Cañon City record., 1910-08-11
The Busy Bodies

The busybodies are still hard at
work, concocting stories OF possible
dissension in the Republican party,
while the party itself is getting to-
gether more firmly all the time. One
of the latest cock-and-bull stories is
that concocted by the Des Moines
News. to the effect that Mr.. Pinchot's
recent activity means the formation of
new third party. Of which the lead
ers are to be Roosevelt and Bryan,
and the lieutenants to be number Of
so-called insurgent congressman and
governors. Its slogan is to be THE
Roosevelt Policies"
Nothing more absurd on its face was
ever sent out in midsummer. In the
first place, Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Bryan could not conceivably get to-
gether on any definite policy. Both
have always been regulars" within
their party organizations. and it is
not likely that either one is now like
ly to bolt his own party organization.
In the second place. President Taft
and the Republican party have done
more in year and half to carry out
so-called Roosevelt Policies" and get
them embodied in legislation than Mr..
Roosevelt himself was able TO do in
the seven years of mis- official life.
Certainly he has every reason to be
satisfied with the party's endorsement
Of his plans ard purposes. and con-
not feel any need OF going outside
the party for means to carry them on
still further.
These are reasons enough. II any at
all were needed. to show the futility
OF any such enterprise. But the
busybodies must have something to
do and say. and they will probably go
on springing yarns all summer.
The conference of Democratic MEM
bers OF the legislature held last week,
in Denver was as bad failure as the
first one. All that came OF II was the
appointment OF committee OF five
to try TO make an agreement between
the factions, and report the evening
before the meeting OF the legislature.
At the present writing. the factions
seem TO be further apart than ever.
and It Is alleged that the platform
Democrats" are perfecting an organi-
ration in order to put up an inde-
pendent ticket in case the other kind
OF Democrats do not accede TO their
demands
The more the matter is examined.
the clearer 1t becomes that there was
no possible necessity and no popular
demand for SPECIAL session. Not a
single measure which is proposed
could go into effect any sooner II
passed at me extra session than II
passed at the regular session next
year. The governors address to the
people is frank acknowledgment
that his only excuse for calling the
tsession is to provide some campaign
thunder for the Democratic party. II
1t were not SO expensive and so out
rageous, the whole performance would
be ridiculous.
There never was a more gratuitous
series OF insults TO a legislative body
than those offered to the Seventeenth
General Assembly by Governor Shat.
roth and the platform Democrats"
They have been scolded for not doing
their duty at the regular session;
they have been told that they must
do II at the extra session: the COVER
nor has said that they are too much
under the control OF special interests
ever TO enact any Legislation that the
people want at any regular session:
there is TO be mass meeting the
night before the meeting. to buliyrag
them some more: and the governor
has recommsnds1 10 the county ION
ventions to pass resolutions telling
them that they must do as he says.
II they are to remain a coordinate
branch OF the state government. 1t
would seem to be about time for them
to assert themselves.