The daily tribune., 1908-10-29
HAS BEEN ADOPTED"


unable to care for itself, exciting the
sympathy and compassion OF big
hearted man or woman who adopts
the helpless one and thereafter life
often becomes long. pleasant d ear.
But it is seldom that we know of
full grown map. fifty or more years
Of age. being adopted and cared for
through many years, OF the remain
der Of a lifetime
Last nights issue of the daily Citi-
man that is adopted for the Office of
treasurer Webster's International
dictionary gives the definition of
adopt 'to take as ones own that
which il not natural. - Another de-
finition, using the word chemically.
means "a receiver with two necks op-
posite to each other.
The Tribune wishes to ask, since
when and by whom has Mr. Fred.
erickson been "adopted?" A legal
Interpretation of the word, among
other thi ngs, means Support. In
view of the fact that Mr. Frederick
son has been holding down chair
in the treasurer's office for term
of years representing fully half
mans active lifetime. it would seem
that he really has been adopted"
and that The Citizen came very near
the truth. But adoption" means
more than support. 1t means eduoa-
tion in order that the child may be.
come self-supporting and not remain
a charge upon his adopters, and GER.
tainly not a public charge. Iuasmuc
as it has now been many years since
this so called founding has been
adopted" would it not now be we'll
for Fremont county to ascertain II he
can now stand alone, and IL not,
would it not be better for us to PEN
sion him off and give some one else
An opportunity to Learn how to stand
alone?
But all the people of Fremont coun-
ty did not give their consent to this
adoption in the first place. There are
two parents in the matter, repre- sented
by the Republican and Democratic
parties In adoptions that are legal
that are proper and right and fair
the adoption of child requires the
consent of both parents-one of whom
has never yet, in this case, given its
consent, and one of whom Is now
making strenuous objections.
Taking q more serious view Of the
treasurer's office, we call to mind tla t
the constitution of the state OF Colo
RADIO provides that a state treasurer
shall never succeed himself The
reason for this is very obvious. That
!. provisions Of our constitution is a
wise one and receives the endorse.
ment Of every Colorado citizen. If
this is true of the state, 10 is not the
part of wisdom for counties to make
the same provision In SO far AZ 1t ap-
plies to county treasurers We ~ san
to cast no reflections or insinuations
in any manner Whatsoever upon Mr..
Frederickson. At the same time we
do not believe 10 retaining man In
the treasurer's Office for more than
half Of his natural lifetime. II 1t is
unwise in the state office to the degree
! prohibition, It certainly must be un :
wise to retain in of.ce, year after
year. a county treasurer.
7. B. Moore, the Democratic can.
didate for county treasurer does not
ask to be adopted. He does not
ask to be retained in the office year
after year. He did not seek this
nomination. but because of his edu.
cation, fitness and ability to give in
services value received for the hon or
and compensation he wns placed in
nomination by the Democratic dele =
gates to the county convention. II
he is elected next Tuesday he will
make an officer that Fremont CO unity