La Junta tribune., 1912-07-20

erythinH they want except eiectofa
votes. Who cares for electoral votes
They have stopped Teddy"
There are any number OF Colorado
counties which will this year produce
two-th!rds OF their assessed valuation
In farm crops. The long'whiskeret
bug that Colorado is not an asriul'
tural state viii have to be called In
out OF the wet this year.
II anyone thinks that a third par.
ty will tract from the strength Of
President Taft alone he ls very much
misiaen. Colonel RDoseyolt's party
will draw Just as heavily from the
democratic ranks as It will from the
republican so says the Steamboat
Springs Pilot. a democratic organ,
Just one newspaper IN the big city
of ChicagO-Seuator Lorimer's Inter
oceau-Is supporting Taft. Now that
Mr. Lorlmcr Is out Of job In the
United States senate he win have an
opportunity to put In all his time
supporting Taft-and Taft sure needs
t.
Our Senator Simon Is winding mp
his career In the United States sen.
ate just as all the people Of Colora-
do expected he would He did not
dlsappoint any one by voting to sus
tain Lorimcr's title to his seat In
that august body Birds OF feather.
you know, requisescat en- pace in the
discard-soon.
Colonel Roosevelt is planning to
spea In practically every state In
the union this summer and fall It
is feared the colonors lack Of digni-
ty will never cease to distress the
gloomy rcactionarles II he makes
five speeches In Colorado that will
BE- enough TO carry the state for
him.
Congressman John 4 Martin has
recently purchased 1918 model Cad.
lilac touring car. which will shortly
arrive here from the east Mrs Mar.
tin and daughter, who arrived sever.
al days ago from Washington. are
now taking lessons In operating an
auto. Pueblo Leader.
Why then. did Mr.. Bryan cast the
deadly insult upon Speaker Clark of
implying that be was susceptible Of
selling out his principles 10 the mon
opoly interests Men not friendly
now or At any other time to Mr
Bryan have said that he did this
10 Kill 20 the leading candidate and
ultimately tn get the nomination him.
self Qulrn sabo7
My nephew. Amos Austin. fell out
Of tall tree yesterday and M ON
his head, knocking him seuselrss. %
remarked the Old CodEer. "Hc Is
arund today though. and"
"Ah' Then his Intelligence ha,
returned
"Aw. no. He was saying this morn
inE that TAFT Is sure to be- ro.oloct
ed"
ID. Il. ANTHONY. a Taft man. sayi
It is silly and harmful for nowspa
pers to talk about the danger o
Roosevelt becoming dictator for lif,
should he be- elected president IT,
say that ther. j. danger that Colone
Roosevelt or any other man can max
himself dictator for life Of this ropuh
lie Ia To say that government by th,
p.opl. Is a failure"
=
= \ Mckinney. the director,
man. was a visitor In Lamar thi
week MIR Mckinney states tha
the new directory Of rrow.rs an
Bent counties viii soon b. read
for distribution II. has cover.
the field thoroughly and b.licy.
he viii have book that will prov
invsluabl. TO anyone having busin.s
dealings In the two counties Lama
Sparks.
Here IL an idiotic instance Of N
working Of tho tariff when pots
toes were ~ per hundred and dca
ses had TO scnd to Europe for then
ireland finally supplying the demnn.
she duty WAS 40 hgih that $3.50
per day was paid out TO Uncle San
BY tho consumer. Of course. Nov
why In the nam. OF common sens
should there he tariff ON spud