La Junta tribune., 1912-05-25

\ well known politician and fedora
officeholdcr, OF Washington. Was
asked about the southern del gates
TO the Chicago convention The
southern delegates7" he repeated.
why, they are climbing into the
Roosevelt, band wagon until they are
wearing all the paint off the endgate.
Out In society the other night they
were talking politics. and a leading
democratic woman remarked, so that
everybody could hear It. We'll. I'm
democrat all right, all right, and
always have been-Was born that
way. but II they nominate Roosevelt
he viii sure get my vote no matter
who the democrats put up" Why
not make 1t unanimous for Teddy II
won't be far short OF unanimous any
vay-just like It was for Arnold in
Denver this week.
=
The pipe line to the new water
plant across the river viii probably
be completed some time this week.
The work ~ installing the pip
line under the bed ut tho river. In
the main channel and across the Is
land. was completed yesterday. 50 that
all danger from washout through a
sudden riso of water in the river is
past The artsslau well on the site
OF the new pumping plant Is down to
the first Dakota sand which was
struck al a depth Of aas feet
I.
Tn" seventeenth amendment TO
the United States constitution will
be that providing for rho election of
United States Sc Iators by popular
vote Congress has don" lts part.
but II vill TAX" some time for the
Amendment 10 become part of the
constitution The amendment pro.
VidiuE Tor an income tax WAS passed
10y congress three years ago mex,
July II has not y., secured the rat.
iflcations necessary TO make II a
par, Of the constitution and It can.
not secure them before 1918 Thus
II may take four years for the states
10 ratify the seventeenth amend.
ment
n. =
The proposed constitutional amend
m-ut being initiated hy the Direct
Legislation League aud the Farmers
Educational aud Cooperative Union
creating "a public utilities commission
provides that the governor shall ap.
point tho commission Immediately
upon the adoption Of The amendment
one member FOR two years. one mem.
ber for four years aud on. member
Tor six years should the amendment
be adopted IL gives Governor Shat
roth the rEht To name the com.
mission before he retires from Of
flee There is no provision for con.
iirmation 10y the senate Evidently
the Direct Legislation League is
thereby r-paying Governor Shafrpth
for m" many fayors he has conferred
upon Il by allowing his employees 10
assist It In IN" circulation ot initis.
tion and referendum petitions
= ,strf'
Thrr. il one good democrat, In this
town Who IN not consistent, Good
democrats. Of cour,.. ar. not very
plentiful. but ~" know this on" u -
good domocrB, fer IN. reason that
he has been voting the democratic
ticket ever sine. h. had tn. frs, op.
poftdnlty 20 vote. aud has never yet
voted Tor a president that Was elect
ID When man keeps right On yo,.
Ing the democratic ticket all his life.
aud IL sustained and -ooth"d by the
fact that one. IN awhile h. votes
for man who j. elected Ius,ic. Of
th" peace or constable. shy ". hsy.
TO civ. him cr"di, for being good
democrat ~ho believes IN demo
cratic principles All good democrats
claim to b. champions OF ih. p.o.
pie They claim to b.ii"v. In tn.
people. ha,. confidence" In IN. p.opl"
and "ahor,. ff"u-natb after frequent.
~. to III. effect that III. people
should rule Now this good d"mocrs,
expects to b" u candidate this fall for
somc old judicial position or other.
lie ciaims tina, h. is willing for III.
people to recall his d"cisions II he
makes any that are not exactly rixht
n. believes In N" recall Of judges,
when tn. Aforesaid jndx.s fail To de-.
liver the goods, and he believes In
the initiative and referendum and all
oe tho other political fads that are
popular these days. n. believes that
the people know what they want and
are entitled Ia have II. whatever u