The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
political friend, and ". L. Clayton, the
insurance commissioner.

political friend, and W. L. Clayton, the
insurance commissioner.
Instead of combining his limited exec
utve abilities to the task, m1sh too
big for him, of eondocting the affairs
of the states government, he has sent
his cohorts into every political, com
mercial, social and, in some instances,
religious organizations Of the state, to
which they could fnl adnittance, and
tried to control thass 0eeaaiaasioas to
his own political aggrandizement. Tha
only way he has reached "ths hearts
and souls of the masses" ~ suggested
by Senator Scott is through the disgust
that comes to their minds by reason of
the fact that his paid political hench-
men tried to inject their political
schemes into every non-political organ
ization to which they could gain a visit.
Is it any wonder that the precinct
in which Mr.. Shafroth lives, his imme-
diate neighbors and friends, should be
the first to reject him by declining to
send him to the county convention:
Is it any wonder that the ward which
can well be called his community de-
clined to recommend him as one of its
delegates to the state convention2 Is
it any wonder that the city and county
which in the broad sense can be classed
as his home town hung its head IN
shame because of his failure and left
him off the delegation to the state con
vention of the party of which by right
he should be the head!
Certainly not. His friends and
neighbors of the precinct, his commun
nifty, and his home town have shown
themselves big enough to realize that
the neighbor whom they pushed for
ward three years ago and again IS
months ago as their candidate for the
highest honor in the state has proven
incapable and politically unfit for the
position to which through their efforts
he was exalted. To us 1t shows the
calibre of his neighbors, his community
and his home town. The state of Colo
RADIO outside of Denver voted against
Governor Shafroth and Denver now
feels the chagrin of his failure to make
good more than any one else, but in
rejecting him they have said to the
state, 1--WE made mistake. 1t s too
late to rectify it, but we IL not insist
on its continuation.
The Post believes that as his
neighbors have found his true measure
ment and have acted accordingly, so
will the people of this state follow
their example. We believe that whei,
the people re-read Senator Scott s mas
terful description of what he claimed
Shafroth to be and compare that de
scription with what he has really
proven to be, we believe that when
the half starved educational institu-
tions of Colorado; we believe that
when they remember that every time
they gathered together for social, re-
ligious or commercial discussion there
would be political satellite trying to
infest them with Shafroth's candidacy;
we believe that when they realize the
financial losses of Colorado through
poor management in various depart
ments; we believe that when they com
pare Mr.. Shafroth IS platform with laws
enacted; in short, we believe, tina.
when they get ready to take his meas
ure, even as his neighbors, his commu-
nifty and his home town have taken his
measurement, they, too, will follow the
example set by those neighbors and
will say, "You have fallen short OF
the confidence we as state reposed in
you. Therefore, we can no longer
trust you with any farther responsible
ity," and will reject the name of John
f. Shafroth,