The Colorado statesman., 1918-09-07
ESPECIAL TO THE COLORADO
STATESMAN
To the People OF the State of Colorado


ALTHOUGH | have the highest
personal regard for each of the
several Republican candidates for
Governor and United States Senator.
l feel it my duty to give the public
record of two of them upon vital state
and national issues.
In the fall of 1914 the liquor forces
seemed to have a strangle hold upon
the State. These forces had an
avowed champion in my powerful ad-
versary. He brought to their aid all
the strength of great political organ
ization. We, who were meeting him
on this issue, greatly needed help
Mr.. Ballreich closed up his office and
for three weeks toured the State with
us He made from three to eight
speeches a day and there was not
harder hitter anywhere in Colorado
than Charlie Ballreich The marvel
Gus moral and economic returns that
have come to this State through that
dry victory were no gifts We had to
fight for them. Good citizen, have
you forgotten that hard fight made
in your interests?. If not, please re-
member that Charles A. Ballreich was
tory
Many will recall the Denver Repub-
lican Assembly of 1914. The wet"
interests were in complete control OF
the Democratic organization. The
only important issue between the
rival candidates for Governor before
the Republican Assembly was whether
the dry cause should secure negative
OF affirmative support. The majority
of the Denver Assembly demanded
that the Assembly's representatives
solidly support one candidate for
Governor, but Mr.. Waterman said
NO" and insisted that the minority
candidates receive their proportionate
representation in the State conven-
ton. No more powerful plea was ever
made >in any political Assembly in
Colorado than this one made by Mr..
Waterman before the Denver Assem-
ply. This speech was one of the big
gest factors of the year in finally put
ting the Republican Party affirmative
ly and forcibiy back of the dry issue.
Mr.. Waterman was a pre-war PIE
paredness man. Even many people
of Colorado do not know that if we
had not been blocked by influential
pacifists Colorado would have led the
nation in pre-war preparedness
plan. Shortly after the sinking of the
Lusitania we began to prepare for
the inevitable The State strongly
bacl,ad tho cippa1 pnrnc a tha CphnOI
of Mines, established battery unit
at the Agricultural College, built build
ings for engineer and cavalry units at
the university. We arranged to estab-
lish an artillery unit at the stock
yards, National Guard units in Denver,
Pueblo Arkansas Valley towns and
cities, and many other places in Colo
RADIO. But powerful pacifists in high
places tore public support from us
and finally broke down federal co
operation. In that timely and patri-
otic effort, though there were many
who were bitter in their opposition,
only few had the foresight to come
to our active aid.
Mr.. Waterman was one of those
few. He was an active, enthusiastic
and far-seeing supporter of the pre-
war preparedness plan. We have
plenty with splendid hindsight. but
for the big work ahead. should we
not henceforth pick men of fore
sight?
Mr.. Waterman in the Senate will
put Colorado back on the map at
Washington and make our State felt
as real factor in the world struggle,
for he has the orators power, the
patriots fervor and the statesman's
foresight and vision.
Mr.. Waterman has always stood for
prohibition, and has always consist
emily been favorable to everything
that was decent. right. and TO the
best interests of our State and its
people.
1t Is to the highest interests of our
people that such men as Ballreich
and Waterman should be placed in
public office.