Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-16


should be protected by the whole
force of Colorado's government. Lo-
Dor can lease afford to deny capital
the fullest protection of its property
rights. Capital can i'll afford to pre-
vent the enforcement of every right
of labor. The world must soon come
TO know that both capital and labor
arc-again equally safe and respected
in Colorado. Labor and capital will
always have differences. Capital may
be largely wrong one time, labor an
other. We must elect men and wo-
men TO office, who will know neither
side nor faction, high or low, rich
or poor, but who will enforce the
laws with equal force and exact pres
sure upon all. The performance OF
mere platform pledge. 1t must be
l deep personal determination and
solemn official conviction. Labor
Tor six years. you have heard re-
peated and cXtravagant declarations
of friendship for you. For six years,
you have heard the fiercest denunci-
alton OF capital. What did the poll
ticians get for this? Your votes.
What did you get Less employ
ment! Hunger! Bloodshed. Labor
and capital, as your past despair
came from the clenched fist. your fu-
ture opportunity will come from the
clasped hand
One question a great many of you
are seriously considering is the dry
amendment don't want single
yoter to have shadow of doubt in
lis mind OF my proposed official
course and private view upon this
question. ! shall vote for a dry Col
orado. This has been my conscien-
.ious conviction for many years. a
majority OF the voters will determine
whether this state is to be wet or
dry. If the state is voted dry, |
pledge the people that | will keep
the state dry. If the state is not
voted dry, | will enforce the laws
is they are. The liquor interests will
be fully protected in the rights that
the law gives them. Democratic
party leaders in this campaign are
advocating local option. Seven years
,go, when a Republican legislature
NaS passing the present local option
,ill, it met with the solid opposition
II the same Democratic leaders.
Their present candidate for governor
fought the local option bill in the
columns OF his paper.
The Republican party does not ask
ior the support of the voters merely
because the Democratic adminisIra-
ion has so miserably failed We
come to the voters OF all parties with
big, constructive program which
viii be put into effect and enforced
by our candidates who are construc-
live, government-loving, anarchy
hating men and women. Our party
stands Tor the principles OF the Ma
yional Republican party. We urge
the enactment OF Protective Tariff
laws that will adequately protect the
mining. agricultural. commercial and
industrial interests OF the state. Our
candidates are pledged to do all in
heir power to secure more liberal ap-
preparations from the National Gov
ernment to aid in building more and
better roads in Colorado. Our can
lidates Tor the United States senate
and House of Representatives are
pledged to do all in their power to
secure an amendment to the Federal
Constitution providing for national
woman suffrage. We favor the en-
lctmcnt of a pension law for the fire.
ncu OF the cities and towns in the
state OF Colorado and for work
nan compensation act that will
compel the payment OF reasonable
sum 10 tire widows aud orphans from
The industry where the loss occurred.
and thus to the community. The
Republican party stands committed
o maintenance. extension and en-
'orcemcnt of Civil Service laws We
iavor an efficient supervision and just
md reasonable regulation OF the rail-
roads and express. telephone and tel
egraph companies OF the state.
From now on. Colorado must live
in the future and not in the past. This
is 4 time for the builder and not the
iestructionist. Colorado must begin
% cash in on her possibilities. To
DO so good roads are necessary. The
'armer must be brought closer to his
market. the miner. closer to his mill.
There is growing national feeling
in favor OF seeing America first. Be
cause OF the war abroad. this move
1-cnt has been given added impetus
citizens who formerly sought recrc-
ltion abroad and who have planned
trips to foreign shores are now visit
ing the beauty spots OF our own
country. II Colorado will prepare
herself to accommodate this influx
Of visitors. a large part OF the mill
lions now spent al the show places OF
Europe, viii be spent in Colorado,
The show state OF America. Why
shouldn't this be trues Here. dozens
Of mountains that proudly and ma
iestically raise their peaks to heaven.
are the equal in magniicauce of the
Jungfrau and the Matterhorn. Our
skies are the blucts in the world.
Our sunsets are as rich and sublime
as those OF the Bay OF Naples. Our
air is pure, our sunshine is bright.
Mountain streams, tumbling and
rushing down to meet the placid
rivers OF the plains, teen with jump
ing fish. and direct the footsteps OF
every sportsman towards Colorado.
Here are canyons so deep that the
sun has never penetrated to their