The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-18

Election Law"-"hich is hodge
podge arrangement, containing some
silly and wholly ignored provisions re-
cess of putting candidates before the
people.
The Republican term of flavor"
mot "pledgc." not Endorse" not
guarantee can well be covered by
revising some OF the provisions of this
antiquated law. Or then they can
make direct primary law apply only
to county or precinct officers and still
redeem whatever Of implied promise
this weakly misleading clause in the
party platform may contain.
SO with the Democratic 'demand."
mot promise, not ''pledge", not
guarantee -, but just plain '.dc-
mand the adoption of a direct primary
law"D.
y demand usually relates to ac-
compliShing an object with some one
else than the party undertaking to do
an act, and undoubtedly the Dem
ocrats had in mind the probable result
Of Republican legislature and if so
they would then "DEMAND' the en-
actment of such Il law No pledge of
their own candidates, or statement OF
their own convictions upon the subject
is made.
The people Of Colorado this year
should not vote for any candidate for
either branch of the legislature who
will not give Il written pledge to his
constituents "to do all within his
power if elected to enact primary
election law for the nomination Of all
candidates for public Office from Unit
ed States senator to the lowest Office
to be filled by the ballot by direct vote
of the people under all of the safe
guards and penalties now in force or
that may hereafter be enacted for the
protection Of regular elections from
fraud or other abuses, such law to fol.
low the lines of the Wisconsin direct
primary election law: and for the pur-
! pose OF insuring such legislation to
Sldy ohp VI l'hlpN Sau'ust' u pun uiIlS
subject and to cooperate with any and
all other members of the legislature.
of whatever party alliliation. who may
favor such legiSlation'.
Only by such a pledge of the indi-
viduai Candidates can any honest ley
islation along this line be expected.
The present system, subject as it is
, to perfect control by single political
boss in upsetting and creating at will
, party organizations in every section Of
the state. is the one system that every
, interest in the state which thrives
. from menialS in Office and constantly
raids the people through ownership of
public officials will fight to maintain.
1t is the most corrupt and infamous
system Of basic government that ever
cursed any sovereign state of the
Union. 1t is Il system that makes
towards and sycophants out Of every
candidate for public Office; that crushcs
, every honest and worthy ambition of
young men TO enter the public service:
that degrades every person who has
, aught to do with it, and that will
eventually destroy not only the com
mercial prosperity Of the state but the
moral responsibility Of the people, if
permitted to continue.
Its overthrow can be encompasscd if
+ a few hundred determined citizens will
band together in every legislative dis
trict in Colorado to champion the
cause Of popular sovereignty.
Ina state whose proud distinction it
is that its voting women greatly intlu-
ence the righteous settlement of all
great moral questions, there can be
no doubt Of the result Of this issue if
, every lover of political freedom will
; give share of his or her time TO the
cause until election day.
when | was in Cuba | was in
a skirmish one day when the
: enemy kept up a running fire"
: Il suppose that was the only
way they could keep YOU in