Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-13

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"Nineteen insurgent mnrlers vot-
ed against Boon Best. Misnou, Cawi-
field aad Proske went back on their
caucus pledge and voted for Best.
"Then began a period of retaliation
of punishment with Best in the
speakers chair. Not alone we're the
insurgents denied chairmanships Of
committees, but they were denied
memberships on committees, while
Republicans who had worn the cor
poration ring in the regular session
were rewarded by chairmanships and
membership in committees. >,
"This punishment was followed in
the matter of bills. Representative
Friend introduced bill providing
practical relief in the matter of the
high cost of living by preventing
commission, storage or refrigerating
men from boarding foodstuffs be-
yond designated period and in
designated amounts. This was ruth
lessly killed. Other measures of
equally patriotic import met the same
fate in the Best committees-as
warning to other members who had
shown spirit in deserting the corpora
\ ton, ,eaAp for. the people.
recalled how Boon Best, during the
regular session had been hand in
glove with the interests; how as di-
recting member of the rules COM
mittee he had thwarted effective
smelter legislation; had been silent
when the loan shark bill went toward
its death; had refused to lift a hand
il behalf of railroad employees and
had made the scuttling of the initia-
tive and referendum his special eff
| fort. All these things the Democrats
m the house knew; all of these things
and many more the 'insurgent group
remembered when they went un to the
special session of the war legislature
to serve the people with all the power
in them and serve them by defeating
Boon Best at the outset.
"The insurgent Democrats have
no apologies to make. They knew
;nd time verified their faith. tia. no
effective legislation rcgar!'rg food,
fuel, prices, would he achieved
"lf what the insurgents have done
he treason--then people and PARTY
must make the most of it"
By request the Democrat prints a
statement by the "Insurgent Demo-
Gratis of the special session of the
Legislature" Their reasons for their
action, as we happen to know, does
not hold good in the main. We give
credit to many of them for honesty
of purpose. Many were disappoint-
ed with the governors appointments,
some had hold-over grievance from
the regular session and others were
against the state constabulary bill.
Also some who were looking after
Senator Shafroth's senatorial inter-
ests. The U. S. congress was en-
acting measures covering the Friend
measures, so why pass legislation
that might cause confusion ?-Denver
Democrat.
"On the other hand" says the Du-
range Herald, "Shafroth will call to
his aid Congressman Hilliard, Keating
and other men who are active in poll
teal circles" God forbid! We have
never been particularly -Shafroth-
ian in our political procliyities. but
Senator Shafroth has stood Loyalty
by the president, while Hilliard, at |
least, has dsgraced Colorado by his |
disloyalty. AS for Heating we quit |
reading his weekly letters shortly be-
fore the United States entered the |
war and have no first-hard knowledge !
concerning his conduct since that
time. Senator Shafroth running for
reelection with those two worthless
as his champions would be in a sad
predicament indeed.-Greeley News.
Senator De Busk's violent denounc-
ing of the governor, whom he sup
ported for election, might have car
ried considerable weight except for
the fact that the Denver Post pulled
the same sort of stunt few weeks
before he got around to it. Instead
of creating real sensation, Senator
De Busk merely placed himself in
the same catagory with the POST
Greeley News,