The Glenwood post., 1910-03-26
THAT WE MAY BE UNDERSTOOD


Whereas existing conditions in Gnwood Springs make law
paramount decided polls; and
Whereas is expedient create party medium for
the submission of this the people, therefore be it
Resolved That the undersigned citizens of Genwood
Springs hereby respectfully petition the clerk file the
Party with its list of candidates.
at declare the platform of said party the following
panks license of thousand dollars
The rigid of Sunday and midnight closing
against saoons ThirdSrct prohibition of all
gambling including operation slot machines; FouhRegua
tion of other evils according to la" "
The above is the platform of the Law Enforcement
party, which has put ticket in the field for the con-
sideraton of the of Genwood Springs at the election
April 5 In order that it may be thoroughly
understood just what this platform demands the under
signed begs make few explanations of it The first where
as clauses for the purpose of making clear that this
party nothing with municipal ownership
question: that because has been thrown the
where to be carried final decision matters
which side the election the clear take the
issue of law enforcement This the issue then; and
certainly important since the question to whether the
law shall rule in community always of Vita
municipality,
and nation based on the supremacy OF the law and place
any other consideration above the observance of the law
danger responsibility but life people
whereas" simply emphasize the
supreme place this issue of law enforcement the former
position party the administration has been closely
identified with the municipal ownership contest that would have
been hard for the people doce the the coming election
Hence the necessity for party.
The first resolution needs explanation since drafted
simply the requirements of the law namely order that
ticket be placed IN the field petition must be circulated signed
by fifty filed with the clerk least fifteen day
before the election AS this done the ticket has been regularly
filed
The second resolution the of the platform No
have been used Every plank stated explicitly
interpreted in three different The
first saloon license of one thousand dollars That
hundred twelve hundred dollars If the
ddates this ticket should be elected they would be pledged to
raise the saloon license thousand dollars no less
The third panks less explicit There state
laws against keeping saloons after midnight and Sunday
against gambling These laws violated in Glenwood Springs
openly with pun We simply demand that they be enforced
the laws stealing and forgery other crimes
nisdemanors demand saloon
from the observance of the law than
bankers Is there anything unreasonable in that?
The fourth plank contains the words other evils winch are
explicit their the defining words IN the pre-
cding why they explicit in terms
evils which they refer too abominabe and
loahsome public prints They the most de
and urng of all in their effects and we demand in the
of a decent Genwood that they be eradcated
the platform word two to the campaign
This be fight against and no personalities Will be
Necessarily election contest arrays persons against
each of friends and too often fight against
condition principle dgeneates INTO hight against the per-
This be regretted and depored for
it almost always would probably be correct
to the assaled and because obsces
real While to attack the present town
administration for its failure enforce the laws 1T not our pr
pose word against the character sincerity OF purpose
of board of whom believe to
be honorable
behalf He has been frequently quoted as having said recently
that the and town council not to blame for
enforce the laws What he meant that the
majority the people the who voted for the admins
ration right blame the gentlemen who the
latter giving the former just
what they their of the
yous That what the written and
though speaking Of it not have been plain the writing