The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-05-11
Dwell Together In Mutiny.

Our democratic brethern are
still hitting each other few love
jabs" below the belt. Here are a
few samples:
II the Bryan family keeps up Its
marrying and divorce record. the
head OF the family may yet find
favor with the Four Hundred. -
Colo. Spgs. Democrat.
The Denver News pats Governor
Shafroth on the back because he
will call an extra session OF the
legislature despite the fact that
four-fifths of the democratic party
OF the state Is opposed to it. The
special session will cause trouble
and Editor Patterson thrives on
Steamboat Pilot.
The success of the democrats in
recent congressional elections ha
inspired the Houston Post to say:
20 Lord. now that everything Is
coming our way. purge every demo-
cratic soul of hot air and vainglory.
and insert large instalments OF
common sense in every democratic
Uranium; and oh. remember. Lord.
our proneness to make fools of our
selves Just when we have the world
by the tail and a downhill pull. and
see that we don't get in bad this
time" Some OF our Colorado SEN
ators should learn this prayer and
repeat it to themselves until Ii
soaks in.-DeIta Tribune.
Has Shafroth flopped back to the
republicans? 1t Is very evident
from the expressions of the state
committee, the editors and the
county chairmen. that the members
Of the democratic party Of the state
do not want the extra session
the legislature. The democrad'
party constitutes a majority of
the state. O fact sufficiently attest
ed by the governors occupancy &
the executive position. Now the
governor, who is sworn to execute
the will OF the people. must con
ceive that the republican minority
is unanimous for the democratic
platform pledges. and that they
with Tom Patterson. Ikey Stevens
rully Scott and C. 8. Thomas. are
those to whom he owes his sworn
duty. BY no other fair reasoning
can his determination to call tn
extra session be. explained. for
Is hardly conceivable that honest
John" would subordinate the wish
e. and welfare of all the state TO
the whims of Patterson ct al. un-
less they had back OF them some
really important body Of disinterest-
ed citizens. Such = combination
with republicans would be easy to
Shafroth. Patterson and the others
except Thomas. for they have prac-
uced It frequently for years.-lda-
ho Spgs. Gazette.
The following Is the last para
graph OF the resolution adopted by
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee by a vote Of 6S to So:
1T being the judgment OF this
committee that the Democratic plat
form measures cannot be passed by
alliance with Republican members
and their aid and that the form and
order of the various platform mea'
sures should not be left to any
one person whether q member or
not. nor to any number less than a
majority of such Democratic eau
cusos."
We take the following comment
from the Eagle Enterprise:
THE sting is in this last para
graph. It will be remembered that
at the beginning Of the regular ses-
sion of the legislature. a faction
known as the Patterson democrats
formed a combine with the republi-
cans in the state senate and OF
ganized that branch of the legis-
iature. This action on the part
the so-called Patterson democrats
precipitated trouble which lasted
throughout the whole session and
to 1t Is attributed the failure to
pass the platform measures named
in the resolutanA
The governotis Justly blamed for
allowing such a deal to go through.
OF course such = deal was no
new thing for Mr.. Patterson. When
he is not "spewing out" democrats
he Is supporting republicans. In
the meantime the governor says he
will call the legislature together in
August regardless of the action o.
the state committee.-Eagle Enter
prise.