La Junta tribune., 1916-08-19

the states. II now has one automo
bile for every eighteen inhabitants.
Just wait and watch and see tbs
good old hand-picked slate Of tbs
Denver G. o. +. organization get q
SCATTERING blow at the primary cleo
tion. They have got IL coming tc
them. all right, all right.
Kansas boasts that II will have
100000 motor cars by the last OF this
month. We don't doubt it, and well
wager real money that over one-hal'
OF them are in Colorado right now
judging by the number that have
passed through La Junta during re-
cent weeks.
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Kan, makes q market for waste pa
per for a large territory-even for
Denver, Kansas City, Omaha, ST.
Louis and St Joseph. The paper IL
cooked into pulp and this mass mold
ed into board form. Why not have
a boz board mill at La Jun,a'
President Wilson thinks II unwise
for the American people to swap
horses while crossing a stream. But
we don't know whether we are cross
ing or not You can't cross any sort
Of q stream on a horse that continu-
ally changes his mind and goes in an
opposite direction without any warn
ing whateyer.-Las Animas Leader.
Governor Carlson Will fire his first
gun In the primary election campaign
today, speaking at MoClave and Has
~ this afternoon. and at Las Animas
tonight Sunday afternoon che viii
speak at Wiley and Lamar. He will
be accompanied on this tour by Judge
Hillyer. Senator w. o. Peterson, can
didate for congress. Senator J. S.
Hasty. and ex-senator A y. Parrish.
3:
John II, Hutssl OF Fort Wayne
Ind, has returned to La Junta from
his two weeks sojourn at Colorado
Springs and Denver Mr. Hutsel
will remain with his son Noah Hut
sci. OF the sherman House, until
about October 25th. when he win re-
turn 10 his home In Fort Wayne. Mr.
Hutsel is accompanied by his mute
son, John Hutsel, OF Montgomery
City. Mo
II h said that the only definite
speaking engagement which the pres
ident has made is for Kentucky in
September Last year the president
wrote letters into Kentucky and sue
ceeded in reducing the democratic
plurality for governor from 1881.
as 1t was In 1911, to AZ. BY going
there In person this year he ought to
be able to produce Il republican ma
jority Of not less than $4,000.
.
The defeat OF administration can
didates In the democratic primaries
In Texas cannot possibly be inter
preted into meaning the loss Of the
electoral vote Of Texas to Wilson
but II is highly symptomatie OF the
state Of mind In that portion OF the
country where the administration
Mexican policy Is best seen and ap-
preciRted. And what Texas thinks
about Il may be found In every other
state In some degree.
>
There N nothing in this modern
idea Of primary elections and the
state assembly 10 protect the peo,
pies political interests The flxcrs
are stlll on the Job and everything
is cut and dried TO suit the big bush.
whackers before the prolotaria,
comes 70 the state assembly. Like
the land crab the most OF us brilliant
Teiormors DO our heavy travelling
backwards and the royal academIci,
ans Of practical politics Just laughs
at us. when you have crippled
duck to 'atien get on the inside be
fore the big meeting.
II 4 only n narrow minded man
whose mind a stupidity closed 70 new
idess, who does not alter his opln
ions, says Mr.. Wilson in one OF hli
most recent notes, According to thii
ties, Mr.. Wilson Is ono Of the broad
ost minded men In the whole L. 8. A
The returns are no, all In yet. bu, "
TO the present date Mr.. Wilson ha,
changed his mind on the initiative
referendum. recall. woman suffrage
the tarir commission. tariff for rev,
enue only. n permanent diplomatic
service free from all poiitics-with