The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-04
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AT MEEI'
ING ELECTION EVE.
THREE CHEERS FOR BRYAN
f. c. Simpson and Attorney Farrar
We're Principal Speakers. Gov.
Thomas Failed to arrive
Local Candidates Ad-
dress Audience.

out the campaign, in this city, al
least, that the democratic meetings
, have attracted much larger croWds
than their opponents. The enthus'
iasm has been as mammoth as the
attendance. and whether or not this
is a criterion of democratic land
slide. or merely swelling of num-
bers through republican curiosity
will be definitely known in very
few hours.
Another full house greeted the
last speakers of the campaign Mon
day evening. and although the prin-
cipal speaker. Ex-Governor Thomas
failed to arrive, the large audience
felt amply instructed and entertain
ed by the Hon. E. c. Simpson of
Denver and Attorney ]. F. Farrar
\ of Fort Collins. candidate for dis
trict attorney. J. J. Downey, candi-
date for county Judge. presided. and
made a very modest address, stat
| ing that politics should not be
brought into the official branch OF
our government, and that. II elect
ed, democrats and republicans
would look all alike to him.
Lafayette Ryan, candidate for
county superintendent of schools.
was introduced, and excused him
self, as a message had Just inform
ed him of illness In his family and
he was compelled to take the first
train home.
T. L. James of Kersey. candidate
for county commissioner, also made
few remarks.
Attorney Farrar Of Fort Collins
is an able speaker and q scholar.
The audience felt that there was
no doubt in regard to his ability
as a prosecuting attorney and Weld
county would be proud of his in
cumbency. Although a young man,
in the thirties, there are few older
residents in this territory. He was
born at Evans, and compared the
advancement of Greeley with that
burg, contributing to the growth Of
the one to the lack Of saloons and
the barrenness of the other 70 the
evil of them. He said that people
should pay greater attention to the
ballot box or universal suffrage will
be ultimately cast aside. He spoke
of the extravaganza of the present
era in public office and how easy it
was for a corrupt district attorney
to thwart the will of the people and
burden the taxpayer in the pursual
of petty offenses as means of ex-
torting fees.
| Mr.. Simpson was the last speak
er. and is no candidate for ONCE.
He spoke of the local candidates on
the democratic ticket, and voiced q
fitting eulogy of Bryan and Shat.
roth. The republican party has moi
conducted itself either in state OF
nation in a manner to justify til
return to office and all are aware
that the people have not ruled. Tn.
der the administration of Governor
Thomas the appropriation for gen
eral state expense was $450,0OO
against $1.047 900 under the Nc
Donald administration. The state
house is overrun with employees a
the present time. and when one
tries to do anything the others tum
BILE over him in an effort 10 get ou
of his way. The republicans prom
ised US railroad law and an eight
hour law. They gave'as a railroad
law that carries two provisions only
thC Pay hOht vi LOW q year u
stenographer and $4,000 to the com
missioners.
He spoke of Mcdonald as occupy
ing the blacklist page in the his
tory of Colorado. Four years ag
Mcdonald received the stolen good
and kept them in even a NOR
shameful manner than the presl
dency of the United States was stol
en- from the democrats in 1876, an
for honesty the name of John Shat
roth should not be mentioned in tn
same breath with that OF Mcdonald
He spoke of Guggenheim represen,
ing the state of Colorado and at tn
same time living in New Yori
! Guggenheim has been very genel
, ous-to the republican party. What
ever he has given to charity ha
: been stolen from the miners OF thi
state.
: He spoke of the guarantee dc
posit law and the primary Law
= When the United States place
money in bank the institutio
must guarantee the same; when
! state deposits its moneys that mus
g also be guaranteed; large corpors
tions and individuals are treate
B with the same consideration. an
t why not the same rights for tn
small depositors?
They say that Bryan is a dreame
Two thousand years ago there Wa
4 also = dreamer. and the lowly Ma.
: arine gave to the world the Chri
: tian religion. Columbus. the lowl
;, Italian. gave to the world Americ;
!. Lincoln was q dreamer and gave I
!, the universal suffrage of mankin,
. and Horace Greeley dreamed OF tn
!, great American desert as the futul
garden spot of the world. His pc
oration was a sublime eulogy
Bryan, and at the conclusion /
9 called for three cheers, which wei
given with a vociferousness that a
= most raised the roof.