Eastern Colorado times., 1912-04-26
An. Open Letter, Here and
There.

. 81S8 &c
Why can't some people find more useful trade
than putting the branding irons on the back side
Of all socialists. in number Of different places
according to Big Timber Leaves gossip printed In
the Republican short time ago If one. Willum.
has been properly quoted. this Christian gentle
man prososes to stop all socialists from using
slang: But who Is Willum in the first place! I'm
Gle Samuel gave him his frst start in the shape
of a farm. thinking he would have one boy that
knew all about farming. But as the boy couldn't
quite hold the plow with his jaw. and as farming
required very little brains he simply rewards the
old gentlemans kindness by turning school teach
er and politician. Why have not socialist speak-
ers good right to use slang as other parties7
And especially when a superintendent Of schools
in Of large cities puts Is o. X. to its use
and cites most popular ex-president an ex-
ample. And especially when one Of its strongest
opponents can not name it without using it him
self. and besides being chairman Of the democrat
ic central committee. II he really wants to stop
the slang game. IL ere is no better place In the
world than the democratic party. and it Is up to
the chairman to see that it is DONE The socialists
locally. will no doubt dissolve; but why not wait
and let Wilum dissolve. But why should 60
ciast woman speaker get IS per day when
school teacher gets 81. so? And why should some
good politicians get to h---? Why not blame
our speakers for superb oratory and unanswera-
BILE logic. No doubt that little girl live wine
all right. However. W:um was in luck not to bo
standing his feet at the time. for If he had
ceived brain shock. the democratic central COM
mittee would have been minus a great leader. l
understand that Willum has been shooting off his
mouth quite little Of late. telling the people all
about socialism. However. believe have ideals
all md ;,,k ", ;,,,l.
people have chance every morning to enlarge
their automatic wind pipe calling the hogs slang
is the proper thing: But out here where our prin-
cpal stock In trade is pure water. If people
would drink this exclusively they would not have
room for slang. Besides owe 1t to the city
having spent $4,000 for water, which believe
absolutely pure. Some claim 1t is only 80 l-2 per
cent pure. there being 1-2 per cent graft. OF
course II the socialists had been in power. they
would have reduced that 1-2 per cent to se-1C0
Az proof If socialists could take over the LIQUOR
control of 4 country like Switzerland and in IS
months reduce drunkenness S5 per cent and con-
sumption c5 per cent and made it absolutely pure
But should the water contain a small per cent Of
impurity. the people evidently haven't discovered
it yet. or they wouldn't have turned down good
socialist ut the last town election. Besides the
town board can put in little lye occasionally II
70 keep pure. SnOuiO tne SOCIALISTS elect
their candidates hereafter they will look into the
water question. and also stop those poachers that
have been eating feed out Of the farmers wagons
A comrade lost sledge hammer and log chain
which he lays to these same poachers. The peo-
pie are evidently getting some facts from tho
democrats rs well as the socialists. We SEQ the
editor OF the Eastern Colorado Times puts the
branding iron on the editor Of the Cheyenne
County Republican for helping through liquor
license few days before the election. but did not
mention the defeat Of . socialist who refused to
sign petition for the same purpose few days
before the election. Why not elect a socialist on
the school board in May. provided one can be
found that can qualify. As the taxpayer was
the slogan Of both parties in the town election.
how much taxes does F. ". pay into the town
treasury on his farm three miles In the country?
Now. Willum objects to socialist mud singing.
l suppose this accomplishment comes under the