The Meeker herald., 1922-11-04
SAN 1nOAlPS0N'S PLATFORM

SAN TA0llpS0N'S PLATFORM
To the Voters Of Garfield and Rio
BlancO Counties:
The state political campaign d now
drawing to q close and In the many
issues advanced for consideration two
have come to the front a. the main
issues; the State Police Rangers and
Public Farm Warehouses.
Before the people 20 to the polls
next Tuesday, 1t Is their right to be
informed by the candidates for state
ONCE how they stand ON such issues.
Keeping quiet seems too much like
straddling for me. II ahould be Ell.
ected I want to feel that i have had
an expression on these matters by the
vote Of the people.
A to the State Police Ran xcrs, 1
/ eve 1t would be a matter OF good
economy to abolish them. l have ser.
we'd in the army Of the United States
and I know that well trained mill
tary force il the real safeguard If
personal and property rights In times
of violence and that in times of peace
the security Of the people IL best pro
tected by the Courts of the land ex-
ercIsing authority through the sher-
iff's and peace.Oh,cera 1t costs the
state $4,000 a biennial period to
support the fifty rangers who obey
the lawful and unlawful commands
of their chief. The young rangers who
were stationed near Glenwood claim
ed they were subject to no law or
court. Besides the regular appropria-
tion for support Of rangers the State
expended the following sums,
For suppression of riots, etc 800. 600
Military fund fused BY N. G.) $4,000
For srmories 10000
Total 800. eco
Besides which the United States
spent over one million dollars for
the National Guard.
l believe the State Police Rangers
are not held In respect BY the people
who had chance to observe them. i
know from personal experience a. mar
shall Of Glenwood Springs that certain
rangers are not trustworthy. In 4
body Of fifty men It Is inexcuslble to
have any but the most Trustworthy
and this condition will constantly get
wOrsc. Ny main reason for abolishing
the Rangers. after the fact that they
are useless. Is that the state can thus
save close to half a million dollars
each appropriatioa period. when we
consider that the Tax levies for State
purposes have jumped In Garfield
County from $37. 481.67 In 1915 to 81,
OO3SO In 1921. In Rio Blanco from
$10.5S9.2O In 1915 to 326.S81.08 In
1921 1t must be evident we must cut
the burden Of the state taxes some
where. My old fashioned idea Of &c
onomy is to stop spending % much.
The new idea seems to be to issue
bonds and to provide only for the pay
ment Of interest on them. We can
save a lot and lose nothing by getting
along without. the added scenery Of
State Police Rangers.
As to the subject of warehouses.
This district depends on farming. Sue
cessful farming depends on profitable
prices and lively markets, with the
transportation problem thrown In for
added aggravation. Our trouble is
thnt we have to collect and market
our stock and produce all at the same
time and within very short period
and that our only market for produce
is the few buyers who come in and
who cooperate to buy from us
at the lowest edge Of the market. II
we don't sell to them and fail Of trans
pOrtation. the frost gets our crops. In
u word we are compelled to sell at any
price and without delay or we lose
the money We greatly need and per-
haps the crops perish. II We had stor-
age we could avoid the freight short
age period, the early frost danger and
could obtain an advance Of money on
our warehouse receipts with which
to pay taxes and costs Of running the
ranch. Meanwhile we could afford to
wait for a favorable market. Instead
of being dependent on the middle men
and forced to assume all the risks. az
il the case today, we could, through
our warehouse committee. market
when we choose independently Of the
mlddleman whenever he failed to
give us fair treatment. Without stor.
age we always sell at the lowest mar
ket, with the result that farming Is