The daily sentinel., 1910-11-02

all paid In.
Regarding my position l desire to
say that | am here as a platform
democrat. (Applause.) l hold those
promises made to the people by the
democratic party as sacred. Gov.
ernor Shafroth called the extra ses-
sion during the time many political
conventions and meetings were being
held. SO that the resolutions and in
fluence of those conventions could
be brought to bear on the Legislature
to secure the adoption of promised
measures. II / had been governor,
however. / would have called the
extra session so seconds after the
regular session had adjourned and if
that extra ended without keeping
their word | would have kept on
calling extra sessions 60 seconds
apart for two years.
Railroads and Public Utilities.
what became of the rate making
clause in the railroad bill2 Well,
the same thing happened to it that
did in the republican legislatures of
19O0-1904-1906. The republicans
promised the same things but teh in
fluence of the railroads was too
strong for them.
What has become of the public
utilities commission? God knows.
Anyhow the public utilities corpora
tions didn't want 1t, and we didn't
get it. The railroad rate discrimina-
tion that is being practiced against
the western slope is the most in
famous and damnable in history, and
will continue until the people say
what laws they must have and get
them for themselves. The public
utilities bill is as dead as Julius
Caesar The next legislature won't
pass it. The influences which reach
out from the majestic buildings OF
Denver bind many of the members OF
the legislature with chains of steel
1t is the same old story. The hand
may be the hand of Esau but the
voice is the voice of Jacob.
He then went into the matter OF
railroad pass distribution showing
that 10 900 passes had been issued In
Colorado to politicians and office
holders. He placed rebates in the
same class with passes. They are
morally and politically wrong. The
poor devil who can least afford to
pay his fare has to pay for the other
fellows pass as well.
Sorry for Barney O'Connell.
What do think of Barney
O'Connell? | feel more sorry fol
him than for any man in the state
He was foolish to sue the Denver
Post for libel. He received favors
and stood against every pledge and
plank in the democratic platform
He was a decent and upright man
before election, but he is victim OF
conditions and is not half as guilty
as some others / might mention. The
best thing about the democratic party
is that it exposes its own wrongdoers
and that is far better than TO defend
| them.U
THE democratic party pledges
were opposed by the Denver machine
controlled by the great corporations
of that city because II was to thei'
interest to defeat the will of the peo'
pie If they could"
Mr.. Thomas then contrasted the
cost of the extra session. s71 900
with the Peabody election contest
which cost twice as much, and the
Cripple Greek war" which cost ten
times as much.
Initiative and Referendum.
but the passage of the initiative
and referendum BILL" declared the
spea ker, "is worth all it cost. Direct
| legislation is the only effective anti
dote for legislative dishonesty II
enables the people to strike with the
strength of Sampson. 1t strikes ter
| ror to the hearts OF the interests
That Is why three men arrived IN
your city today from Denver in the
interests of the great corporations TO
get YOU to vote against 1t. They arc
spending money to defeat the meas
ure. The state constitution declares
that the supreme power rests with
the people. Some people will tell
YOU that such legislation will drive
capital from The state, They would
have you believe that man cannot
sneeze or a boy laugh without fright
ening capital. They will tell you that
if the initiative and referendum be
comes operative you will have small
pox. diphtheria, pear blight and many
other sflis. - ~ s'.,s "; a-r-
Opponents of direct legislation
say that it is conspiracy against our
form OF government. | am here to
tell you that no conspiracy against
popular government was ever con-
ceived or fostered under the roof of
the matched cottage of the common
people, but that such do originate
from within the gilded palaces of the
rich Direct legislation will make
our legislators good because it VIII
not pay them or the interests to be
otherwies. The referendum is club
that will insure proper behavior from
our legislators. For il they don't act
right may God have mercy on their
souls"
IsOIimer Bribery Scandal"
The speaker then discussed the
Lorimer bribery scandal and told OF
a prominent Christian gentleman in
the East. moral and spir-
itual model in the commun-
ity, who brought sorrow and dis
grace upon himself. his family and
friends by accepting e paltry $500