The daily sentinel., 1907-03-02
DELoNG HAS A CONSCIENCE

It has been discovered at last in
Denver that Senator DeLong has a
conscience and that it is often in
conflict with the purposes of the cor
poration ridden Republican party OF
this state Yet II must not be imag-
ined for one instant that Senator De
Long does not love his party and that
In a crucial contest that would mean
the downfall of his party he would
not stand by that party. even though
It would sere his conscience a little
bit.
Senator belongs one masterful
act since he became senator, was to
stand for the right In the gubernator-
ial contest that stole the seat of gov
ernor from Alva Adams. In that act
he gave notice to his party that he
would not do their bidding. If 1t was
in conflict with the dictates of his
conscience.
But days have passed since that
has had a taste of political power,
has forgotten to some extent that he
permitted his conscience to sway him
in one notable Instance. He has been
given notice that a conscience is a
bad thing to have, when a man Isl
ambitious politically. For having
done what he thought was right in
that notable Instance of the unseating
of Alya Adams, Senatod DeLong, all
though it is not generally known, has
been disciplined considerably by his
party.
In the present assembly the sena-
tor Is. to speak in the terms of the
unregenarate, is between the devil
and the deep sea" His conscience
dictates one line of action and his am
bition another. He would give the
people II possible a local option law
that really meant local option and
not the makeshift that means abso-
lutely nothing and which we believe
he will be compelled to vote for. with
out he bolts the dictum OF his party
caucus
Again the senator would really
like to give the fruit growers of the
western slope some relief. in rate
bill that also meant something. But
the senator knows that the present
emasculated law does not spell any
thing to those who have suffered un-
der the present law. He knows fur
thermore that the law as 1t now is
has been scalped of it's real meaning
and intent and is simply a farce.
We feel sorry for Senator DeLong.
because he will feel the necessity to
vote for this bill. because the inter
ests that the senator desires back
of him. are tho powerful railway In
tereats OF the state.
But the question is what would
cause the senator to back down on
these matters and do something that
would do violence to his conscience?
II is that principle of life that is in
born and innate in us all-it is that
something that destroyed Caesar. Ma
noleon and other lesser lights, AM
BITION. a little bird has been made
to buzz in the bonnet OF our worthy
senator and It is one of the kind that
cannot be shooed OFF readily II is a
most laudible ambition and the
senator must violate his conscience.
If he would reach that goal We
don't think that we violate any conf
dence when we tell the public that
the senator would like to be governor
of Colorado.
The senator did not tell MS this
but we know things sometimes by
intuition and then again 1t is gener-
ally understood over in Denver that
the senator has been promised some
thing or another of this kind, II he
will stand pat ana let his conscience
lie dormant for the time being.
But the funny part of this admin
istration and the Interests" that
control 1t is that It is long on prom
ises. II is stated that at least seven
or ten other gentlemen of more or
less eonspicuousness have been told
or had It intimated TO them that they
have the necessary gubernatorial
make up. How things will be ovened
up later depends solely in what man
ner the bills that the administration
wants killed, are treated.
We can say this. however. II the
present two important bills are vot-
ed for and passed In the manner that
they now appear before the assembly
thore will not be enough left of the
Republican majority in this state. to
wad a ball
We would be proud in having Sena-
tor DeLong nominated for governor
but our pride in him would be infin-
itely greater. If he would fight the
horrible make shift laws. which are
now of sole interest before the people
the local option law and the rate bill
or railway measure.
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