The newspaper., 1908-05-08
Voice of the State Press
II 1t IL Good. II Is Worth
Repeating

II 1t Is Good. II Is Worth
Repeating
In 1896 the Republicans of this
county were unit for the election OF
w. ]. Bryan. Many of them are join
ing the Bryan clubs this year.-Ava-
lanche, Glenwood.
Gov. John johnson of Minnesota
says he will not accept the Democratic
nomination for president. No. he GER
tainly will not. William J. accepted it
first.-Ex-Parte, Florence.
While he may not be responsible for
the late financial panic" Roosevelt is
no doubt the author of the political
panic now disturbing some OF the
G. o. p. brethren.-Herald, Fort Nor
gan.
Judge George Gray OF Delaware is
said to be preparing to put up stin
contest for the Democratic nomination
for president We dare say II will be
mighty stiff fight II he gets ahead OF
w. ]. Bryan.-Enterprise, Montrose.
Harris of Dolores, Montezuma county.
for lieutenant governor. We want To-
show the important bills out OF IN
pigeon holes. Less OF gabfest anH
more of honesty-Democrat, Durango.
A dispatch announces that the other
day a Chicago man laughed until he
fell over and cut his head on u radiator.
Some one must have assured him that
the Republicans will revise the tarir
Immediately after the next election
Herald. Meeker.
One Colorado senatorship disposed
of by the barter-and-sale method is
quite enough for several years to come.
The smelter trust ele<ed the last sen
ator and the mill trust is trying to elect
the next one. Why not let the people
have chance?-Gazette, Colorado
Springs.
Governor johnson of Minnesota has
formally announced himself In tho
presidential nomination lists. but word
comes too late. All the shouting In
Denver will be for Bryan. State after
state has already declared for the great
Nebraskan and as President Ingalls, OF
the Big Four railroad says. "the people
want him."-Camera. Boulder.
II is better to be right than rich. II
you cannot be both. though IL Is not
always so convenient. A clear consci-
ence on n soft pillow Is not near so apt
20 keep a fellow awake as n pocketbook
full OF money under II. Stick to tho
right and you have the road all to your
self. Stick TO money and you will have
to fight your way.-Democrat. Fort
Collins. u
Another Colorado millionaire Is try
ing to break into the United States
senate in the person of Clarence Ham
lin of Colorado Springs. The million
aires OF Colorado. having one repre-
sentative In that august body ought
to be willing to let us common folks
have one representative In the upper
house at Washington.-Enterpr
Montrose.
Unless the people OF Colorado arc
owned body and breeches by the cor
porate powers. or else are caJolcd into
believing that corporate interests are
Identical with the interests represent
ed by muscular exertion. the next gen
eral assembly will be Democratic, and
the next senator from this state will
not reIfesent Bill Evans nor the smell
ter trust by several leagucs.-Gazette.
wray.
The people of the county will do
well to remember that there is n rep
resentative and state senator to elect
this fall. and when they go to the pri-
maries they should keep In mind tho
fact that they want a general assem-
bly, that will give them a two-ccnt
passenger rate in the plains section of
the state. Just and equitable freight
and express rates and n primary cleo
tion law.-Gazette. Wray.
When the Democrats OF Colorado I'm
state convention assembled are looking
for n winning candidate for governs-,
they can do not better than to non3
nate Charles W. Franklin-the man WHO
did so much to bring the Democratic
convention to Denver. MIR. Franklin Is
honest. clean and capable. Not only
would he be n winner. but he would
give the state an administration Il
would be proud of.-Press, Lcadville.
II is n generally accepted belief
among the Democrats OF the whole
state that the factional fight in Denver.
which resulted in the "spewing out" OF