Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04

urday night preceding election, al
though occasionally campaigning is
carried on right up to election day
by public speakers. Monday, the last
day, is generally devoted to post
ing workers and preparing for Tues
days battle. We have no doubt that
tomorrow. Sunday, voters will either
take the newspapers or sample bal
lots and mark them about the way
they intend to vote. During the cam
paign The Herald has been cOnserva
tive, giving every political organiza-
tiOn decent treatment and adding that
II is the right and prerogative of
every citizen, after listening to cam
paign arguments and posting them
selves generally on the fitness of can
didates. to enter the booth and vote
for men whom they think will best
serve their interests and the interests
of the state and nation without regard
TO party designation. The Heralds
only purpose in this article is to call
direct attention of the voters to some
pertinent facts and then il is up to
them to use their judgment:
To start with, honesty makes The
Herald admit that public opinion
seems to point to the election of Wood
row Wilson for president. But pub
lie opinion should not guide voters.
Ii you are in favor of free trade and
the removal of the tariff on all Colo
IadO products, then do not vote for
William Howard Taft. 1t is for you
TO decide if the removal of the tariff
on sugar is good thing which;
either means the absolute Gripping
Of the industry or putting the amount
alleged that will be saved the con-
sumer in the pockets of the refiners
and sugar trust. The removal of the
tariff either means one of the above
things. In this connection the Demo-
cratic national committee is SO sure
of Wilson'S election that it is dev0tiug
most of it's energies to securing the
election of Democratic senators and
TO this end have sent Messrs. ShafrOth
and Thomas $1,000 to be used per-
sonally by them to aid their election.
The eastern people are sending money
to the above men to be elected and
vote against Colorado industries. What
is true regarding sugar is equally true
1 in regard to the tariff on lead, zinc
and other minerals that means so
much to COloradO's prosperity. From
to permit eastern money to elect men
to ruin our Industries.
Leaving out the national aspect, let
us come down to real estate conditions.
What in the world has either Charley
Thomas or Honest John" ever did to
advance the interests of the people or
the state of Colorado. Both men have
used the office to which they were
elected to advance personal ambitions
that of reaching the United States
senate. To prove this let us quote
from Tom Patterson's Rocky Noun
Tain News when Thomas was govern
or. These are some of I. NJ. Patter-
sons publicly expressed opinions of
Charles S. Thomas:
He has sacrificed this righte-
Gus measure upon the altar of his
ambition.
He has betrayed a great city,
sacrificing its interests and de-
| sires to individual ambition.
He is guilty of duplicity and
treachery.
He sacrificed Denver to lay the
foundation of personal political
machine that would pander to the
city's criminal element.
He has surrendered himself as
the tool of the water company.
There is close alliance be-
| tween Governor Thomas and the
water company, all at the expense
of the people.
Since the governor has been in
augurated, gambling has been re-
i sumed. These gamblers are doing
this. through an understanding
with somebody. The fire and pO-
! lice board will pursue no policy
except one Governor Thomas ap-
| proves.
Now as for Honest John" He has
been the biggest four-fiusher the peo-
pie ever elected governor. Not SIN
gle law upon the statute book during
his four years of any Importance. He
called an extra session of the legis-
lature at an expense of 100000 sim
ply to crafty personal ambition
taking money from state educational
institutions to pay political henchmen.
We state and are prepared to prove
that Governor ShafrOth wrote Senator
Guggenheim a letter asking that the
Fort Lewis school be shelved and The
money saved for Grand Junction.
Then look at Shafroth's appOintees-
all with an eye to boosting his sena-
torial ambition and at this time the
state is paying salaries to hundreds
of employees who are in the field urg-
ing voters to elect Shafroth. Just
20 back to the letter sent to voters
by Tom O'Donnell prior to the pri-
mariers. Mr.. O'DOnnell showed that
Shafroth has been steady aspirant
for office since memory Of man. Is
II not about time this four -flusher was
shelved, especially when voters have
an opportunity to elect man like
Clyde Dawson, able, honest. not an
officeseeker, not peanut politician
but every inch a man-the man, at
torney, who saved the water rights
Of Colorado, and the same contentious
are again coming up and Colorado
needs man in the senate who will be
able to cOmbate the arguments ad
vanced that our waters should go ia
Old Mexico and other states.
: And, If you vote for Dawson and
! Waterman, you should keep in line and
vote for the Republican congressional
nominees, Messrs. Ballreich and kins'
ley.
r Coming down to the state ticket
: We have mo word of criticism to sa!
s against Senator Ammons, the Demo
4 cratic nominee for governor. bu
Y against the national principles fo
5 which he stands and for the fact tina
s Mr.. Ammons and his co-candidates o.
e the state ticket have not openly de
. -..u..I I.-aa n pazrra their ran