The state herald., 1908-10-23
To Newcomers
in Colorado
AN OPEN LETTER THAT EVERY.
BODY SHOULD READ.
Dear Citizens and Voters:


This letter is addressed to you by
the Grand Old Party, because you have
only recently come to Colorado and
there are some things that might as
well be confdentially discussed before
you go to the polls November 3.
In the first place you have come to
You have heard and read that Colo
RADIO is land of promise, full of op-
portunitics for men and women of am
bition. You possibly sold out farm
or n 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 bond of sym.
pathy between yourself and the Re-
publican party. 1t wants Colorado to
go ahead and 1t wants you to prosper
That has been its aim during the past
three Republican state admlnstra-
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 It makes your head ache
to think of IT, Wei. 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
cralitics that II will pay newcomer
In Colorado to study over before he
votes this fall. And you. Mr. Reader.
or Mrs. Reader, are only one ont of
thousands of energetic individuals
who have come to this state In the
past few years all with high aspirn-
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 regular
dnze concerning the real reputation 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. It Is a splendid subject to
ponder on. \ few years back the
Democrat party had charge Of at
fairs In Colorado. There were three
Democratic administrations hand.nn.
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. MELON
aid and Buchtel in office. That makes
the comparison easy, six years Demo.
cratic and six years Republican.
These two periods have been tho
lean years and the fat years In Colo
rado. Under the six Democratic years
Colorado wns managed on some of the
most beautiful theories ever pro.
pounded By political party. Bryan
was In his asccndancy and the voice
of the pOpulist was abroad In the
land! The Democratic officials OF
Colorado lent sympathetic ears to new
doctrines M fast ns they were born
The man with the loudcst voice was
elected TO the biggest office. and II
was altogether an era OF words with.
out deeds.
Democratic Results.
Results were soon forthcomine I'm.
scrupulous men. thinking TO porpctu.
ate themselves aud their friends IN
office began working upon the Colo
RADIO laborlng men. The walking dele
gate and the agitator were soon stalk.
inf 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 n good aud honest lly
lng, were Induced 10 throw up their
hands aud quit work i.aborlng men
In all lines OF work fell a prey to these
misleading doctrines, laying Idle the
mines aud other industrlcs Of Colo
RADIO. A carnival of crime was lnnur
uratcd. This continued year IN aud
year out and was promoted by Ger.
tain group OF Socialist leaders ~
graccless set Of scoundrols M over
went unhung
From BAD TO Worse.
Things went from bad TO worac aud
Btlll the mir was filled with highilown
thoorics calculated to keep the dlgcon'
tent nt icyorhont The affairs OF state
became badly muddlod and public
funds were run through without rc'
card to actual expenses. The state