The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
A CROWDED HOUSE
GREETS DEMOCRATS
AUDIENCE APPRECIATES FACTS.
Senator Clayton, ON Normal School
Fight, IHsclOses Dirty Politics. :

Fight, DisclOses Dirty Politics.
The largest crowd that has packed
the opera house during this political
campaign attended the democratic
rally Monday evening. 1t was not
that bowling. boisterous crowd that
comes for the purpose of manufac-
turing enthusiasm when the speaker
gives his cue by great flourish and
sudden pause. but it was an audience
of common sense. intelligent men and
women who came to hear truths and
facts and be convinced. And they
heard plenty OF truths with conclds-
i've evidence. which made more votes
last night than all the orators that
have been staged since the campaign
began. There was no mud-slinging,
no villifying and no ridicule, which
is the usual argument advanced by
the opposition. Logic and hard, cold
facts were the arguments OF Senator
Clayton and Senator Scott and Mrs.
Helen Grenfel, lady whose sincerity
and intelligence will long be remem-
bered in Greeley.
Senator w. l.. Clayton was chair
man of the meeting and made the
first address.
He said that he had been speaking
all over Weld county, and had never
before seen democrats take such in
terest in an election as this time.
At Windsor the other night the re-
publican meeting had an audience OF
81. A night or two after. he spoke
to a democratic gathering, and the
little opera house was packed with
ESQ people. out of total population
of 500, and it has been the same ev-
cry place he has visited. He spoke
at length on the Normal school fight
in the state legislature. He proved
by half a dozen republican witnesses
that Guggenheim had promised a
State Normal school to nine different
cities. 1t was finally boiled down to
three cities-Durango, Trinidad and
( Grand Junction. These made books
with Laramie who was to receive a
! large appropriation for her Agricul-
tural college If this scheme had
not been defeated through the efforts
I of Clayton, Scott and other demo-
Gratis. it would have meant the ruin
alton of the school already establish
ed here, and which is at the present
time only half completed. DO one
thing at time" said the senator.
"and don't build four schools when
the state is not large enough and has
not funds enough to properly care
for one" This is one reason why
Mr.. Clayton wants direct primary
law. 1t is notorious that Guggen-
helm bought many senators with
money and he tried to get the others
with promises of Normal schools,
with n direct primary law there
would be no Guggenheim. There is
no Normal school in the country that
can compare with ours, and to es-
tablish three or -four more would
practically kill it. Our Normal
school Is worth $4,000 Il month to
/ Greeley and the new electric line to
Denver will add much more to It's
worth. The necessity of primary
I law was demonstrated by the last
two state conventions. The Pueblo
convention while far from the choice
of the people, was an honor com
pared to the mockery at Denver ne
| showed how DR.. Jefferson was de-
reated as candidate for governor be,
cause he favored the flock of Norma
schools, and 1t was Weld county that
defeated him. With n direct pri-
mary, Dick Broad would be out OF
iob. Mr.. CLAYTON cares nothing for
party platform, but wants to see men
with honesty and principle nominated
/ for Office. and upon their own mef-
its rather than party platform
Helen Grcnfcl.
Mrs. Helen Grenfel is charm'nS
and convincing speaker. Her TAX
was only ten minutes, but her truths
were uncontrovcrtable. she tolu az
women why they should work Tor
primary bill and the democratic par
! ty. which was pledged to that emu
I colorado Ia the only state between
here and the Atlantic where the
women gather Mt political meetings
and assist with the government, ana
that is why our laws are 30 JUST 10
women and children. The women
do not expect to reform the world ~
n wear or two. 1t took the men
great deai longer to spoil 1t, ana 'h'