The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
estate POLITICS FRon A REPUBLICAN POINT OF VIEW
END OF THE CAMPAIGN.

'-Ty', END OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Mud Batteries Ava.-The Mistakes Of
Pat.erson-RepubIicans Had the Aggressive Through
ou,-Lindsey and the Big Mitt--The Socialist Claims
Even when he tells the truth he does so in order to
disguise evil purpose, justify by precedent a
wicked policy Surely, who values sincerity will
be influenced by the utterances of Mr.. Roosevelt"
What crazy man produced a preposterous libel,
false It's face
This part material contained in the official
Democratic Congressional campaign book, issued under
the authority of chairman of the Democratic National
Congressional Campaign committe, the Hon jim
Griggs, better known Grim Jiggs.
Hero is another extract the sweet-scented
volume:
"M Roosevelt greater regard for the inter
corporations and less regard for the law than any
other Executive the country has ever had"
1t has difficult the people OF Colorado to be-
eve that the Democrats in other states can possibly be
reckless truth and proficient in maedicton
those in this state; but these extracts certainly go 10
show disease is epidemic in the whole party
The end of the campaign is here-next Tuesday the
ballots will be cast 1t has been a remarkable campaign
some respects beginning to end of It, the whole
stock Democrats has been abuse and viii
fcation of Republicans and of the Supreme Court the
attacks the President quoted above from the National
textbook are no whit attacks that have
been persstently and maliciously upon the
Supreme Court. The latter have better foundation
than the former.
MAsoUERADE.
Mr. Hughes has called Hearst's campaign in New York
masquerade. is curious to observe how points
the New York campaign
Colorado and this is of them Both
branches OF the Democracy have been masqueradng-
Lindsey a reformer, and Adams as a trustbuster
Lindsey reminds of the in the New Testa
ment out of whom a devil Lindsey got rid
of the Post DEVIL but it not long before than
other devils in the shape of the Mullins took
possession of the vacated place In Denver county the
Lindsey" ticket is the "savage's" ticket He put the
himself deliberately-ha is deliberately as
he does anything and he is responsible now for
them their works. Even since he put them his
ticket he has been going and down the state denounc
ing the Democrats who have stolen elections in Denver
10! these many years-most benefit
of the Adams familyand behold these he has allied
himself with the very who did large part of
it, Their big chief John Mullins, whose brother sent
to jail for balotbox stufng Indseys candidate for
District Judge the his candidates, with
exception, belong to the
REPUBLICANS AGGRESSIVE.
At beginning the campaign Patterson expected
10 keep the aggressive all hrough-to put the Republ
their defense keep them there. For two
whole he and his assistants have been preparing for
the attack the Supreme Court for two 1t has
been decided that Adams should the candidate for
Governor and "vindicated" He relied the bludgeon
the mud-battery get Republicans
and keep them there But instead of running the Repub
cans took the aggressive themselves They showed that
the election two stolen indeed but stolen
for Adams not from him They showed that the Big Mtt
has been broken and that the honest voters
the rest of the state rest that their ballots
will not be Offset any by fifteen thousand
bogus ballots Denver. Republican Legislature
registration law which has purged the lists in Denver
asd which honest election in that city for
the first time in many years. They showed that the
Supreme Court in taking jurisdiction of the election
ago. only exercising power which rghfully
belonged to it, and to inferior courta power which
had been invoked months before Patterson himself
Besides turning Pattersons attack these points
upon himself. the Republicans showed
Democratic administration in this state criminally
wasefu extravagant grossly incompetent
the succeeding Republican administrations
honest and economical and efficient They promised the
people four that they should have this kind of
administration, and the promise kept They
have restored law and order throughout the state
if there is able-bodied the work
it is his fault To these performances they point
that they will carry the reforms they
promise in their platform, giving the people still
administration and enacting needed legislation.
The records of Patterson and of Adams vuner
able that it has been easy for Republicans
in their true colors. Patterson described Adams
years ago weak and vacilating. without backbone
qualified for Office only by virtue of IAN overowlng smile
and embracing handsbake." Even he has not alleged
N>.