The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-08-03
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
BY C. T. RAwALT

senators and congressman and has signaly failed Ex-
President Wilson has out of his punish
members of Congress who refused be driven like dumb
beasts during the and he we'll deserved
defeat of Missouri of his shining
marks. He wrote denuncatory letters regarding Mr..
Reed and far he humanity could strove to
his defeat 1t is still in doubt whether Mr. Reeds
majority will be than thousand, but that amount
is fully settled Mr.. Reed of the senators who
had Like LaFollette the other side of the
chamber, he fearessly fought peoples battle Natur-
ally it offended the and form of denunca-
tion sander hurled him. But he inched
and took his punishment stocay Now he gets his re-
ward His constituents return him and that in the face
of unified opposition from the that make possible
the piage of the government during the Every
victory Reeds Pinchots Beveridge and Fraziers
points the better things La Toilette will win of
that and with their comes the know-
edge that not only their priceless services still avail
able others that honest service is
coming to be appreciated. The political horizon shows
brighter with each passing day and it is not doubt
full that the present of progressive thought will
land progressive President next time.
WHEN it was discovered in the State Democratic
sembly that VIM. Weiser was behind the dead line and
go the ticket, the bosses took votes
away from other candidates to force him Then,
after the vote declared he withdrew That was
keep the Weser votes from being changed to Sweet
when it discovered that he not in the running
that the dust had settled Dr. Jefer
would follow suit and leave only one man to run
against Mr. Sweet But Mr. Jefferson thinks rightly that
had Wm Weiser not been in the race he would likely
have been the strong candidate. He doubts if Mr.
Sabin beat him in the Statewide primary. So he
has far declined to be slaughtered to make gang
holiday and the aforesaid to have played
their hand
NOT single Shoup democrat was permitted to go to
the State Assembly from this county Not of them
got enough indicate that he running
Does this spell anything? We think it does Knitting j.
NJ Collins last year the straw that broke the cames
back and from man has to have something be-
sides democratic badge Office to democratic
preferment in this county.
~ IT,
OUR readers may have observed that move is on
foot recall District Attorney Van Cise in Denver.
While up there attending the State Assembly inquired
into the matter little 1t out that his scalp is
being sought by the people who fosted the congeni
tai nncompoop the public. Mr.. Van Cse is strad-
der fusher, rank incompetent yet if resided
in Denver would vote against his recall The people
who voted for him ought to be compelled stand for
him the balance of his He prosecutes little fell
lows and shields the big That is bad but not
bad to permit the and women who supported him
10 get another shot at selecting his Let
them walt till the end Of his term They will be more
careful then how they vote.
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Il THOSE foolish people who think prohibition may be
repealed had better view things they This
is that has the support of those who dsobey it
we'll its friends There business which pays
we'll distlling and bootegging. Every and wom
in the business and they legion will vote to
tain the law for it's repeal would deprivng them OF
the and best living of them have had
Before the prohibition flood the kept army
of busy trying stamp out moonshning iI
the south The reward for dsobedience to the law
s11O gallon Now it is from s12 500 gallon. Ir
that ratio how long will it take to dstlling
In judgment prohibition friends started
thing they cannot The whskey business used to bs
exclusively in the hands of the Now it is prett,
evenly distributed among all sorts of nationaties
any of them safer and better than Yddsh recters
: Prohibition to to be gaining ground rapidly
! IN attempting to give the Sinclair Oil Interests
complete control of the Teapot Dome in Wyoming, thu
President has soldiers all the way from Washington
to Independent that drilling there
Strange how much trouble the administration will tax,
to protect capitalists nearly impossi
hc it is respectful attention the urgen
demands of the little fellow Also passes comprehen
sion how ready is to give away the naval OF
reserves when a big corporation desires them
THE attempt by certain Senators prevent the re
porting of Senator Borahs bill for investigation of th
coal situation simply another barefaced admission tha
they unwilling let the public what gon.
on, said Mr. j. A. H. Hopkins, Chairman the Execu
tive Committee of the Committee of 49, Senator Phpp
of Colorado and Dupont of Deeware said OBJ
ected the ground that it consideration
uublic feeling 1t certainly would If the public
knew the inside history of the industry it has
right know it, it would be long before we cou
buy normal prices and the mine workers wou
n and Warren of Wyoming objectng the groun
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