Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-18

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as the counterpart OF the voting OF tn,
Shareholders in a corporation at the
annual meeting, and he said tina
every man and woman should go tc
the polls in the spirit of the best cit
izenship. and without the prejudice
and bias OF partisanship, vote for the
best ofthe candidates as they would
do II they were shareholders in q
corporation and were voting for di
rectors to attend to their business
Then the question of which party has
best conducted the business OF this
state and the United States would
arise and the answer would come that
the Republican party had unquestion.
ably 20 conducted things that prosper.
ity had followed the depression of the
last Cleveland administration when
President Mckinley was elected. that
factories which had been shut down
were started up again, wages rose,
employment became plentiful and the
terrible strain of hard times which
had accompanied Democratic mIsrule
gave place to peace and plenty.
All these things came from the poll
cies of the Republican party. the
party of power. the party of progress.
In speaking of the assassination of
Mckinley he said that 1t seems as
keeping an eye on our country, be-
cause no weak man had been put in
the second place on the ticket with
the martyred Mckinley and we have
now Roosevelt whom all delight to
honor. Citing the rate bill. the pure
food bill and other great measures
which have become laws under Roose-
velt's administration, he said that In
the future only would the full benefit
OF these laws be realized.
Coming down to state matters.
which he treated fully, he contrnsted
the administrations OF Governor
Adams. Governor Thomas and Gov
ernor OTman with the administration
OF Governor Peabody following, In
which the 3251.0 OF excess warrants
accumulated under the Thomas ad-
ministration were almost paid off, not
withstanding the reduced appropria-
tons OF the Democratic senate of that
time, which were purposely reduced
in the hope of embarrassing the ad-
ministration and causing the resort to
measures similar to those Of the pre-
vious administrations under Demo
cratic governors. Under Orman an
appropriation to pay these excess war
rants was made and was frittered
away without the payment Of one dol
lar OF the Indebtedness for which 1t
was expressly appropriated. In this
connection he read the letter Of Gov
ernor Thomas to Auditor Crouter on
the subject Of this appropriation.
Going into the history OF the Big
Mitt" Mr.. Allen explained the alleged
theft OF the governorship by Peabody
and showed plainly that though Pea
body was accused OF the theft OF the
office Alva Adams was, in reality the
thief, and held the office for sixty
one days, by reason OF the operation
of the big Mitt," whose fraudulent
votes had placed him there.
Mr.. Mcdonald said when he arose
to address the audience that he would
not go into the minute history OF the
politics of the state. but would confine
himself almost exclusively to an expo
sition OF the Adams.P Patterson combin.
alton and promised to occupy not
more than half an hour, a promise
which he adhered to.
He reviewed tine well known history
OF both men in the strongest Of Ian
guage, referring in scathing terms to
| the corruption of Alva Adams broth
ers, Frank and "Bill," by whose acts
he profits, and to his own pusilani-
nous nature, which shrinks from any
l eApftS5iOu VI opiHion, tfaucs icopohS-
ibility and shifts the burden Of un-
manly acts and deeds to other shoul.
defs. Referring to the Trades OF the
Patterson organs against Adams In
the past he connected Toms present
| solicitude for the election OF Adams
In the present to the desire To 60
again to the senate having his only
formidable opponent in the person OF
Alva out OF the way in the governors
chair, II 1t were possible to elect him
Regarding Patterson's expressed dis
claimer OF any desire to go to the sen
ate again he said that Of course Ton
doesn't want to go now; but walt un
til Democratic house and senate ars
elected, II such thing were to com'
to pass, and then see Tom get into th'
fight. Briefly referring to w. ]. B
he called attention to the way II
which he had modified his govern
. ment ownership OF railroads ide;
when he heard that the South didn'
like 1t on account OF the Jim crow
, cars The pryau recantiOn at Ney