Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-30
NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS-
STIR GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Edward T. Taylor and John A. Martin Rainy CAnd,dAies
ior Coase.sncn Make SPLENDID Spoeches-E1pose
Hollow P.escase q Republican Promises. RIP
Lscd a.d Dsnlhcd Language the
Necessity q Putting Democrats
Polcies IN Fosoe

A large and entbusiast,c GansI-
soI audience CRESTED Hon. I'd. y
Taylor aud John A. Martin. dem
ocrstsc candidates for congressman,
Monday might, They spoke a, the
court house, a. the Mssonic hall is
occupied by nightly rehearsals Of
The County Chairman Very
close 10 200 crowded into the as
sembly room.
T. J. Sampliner did the honors as
chairman and introduced the speak
ers in well chosen remarks
Dr. W II. Twinine. Of Aspen.
made a short address at the outset,
and wa. we'll received. The doctor
makes a hne appearance and won
many votes by his frank statement
Of his position ON public questions
lie is the the democratic candidate
for state senator, Gunnison and Pit
Kin counties.
Senator TAYLOR bears the reputa
ton Of being responsible for more
real live state legislation than aIy
other man in Colorado. lie has rep
resented Garfield county in the Col
orado senate for twelve years, and
not only is his record clean, honor
able and without reproach by any
man, bat he has initiated and passed
above fifty measures for the good OF
the people, and done that in a senate
almost continually republican. We
think such a man should be promo
ted and sent to represent the state as
congressman at large in Washing
ton.
While not . fluent orator, Senator
Taylor showed hi. talents TO the peo.
pie OF GsAnison by tbs fair, Impair.
tial arguments he used and the
grasp he exhibited of public ques-
tons You felt that the man thought
and felt Just as he talked; that he
didn't deceive you in word and would
not in deed
The senator discussed the forest
reserves quite at length and drew a
vivid picture OF their injustice and
the unAmerican system Of govern
meut bv which they were controlled
With Guggenheim in control Of the
smelter trust, shutting down all com
peting smelters, with the republican
promise of e. C. llamlin, the milling
trust magnate Of Colorado Springs,
as companion senator and with Pin
ch0t dictator Of fourth Of our area
as reserves and grasping for more
territory, we may expect the indus
trial growth OF our state to cease
In speaking Of the ravenous hunger
of the forestry officials for fees, their
demand for more power and constant
adding on little here aud little
there to get more money, and vet
making great virtue Of the few
trails and fences built, he said it re-
minded him of the little boy who
told Of getting nickel every time
he took spoonful of medicine with
out making a fuss. We'll, what do
you do with the nickels?' 'Oh, !
give them to mama And what
does she do with them" "Oh,
when she gets enough to make a
dollar she buys another bottle Of
medicine
When Senator Taylor gets to con-
gress we can depend on it that the
first bill he will get through will be
one granting home rule to Colorado
people in connection with the re-
serves and the public domain Not
that we are opposed to forest pre-
servation, but we are opposed 10 al
sentee landlordism Down about
Rife, the other day, some ranchmen
were making complaints to a carpet
bag forest ranger. Brushing them
aside. the fellow said: ''Oh, well
they are a lot of Missourians who
can { write their own Names One
old fellow heard of it ard came
around TO the ranger and said: Lots
Of us have been long republicans,
but we'll show you that if we can I
write our rames on November 3rd
we can make a mark that Pinchot
can read clear from Washington.
John A. Martin. Of Pueblo. the
candidate for congressman. second
district, is q comparatively young
man who has risen to a position as
one Of the leaders of the state bar
Twenty years ago he was a fireman
on the Colorado Midland, building
into Aspen. In spare moments he
.Yn1,ed Law He orened an Office in