Gilpin observer., 1910-10-13
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
A Crowded House Greets
Governor Shafroth and Con-
gresham Taylor.

CdH VOteTS 10 llSteH 10 SouBTcSSiudH
E. T. Taylor, Frank Leary and Cover
nor Shafroth in discussion of the
issues in the state campaign from
Democratic viewpoint.
Congressman Taylor was the first
speaker introduced by H. C. Bolsing-
er, who presided over the meeting.
Mr.. Taylor said it was the first time
he had ever had the pleasure of Wis
iting Gilpin county and meeting the
voters. While a candidate for the po-
sition two years ago, to which he
now aspires,i was impossible for him
to visit every county in the state,
but this year he was determined to
visit the Little Kingdom of Gilpin.
Mr.. Taylor's talk pertained to mat
ters and conditions effecting the
people nationally and the greater por-
tion of his speech was devoted to
discussion of the tariff, and to ex-
posing the deception pracuced by the
Republicans in Congress in attempt
ing to make the people believe that
they had carried out their plei
in regard to a revision downward. He
showed where the people were hood
winked by the Republican party, in
that certain articles and commodities
imported, which are used to COM
paratively small extent, have received
a reduction of tariff, while the neces-
stiles of life bring a higher tariff. In
this system, Mr.. Taylor showed the
cause of the prevailing high prices
in food, clothing, ETC., and made it
clear to the audience that the trusts
were the beneficiaries CT the pro
tective tariff" The speaker said the
Republicans tell the people that a
reduction was made on 2,024 articles
and of these, declared Mr.. Taylor.
654 don't effect the people in the
least and on the others the exports
exceed the imports by 60 times.
Among the things the Republicans
had put on the free list, Mr.. Taylor
enumerated bones, rags. teeth. skele-
tons, joss sticks, etc. Just think, :"
exclaimed Mr.. Taylor, "the American
people being able to get Chinese joss
sticks free of tariff"
Mr.. Taylor's talk was well received.
1t was departure from the line of
political talk the voters have been
receiving on state politics and was
appreciated. Mr. Taylor made a fine
impression among those who had
never had the opportunity Of meeting
or hearing him. The voters are salts
fled with Mr.. Taylor and his record
in Congress and he will be returned
to Washington with a larger majority
than he received two years ago.
Frank Leary. Of Denver, was the
next speaker. He was the comedy
man Of the troupe. He is one Of those
free. easy and entertaining speakers
who says lot and don't say any
thing and can talk all night without
giving you anything to think about.
He was strong in his commentator
OF the purity" stripe of Democrats
who have been playing to the gal
laries in the extra session and have
been blocking the passage Of every
bill that would be redemption OF
a platform pledge. II 1t was not just
the particular kind Of a bill they
wanted. or course, he couldn't deliver
a dissertation on political purity and
reformers without mentioning the
illustrious Mr.. Hicks. He said when
it comes to reforming others Mr.
Hicks stands without peer. "We
are sorry you people are going to los'
him. but are glad we are going to gel
him." declared Mr.. Leary. This re
mark caused ripple OF merrimen,
throughout the house and 1t was diff
ficult for those approaching the joke
to suppress their laughter. At this
juncture had someone jabbed the aud
ience in the ribs there would have
been an explosion.
Governor Shafroth was the last
speaker. He made a good. clean, bus
mess talk; discussed the management,
of the several state offices under De
mocratic rule; showed where defects
under the Republican administration
had been remedied and told of the
thousands of dollars which Republi
can officials had withheld from the
funds OF the state and which they
will be made to return into the treas
ury. Suits brought against these Of
ficials had been won and others are
pending.
Governor Shafroth was fair with
the legislature and said that while tc
some extent the members Of the
house and senate are to be critlsed
for their failure to- enact certain laws