The chronicle=news., 1913-03-28
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
II IN THE THIRD
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lied to the clarion call TO end the
dom minatlon Of the machine that II
now masqucrading to d"oc!v" the
people.
A. r. HoIlenbsck was chairman Of
the meeting and introduced the
speakers. In brief. he reviewed the
conditions of other years when tho
old wnr horses OF tho Democratic
party We're fighting the same battle
that they are now Jointly fighting
with the Progressivcs. and paid n
tribute to the old guard OF Demo-
cracy for laying tho foundation OF
the victory that IL Ia he realized
next Tuesday.
Lee r. Easley spoke first. briefly
summarizing the events Of his long
residence and past campaigns. refer
ring to the days when the powerful
Republican machine employed the
methods OF tn" political hiGhbinder
to maintain themselves In office. lie
recalled the campaign OF 1904 and
related the circumstances under
which Senator Bareln. W. w. Taylor
and Judge Ross became the holders
OF stolen offices. Speaking OF tho sit
untion In Trinidad at this time he
declared that the Taylor machine
/, was In tha last stages OF dlsintcgra-
iion. lie declared himself for pub
II licity In city affairs and of giving
the people an accounting of steward
ship. ''If elected the motto OF my
administration viii be- he said. AN
economical conduct OF city affairs
|. In "a few words n. 7. McRorcry.
candidate for city clerk declared
that he would FIJI the office TO the
hest Of his ability and going into
office clean come out clean.
II Claude Shy. a candidate for alder
Il man In the Third ward. said hc was
for Trinidad and the Third ward. lie
wanted to see the city grow and I'M
\ prove and politics eliminated from
the city affairs. George Mason. his
running mate. reviewed his cNper-
fences In Las Animas county. dcciar-
Ing himself In favor OF good schools
aud reduced taxes and for any move
mcnt that tended TO make Trinidad
bigger and better.
Frank Street. II candidate for al
4 dcr.nan In tn. Fifth ward was call
ed upon and spoke OF the gangs ac-
tivIty in thnt ward against tho ius-
ion candidates. lie declared that
this activity was the result OF the
|, pernicious system OF keeping city Of
/ flee holders and employees In politics.
II lie said II was tho duty OF every
good citizen to rebuke this system
and perfect a new one that would
\ reward competency In all depart
ments.
A. A. Bennett. candidate for treas
II urcr, reviewed his record as Demo-
crnt opposing the Taylor machine.
lie told OF the intimidation methods
II of the Knng and their efforts to drive
out Of business those who fought
them. lie asserted he WAS In ;hc
fight to stay and to clean up Trini-
dad from the power OF this gang.
Earl Coley declared that much OF
the credit for the success Of the op-
4 ponents of the gang last fall was due
to the Progrcssives. He cugolizcd
Theodore Roosevelt rs the man who
had nationally made the present bet
ter conditions possible. Speaking Of
the Citizens ticket he said II was
not with the personnel OF the ticket
that the people found objection. but
with the interests that were hack o!
them and whom they were lpedg-
cd to serve.
d. NJ. Ralston went further into
the history Of the gang. showing the
results Of the system OF gang dOmi-
II uNNtOts uOW tue kVhk III itN
with big corporate interests had
throttied the community and retard-
cd Its growth and progress. He en-
phasizcd that there was but one
thing to do. to keep fighting and
win and overthrow the gang that il
behind the Citizens lineup. The Cit-
liens ticket he declared to he u sub
terfuRe and a deception and the
gangs assertion OF non-partisanship n
mere hypocrisy. coming for the first
time after years OF the most bitter
and despicabIe partisanship.
Moving Pictures of the Gang"
|. was the subject OF the address of
4Alcxander Mcdonald. the last speak
or. He traced the political activi-
lies OF the gang from the beginning
Of It's organization as Democrats and
named the men as he referred to
their acts. He paid his respects to
Harry Lewis and John Baldwin. the
latter he termed the walking en-
cyclopedia" of the Taylors who for
thirty years had done no manual la
! Dor but carried a little book in which
was written tha names and data con-
; cerning every resident and how he
voted. He said thatfor thirty years
Baldwin had been supported by the
public as the official information
bureau OF the Taylors.
He flayed the gang and humor-
ously described the attitude of the
!, kept newspaper in its maudlin ef-
forts to bolster up lost cause. He
remarked Of the attitude OF the COL
ored people in breaking loose from
the shackles of the gang and joining
their white brethren in the move
ment to end gang domination. II was
u splendid address. delivered In the
fearless manner of the speaker who
for more than thirty years had been
Fighting the machine that he now
looks upon in its battered condition.