The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-09
SOME ELECTION REFLECTIONS

THE following contribution given to The Senti-
mel this morning by who has long been close OBJ
of political events and public affairs in Colorado
We heartily endorse the position he takes in this article
and gladly give it publication today
Now that the campaign is and the people have
chosen their rulers for the next biennial period it
amiss to chat about of the things that during
the heat of battle that would not do it for
the fact that less excited
Perhaps the one thing that done this year that
does not set well with most of the participation
of the churches in the fight The last Sunday before the
election many of the pulpts thrown open the
speakers and republicans and democrats alike stood be-
hind those sacred desks and defended their principles
opposed the other fellows with all the vgor possible In
the name of common how souls saved
lost could be saved lost through the election of
either Mr. Sweet Mr. Griffith? What good permanently
can come by turning the house of God into po-
litcal hall? What lasting religious benefit to
any communcant by having the political beliefs of either
the republican the democratic party given him
his church altar Sunday morning when he
to the church for the of getting spiritual advice
and help?
To be the church element brought into the
campaign the ground that OBren wet. He had
voted against the prohibition constitutional amendment
when he in the legislature So had Senator Phpps in
the United States Senate OBren wetter than the
senator and had the opportunity give the
HALF AS MUCH BENEFIT AS DID THE SENATOR. To
be the church people and for that matter all law
abiding people support the dry question They do it
though without giving their Sunday morning services in
the churches to the question good the
Thou Shalt Not if preached by minister in whom the
congregation has confidence will make votes for the
better candidates without politics candidates being
mentioned than all the pulpit political that
could be preached.
Another thing would like to chat about is this
pink ticket Years feeling sprang up between the
Catholic and Protestant churches In time it reached
election ballot box 1t very bitter caused the
organization of societies by both Sides Then the
judgment of both Catholic prevailed and
gradually the tension died away. About the only thing
left is the issuance of the pink ticket each
This ticket purpors list the candidates who Cath
olics have Catholic leanings The idea cause a
feeling of resentment against the Catholic candidates
other than that he she happens be Cath
olic. Shame the policy. Why has Catholic the
right to for office Methodist a Baptist?
Why should his religion be used sfavor
him if he is good citizen? stop should be put to the
issuance of the pink other ticket unless the people
responsible for its publication sign their to it
out in the and tell who they and why they
are issuing it.
that permitted that should be per-
mitted occur again-Grand Junction Sentinel.
| EVER since "a boy of 1S years have be-
longed to the Typographical Union During the A years
of Union life have quite rats white
washed viz strikebreakers taken into the Union and
never yet where subsequent results showed
of the opinion of Shoup Democrats and Griffith
Democrats The Republican party is the place for
who knitted Collins and Sweet
THE EMPIRE takes credit to itself In the fact
that county in which this paper circulated heavily
the election result mighty good for the democrats.