Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-25
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

ans are having a time OF it sparring
for supremacy and title of being sec
ond party in the state.
The farmer who is unprepared for
real winter weather has no sympathy
coming his way. A finer fall was
never experienced by man.
The jingo press of China is de-
manding immediate war with Japan
owing to the latter's encroachment on
Manchuria.
Denver Posts answer to Stephen j.
Dunleavy's libel suit, sequel the
Posts fight on Pearce, is hot stuff.
The answer winds up by asking award
for costs and 2 cents damages.
The Colorado speakership fight is
getting hot However, an effort is
being made to get all the candidates.
which means most of the men elected,
together in advance of the session and
agree on some one for the place.
Wilson failed to receive a majority
Of votes in a single Republican state
or one considered at all doubtful. The
schoolmaster is sure minority presi-
dent, but we wish him all the sue
cess possible just the same.
More than thousand new cholera
cases are reported each day in Con-
stantinople and victims are dying like
rats owing to lack of treatment
Guess the invading armies will not
care to investigate that death-stricken
city too closely.
When hubby loans his wife's af-
finity $25 and permits him to pick
out his clothing from among his wife's
effects, wonder what next will hap
pen? And this after the two home
wreckers skipped their native town
and been living together.
Senator Gore thinks new tariff
bill should be ready for signature by
the document. The quicker the better.
If it is a good thing all right and if
it is bad the quicker we find out what
is ailing the United States the better.
The United States refusing to as
aNMAo auranaActaon. the verdict Of the
CNlorAAO nupreme court stands and
the state ID IN tor the yaynent .,
over two million dollars, interest ant
principal, caused by the "robber sew
enth" wholesale issuing of warrants
Pearce ran something over 200 be
hind his ticket in La Plata county
This was not so much on account OF
the moral issue as the contempt ht
was held in by a large number oI
Democrats for going back on the Dem
ocratic party by supporting newspa
pers that fought the party.
1t is now given out that the frs
ship will go through the Panama ca
nal in 1913. Congress has alread,
appropriated more than 1922 100000
for the work and it will require many
millions to finish the job. Rather ex
pensive but in the hands of the United
States is worth the money.
Fifty million dollars is big sum
but this is the estimation placec
against fighting and snarling news.
papers of the state, mostly emanat.
ing in Denver, although Durango has
not been so far behind, the power
to do damage being limited compared
to Denver sheets.
If recent photograph is to be
taken as evidence, the Norfolk, o.,
school teacher, who was tarred and
feathered to appease the wrath of
were no doubt jealous because they
could not compare in looks with the
pretty school ma'am
Grand junction is making strenuous
efforts to induce the promoters of
the coast to coast auto route to have
that town placed on the map. In this
connection Grand Junction date lines
generally means a boost. Most of Du-
rango's date lines refer to the Cox
TRULY feud or some other crime.
A Denver woman is lying in hos
pital suffering from an attempt to
shuttle off this mortal coil because
her husband would not take her to
the picture show Men, beware. Es-
taken to the moving pictures. The
Denver woman wanted some excite
ment and got it.
Ten years in the penitentiary for
any one taking "a shot at another per-
son, whether in self-defense or not,
would put a stop to this promiscuous
shooting. Relying on court techni-
calities and the sympathy of juries
for the living instead of the dead is
largely responsible for thousands upon
thousands of crimes.
There are many who want to see
the Democratic party bring about al
panic and hard times generally in or
der that the Republicans be installed
again in four years. This is not the
case with The Herald. 1t makes lit
tie difference to 90 out of 100 which
party is in control. Prosperity and
good times are what the average citi-|
zens desires above all other things.
Modern and up-to-date farming
methods must prevail if the best re-
suits are obtained. The storekeeper
of twenty years ago cannot hope to
compete with the one Of today. The