The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
GRAVES WRIT Es
FROM LEe|s-
LATURE
To the Enterprise:

Az ehS AutSip pitoe.
The closing days of the 18th General
Assembly are upon US. That all of
the laws hoped for are not going to be
passed goes without saying. 1t is diff
ficult to say even on the eve of adjourn
tnent whether some of the most i'm
portant bills are going to pass.
A large part of the failure is due to
the fact that the branches of the legis-
lature have failed to agree on the de-
tails of very important measures. 1t
is always true that the two different
branches Of the legislature, even when
both are Of the same political nature,
are likely to lack some of the elements
Of good pulling team. One will be
Sow and the other fast, each will take
better care of their own bills than
they will of these that originate in the
other branch.
In addition to this is the fact that on
the administration measures. the house
has been with the Governor, while the
senate seemed to have a majority of
one with the governor, but the deflec-
tion Of Senator Candlish to the demo-
Gratis gave the other party a majority
of one. The result is that each body
has passed bill, and both seem dis
posed to stand pat on their own bill. 1t
is politics to do so, and | am not going
to say at this time that eithe" party is
entirely guilt .ss of playing politics.
If am any judge, this state is suf-
fering from the fact that it is very
difficult to get good pulling team out
of the conflicting elements making up
her citizenship.
Colorado is great in mining. great in
stock industry. and fast becoming
large factor in her cultivated crops.
No one of these industries seem to be
able to admit the Importance of the
hers. In the sto * industry, we
know that the sheep and cattle men
have been at war, and the same is true.
Of other industries. The irrigated
farmer has belittled the dry farmer,
and the latter has in turn found fault
with the footed gentry of the irri-
gated lana., and SO on to the end of
the chapter.
From the cries being sent up for
state aid from different sections, | ir..-
agine that each one have troubles of
their own. So far as am able to dis
cover, the dry lander is about the only
.one that is not crying aloud for help
from the state treasury in some form
or another. Probably we would be
asking with the rest did we not know
our appeals would not fall on deaf
ears. When we get stronger, have
more votes and need help less. they
will listen. An extract from person
al letter written from Greeley saws:
The district from around Greeley has
far. greater respect for the personal
and agricultural resources of the east
ern part of the county than it ever had
before. think this was an honest
opinion of man who knows Greeley
people. really expect that our needs
will receive more consideration than
they have heretofore. To me this is
compensation for the sting of defeat on
the county bill. felt the injustice of
some things said. because they were
pkdlessly cruel.
WI cannot be charged honestly that
those seeking division of the county
dragged the name of Weld county or
any of her officials in the dirt. Other
comfy officers involved in other county
division bills were charged with gross
injustice. No such charges were Iodg-
ed against any Weld county officers.
Ii other county bills had succeeded,
might not feel now as do about the
wisdom of the plan followed, but since
we went SO much farther than and
other bill of the same kind, | feel that
it was wise and much more pleasant.
1t is no dishonor to loose battle
that is fought on the square. and ours
was fought absolutely on the square. -
G. X. Graves.
Unusual Death.