The Glenwood post., 1916-07-22
Aka A. Swain Discusses the
Questions That Will Be
Covered in Platform
REPUBLICAN RECORD
(By Alva A. swain)

Now that the two assemblies have
been called, the question naturally
arises: What will be the issues of the
present state campaign So far as the
Republican party is concerned, it has
already established issues upon which
it will make its record Those issues
ares .,..
First. The enactment and enforce
ment Of the prohibition law,
Second. The creation of an indus
trial commission that has made good
and that SO far has settled every dis
pute between employer and employee,
except one, that has been brought to
its attention.
Third. The establishment of a pub
lie utilities commission that has dealt
fairly between the public utilities and
the people to the extent that both are
satisfied. '.-r-' 'a
Fourth. The work of state tax
commission that has come nearer placing
fair and equitable valuation on the
property of the state than any other
single or dual valuing powers in the
history of the state.
Fifth. The administration of the
state land board in such a way that
the greatest number number of settlers
possible are being placed on the state
lands, with the greatest receipts per
acre to the school fund of the state in
the history of the state.
Sixth. The. administration. of the
metalliferous mining department of the
state SO .competently that today the
largest monthly values in the history
Of Colorado are being taken from her
mines.
Seventh. The administration of the
finances of the state to the extent that
the people have received one dollar IS
worth Of benefit for every dollar ex-
pended. .. ~,
Eighth. The enactment into law of
every platform pledged.
The above history and a promise to
continue in effect the good work will
be the platform of. the Reuhblican
party this fall. a.,
The Democratic platform will nat.
urally be filled with a large number
Of denunciations. It will accuse the
Republicans of the "squanderous" ex.
penditure of money. 1t will denounce
the work of the various commissions
and boards as being unfruitful of re-
suits and guided by political aspira.
tions. 1t will make several promises
the nature of which are not yet known
Democracy's greatest asset this year
will be the claimed popularity of Presi.
dent Wilson.
If Mayor Speer pushes his insane
asylum bill, his bill to abolish the
state tax commission and his PROPOSE.
ton to give the counties in which rail.
road terminals are situated the value
of those terminals for taxation pur.
poses, the entire fight will be changed
and the fight will be Denver VS.. the
state. Already Democrats who want
to be candidates for state positions see
the handwriting on the wall, If that
situation arises, and they are trying t.
get Mr.. Speer to withdraw some of hir
propositions, especially the one abolish.
ing the state tax commission.
Tho Beer amendment may enter into
the campaign. The Republican plat.
form will denounce It, and. IL Democra.
cy does not denapnce it; the sprohibi.
ton question will again be one .of the
issues. ~-r I'll 80 "a, Wv
ssms month"; age one Of PrssiAsnt
WILSON, I admirers asked he fsllewina
question Of. tho Republican critics Of
Mr.. Wilson:.-. ~, ..sast
''H you Had been handling ths' Ns1
lean situation during the past fo~l
years, how would you have handled II
differently from the way MI. Wilson
has handled iti', ..a-. "a sr
"A question similar in nature, but
different in form, might be asked Of
the Democratic critics Of the present
state administration, namely:
"Whereia has this administration