Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-09
Camouflaged d Democracy

According to the Grand junction Sentinel, The
Pueblo Cheftain has not made ''progressive' utter
for many years Therefore, since definition is the
basis of all reasonable discussion it is in order inquire
what is the meaning of progressive the Sentinel
defines that word
The Sentinel is a Democratic newspaper, and it is
therefore be presumed that 'progressive' is not
intended to apply in its usage to that particular brand
of Republicansm of which the late lamened Theodore
Roosevelt the eminent exponent. For if that
were what the Sentinel means by progressive, it
might find in recent issues of The Cheftan abundant
material of that sort.
1t is to be presumed rather that the progressive"
utterances to which the Sentinel refers must be something
closely allied with the present Democratic policy pro-
in this state. The people have not forgotten tho
the Democratic leaders may desire ignore that the
Democratic state campaign two years ago was made
under the banner of the Nonparsan League, and that
argpat of the Democratic voters of the state refused
to support the Nonpartsan League candidates that
running under the Democratic
Up to the present time, however the Democratic
leaders have any repudaed the political
pirates that took possession of its organization and
of the most interesting political problems of the present
time is whether the Democratic party of Colorado this
year is going to be Democratic Nonpartsan League.
The Democratic politicians of Colorado have been
playing for many the dangerous game OF catering
to all forms of radicalism in the effort to win votes
while at the time their conservative leaders have
been quietly assuring the mid in the party ranks that
the politicians did not what they said. In 1920
the radicals obtained control of the party organization
and the issues being plainly drawn the socaed Demo-
cratic candidates overwhelmingly repudiated by the
and women voters of Colorado.
What the Democrats would like to do in the coming
is To hold tho Of
and at the time win back the approval of
tive Democrats If they could also get the support of
Republican voters, their prospects would be much
brighter and the best to get hs support would be to
establish the general belief that the Republican party
not progressive"
And now We are getting very close to what Demo-
crat when hc talks about progressive Repub
ican He means simply that approves Democratic
policies and supports Democratic candidates. In that
Democratic The Cheftain is not "progressive"
paper.
The Cheftain is progressive in the that it
approves defends and promotes every Of the great
political principles TO which Theodore Roosevelt gave
his whoehearted efforts. It believes in the square deal
for every man. equality OF privilege and opportunity
in the basic principles Of tho American constitution in
the duty Of to protect personal and property
rights and to enforce law and order without fear and
favor It believes in public interests superior the in
crcsts of individuals, groups, classes parties 1t
Ii opposed to radicalism, dcmagoguery, machine govern
and machine politics, and to corporation control in
politics and government. And it is particularly op
posed at the present time, Theodore Roosevelt would
be IL he in Colorado, to the consprators who
trying to destroy American government in Colorado
under the flag of Democracy and to turn this state
radicals and vsonares for wild and certainly destruc
tive experiments in socialism, sovicsm and
lesguei ism.
Before Democratic newspapers begin to discuss the
progressive qualities OF their Republican ncghbors,
they would do well to clear themselves of camofagc
eolors and appear honestly Democrats non-Pari
'an Socialists.