La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
NO USE FOR TAFT.
Frcm the American Magazine.

mis- policies are Just right used to
think the republican party was the
only thing worth while. But the far
mers all over the west. and many
business men. are very much dis
satisfied with existing conditions. We
do not admire Taft, nor are we sat
isfied with his measly slow policies.
He is too much like General G, b.
Mcclellan during our war. He want
Cd to make peace and keep slavery.
So ii is with the republican party and
the trusts.
When ! went to Denver last week,
one of the old war horses In the re-
publican party for years In the
south end of our county came and
took seat with me and we got to
talking politics.
II have no use for Taft he said
we have got to have change.
have three farms | rent out There
Is not piece of machinery or n
thing ! buy that Is not in Trust.
\ have to sell my sugar beets to the
sugar trust; my wheat to the mill
Ing trust, and they pay me SIPS for
wheat and charge sl.35 for bran. My
cream goes TO the butter trust and
they rob me. II ! ship my stock
to market. the railroads charge me
-four prices because they are in
trust aud We are paying interest on
over half water. and then | sell to
the packer trust | guess we have
got TO have a new deal somewhere
alonE the line. and there is no show
In tho old republican party"
Both parties | said,"in our state
are tied up to the interests, and 1t
looks TO me good deal as 1t was
whcn our war came ON In 1861. Our
reliDt must come from new party
partjes. as when the republican party
was tlrmed." | suppose you are
corporation lawyer and think every
thinE about right. But the west is
very much dissatisfied. and II ever n
new party is formed by the right
kind 4 men you will be surprised the
way The west will jump into IL, La
Foilette would catch lots Of us.
J see Jim Hill says there is money
apoV Ugh. only We lack confidence. Wio
A1uaed this lack OF confidence7 Those
wis control the money. back In New
YORK. Two years ago a close friend
Of mine said: I'VE are going to have
close times" He In legal adviser TO
a big bank In Denver He said the
word had gone ont from New York To
draw In loans ard discourage any
new enterprises al over the west In
few months asked our banker II
he had such Instructions. He said.
Not Just that way. but to draw In
our loans and increase our reserves.
fhis has been going on for nearly
Two years and has set everyone to
r"trenching. Sheep men and cnttle
men cold close. Feeders are going
slow. and the result is hard times
all over. II Is easy to see why this
Is done. II they think 1t will stop
trust legislation. don't you think II
for = minute. In the country there
has never been II time when they
demanded trust regulation as much
as they do now. and II they ever
let up on II you will hear from them
In no uncertain tones.
| would be glad u see new party
come out from the old. with "A good
solid platform that they could live
! was In hopes when our Teddy
came back he would gather the pro-
gro saves Into new party. and ]
know lots OF democrats here who
were ready to Join and vote for such
q party. don't know where you
stand. but suppose you think Taft
aud his crowd the best ever. So
thought I would tell you how We feel
out west. and unless there is n
change somewhere some day you will
hear something drop. and II Will
drop hard. too. n you were 10 come
GU, here and talk with our leaders
they would say. "Oh. some are 1T
tie dissatisfied. but they are coming
around" But our state went demo-
cratic. largely on account Of Guggcn.
helm and his trust methods. They
have eot TO give I'M something b"-
sides smcltcr trust now or they
lose ost again.
An 10 politician. never had any
bees h ~ bonnet. but have always
tried 70 b. . good loyal citizen and
do my 6uty a. saw II. used to
think ~ republican party WAS tho
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