La Junta tribune., 1912-07-27

More hard luck for the Manlsnoia
Bun: Thursday Afternoon II was
reported TO Us that . man had been
found lying In the read In an un.
conscious condition . short distance
south Of the Otcro canal. We were
men who discovered the Unconscious
man. but he had apparently recovered
his senses and walked away. We
were later told that the man had
simply imbibed a little too much
spirits frumenti. and thus a promis-
ing scoop was nipped in the bud"
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What can Woodrow Wilson accom-.
plixh with the great hulk OF Inertia
back Of him Wilson Is the man
who is to b. reckon.d with as the
head Of a big party. not simply as a
man. The demoratic party Is the
party OF states rights. the party
of caste and social inequality. That
party has practically nullif.d the
fourteenth amendment throughout
the south and yet some people i'm
agine that a lot OF republicans will
rush TO the support OF the democratic
party because Wilson is the nomi-
nce.-Routt County Republican.
W a. Cillum writes from SLOAN
Springs. Ark. TO remind US OF the
fact that he is still on earth. He
says: 1t Is very quiet here
all democrats. with no mugwumps.
There Is an Immense crop OF peaches
here. but shippers are not getting
much for them. Expect to swing
around TO La Junts In the near
future-in time to help elect Taft.
What kind OF politir al dope does this
our friend Gillum feed upon that he
has become so greatly permoated
with the impression that Taft ts go
Ing TO be elected Taft won't re-
c.iye as many votes In Arkansas or
Colorado. as the prohibition candidate
for president.
In view OF the coming yot. on
state wide prohibition next November
cordinx to IN. testimony Of War.
den lyman ninety per cent Of the
men In the pcnitentisry have gone
there either from the use or abuse
OF intoxicating liquors. The average
number OF convic,s Ia 7ss. and the
coat OF maintenance for year Is
about $4,000. The license system
has resulted In fast ming upon the
state this expensive and costly Ia.
stitution-or at least ninety per
cen, OF IL Why not DO away with
these twin eyils-th. license system
and the pcnitcntiary-in November.
by voting for state vide prohibition.
Two republican congressman. Mon
dell. Of Wyoming. and Norris OF Ne
braska. had clash In the house
one day this week. over the fliching
oi the presidential nomination AZ
Chicago by Taft a7d his adhcrcuts
Norris said the republican nhtior nj
convention did more 10 bring about
the possibility uf democratic vic
tory than the democratic party ever
The Taft republicans aud the ma
chine democrats ar. ios.ih.r-two
souls with but sinEle thought. two
hearts that brat as one When
your convention met ia Baltimore. '
said Norris. your temporary chair.
maa In his keynote speech devoted
all Of his time To an attack on
Roosevelt, and paid no attention 10
TAFT There Is another evidence of
che fusion and the unison" Sure.
the sole aud only Issue with both
shc Tat, republicans and the cniir.
dcmoratic party IL the elimination
Of Roosevelt Nothing els. Is worth
Will. and b.for. the campaign Is over
both Of 'cm will know that they
have been In fight.
In another column OF this issue
will BE- found very interesting
"trAvcioxuc Of London" written by
Mn. Fiorcnc- L. Brooks. . cousin of
the editor of the great family Jour
nal. Mrs. Brooka has been touring
Europe during the past year with
Der husband. who holds . government
position with tho Bureau Of Stand.
ards In washingtoa. d. G. For
over . year b. has beea travelling all
over Europe sccurias information and
data tor the Bureaa a Manufactures
st Washington 10 b~ utilised IN this
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