La Junta tribune., 1908-09-26
Promises
Fulfilled
oPLeNDio RECORD OF REPUeLi.
CAN PARTY IN COLORADO.

en Colorado, a. In the nation. Illus
trates the difference between promise
and performance in the most striking
end impressive manner. No party ever
onade more glowing promises OF reform
and OF constructive legislation than
did tho Democratic party. when with
lts consort. the Populist party. It In
luced the people of Colorado to place
lf In power. All that is left OF the
Democratic legislation OF ten years Is
che revenue bill. and the flat-tax por-
ton Of that xas declared unconstitu-
tfonal and has been corrected by Re-
publican legislature.
The Republican party has accom-
piished more reforms and enacted more
useful legislation in the last two years
than tho Democratic party has dur
ing the entire history OF the state.
Tho Republican party not only elm
mated the swarm OF useless clerks
from the state house, but established
-Iaw and order" In the various depart
nents. People who visit the state
house under the Republican admins
<ration note at once the absence OF
Sdie and noisy employees. and realize
chat they ARE In . place OF business
where the atmosphere Of the counting
Aouse prevails The siipshod methods
u Democracy have been eliminated
and the promise to give the people q
Ausincss administration has been ful-
filled to tho letter.
= Democratic orators ridiculed tho long
dst OF reforms promised In the last Re-
publican platform and assured the pub
&c that they were piaced there simply
% catch the votes and not to be car
siod out With one or two exceptions
they have all been carried out. ra
q Ono OF the things which tho Demo
erats have been ciamoring for above
ell others h law curbins the pow
ers OF corporations and they have
charged the Republican party. In sea
son and out OF season. with being the
protector OF corporations engaged In
Improper and unfair practices. Not
,withstanding these protestations the
democratic party has never placed
single line OF regulatory or supervis-
cry laws on the books restraining or
governing In any way the methods and
covers OF corporations.
-, The Republican party two years ago
promised To enact railway legislation
that would prevent unfair treatment OF
the public: such q law was passed.
The fact that It has been tied up In
<he courts upon technicalities raised
~ tho railway corporations indicates
eisariy that It would have accom-
SiIshed It's object II the Law had been
oSsiess and ineffective the railroads
wtaad snet have taken the trouble to
tssSt Il sinathe S6urts. The Democrats
'WerS In power with their friends. the
POpulists. for ten long years without
saacting any railway Law. and stin they
charge the Republicans with the desire
20 permit the railways TO discriminate
and otherwise InJure the public.
The Republican party promised to re-
stse the insurance laws. giving the
state Increased power in supervising
these great corporations. They en-
acted law which has been In force for
aearly two years. the enforcement of
which has brought great credit upon
khe state. The Democratic party per-
mitted the insurance department to
die Of dry rot. using It only to pay po-
Gticai debts.
The Republicans promised building
and loan law that would place such 80
eietics under the supervision OF tho
state and prevent mistreatment OF the
pubiic. They carried out their prom
tse and these Institutions are now In
spected by representatives Of the state.
They promised banking law provid-
lng supervision over state banks and
such a law is now on the statute hooks
and Is enforced. They also promised
co enact a pure food law and provide
an examiner to prevent the sale OF
poisonous and injurious foods. This
4aw Is now4n effect and being enforced
10 the benefit Of all the people. They
promised to provide public examiner
hw that would set IN motion plans
that would provide uniform account
ing in all county and state offices. This
taw has been enacted and win be made
moro binding and effective from time
60 time. fa sss
Thesa and other promises were kept.
Il will be noticed that these laws pro-
~ide regulation and supervision over
corporations that handle trust funds
and public monies, and the traffic Of