The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-08-19
MIR. CARRIERS LETTER AND OUR ANSWER
By C. T. RAwALT, in Gunnson Empire

BY c. T. RAwALT, in Gunnison Empire
In mail this week received the following let
from Mr.. Carroll M Carter, less seriously
crcsing editorial policy. This is not the first time
Mr. Carter has taken the trouble attempt to show
the of ways and this time thought would
give readers the benefit of reading both Sides Mr.
Carter always writes entertanngy and his letters
as wonderful texts to about We have get
him by phone for three days get permission print
his letter, but unable to get connection therefore
assuming that he did write in confidence. His
letter follows with rjonder after each paragraph
Mr. C. I. Rawalt,
Gunnison, Colorado.
Pardon me for addressing you thus famiiariy but
am mpsed to do SO in Of the delicious hu
If overburdened with Of state you may pos
some epstoary encounters in regard to articles
ing in your paper which resulted in the withdrawal of
Unfortunately, at that time did know that your
enough you seriously requested that
you discontinue mailing the paper to me-
realize what wealth of fun must have missed friend
that he gets enjoyment of the dro.
cry in your paper than he is able to gather from Judge
bned
This friend has just the current copy of your
Gunnson county enjoys the distinction of having the only
purely comic county paper in the state.
1t is distinct joy to this editor to know that his
efforts appreciated, when read by whose
of humor highly developed is that of
friend Mr. Carter There who have been educat-
ed up to point, down to point, (you take your
choice of whch) whose risibilties the
point of hary when they brought face face with
any form Of suffering. Men who agreed with you per-
fecty in the old Roman days found their
keenest enjoyment in watching the lions rend the bodies
of living Christians thrown to them They of the
highly educated and wealthy whose aded appetites
nothing but the flow of human blood could stimulate 1t
clear my mind that presentation of wrong and
suffering has served its purpose well in Your
excited and several hundred of other
readers who still capable of sympathetic feeling
doubtless affected in different way Again, we
wish to express feeling of intense satisfaction that
work appreciated by both classes.
In the issue referred TO- there are several gems Of
tion of the Nonpartisan Program and comments
the eas governed people are governed people
and then to approve the Nonpartisan outfit whci
ished your paper provides for the donf
pose law making @ s' Criminal for N parents to have chill
dren who do not possess blue eyes OF course this ma.
a gnat's eyebrow.
favoring anything Jeersonan Many of your life
have been in voting republican tickets the antithes
of Jeffersonian doctrine But you seem to admire
if all of the doctrine of the democratic sage
Has the imminence Nonpartsan League
scared you the democratic house of refuge? And Mr.
Carter where have mbbed that idea abou
the League governing 'us death?' That is mot thu
League idea is there a plank in their platform which
advocates such thing The League seeks to egislat
of their ntrenchments those bnefcaries of speca
privilege present successfully prevent that
freedom you profess believe and which seek b
specific Brother Carter. Control your merrimen
long enough point plank in the League plat
form which might not with perfect proprety be in tn
democratic republican platform.
Really that good humor. And your stand 70
the people also mighty good You magnify the
pie and then propose hamsring with of law
fit only for slaves. Could anything be more droll?
OF course, If not being funny, man witt
your brains (and freely admit that have got them
would understand that vrile people were devel
oped by the codding of socialism but the contrary
always ruined by it. No doubt know that tn
fall of the Roman Empire brought about by state
socialism. The State Government did everything TO
the people and they became eeminate that bread
given them without effort their part. Yo
know what prey they for the herman bar
of the North and that they totally pershed iron
the earth
Now while you adding to store of historica
knowledge will you kindly point to single peopl
who have been ruined by State Socialism," You nee