The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-05-23

received requests from organizations
of Republicans in numerous counties
of the state, including Weld, Ell Paso,
Pueblo. Mesa, Montrose and Delta and
from groups of Republicans in other
counties of the state, including Lari-
mer. Teller, Otero, Prowers and Den
Yer, and large number of similar re-
quests from individuals scattered
throughout the state, that l become a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for governor of Colorado.
l have decided that it is clearly my
duty to assist by every means in my
power to remedy the conditions which
have become intollerable. l offer my
self, therefore, as a candidate for this
nomination and propose that we lay
our case directly before the people of
Colorado for their verdict to be rend-
cred at the nominating primaries.
Fundamentally our campaign is for
the purpose of restoring to the Repub-
licans their party, and to the people
their state government The time has
passed when one needs support with
evidence the proposition that organ
ized business has been and is today
The controlling force in the govern
ment of the state and that this or
ganized business has been and is the
unquestioned master of both the Re
ganizations. The inducements for
this coalition between business and
politics have been tempting in this
young State. Vast natural resources
have lain open, inviting priEate ex-
ploitation Franchises and charters
OF enormous potential value, hare
been added temptation as population
and the social demands arising from
the increasing numbers, grew. Able
men as individuals and in associa-
tions, acting in accordance with the
spirit OF their duty and environment.
unmatched by public opinion, have
organized systematically and seized
and appropriated these now immense
ly valuable properties and franchis Is.
These men and corporations did away
with the annoyance of laws and Law
officers, by also organizing and appro-
priating the entire machinery of State
government throughout every depart
ment and including party organiza-
tions. 1t is these getlemen and their
successors who are responsible for
the great innovations now necessary
to curb notwithstanding attitude to-
ward our political institutions. Thy
must bear the responsibility for the
rapid changes already made and 9TH
er changes pending, which are to still
more profoundly affect the political
institutions of the State. 1t is these
men who have made necessary the
Initiative and the Referendum. 1t is
these men who have made certain the
recall of elective officers, including
judges. 1t is these men who have ie
prived the legislature OF all respect,
and threaten to make it an impotent
shadow OF what our fathers intended.
1t is these men who have impoyerisl.-
ed the public service of the State by
crushing and excluding from chance
for honorable public service, independ-
ent-minded men. 1t is these men who
have made the honor of men a conf
modify of common traffic and at times
have even made the state capitol 4
shameless and disgraced market place
where loyalty to oaths OF Office and
the welfare of the State have been
exchanged for a servile, cringing de-
pendency to private masters; II Is
these men who have made the Repub-
lican party when entrusted with pow
er. party of puppet men. enacting
puppet laws II is these men who by
their sinister pervading power have
kept our State laws in the back eddys
Of frontier age. and ignored the need