The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-23
To Newcomers
in Colorado
AN OPEN LETTER THAT EVERY
BODY SHOULD READ.

the Grand Old Party, because you nave
only recently come to Colorado and
there are some things that might as
well be confidentially discussed before
you go to the polls November 3.
In the first place you have come to
Colorado because you desire to prosper.
You have heard and read that Colo,
RADIO is a land of promise, full of OPP
portunities for men and women of am
bition. You possibly sold out a farm
or a business In some eastern or mid
die western state and came out into
the land of perennial sunshine to make
your future home.
If this was your reason for coming
to Colorado there is a bond of SYM
pathy between yourself and the Re
publican party. 1t wants Colorado to
go ahead and it wants you to prosper.
That has been its aim during the past
three Republican state administra-
tions. and If you read further you will
see wherein the Republican party has
accomplished much along this line.
You are undoubtedly aware that
politics in Colorado has been rather
strenuous during the past few years
undoubtedly 1t makes your head ache
to think of it. Well. there is no in
tention of going through that period of
turmoil just now, so you need not
reach for the headache medicine.
There are, however, just few gen
eralities that it will pay newcomer
in Colorado to study over before he
votes this fall And you, Mr. Reader,
or Mrs. Reader, are only one out OF
thousands of energetic individuals
who have come to this state in the
past few years-all with high aspira-
tions and hopes of success. The
broad plains of this state are giving
up their richness every year to thou
sands of new arrivals; men, women
and children are flocking to Colorado
till the census man is in a regular
daze concerning the real population OF
this state.
Two Kinds of Administrations.
But to get back to politics-which
is very hard to do when you are think
ing about the tremendous growth of
| Colorado. 1t is splendid subject to
ponder on. y few years back the
Democratic party had charge of al
fairs in Colorado. There were three
/ Democratic administrations hand-run-
ming. Governors Adams, Thomas and
/ Orman being at the helm. This was
during the years from 1896 to 1902.
| Following these three administrations
the Republican party has been in CON
troll with Governors Peabody, McDon-
aid and Buchtel in office That makes
the comparison easy, six years Demo
cratic and six years Republican.
These two periods have been the
lean years and the fat years in Colo.
rado. Under the six Democratic years
Colorado was managed on some of the
most beautiful theories ever pro-
pounded by political party. Bryan
was in his ascendancy and the voice
of the Populist was abroad in the
land! The Democratic officials of
Colorado lent sympathetic ears to new
doctrines as fast as they were born.
The man with the loudest voice was
elected to the biggest office, and it
was altogether an era of words with
out deeds.
Democratic Results.
Results were soon forthcoming I'm
scrupulous men, thinking to perpetu-
ate themselves and their friends in
office. began working upon the Colo
rado laboring men. The walking dele
gate and the agitator were soon stalk
ing upon the streets, breeding their
doctrines of discomfort. Strike talk
was in the air, and men who had be
fore been peacefully going about their
duties, earning good and honest liv-
ing, were induced to throw up their
hands and quit work Laboring men
in all lines of work fell a prey to these
misleading doctrines, laying idle the
mines and other industries of Colo
RADIO. A carnival of crime was inaug-
urated. This continued year in and
year out and was promoted by a GER
tain group of Socialist leaders-as
graceless set of scoundrels as ever
went unhung.
From Bad to Worse.
Things went from bad to worse and
still the air was filled with high-flown
theories calculated to keep the discon-
tent at fever-heat. The affairs of state
became badly muddled and public
funds were run through without re.
gard to actual expenses. The state
| was nlnnped in heht and stntn off.