The newspaper., 1908-06-05

are commencing to talk OF the danger
of Evans losing control Of the Supreme
Court this fall Yes. gentlemen. that is
the intention of the Democrats.
II you desire clean politics. keep
. your eyes on the primary system OF
nominations. Many of the leading
states have adopted the measure oil
party safety to the benefit of the peo-
pie and to the disappointment of the
grafters-
Who do you want for President and
other important offices? This question
is directed to you. II you don't take
the interest TO say what you want, you
have no Kick coming II convention
does something you don't want Sec
the point Then find the voting blank
in this paper. fill IL out complete and
mail at once
The Republicans are trying TO claim
the present new rate law as advocated
by President Roosevelt Do you re
member that the president could not
get a leading Republican to champion
the measure and had to fall back on
Senator Tillman to force the bill
through the Senate? That is the fact
as everyone well knows.
Henry watterson is ont with the
bold statement that the boosters for
Johnson for president are all corrup-
tionists and lave money In their pock-
cts TO divert the people fiom the real
issue. We hope that is not the case.
for johnson. himself. is undoubtedly
a good man. but his hackers are the
ones who have evil designs.
What is the meaning OF the very
extensive circulation OF letters and III
eraturc from New York and Washing
= ton demanding the denomination OF
DRooseyeltg Can II be that that Illus
trous gentleman is preparing to double
cross Taft7 The people are no doubt
with Roosevelt ideas. but are in nc
mood to be trified with this late In the
day.
II the corporations are permitted 10
pay the campaign expenses Of both
parties. should they not have the bene-
fit Of the laws enacted7 II not. why
not7 You did not think OF IL In that
way. did youg Maybe IL would be bet
ter II the people In their clubs would
arrange TO pay the campaign expenses
as they should and as they do in many
of the other states and then they vii.
have n right to expect faithful service
from the repi esentatiyos.
What is the matter with the far
mersg Last week the Farmers Union
held a state meeting In Pueblo and did
some very suggestive resolving. Can
Il be that these people are combining
TO meet some of the numerous com
binations they have TO paronizeg II
they are. they had better look n little
out for the recent Slprcmc Court de-
cisions against combinations. The la
Dor unions are up against IL. but the
big combinations Mt which the laws
were aimed. arc escaping between the
Stats. Queer. isn't 1t?
The contest in Congress still contin-
ues between Speaker Cannon and John
Sharp Williams representing the Dem.
ocratic minority. The former wants tl
II through lot OF makeshift legis-
mtion for campaign literature without
hurting the trusts and interests which
are expected to put up the campaign
funds. Williams is holding the minor
ity n solid body ready to help enact
real beneficial (RoosevelD measures
into laws II the republicans will get
twenty-five of the majority TO support
the president. Shame on the trucking
corporation tools when they will not
support their own president when he
IL right and the people know and say
he is.
The Pueblo Chieftain seems to see
in the great activity Of the agricui-
tural district Democrats. a possibility
that the lawyers are to get cold com
fort at the hands of the State conven-
tion Of that party. There is too much
Just reason for complaint against the
lawyer in politics in recent years. That
individual is trained in his profession
TO first require retainer fee before no
represents client. That being his
nature. II is very short stretch OF
conscience tof he has that article) t.
accept retainer from some Interest
when attending n meeting or conven'
tion Of his party with the result that
after II is all over the voter finds that
the interests OF the Interests" had
been cared for and the others got moth
Ing. However. there are many honest
lawyers and the opposition to them
spld not be carried to unreasonable
lengths.