to
election thlevery in Denver and reclted
its sutforlngS on this account at the
hands of the opposition. And then he
stood up. tiat-footed. Square-toed and
, told the story of how he came to be the
standard bearer in this campaign anG
of his statement to the committee tina,
he would accept only under one condi.
ton and that was absolute freedom
! from pledge or promise; to be given :
| free reign to be guided solely by his
own conscience. 1t was plainly evident
tn. no candidate ever went before the
people asking their suffrage more com
| pletely free to exercise his own individ
ual initiative and to bring about re
| forms and do something for the people
than is Chancellor Buchtel.
AS stated before the address was
! listened to with marked attention anC
has done much to convince those who
did not know the mettle of the man
that the Republican party has as its
standard bearer this year one Of the
big men of the state. who is able tc
hold his own in oratory and debate anC
who carries with his candidacy a pur-
pose and that purpose is for the great.
est good to the greatest number.