The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
OUTLOOK FOR REPUBLICAN
PARTY GOOD SAYS PHIPPS

Lawrence c. Phipps, of Denver,
Junior United States senator from
Colorado. arrived in Delta Friday on
brief visit to the county. spending
a few hours here and at other points
in the county.
Senator Phipps explained that he
planned to visit as many sections of
the state as he could from now until
election time urging the Republican
voters of the state to show vigor and
enthusiasm and to make every en-
deavor to elect national, state and
county ticket at the coming election.
Never before has the Republican
party and by that mean the national,
state and county groups, had such a
splendid opportunity to carry their
tickets as they have now" the sena-
tor said I'VE should not permit this
opportunitw to slip from us, but should
take advantage of every phase of it
and get out and work and work hard.
zone Of the important things which
we must do is to find good men for
places on the county ticket and by
putting good men up before the voters
they will come out to the polls and
tory looms ahead for the Republican
ticket but we do not want to lose
track of the fact the Democrats are
working with utmost diligency and we
too. must put in some hard licks and
the time is opportune now to put in
these licks.
II hope to visit every section of the
state and to urge the Republican vo-
ters to perform their duty this fall.
We want to organize Harding and
Coolidge clubs in every locality and
to inject ,vim and enthusiasm in the
campaign
Senator Phipps was one of the orig
inal Harding senator's Several
months ago when the Republican cam
paign was beginning to warm up.
Senator Phipps and other members
Of the senate interviewed Senator
Harding and urged that he announce
himself candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination.
Il am indeed gratified that Senator
Harding secured the nomination and I
know that he IL the logical man to
lead the great Republican forces to
victory this year." Senator Phipps
said.
s9anator Harding has fitted into the
place which the nation has prepared
for him. He n = great statesman. n
great and patriotic American and he
will be a great president"
Senator Phipps declared that every
where the air permeates Republican
ism and wherever one goes one hears
Repubiicanism and Warren G. Harding
talked He said Senator Harding's s
speech Of acceptance had already won
him hundreds OF thousands OF votes
and that the serious minded man
the man who desires to see American
ideals perpetuated in our national gov
ernment. will vote for Harding.
The Colorado solon asserted that
had the people Of the United States
accepted the appeal OF President VIII
son when he asked in 1918 that a
Democratic house and senate be re-
turned so that he could put into exc
cution his administrative program.
that the expenses of operating the
government for the fiscal year begin
ming in June 1919. and ending in July
1920. would have been approximately
$2,700. 200. 900 more than was expended
Senator Phipps asserted that only
one governmental department present
ed financial program which was
lower than the one offered the preced-
ing year.
"The Republican members would
not permit such wholesale waste of
the nations money and this $2.70o.-
10000 was saved"
Senator Phipps said II is shameful
the manner in which the various de-
partments in Washington are wasting
their appropriations and that the peo.
pie OF the country this year will
change conditions by installing new