The Glenwood post., 1910-07-16


d. Vincent, the young Republican in
surgent, fred the first gun in the cam
paign for the Republican nomination
for governor in Montrose tonight. Al
Vincent has the support of the regu-
lar Republicans organization in Mon
trose county, the republicans and the
people generally turned out in large
numbers to hear him
Vincent was not warmly welcomed by
the Guggenheim representatives IN
Montrose. Postmaster Harrington, who
is head of the Guggenheim forces AMI
owner of the Daily Western Empire,
is expected to do all he can to oppose
Vincent. His paper went so far, it is
said, as to refuse to print paid ad-
vertisement of tonight's s meeting.
"Being good party man is nothing
more or less than being good, honest
man." is the way Vincent sized up the
situation in his speech tonight. "Party
success is worse than failure if it is not
an honest success.
''One morning the chaplain of the
senate, during the Sixteenth general
assembly he continued, "offered up !,
prayer in which he said: I'VE thank
thee, o Lord, that we are this morn
ing alive, sober and out of jail A
great many people in Colorado think
tins was a most appropriate prayer at
the time and many think that the last
general assembly should have had the
same chaplain. The last two general
assemblies in Colorado were controlled
by the same influences. They differed
only in that the first was notable for
its sins of commission and the last for
its sins of omission. The same corpora.
ton interests controlled both.n
He Advocates a Direct Primary
In the present struggle between
commercial and moral leadership },
SAID Vincent later on, "you and l
might well ask ourselves the questions.
Is my vote, is my voice, is my influence
"pholdlng the hands of equity as
against inequity? Am i supporting a
square deal to all as against special
privileges to few? In the contest
between the rights of men and the
rights of money, am 1 standing four.
square for men?
lhe Republican party was origi.
nally intended to stand for and omar.
antee, and for a long time did stand
tor and guarantee, and progressive Re.
pubiicans in Colorado propose to make
1t stand for and guarantee in this
state a government such as Lincoln
described, 'Of the people, for the peo-
pie and by the people,
81 want to see the Republican party
IN Colorado stand for direct primaries
The Republican party in manv
states stands for and progressives in
Colorado propose that it shall her.
stand for the initiative, the referendum
the recall and the pure Australian bal.
lot.
Progressive Republicans in Colo,
orado demand that the great pub,. c
service corporations be compelled to
perform the duties imposed upon them
by law, without discrimination. ana
for reasonable and uniform compepsa
tions
The present party management op
poses these things and is PURSUING n
course of action indicating that it ro.
CARDS the pa 'ty a. merely an instrument
with which 1t can l-eep petty politicians
IN office ard grant special privileges to
'h"3e private bnSi3ess interests which \
make polite; pay dividends.n
Would Abolish "Corrupting'' Pass
after discussing railroad discrimina.
sion, Vincent said:
"The present railroad commission ac.
is lifeless and inefficient instrument:
every provision in it was dictated by
the railroads and it was purposely
created weak, halt and blind. Progress
sive Republicans demand a provision
under which free passes will be abolish.
ed, taking out of the hands of the rail.
roads this powerful and corrupkne
agency.
In the recent election in Denver
there were several issues of great i'm
portance to the public. The manag /,
ment of the Republican party in Den
yer, however, sidestepped every one
of these issues; not only this, but it
dragged the judiciary into the contest;
and, while refusing publicity to take
an honest stand on these issues. il
privately lined up with and instructed
its paid workers to support the utility
corporations of Denver.
"rhere is no place for the pessimst
in our councils, and we are encourage
in Our hiUb faith opd H., A., +,