The Glenwood post., 1912-10-26

Inc DlSSeSt ana most interesting pO-
litical meeting held in Glenwood this
year and one Of the very best in many
years was the republican rally at the
Isis theater last Monday evening when
fully five hundred of our citizens gath
cred to honor C. C. Parks, Glenwood IS
first citizen and candidate for governor.
and to hear the issues of the day dis
cussed by Mrs Wilson, Judge Kinsley,
c. C. Dawson and Mr. Parks. II was a
demonstration of which any man might
well be proud and Mr.. Parks showed
his genuine appreciation of the honor
bestowed upon him by his friends and
neighbors.
When Mr.. Parks, accompanying the
other speakers, entered the theater his
portrait was thrown on the screen and
this was the signal for tumultuous ap.
plause which was general all over the
house and which did not subside for
several minutes.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Parks who, when the applause had
!, ceased, briefly addressed the people as
friends and neighbors, saying, among
other things, ~ have in this cam
paign been almost over the entire
state. We have travelled through the
fertile fields of northern Colorado, we
have Travelled through the productive
Arkansas valley, we rode hundreds of
miles over that great and prosperous
stretch of Colorado known as the Sun
ny San Luis Valley and while the peo-
pie have everywhere received us VITA
great cordialty and listened to us with
more than ordinary interest and respect
l take pleasure in assuring you tonight
that no place in all the world looks
quite so good to me as my home town
and county. Whatever the future may
hold in store for me-regardless Of
whether the people of Colorado may or
may not honor me by placing me TEN
porarily in the state capitol, Glenwood
Springs will always be my home.
have lived here among you for more
than twenty-five years and when / die
I want to sleep beneath the soil of Ga
field county,
NJ. Parks then introduced State su-
periutendent Helen NJ. Wilson who
made a splendid address pleading tne
cause of the schools, the cause of the
boys and girls who are soon to be
come the leading citizens of the state
She spoke of the public school system
as an equalization of advantages AMI
referred to the course of study which
she has issued for the benefit of all
the schools. She advocated a pension
for the teachers of the state and an
nounced her support of good roads be-
cause she says good roads lead directly
to the doors of the country school house
and thus are wonderful aid and stlm
Mus to rural education.
Mrs Wilson favors longer term CT
office for the state superintendent AMI
would also take the office and that vi
county superintendent out of politics.
She also favors the teaching of patriot
ism and economy in the public schools
Referring to a letter from New Cas-
tie saying that District No. 10 was
about to ask again for aid from the
emergency fund created two years ago
Mrs Wilson told how she had worked
to secure the passage of the bill by
which this special fund was created AMI
from which this district in our county
has already received assistance although
she said that Governor Shafroth had
tried to exact promise from her that
she would not ask for any more money
from this fund as he did not think they
ever should have drawn from this fund
in the first place.
Hon. Sam L. Kinsley from Colorado
Springs, candidate for congressman
was the next speaker. Looking
down at number of children who were
occupying the front row Of seats he