La Junta tribune., 1911-05-13
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v0V the closing hours OF our
~ superlatively constipated
eighteenth were two that very ma
terially and vitally affect Otero coun-
ty-financially and otherwise. One
creates the new county OF Crowley
out OF territory that was formerly
included within the boundaries OF
Otero. and the other raises the clas-
sification OF the county to the third
class and increases the salaries Of
the county officials from $500 to
81 200 each.
On the last turn OF the last deal
OF our notorious legislature OterO
county was the victim of whipsaw
that will deplcte her revenues At
least $l50.000 and increase her ex-
penses several thousand dollars. We
wonder how the people OF Otero cOun.
ty. who walled and CRASHED their
teeth In vain In times past on ac-
count OF excessive taxes. will like
this new dose that has been handed
to them by the democratic powers
that be.
Between 10 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing and the time OF adjournment sat
urday night. 2s9 bills We're delivered
to the governor. and practically all
Of these bills passed both houses
after Monday of last weex Does any
one suppose for minute that the
alleged democratic statesmen knew
what was contained In the measures
when they rushed them through at
that rate. la all this bunch. how
ever, there WAS not law that re.
deemed a single platform pie lge. and
probably most Of those that were
pssseA wNhsbe Knocked oua ~ the
supreme court or the governors veto.
Twas ever thus from childhood's 's
happy hour. however. Not within a
period OF half q century has the dem.
ocratic party ever redeemed a pledge
or fulfilled a promise. We came upon
this earth two weeks after the repub.
llcan party WAS inducted into power
In 1861. and with the exception Of
eight years OF Cleveland the grand
old party has ruled ever since.
Fifty years Think OF II. and yet
some people have the nerve 10 ask
us why We are republican. In view
OF these facts why should any mau
be a democrat'
The democratic party Is simply
and solely a party OF opposition.nn
always has been from time imm.mOr'
ial. II Is not only violently opposed
to republicanism. but Is divided
against itself ms well. II never stood
Ter or advocated ~ progressive prln.
ciplc that became u fixed policy OF
our government. II declared tn.
war failure. opposed the rcsump
ton OF specie payments and d.clnr
ed that II could never b. brought
about. elected Cleveland on u free
trade platform and passed the VII.
sou bill. which Cleveland vetoed. de.
claring II "a policy or iniquiiy. In
league with dishonor. II nd, ,ocatcd
free silver ms IA panacca for all ia"
Ills that flesh is heir to. as against
honest mOncy-and NO on forever
world without end.
What did the democratic party
ever do that Il should be- entitled to
III. confidence and esteem OF the
people of the greatest nation on
carthy Why. In Colorado they could
not elect n United States senator
with sixiy.six votes when II only
required MY on. votes 10 xiv. the
state two representatives In the upper
house of congress. Colorado In the
only state Ia the union that has
not two United States senators on
guard at Washington. Why Ia a
dcmocrat--in coloradoy Search me-
otcro county Was divided against
the protest Of hrccfourths of the
people of the entire county--thal is.
that many would have protested
against county division had they boen
given an opportunity to make such
a protest At the polls. both the sen
ator and representative from Otcfo
county worked and voted against
county division. but their efforts and
protests could not avail against the
inAnc desires Of that democratic
horde. who save no evidence Of eth.
cr laudahac purpose. reason or sense
~ . lawmakins body. According TO
the 1910 census the new county u
Crowley has = total populstion Of
5.sss. Just thiak a M Not much
larger than Rocky FORD with It's
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