La Junta tribune., 1914-10-24

2.3sl people In Otero county who
actually voted who did mot vote
either way on the prohibition
amendment Don't let this happen
again. Vote first on the amend
ment. and vote Yes
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Brake. democratic candidate for
secretary Of state. has In his employ
William 7. Hickey. one Of the ring
leaders in the war against the state.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Hickey
was chosen publicly to receive arms
with which 70 open . state wide NJ
beilion againat the commonwealth
and the iaw-abiding people. and later
Hickey was arrested on his way 70
Boulder with an automobile filled
with rifles and ammunition for the
strikers who were then bombarding
mines In Boulder county and hold
ing prisoners the peace officers Of
the county. Hickey was then. and is
now an employe Of the state drawing
salary for enforcing the Law.
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Senator Patterson has challenged
George Carlson to prove where he
ever opposed local option. During
the Sixteenth General Assembly
when the republicans under Cover
nor Buchtei were cnactinE the pres
ent local option law. Senator Patter-
son fought the bill from the time
II was introduced until after II was
signed and became Law. He main
tanned that the forty per cent sigma
turc feature OF II was a prohibition
against It's operation. Since II has
become effective and has proven IT,
self the best local option law In the
country he now seeks to obtain the
governorship through his support OF
this same measure which he opposed
so vigorously at that time.
.
Only sixteen constitutional
amendments and Initiated and re-
ferred measures are to BE- submitt-
ed to vote Of the people at the elec-
tion one week from esxt Tuesday.
There is not . single proposition. /.
sase the prohibition amendment and
the good rosGn amendment. that
should merit the support Of q sin
gle taxpayer. Vote Yes" on the
prohibition amendment and the
good roads amendment. and then 20
down the line and vote NO" On all
the rest Of them. Each one Of the
proposed amendments will Increase
the cost Of maintaining state gov
ernment and thereby Increase tax
alton. Vote No on aii Of the
amendments except the two cited
above.
Tho democratic party In Colorado
has made . failure all along the
line. Il made such a failure In the
state government that the democrat
ic governor. Ammons. was forced 70
call upon the presidcnt 70 send fed.
ersl troops TO maintain Law and
order. thereby surrrndering the
sovereignty Of this state. Iss finan-
ciAl failure was such that u turned
q republican surplus into . democsat-
ic deficit. although the burdens Of
the taxpayers Of the state vers enor.
mousiy Increased. II IL high time
10 get rid Of the party Of failure and
To put into power = party that ca
and will maintain iAw aud order.
protect life. property and Industry.
restore prosperity and forward STATE
development.
u VAS . mighty scurvy trick that
Teddy played On the saloon gang. He
waited untii they had plssssesd Colo
rado. Ohio. California and Oreeoa
With large placards coataiaing his
heroic bust. and asaouncins that.
Colonel Roosevelt b assinse proAl.
hitioh." and thsa he cus Iooss from
the rostrum II 0Aio. sssiag his
hearsss 70 vote for STATE We peohl.
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