The Glenwood post., 1909-10-23
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
"SLUSH FUND.-
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'olAtY Thousand dollars to the West
ern Federation of Miners and their
hungry lawyers and twenty thousand
dollars to democratic lawyers who
were left in the cold in the distribution
of senatorial toga and other plum-trec
shakings about the beginning of the
year, are good beginning for "Hon
est john Shafroth s administration.
now nine months old
1t will be noted in this connection.
too, that the much despised but well
protected railroad corporations are not
going to be called on to meet these
extraordinary outlays; the "'commoa
people so dear to the party in power
about campaign times are going to be
compelled to dig and dig deep.
The sixty thousand dollar payment
is a cold blooded attempt to force the
state treasury to meet debt contract
ed by the bosses of the democratic par
ty in the last campaign. A deal was
effected with the Western Federation
of Miners leaders whereby, in return
for the greater part of the vote of the
socialist party, which latter is domi-
mated by the former, the democratic
leaders promised to give to the fedora
tion this money for alleged damages
done to property of the federation dur
ing the time the state was engaged in
snp IL,
and fomented by the men who made
the monetary contract with the demo
cratic party. This deal is about to be
closed, that is all
For the twenty thousand dollars to
be distributed among half dozen
democratic lawyers, Pinchotism' is
to be destroyed in Colorado.
Here, too, Il digression may be per-
mitted to inquire respecting the con
noction of certain of the Shafroth ad-
miuistration, to say nothing of the at
torneys who are to enjoy the taxpayers
funds, with the water power monopo-
y and what part that monopoly has in
the litigation about to be undertaken
at the expense of the state? Of the
interest which the water power com
bine on Wall street has in breaking
down the authority of Mr.. Pinchot and
doing away with national forest re-
serves the current issue of Collier's
Weekly bears striking testimony. The
Patterson publications in Denver have
been waging bitter war against Mr..
Pinchot. stopping short at neither
SANDER nor falsehood, and they do not
undertake such campaigns unless there
issomething behind The aim of the
great water power corporations is to
restore the old order when water sites
coal lands and timber land were free
to the first comcrs. too often the agents
in disguise of foreign corporations.
If the litigation that is to be under
taken by the democratic attorney gen
eral and his half dozen democratic aids
is successful, the big stockmen of the
west will resume control of the open
ranges without let or hindrance and the
public domain will be turned over to
the tender mercies of the state admins
tration. If it fails, as it is almost GER
tain to do, the democratic lawyers Will
be twenty thousand dollars the richer.
And the outside world will be informed
that Colorado's treasury has been con.
tributing freely for the overthrow If
the Roosevelt policies. +"
About one year from now if the ear
is held near the ground rumbling will
be heard boding no good for the party
in power. The blunder of year ago
will be atoned for, in part.-Denver
Republican.
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PINCHOT FUTURE USEFULNESS