The Glenwood post., 1916-08-19


when with the states Democratic
agents, silently and falsely acknowl-
edging its internal weakness, federal
troops were landed within our borders
to perform a states sovereign func-
tions. A Democratic governor with
good intentions and patriotic purpose
staggered under his burden Of uphold
ing the states hands, while his own
party derided his honest efforts, encour-
aged its legislative committee to con-
denim him and in spirit suggest his i'm
peachment Finally, he, too, gave way
under the strain and veritably we were
without stable government and needed
protection.
The approaching election indicated
that the stability of the framework of
our government would be an intense
issue in the campaign that was to fol-
low. Our national guard was unfortu-
nately paralyzed by Democratic office
holders, concealed within the wooden
horse of Troy at that time occupying
a prominent pedestal in the Capitol
building here in Denver. Through IL
conspiracy laid in Denver by the local
lieutenants and Matched in Washington
by their superiors, even our batteries
were to be taken away, whereupon
Colorado, the only state in the Union,
would thereafter be unable to lay on
the sacred altar of her country's honor
the precious lives of her patriotic sons
through the medium of her state mill
tia. Yes, and when she would be even
deprived of the enjoyment of sending
them to participate in a fixed fake
race to the border line of Mexico.
The state was bankrupt, its fast
waning credit having been lavished IN
building up Democratic political ma
chinery, worthless and expensive to the
state itself, but apparently potential as
a leverage in elevating to national CT
flee men whose first sworn duty was
supposed to be their state and its peo-
ple's needs.
| For some time there had been
growing tendency to prohibit the man-
ufacture and sale of intoxicating IL
quors in our commonwealth. An intense
positive public sentiment forced upon
the Republican and Democratic parties
la statement of their respective atti-
tudes on this question, and demanded
that the issue be neither sidestepped
nor straddled. The uestion of prohibi'
ton had been properly handled by the
Republican party speaking through its
candidate for governor, and that voice
emanating not from the mere mouth,
piece of political necessity, but backed
by years of recorded public conviction,
sounded the assured success of the Re-
publican party at the oncoming elec-
ton.
The Democratic platform, then de-
scribed as battle cry for booze aud
anarchy, was not defended on this in:
dictment so sure were its sponsors that
the champions of both sordid appella-
|tions held the balance of power which
spelled victory, the sole beacon light
of misguided men. AS one prominent
Democrat put it, "We will pass tho
buck and let George do it." And, be-
lieve me, George did it.
When he saw his duty to force his
stand on the prohibition issue of his
party's banner, it was in the face Of
most strenuous opposition on the part
of some of our stalwart party leaders.
His judgment was right and theils
wrong. 1t has been said that great
leaders often plant the standards for
future party pride; that thereafter the
party advances, waves aloft the stand
ard and claims it as its own. Whatever
of merit there is, and it is tremendous,
in the Republican party's responsible
ty for the success of prohibition in Col
orado, by no one in that party is the
honor so clearly deserved as by tho
present governor of the state of Colo
RADIO.
When the excitement of debate was
over and the adding machine recorded
the final verdict, the Republican state
ticket in the main was elected by the
largest majority in the history of the
party. For every result there 10 ,
cause and history is an important study
u, h;,,, onJv xuho md ors} q nds hoth
With Republican victory was record
ed the advent Of young man Of dy-
|, manic moral force in Colorado's . polit-
ical arena, and the history Of that party
during the past two yesrs il 90, closely
allied with his efforts and accomplish.