The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-08-31
TALKING ROa.ITICS

Charles L. Hughes Is Visiting
Colorado and IL now resting st rs
ties Park. Saturday noon he talked
to the Mile Club in Denver. ARD
that night addressed . mass meet
ing Of about fourteen thousand
people who had come from all parts
| of the state to see and hear him.
/ His strong. Eorceful. Rddress was
enthusiastically received and he was
given rspt attention throughout.
Enthusiasm ran high rs he pledge
his party to give to Patriotic
| America" business-like admin
istration in every department. ard
promised for himself q firm and un-
flinching maintenance Of the rights of
American citizens throughout the ell
| tire world.
This address of Mr.. Hughes marks
the opening of the republican cam
paign In Colorado. Many of the de
stgnees for nomination on the state
ticket, who have opposition at the
primaries, have already visited this
county and have been pleasant cal
lers at this office. Those whom %e
have met, thus far, are very pleas
ant gentlemen and appear to be
highly qualified for the offices they
are asking for. Whoever may win in
the coming primaries. we feel assnr-
ed that our party will present 4
strong, able, clean list of candidates
to the voters at the general cleo
ton.
In the county the republican par.
ty has ibul one primary contest.
Both Humbrstone and Williams.
who are out for the sherif's office,
are making strenuous efforts to cor
raj the primary votes and each seems
to be equally deserving.
In Denver, Saturday. Mr.. Hughes
made the statement 81 stand for
business-like administration Of gcv-
ernment and for the employment in
pubic life of men qualified by train
ing and ftnesss for public office" 1t
is our best judgment that this should
be required of all candidates for pub.
lie office. When at election time the
people select their public officers,
they should do as they are doing
daily in their private business. They
should investigate carefully and Sc
lect efficient men and women; aud
for the services they thereafter render
pay them just what those services are
fairly worth. That is Just plain good
business management. Candidates
for office ask and expect election on
that basis only. In this connection,
we feel that Grace L. Rood, candi-
date for County Clerk, and Charles
Petersen, candidate for County Treas
urer, have measured up fairly to the
high business standard demanded by
Mr.. Hughes. Each of them. being
thoroughly qualified to fill the offices
to which they are asking to be elect
ed, have pledged themselves to per-
form the duties of those offices for
the reasonable wage by law proyid-
ed without any additional stipend,
bonus or trimmings. That looks like
a common. ordinary. clean-cut busi-
ness proposition and We believe that
the voters will so welcome 1t.
Looking over the list of candidates.
we are glad to be able to support
w. H. Pound for County Judge. In
presenting him as a candidate for the
office the republicans are giving
Sedgwick county an opportunity 20
place an able lawyer in an office
which demands lawyers mind and
trining. He has been Judge and
District Attorney, and in each in
stance gave capable. economical ad-
ministration
Emma Carlson has added to thor
ough scholastic training an expert