The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

largely in Grand Junction is well
known and every one of these stories
will prove a boomerang for the per-
sons who started them.
William Weiser, Democratic nom
inee for representative, was then in
troduced and the great crowd gave
the brilliant young attorney who has
grown from boyhood in this city, a
big ovation. Mr.. Weiser made one
of the most telling. sincere and influ-
entail addresses of II political nature
made here by any speaker this cam
paign, even though il was brief. Ii
was clear cut business talk, free
from rank partisanship or abuse and
il made everybody think.
Mr.. Weiser in concise manner
gave some figures about county af-
fairs that are indisputable and show
clearly how little claim the Repub-
licans have to "a business-like ad-
ministration of the county offices.
Mr.. Weiser stated that two years
ago the Democrats promised careful
and satisfactory administration of
office If the county candidates We're
elected. That promise had been kept.
Two Democrats had been elected to
office two years ago and they have
made the best record ever made in
the respective offices. He then point
tu WIFI pflIt 10 tftt rttoftS oi SiftT-
iff Schrader and Treasurer Shores.
When Shores went into office, said
MIR. Weiser, the county commission
ers informed him that he could hire
all the help needed so that he did not
allow the expenses of the office to
exceed the fees of the office. Yet
MIR. Shores first annual report, the
second annual report is not yet is
sued, showed that for the first year
the office paid all expenses and turn
ed into the county treasury Il surplus
of S1,535.OO, something that had
never been done by any preceding
county treasurer.
The Republican sheriff preceding
Sheriff Schrader, during the last year
of that Republican sheriff's term.
run his office at a total expense for
that year, of $4,000 and the collec-
tnos and fees of the office lacked
S35 90 of meeting these expenses.
Sheriff Schrader's first annual re-
port shows that his total expenses
were So, 100 and he turned back to
the county the sum of S75O.OO.
Mr.. Wesier told of the story of the
cry Editor Newton makes that the
county was bankrupt when the Re-
publicans went into power in 1902
and that during the Republican reign
in magnificent condition. MIR. Weiser
showed that in 1902 the total ASSESS
ed valuation of Mesa county prop
erty was 81 100000, yet for 1908
the assessment is 5,SOO.OOO, there
being an enormous increase in the
assessed valuation each year, yet the
tax rate Is higher than ever and what
has the county to show for all the
taxes expended during the Republic
can reign?
In answering this question Mr..
Weiser pointed out what had been
done and what we have, and his sar-
casm was most cutting. We have IA
court house, we had it in 1902 anu
may have il in 1922. We have n Jail
that cost $4,000, we have IA bonded
Indebtedness of S55- 900, we have
''2i slot (vOting) machines" and said
Mr.. Weiser. 'as II Republican recent
ly said we ought to have pride in the
beautiful net work of roads the com
missioners have provided"
His discussion of the road ques-
ton, their bad condition and the in
effective and Indifferent attention
given them by the commissioners was
startling and certainly truthful.
III closing. Mr.. Weiser briefly re
ferred to the primary election law
and the bank guaranty and declared
emphatically in favor of these re-
forms
When Mr.. Weiser concluded he
was cheered for several minstes. the
enthusiasm reaching high pitch.
Senator Taylor, nominee for Con-
gressman-at-large, and the best
known member of the Colorado state
senate for many years, was then in
troduced In most able and effec-
tive manner Senator Taylor discuss
ed state issues and briefly referred to
national issues. His discussion of
the Colorado situation was most in
teresting and Torceful. His argu-
ments and presentation of facts were
very clear and pointed. He tore to
pieces many of the contentious SEN
ator DeLong had made the night be-
fore regarding state legislation and
the records of the two parties.
Senator Taylor, whom the morning
yellow charges with being respon-
sible for the voting machines, clearly
explained his connection with the
matter, his Introduction of the non
partisan constitutional amendment
that made it possible for the Frewen
bill to pass and proved that this law
did not make it necessary for any
county to use voting machines but
simply gave II county permission to
do SO if it was seen that machines
were needed. He declared that all
who had to do with the passage of
the constitutional amendment or the
Frewen bill were thinking only of
Denver and held the belief that per-
haps the machines could prevent
fraud in that city where neither party
was guiltless when it came to fraud
ulent practices in the past.