La Junta tribune., 1913-12-20

Mr.. TAFT has Just made the an
nouneement that he has no further
political ambition. MIR. Taft is
some keen after all. IL Is not n.ces-
sary for brick house TO fall on him
To come to a fun realization OF his
present political prestige. With only
Utah and Vermont to back him II is
not much wonder that h. has decided
10 abandon all further political am
billions.
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The republicans are wasting much
energy over the new basis OF rep
resentation at the next republican
national convention" Like unto the
Md and the apple. there amt go-
ing To be no next republican national
convention" President Wilson's
proposed presidential primary Law
will BE- IA effect long before 1916.
Very soon now the politicians occu-
patton will be gone altogether.
y
The standpatters want the pro-
rressiy.s to forgive and forget. come
hack into the fold and help lick the
democrats. Licking the democrats
Is too easy a game. They have been
licked so often that most OF them
don't expect anything else. Tn. bait
4. h.. f.4n
that to have much Influence on III.
progressiy.s. What ar. ". here for
n not the offices" Is about the only
principle that the republicans have
left. and that does not appeal much
To tru. blue progressive.
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In tn. last thre. years Boon.
county. Mo. has obtained ,lj.oO0
in fines collected from convicted
bootl.gg.rs, Out OF lss cases tried.
the prosecutor obtained ls5 conVic-
tions. In Otero county We give '.m
stlff fine and then turn en- loose
OF the ground OF being poor persons
aud unable to pay n "a. had some
well off bootleggcrs In Otsro county
there might be a chance for our pub
lie prosecutor to r.pl-uish the much
depleted county treasury
Tn. success OF Harry Lauder. the
popular Scottish comedian. has been
phenomenal. and he is declared to b.
al a.
befor- the public Perhaps the best
evidence Of LADDERS value a. an en-
t.rtainer is the fact that he l.. In
vaudeville language. booked solid"
for the next eight years. Every week
of III. iouF hundred aud sixteen IL
positively contracted for At salary
which. previous 10 i.audcrs .ntrcc,
Was never dreamed OF boy ,aud.-
willie performer
At a -rccui meeting in New York
ci.y to t,-cuss the REORGANIZATION of
the republican party Colorado was
represented by Simon GurE.nheim.
of the state central committee. who
vas elected at Chicago last year by
Barnes. Penrose. Crane. smoot. =,
Al. to preside over IN. destini.s Of
the republican party In Colorado
Now, all you progr-ssiV.s Jump In
III. harmony band wagon and holl-r
your heads OF for simon, That's
probably what you hay. been waiting
for. especially one leading progress
si,. known to fame a. Merle vinc.n,
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They are now ari,a,inr eommis-
sion government for counties Tn.
scheme h 10 hay. IN. couny com.
missionsrs hire county manager.
sho viii have power Ia appoint all
other county Officials necessary.
County affairs would b. run ON
business basis, jus, like railroad
or any other biz corporation There
T. no reason why N. commission
Idea could not b. applied To county
affairs with IN. sam. success 1t has
achieved in municipal Hdminis,ra-
uon. Political plums a. reward
for party service. all at IN. .sp.us.
of IN. dear people. viii soon b. r.le.
gated To the scrap heap vh.r. they
ought Ia have been consigned long
ago
Listen to tn. Denver N,ss and
then weep. you democrats V..p-af.
ter reading this tai. of woe. 'wh.ih.
sr Ne asree With II IN toto or not.
Ne mus, conc.de that pfoxr.-ri,ism
stands for something substantial and
vital IN the economic and social life
Of the country. Som. OF it, princi.