Gilpin observer., 1908-10-22

in one, the Republicans in the other.
Open the musty books of their times
and read their records. 1t is with q
glowing pride, the Democracy of Colo
RADIO can point the index finger of the
glad hand to the diplomacy of Hon.
Chas. S. Thomas, when Governor of
the State, at the time the mine owners
union demanded of him to order out the
State troops to make war on the West
ern Federation of Miners, instead he
very judiciously appointed commits
sion, sent it into the disturbed district
and by its efforts established peace by
arbitration.
/ Governor James B. Orman is ac-
credited with achieving similar results
by the same measures, thereby saving
taxation to the people. Line up the
Republican Governors, you will find
among them the plant tools of oppres-
sion. Most notably was the regime of
Governor ]. H. Peabody, which startled
the country because of its severity and
besides creating an unnecessary war
debt of $l,0OO,OOO, portion of which
every working man and poor widow.
owning an humble .rooftree to shelter
their younglings within the state, shall
pay. Nice, isn't it?
Next in view looms up two candidates
for the Governorship of the state,
honest John F. Shafroth, the Demo-
cratic nominee, and the usurper, Jesse
Mcdonald, the Republican.
Four years ago Mr.. Shafroth was
candidate for Congress, and notwith-
standing the fact that the election re-
turns of his district had shown him to
be elected, yet when charge of fraud
was made instead of making fight he
gracefully withdrew from the contest
and allowed his Republican opponent
to take the seat.
Now view his opponent Jesse Nc
Donald who accepted malodorous
bouquet-the thriving thistle of cor
ruption, from the hands of ruffainly,
designing Republican legislature aided
by outside ungodly influences, who four
years ago treacherously deposed the
rightfully elected governor, Alva Adams,
and by so doing they trampled under
foot the expressed will of the people,
which though not spoken in words
meant "the people be damned" Mr..
Mcdonald now appears before these
same outraged people and asks them to
sanction his office-theft by electing him
to the govenorship. But to be frank no
self respecting citizen could offer or
show any indication of approval of the
villainous theft committed by this trick
of-the-loop candidate. Nothing but to
condemn such an outrage in an unmis-
taxable way by showing him under so
bad on election day the third of next
month, thereby making the lesson so
effectively complete, and imperative, so
as to serve as warning to hardened
designing horde of culprits not again
attempt to commit such an audacious
act.
Two questions of vital interest to the
public may in the immediate future be
presented to Congress for their enact
ment into laws. One is the Postal bank
measure, the other as echoed in the
Democratic slogan, "Your bank shall
be uarranteed by ithe allied banks of
America"
The first if approved is panic fasten-
ing measure, and is as dangerous as a
plague, because of the numerous chan
nels of operation in the post Office de-
partment that the money deposited at
it's various stations Throughout the
country would find its way into the large
business marts of the east. thereby
draining the outlying district of the
funds needed for their sustenance.
Such can be averted by securing the
adoption of the second measure, because
in that case, the money of each district
will remain at home in the local banks
to support and stimulate such business
as may exist there. The treasurer of
the United States treasury, whenever
he aids bank in distress and needs
assistance demands of that instution a
sufficient guarantee for the return of
such funds he may lend. and it is so
with the bankers throughout the country
Whenever they lend their loans are made
on good and sufficient security. When
such custom exists on their side it is
but just that the depositor who places
his money in their keeping, should have
the recource to, or of security. A law
that does not work equally both ways
is no good and ought to be abolished.
The existing customs will last as long
as the people elect representatives to
Congress who wear brazen trust collars