The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-10-28
TO THE FAIR MINDED AND PRO-
GRESSIVE MEN AND WOMEN
OF COLORADO


ideal. If we lose sight of the ideal,
the spirit of progress is dead; yet
no genuine progress is ever made
without a practical recognition of
actual conditions.
Two years ago the progressive men
and women of Colorado wrote upon
their ballots their protest against the
strangling of the spirit of progress,
with the result that the minority
party-the democratic party-came
into power with the result that
have been disastrous to all of our
interests.
Today the question that confronts
us is one of actual conditions, quite
different from those of two years
ago.
The evils against which you regis
tered your protest at that time no
longer exist.
The candidates upon the republican
ticket are the fair, untrameled choice
of the republican voters of the state.
They are of high character and ex-
ceptionally well known to the state.
They have no political machine be-
hind them-no obligations save to
the people who nominated and will
elect them.
The nomination of George Carlson
for governor represents the triumph
of those progressive principles for
which we struggled and in him and
the other candidates for state and
congressional Offices we have men in
thorough sympathy with our ideals.
The evils of machine politics and
of boss control expelled from repub-
lican circles seem to have found re-
fuge in the progressive party itself,
where individuals abrogate their
party primary and frankly repudiate
nominations secured in free and open
primaries.
The progressive, law abiding, order
loving men and women are unques-
tionably in the majority among the
people of this state. They are of
varying opinion upon minor matters,
but they are agreed upon the funda-
mental ideals of American Liberty
and free government.
The decisive issue of the campaign
is whether this majority shall make
itself effective through united action,
or whether by dividing its strength it
shall again turn the government of
the state over to a party that has
shown iself unable to maintain even
the most elementary conditions of
peace, order or the protection of life
and property within our borders.
Under such conditions there can be
no doubt as to the duty of the pat
riotic and progressive men and wom-
en- Of the state.
Republican success means the dawn
Of new era; the restoration Of peace
and state sovereignty; and the prac-
tice once more of some semblance of
business economy in the conduct of
state affairs.
Democratic success means the con-
tinuation of strife, turmoil, and dis
tress, with the disgraceful dependence
upon national authority as the sole
refuge from riot and anarchy and
criminal waste of taxes.
Progressive success through third
party is impossible. This is admit
ted even by those who are sincerely
devoted to the vision of a remote
ideal.
The honor of our state, the well
fare of ourselves and of all we hold
most dear, and the realization of
great opportunity to which we have
looked forward through many years,
depend upon your decision.
As one who has been devoted to the
cause of progressive principles, hon
est politics and free government for
many years my vision is clear and my
duty is plain.
Within the republican party, our
fight is won. The duty before US is
as a united force to displace the party
Of failure and incompetence, to re-
store state sovereignty, to re-establish
law and order, and to enforce pro-
lection for life, property and business
within our state.
There is only one way in which this