Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-16
GREAT RALLY
OF REPUBLICANS
Filled Grand OperaHouse
Monday Night
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
WAS DISPLAYED

0NInb IN IuSSs"S"
WAS DISPLAYED
Speakers Were Greeted with Hearty
Applause and tho OIee Club
Encored to the Echo.
There has never been a more repre-
sentative audience gathered in the Grand
opera house than that with which it was
filled on Monday evening. Ladies and
their escorts, war veterans. farmers,
business men. professors from the schools.
their pupils and citizens generally packed
the building as it has not been filled for a
long time.
And it was a most enthusiastic gather
ing that heartily greeted even the most
ineonspicuous Of the county candidates
and vigorously applauded ievery mention
Of their favorites. Roosevelt. Taft, Jesse
Mcdonald and others.
Paul M. North. president OF the Repub-
ican Club, offieated as chairman. and
presented the different speakers. opening
with the county candidates. who each
showed up before the footlghts and made
their little spiel" Their talks were in
terspersed with songs and ehoruses
splendidly rendered by the Republican
ouar,e.-Messrs. Elser. Ames, Hart and
DR. Parriss-and choice music from
Bailey's orchestra.
Though most Of the talks were short 1t
was $3.50 before the chairman annonne-
ed the speakers Of the evening. the
first of whom was Hon. C. W. Dolph 81
Colorado Springs. who had been hurrled@
" called to take the place Of John ".
Springer, as the latter had missed the
train at Denver. Mr.. Dolph's address
was upon state issues and he handled his
subject in a most entertaining manner.
The Sixteenth general assembly, OF
which Mr. Dolph was a member made
rDs excellent record. 1t put on the
statute books q number OF important laws
tina. have been. of benefit to the state,
such as the pure fOod law, local option
law, etc. The speaker cited some OF the
important points Of the state platform
that advocating direct primaries. for IN
stanee-and said that II the nominees on
the Republican ticket are elected this
wear, another splendid record will be
made.
Judge James A. Orr. former judge OF
EI Paso county, was the next and last
speaker. His address was upon the na-
tional issues and though short was full OF
pinrer, He said that the Republican
party has ever stood for protective tar
IN and the Democratic party for free
trade and pointed out the absurdity OF
the contention that a Democratic Con-
eress and President would protect the
beet sugar industry. vitality important
question in Colorado. He said that pros
perity depends on employment and that
home markets for farmers are worth
more than all others of the world COM
bined. The DingIey tariff bill was shown
TO be pre-eninently Republican meas
ure and encouraged the beet sugar indus
try by its provision for bounty on all su-
gar made here and removal OF all tax on
machinery used in beet sugar factories
when imported into this country. He re-
fCnad to the issues set forth by Demo-
erYs in this and previous presidential
ea0 igns and said that today the only
issue they could devise is Shall the peo-
pie rule" In foiceful way he pointed
out that the people did rule. but not to
the benefit Of the Democratic party.
Hon. John ". Springer joined the party
here on Tuesday. and was the principal
speaker at Sugar City on Tuesday night.
where It was also necessary to display
the standing room only sign.
Large and enthusiastic audiences
gree ed the county candidates at their
meetings in Ordway and Kings Center on
WeGresday and Thursday evenings and
the campaigning Of the Republicans upon
the county ticket has become round OF
pleasure.