Gunnison news-champion., 1906-08-17

Know anything about tina, mascie
Just ba 4 of your ear
Ii Is a muscle that DOESN'T
WORK Any LONGER. Ia earl.ss
days that muscle moved the car, and
in moving the ear scared away
the HES The thoughtful Ar liar
win, the solemn Hseckel and other
wise men have devoted good deal
of attention to the muscle that used
to waE the ear and that wags it no
longer
Dear FELLOW citizen. did At ever
occur 10 you that l8U are like that
atrophied muscle that You. tor, have
lost your functions As A CITIZEN,
and that YOU might a. well disappear
altogether 30 far a. influence or pow
or IN government ~ concerned
The muscle that used 10 move the
ear is still there. bat IT performs no
function. It is only memory II by
gone times.
And the American voter is silll
here, bat it is practically true OF him
that as a voier HE PERFORMS No
FUNCTION.
In memory Of olden times he goes
soIemnly TO the ballot box, makes
his mark, aud proudly hands in his
ballot, Bvt IL 10 fast becoming
meaningless joke.
IL would really be better for the
peopIe--s more friesdly sct-if the
big financial power that has taken
over oSr RoverR,nent would smssh
the ballot bog with it's heel, - il
tho picture on the preceeding page,
and let the people KNOW where
thy stsad. THAT NIGHT STIR
THEN uP TO SOME MANLY
ACTION.
Th;s sdisorisl to-day is istssd-
- 10 ceoeu1osu1s yeas s11soeian %
ths Asa9ss REPRESENTED BY
THE COCRrS AS AGENCIES OF
CORPORATIONS IN NULLlFY-
ING THE PEOPLES WILL.
You remeaber what happened
after the election in New York City
last Fall The whole nation knows
that story The vote was stolen by
the paid employees OF corporations.
Everybody in New York knew it.
SEVENTEEN CONNICTS SENT
TO THE PENITENTIARY PROV
ED IT.
The highest court of the State,
the Court of Appeals, DECLARED
THAT THE PEOPLE HAD AB-
SOLUTELY NO MEDY
AGAINST THE MEN THAT
STOLE THEIR VOTES.
That Court Of Appeals-of which
every member unqaestionably knew
that fraud had been committsd-de-
clared that it could not 90 back Of
the returns. The learned Judges
practically said to the political
bosses, go ahead, laugh at the vote
voters. Once you have stolen their
votes WE won't interfere"
They went through some little
mummery, talking of action in courts
below. As matter of fact, As Mr..
WINS, the Republican candidate.
pointed put, the New York Court of
Appeals served notice on the citizens
that when they are cheated at the
ballot they mustn't expect any help
from their higher court.
Now, far from New York City, in
the State of Colorado. comes re-
petition of this interesting proof
that the courts are used to protect
ballot box criminals.
The New York judges said prac-
tically, This court is too HIGH,
YOU must go to courts lower down
if YOU want any remedy"
But in Colorado the gentlemen
who own the corporations wanted a
different kind of an opinion, and
they got it. la Colorado an emerge
tic and honest Judge in the lower
court had tried to hold accountable
before the law the criminals of the
ballot box Thereupon the Colo
rado Supreme Court, arrogating to
itself all the power but NOT
SHOWING THE SLIGHTEST DE
SIRE To USE IT IN THE INTER
EST OF THE PEOPLE-denied
the right Of the judge of the lower
court to interfere with the ballot
box criminals in any way.
la New York State the Court of
Appeals said, We can't do any,
thing"
And in the State of Colorado tie
Supreme Court saws, We won't let
a LOWER court do anything"
1t was the same story from the
Judges in both States-THEY
XQIlI nN'T LET Any PQWER