The state herald., 1908-10-09
"Ihe Big Nit
SHALL 1T BE RETURNED TO POW
Err IN DENVER


the Big Mitt" means. Knows that it
stole the election of 1902 for John
Shafroth and tried to steal the cleo
tion of 1904 for Alva Adams. If it had
not been for the interference of the
Supreme Court 1t would have been
completely successful In the latter
of the election, appointed watchers
and opened some of the ballot boxes
and thereafter some fifty or sixty of
the Democratic election thieves were
sent to Jail and served their sentences.
Thereafter n Republican Legislature
enacted n new registration law which
made it difficult for them to vote the
contents of Riverside cemetery and
other contiguous graveyards, and
which up to the present time has
made it possible for Denver to have
fair elections.
Is there any danger of the return to
its former activity of this nefarious
and criminal organization?
Immediately upon their release from
Jail the most prominent of the elec.
tion thieves who had been punished
for their crimes by the Supreme Court
were reinstated in the city service by
Mayor Speer and his administration
and they are there now.
Billy Green is on the detective
force.
Kratke and tn. rest OF the bunch
have their Jobs again.
They are just as willing now as
they were four years ago to pad regis
tration lists and stuff ballot boxes
The only question is in regard to their
power.
AT present there is a Republican dis.
trict attorney in Denver, a Republican
sheriff. and there is also Republi.
can administration In the state house
1t is not probable that they will dare
to 20 through their regular program OF
election crime this year; but suppose
the Democratic party should be sue,
cessful in the state and In the county
of Denver this fall. there would be n
Democratic state administration. n
Democratic Supreme Court, a Demo
cratic district attorney and Dem.
cratic sheriff. and there Is now a
Democratic city administration. What
could prevent n return of the condi.
tions which existed prior to the elec'
tion of 1904.
The registration law would still be
In effect but what would be the result
with all the city. county and state of
ficials leagu.d in conspiracy to
cvadc and annul It? What possible
guaranty would there be OF Its en-
iorccment? And. further. II Demo
cratic Legislature were to be elected
what could prevent the repeal OF the
registration law In such way as to
make II easy for the big Mittr to re-
sumo operations.
II has perhaps been too easily taken
for granted that the power OF the Big
Mitt' Is forever broken. Four years,
however. although a long enough time
for people to forget some OF the cnor.
mites that wcr. committed so short
a time ago. is only an interval In the
history Of a state. The men who com.
mittcd those frauds are stIll alive.
They stlll retain their cunning In man
ipulating registrations aud ballots. II
they are assured Of protection from
sources higher up" who can doubt
that they win resume their former
practlces7
This IL n matter which concerns not
alone the city and county OF Denver.
II concerns the whole state. II these
practices In Denver nrc allowed TO re-.
sumo II will not mater how great the
majority of Republicans are able 10
pile up In the rest OF the state. enough
votes will be counted or stuffed into
the ballot bikes IN Denver TO over
come their effect
The will Of the people of Colorado
will be nulllncd. M II wna In former
years, by the Vaccinations OF this
gang of criminals.
The election of the Republican state
ticket will put an end to NIL possibility
Of the return Of the mig Mltt" Il viii
insure real popular Royornmon, In
Colorado, Il viii keep the elections
In Denver free and fair.
II this Ii what the people Of Colo
RADIO want they will certainly vote the
Republican ticket ON November ..
1898 aud has since administered thom
far tho hyUYTf af an. u.a..t. , -.