The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-28
Communicated.

Communicated.
Every voter in Jefferson coun-
ty should read the Republican
platform and then consider well
the motives which prompted the
platform and the reason iol its
adoption.
You will first notice that it does
not mention a single principle
for which the Republican party
of this state now stands or ever
did contend for, and then you
will notice that it declares Only
for principles that are Democrat
ic and are written in the Demo-
cratic platform of 1905 and 1910.
They are the Initiatory and Ref
erendum, Anti-pass law, Head
less Ballot law, election of United
States senators by the people, di-
rect primary, utility commission
law, regulating ali corporations
and for open primary and open
conventions, denouncing Senator
Simon Guggenheim, andthe man
ner in which he secured his cleo
ton. You will notice that their
candidate for representative is
pledged to support only the Anti
pass law. Yor will notice that
they now profess to love that
which they once hated and to to
hate that which they once loved,
that they have been converted to
Democracy and are willing to
stand and bear witness to their
faith.
Do you think that their profess
sions are sincere, that they be-
ieve in the platform, or is it SIM
ply a hypocritical confession for
the purpose of securing votes and
obtaining Office under false pre-
lenses? If they arein good faith
then they should join the Demo
cratic party and vote the Demo-
:ratic ticket because their convic-
tion repudiates every pledge and
the campaign speakers are now
repudiating its pledges and the re
.orms called forcan be securedon-
ly by a party that believes in them
Ind not by a party that makes a
profession for the purpose of
gain.
If that platform is a false pre-
cnse, then that party is not
worthy of support, for a man
hat will take Office under false
retense will be a traitor when
n office. Should not the voters
SIX that they be taken in on pro-
alton for two years? They
hat hold steadfast in the faith,
ill attend the Democratic con
ention and support theicardl'
ates at the next election.
To the Enterprise
With others | wish to express
ny appreciation of the pOlitica
ttitude of the Enterprise. IL
le the thing that has done mos
oretard the social, political ano
nte. .lectual development o.
America has been the partisan
ress and the political organiza,
ons; they have both fallen to !;
Jndition of social degeneracy.
Did you ever stop 10 thin
THAT an encased soul a man has
| > have to run a partisan paper
this day and age of the world
ere is what his lineup is; here
an example of the limitations
! his conscience, of his mino
nd of his soul: He must say
omething good about every can
| ldate on the ticket, he must ar
:ue in favor of their platform
rinciples, he must support ev-
,rything the party has ever
one: he must work against all
he principles of the other party,
lie must at least suppress all
ood concerning the candidates
n the other ticket, he must at
ack the record of the other par
ly, he must color Or suppress his
lews items so as to allow moth
ng good of the other fellow and
lothing bad of his own people;
t he cannot find enough truth,
manufacture sCme, it is all re-
varded in the line of political pa
tronage; when his party's acts
ire bad as a whole he must Sc
.ect the good part for his readers
md when the other party's acts
IRE good as a rule, he must Sc
ect the bad part for his readers.
Now this would not be so des-
,tructive if it only occasionally
.'uined the intellectual integrity
# a county editor, but what a
distressing influence it has on
the readers if they believe it.
Think of training a boy from
the contents of nartisan news