The Lamar register., 1909-03-31
DEMOCRATS SETTLE UP FOR
VOTES.
Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents Each
Is Market Quotation.

Sixty Thousand dollars for eight
Thousand votes. The parties to
this agreement were and are the
Western Federation of Miners on the
one part, the Democratic party OF
the state OF Colorado. of the second
part, and the taxpaying population
known aa the people of the state OF
colorado" of the third part and this
unknowingly and mwillingly. The
Democratic party is putting through
1.-THE ante-election deal right now. The
senate has fulfilled its part already;
the house will have done its share
Thy tomorrow morning and before the
end of the week the executive will
have closed the matter If present ar
engagements carry. This unwritten
pledge Of the Democratic party last
year will have been effected before
any Of the written pledges have been
carried out; of this there can be no
question. But is not a "gentlemans-
agreement more sacred than a plat
form pledge?
Two bills went Through the senate
on third reading with emergency
clause attachments yesterday, pro
yidin& for the payment to the West
ern Federation of Miners of the sum
Of $50. 900 in round numbers.
The federation bills were put In
TOR damages to property. etc, at Vic
tor mostly. during the raids made up
on the federafion headquarters by
the popllace succeeding the Indepen-
uence disaster. Messrs. Richardson
and Hawkins and w. d. Haywood are
responsible for the federation side.
They made the deal during the CAM
paign. In return, the federation turn
ed over Its vote that usually goes to
the Socialist ticket to the Democratic
ticket. Shafroth for governor got
around 10000 votes from that quarter
the Democratic ticket as whole re-
ceived probably half that number
Now the state treasury is to pay
TOR the delivery.
This appropriation is. and shall
,be construed to be, an appropra
ton for an expenditure for suppress
ing insumection and defending the
state, and this act shall continue Ii
force until said warrant so drawn
by the auditor of state shall have
m unaynan6e6
Once remaining to the credit OF this
appropriation after paying the a.
mount of the warrant issued as here
inbefore provided shall be transferr-
ed to the general fund The
said buildings. furniture, etc, haV-
ing been used and damaged by the
state of Colorado in suppressine IN
surrection and defending the state"
The Seventeenth General assembly
has no sense OF humor. individually
or collectively-that is beyond all
dispute. The above quotation demon
strates this. History records-and
this history is not ancient enough 10
require a Ferrero to Northumberland
the buildings in question were the
hea,louarters of the insurrectionists,
that they were attacked, damaged ans
destroyed by the enemies OF anarchy
as typified in the federation dynami-
tards. The leaders Of the federation
have held that the militia aided ana
abetted the destruction. But here
comes the Seventeenth General as
sembly and declares that the state
Is responsible to the enemy oil the
state to the tune of 100000 because
the state, In suppressing Instruction
uestroyed some property belonging
to the insurrectionists. If Spain had
been wise, that nation would nave
turned the Spanish vote in the Unit
ed States over to the party likely TO
win. submitted a claim for the loss
TO Cervera's fleet. had it passed by
a friendly congress and all would
have been well.
What will be done with the $780,
900? Quien sabe? For some time
past the federation treasury has been
running low and the membership roll
has not been increasing beyond Col
orado. The states appropriation will
come In handy. Now is the appoint
ed time to put orga 1izers in the field
That Gov. Shafroth will sign the
bills Is accepted beyond question. for
was he not the principal beneficiary
of the deal? And a man who is so
lnsistent for the fulfillment of party
platform pledges will be scruplously
careful to carry out the gentleman S
opraamanf"