The Arvada enterprise., 1922-11-02
TO PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS

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Having very forcably supported
the Republican ticket the past two
elections in the adjoining counties
of Adams and Douglas the publisher
of the Enterprise is not at all con-
spicuous in supporting the Demo-
cratic ticket this fall because there
are thousands of other progressive
Republicans doing the same thing.
Four years ago in Brighton the
present editor Of the Enterprise
handled the editorial end of the
Brighton Register, one Of the strong
est Republican newspapers in the
state and helped clean up a Demo-
cratic political gang dominated by
another Boss. the district judge.
Then we supported Chas. Timber
like AGAINST the visionary Jones, we
supported Gov. w. G. Smith Of Cold
err who was candidate against
Judge Johnson for district Judge.
We supported Shoup before the pri-
naries and won, supported Waiter
man against Phipps and lost but
backed up Phipps in the general
election. We had our fight there
with the radical Non-Partisan lea
que.
Two years ago in Douglas county
again we supported Gov. Shoup
against the fight that was made on
him by the Non-Partisan league, the
radical element which had stolen
the Democratic party. The fight
was carried on in county in which
the best people of the farming COM
munities had been mislead into sup
porting tho Non-Psrtisan league
cand.d..es. We not only devoted
our own paper to the cause Of the
Republican party but wrote adver-
tisements and editorials which were
published in the other newspapers Of
the county by the Republican organ
izatirn. In that campaign we sup.
rortcd Sam Nicholson both before
and after the primaries.
The Enterprise is the only Jcffer-
son county newspaper that during
the past year and prior t. the pri-
rarios had good word to say for
Governor Shoup, Senator Nicholson,
DR.. Worth or Ben Griffith.
We merely mention these fncts to
show that supporting the Democratic
ticket is not habit with US.
Alorg with thousands of other
progressive Republicans the editor
Of the Enterprise has became thoro-
iy disgusted with the way the re-
dictionary forces havo lined up the
Republican party for the big inter-
ests, and against the taxpayers. and
feel II duty to pass up party loyal
" for loyalty to our country. our
friends and neighbour, farmers and
taxpayers.
In buying the Enterprise last year
We announced . change from .
Democratic to an independent news
paper.
Our idea was to cast aside party
ties, publish = Newspaper devoted
solely to Arvada and Arvads people.
We stated that the spirit ok home
town loyalty would cause " 70 sup
Fort Arvsda people who sought Of
fee. regardless Of which political
rarty they were afioj.ted with.
Jsffsrson county people were to
lie given preference over people
from other counties in state cam
psigns. The idea looked good but it
didn't take in Arvsda.
Rssctionary politicians did not
want an Independent newspaper.
That Republican gang felt that they
would rather have . newspaper de-
voted to politics rather than to COM
punity interests.
The dirty fight that was started
against the Enterprise opened our
eyes TO the rawness, the crookedness,
the diruness Of the Republican ma
aA1A - etAe4an County.
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J " 1ound thai there are lots OF
good, clean hMcst wei1 meaning
men and women In the Republican
organization. We found that nnong
the Republican officials Mt Golden
there are some Of the squarcst,
most honorable and most respected
citizens Of our county.
But we also found that the
strnnRls-hold Of John Vivian, politi-
cal boss and dictator IL tronger than
the will power-than the back bone
OF noma ~ thu fopsmost man IN The