Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-22
GINGE X
S NH S
BY
G. H. T.


fieulty in keeping up with the procession
OF events in these rushing days. Not
only does Mr.. Jones sometimes fail to 60
to Denver at the time we send him there.
and again he gets back before we get the
public told about it. but oven baking Of
snaps" prepared early in the week and
sent TO the linotype oven in Pueblo. may
be little stale when printed the end OF
the week The railroad bill. which WAS
being tossed like football between the
House and the Senate up To Monday last,
was on Tuesday given desperate kick
by the Republican majority and landed in
the Governors Office Wednesday. ready
for his signature. The character OF the
bill as finally passed verifes perfectly
however the "bakerman's" suspicious OF
It's character. and so his story goes:l
The "baker-man" OF the Ginger
Snaps" column is in something OF \
quanda-a-ry as &c the true inwardness
OF the political factors in the proposed
railroad legislation OF the state as.
sembly. II looks like n three-corner-
ed uggle. There is the Democrat
ic minority that has its views on the
subject. And being in hopeless mi
nority il can afford TO be sincere. II
has embodied its views in bill, but
il never 'at any time expected to have
them approved by the assembly. Tbs
Democrats simply wanted to express
their sentiments. through the medium
OF the Hon. Tully Scott and other
DcmostEenes on that side OF the
house. They are in the juggle now
mainly as 4 weight wherever
they see fit to throw their vote and
inn-o-o-o-nce. Next there is the real
thing in the real lobby force OF ths
staCc railroad combine. which while
il hasn't Il seat in the assembly as
such has some electric wires that
connect With tho seats and can put
its finger on the button as occasion
arises. Then there is the Hon. Bill
Evans as represented by the Denver
Republican and-I was going TO say
Governor Buchtcl-but ,ha, is where
the aforesaid quanda-a-ry comes in.
What ia the exact relation on the
railroad control question existing be-
tween Bill and Buch;ei. Or TO put
Aore politely. between NJ. Evans
newspaper and his sNceilcncy the
Governor The query Is too much
for me. IL wresiics me down. ! can
imagine Mr.. Evans wanting TO har-
moniyc with the Governor on what
in religious parlanee Is called non.es-
scniials. But non-essentials with Air.
ETsns must needs mean nothing that
essentially affects the einch that fran.
siisr-halding corporations have upon
the non-franchisc holding individuals
ana business concerns Of ihe country.
But that should furnish no ground
OF conflict. for Governor Buehicl
regards Observation-Disclosures u
auniher name for monopoly-holding-
corporations. as the business saviofs
Of the country. lie has never been
able to see that waRc-wofker Is eN-
peeicd 10 do \ days productive la
Dor before lie IL handed 4 days pay
By the capitalist. and that the primary
cicmsni in all weaiih-produetion Is
the muscle and brain oi tho worker.
lie therefore regards Il a. veriiabic
6oi.scnd wherever a capitalist con
icsecnds TO invest a dollar in a way
tia; will give man days work.
Such hcucfacior Of tho human race
NAllUNE w hoV wei hAhGN NHEN WAs
from tho Governors viewpoint. in
the way OF protective tariffs. govern
mcnt bonus rebates. ship subsidies,
natural water powers, coal and min
cfai land ySants, etc. etc. There is
nothing too good for the fellow who
will invest his capital on guaran-
iecd basis of anywhere from ten TO
twenty-five per cent. on actual in
Ics,mont. and a fec simple deed TO as
much of the natural resources of the
earth as he can run survey line
around. Therefore Bueh;ei harmon
izcs with Bill handsomely on general
principles. think understand ;ha,
part Of it.
Bu; when pueh;sl keeps on rci,cr-
aiing that he il Rocscycitian Rcpub-
liean and intima,cs tina, he is in ia
vor Of the same sor, OF railroad leg
islation for tho state of Colorado as
Roosevelt has insisted on from our
federal Lawmakers II Is different
proposition. II Evass really endorses
him ! a,n at loss to know whether
Evans has no stock in any rail road
ways outside of the Denver tram
ways and so Is in position to hon
cs,,y harmonizc with the Governor
on state railroad control since IL will
sost him nothing but the admiration
Of a few of bis fellow. .monopolists.
While il keeps him the admiration of
his ardent aimircr the Govcrnor' Or
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