The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-05

Governor
WILLIAM E. SWEET
Lieutenant Gov erpor--
WALTER F. O'BRIEN
Judge of the Supreme Court (Tcn Year Term)-
WILLIAM A. HILL
Judge OF the Supreme Court (Four Year Term)-
FRANCIS E. BOUCK
Secretary State-
JAMES r. NoLAND
Auditor of State
WILLIAM C. McNICHoLs
Russell W. FLEMING
WESLEY STALEY
Superintendent of Public Instruction
MARY c. c. BRADFORD
Regents of the State University
CLIFFORD w. MILLS
F. W. LOCKWOOD
Congressman, Fourth District
EDWARD T. TAYLOR
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN is disturbed over the
radicasm of the Democratic candidate for Governor.
Chieftan pays itself salary to get disturbed on
anything and everything that is labeled Democratic How
ever If the Chiean locate anything in the states
history that has been radical shoup$ ranger sys
would like to know what it is-Denver Democrat
MIR. GRIFFITH criticses Mr Sweets idea of storage
ware houses the Well. Mr.. Sweets PROPOSE
on indicates that he has at least been giving some
thought the needs of the farmers Now if Mr. Griffith
viii bring something forward to indicate that he has been
considering of the problems of the farmer he can
criticse Mr. Sweets notions with greater graceMont-
Enterprise.
WE in receipt of copy of the Co-Operator,
publication issued by the Kansas City Club of the
1t brings of the election the Presidency
the club, Clinton Oliver, old Ptkn boy who has
made exceptionally good in publicity 1t safe
say that the Club did well in elevating Clinton Oliver
the position of President for he makes everything
with which he is connected. Congratulations
THE ARGUMENT against allowing Henry Ford to
handle the Muscle Shoals plant is that grants Ford
subsidy The subsidy asked by private shipping in
terests amounts to $415O0000 for ten with
promised returns, floating barrooms to permit
violations of the volstead act ships flying the Amer
The latter proposition smells than Fords
fertnbizer factory. Castle Rock Journal
fertilizer factory.-Castle Rock Journal.
TOUCHING the expense attendant State Owned
Warehouses, it might be we'll to recall that some one
must provide them ard that if private ndi-
vdual, and will derive ge profit from such own
eshp Publicly owned warehouses will not be operated
for profit and this will work mutual benefit of both
producer and 1t is very hard show how any
benefit to t. Ct the people from delegatng
the necessary utility of storage to private ownership
UNITED STATES will not go into Far Eastern War;
reads huge headline in the daily This uterance
from a high government official would that
will. and that shortly. 1t has become automatic
that the will do that which declares will
not In other words declaration of intent to out is
probably made when active preparations get
der rhe precedent established in the last six
months 1916. and settled pol
icy of our rulers.
1T is feared that secretary Mellon is suffering from
astigmatism of very type. With eye he
empty Treasury. with not dollar available
for but with the other eye he untold
millions available to help Italy, Austria, Germany and
Russia onto their feet. Perhaps it is barely pos
sible that he figures with his left hand
the millions loaned to Europe would be buy the
products of the dozens of corporations in which
large inter.st.-Durango Democrat.
ANOTHER example of the utter gracelessenss of this
administration is observed in the published account OF
how discovery is made that u s. prohibition officials have
caught dsposing of liquors
ed that the involves the HigherUps depart
closes with the admission that
will follow the liquor disposed profit
handed out gratuitously to needy rela
ves Well. trade in Illicit liquors is the most profit
permitting prohibition officers hghack dsti-is
bootleggers. etc. possibly furnishes who
living in other chance. Thea stealing
the dealers whiskey sort of vicarious punishment
easily and cheaply administered.
PERSONALLY become sick of the expression,
keep and family alive. The southern plant,-
mad that matter down fine when he owned slaves The
want and deserve than living. If that is
the ultimate goal of he is slave Most heal
normal could bind himself employer for his
ife time "a living wage" with the that his
old age would be spent in comfort But that does not