Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1910-06-09
REPUBLICANS in THE AIR.


leaders and newspapers
Of Colorado have given a splendid
of a bunch of aviators
whose steering gears had suddenly
gone wrong while the machines Wire
battling against stubborn air cur.
rents. A majority are still floating
around, unable to decide whether it
is better to go straight up or to cut
loose all holds and trust to luck for
a soft place to light. When the Den
ver campaign had been fairly launch
ed Judge Allen, who took vacation
from the District bench in order to
manage the Republican party affairs,
(without in the least jeopardizing his
position as an impartial dispenser of
justice) caused to be made the an
nouncement that his party would
make almost clean sweep, and
about the same time State Chairman
Work issued his now famous mani
festo "as goes Denver, SO goes the
state" The disastrous result in DEN
yer is now ancient history, but the
Guggenheim, Evans. Vivian. Work,
Hill and other brands of Colorado
Republicanism are having trouble on
agreeing what caused the emphatic
rundown of their henchmen when
the Democrats had practically two
tickets in the field. The official Re-
publican canned editorial factory sent
this out as sufficient explanation:
"The election in Denver was pure
ly local affair, and there were so
many issues to be voted on that
partisanship was lost sight Of. More
people ware interested in the wet
and dry campaign than in anything
else. Others were interested in the
water question, whether to grant a
new franchise to the water company.
The Republican city committee tried
to make a campaign. and there were
some speeches, but there was so
little to make partisan issue on
that interest could not be aroused.
1t was not any real test OF party
strength, and there is no reason for
Republicans to feel discouraged be-
cause they did not elect more super
visors and aldermen"
Some Republican editors who write
their own editorial matter have siz-
ed up the situation differently. These
are bona fide quotations, taken word
for word from leading Republican
papers of Colorado:
THE election in Denver should
prove a warning to corporations and
teach them that the people will nc
longer stand for their dictation in
politics. The result was more in the
nature of a rebuke to the interests
than it was a victory for any trac-
right, and under our system of gov.
eminent we cannot do without them
but when they assume the role o.
supreme dictators to the American
people, they are going to revolt as
they did in Denver"
"a political blight has again smit
ten the Republican party of Colo
RADIO by the appointment of another
papsucker to be encouragement OF
the U. S. government in Denur
Won't that gang ever cut out and
give the party chance for its life?'
THE result in Denver will have a
tremendous effect on the coming
state campaign and it behooves the
Republicans to open their eyes to
what is going to happen unless they
get busy. Up to this time the chances
for Republican success this fall were
never brighter. but much of this hope
was swept away in the Republicans
continuing their factional scraps there
this week, shown so manifestly in
the election returns"
There should be lesson or two
in the recent election in Denver for
certain alleged leaders of the Repub-
lican party in Colorado"
bad as was the beginning of the
Republican campaign under a weak
and meaningless platform matters be-
came infinitely worse when former
Congressman Bonynge, acting under
the auspices of the Republican or
ganization, declared against the abil-
ity of the people to rule themselves.
and emphasized the "dsvine right of
Kings" doctrine that only the few
were capable to govern"
Aren't these beautiful samples of
party harmony?