The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-12-28
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By c. T. RAWALT

losses due to SHORTAGE OF CARS Of course every
itor who wrote such item knew he lying There
has been shortage. There has been motive power
shortage owing the unwiingnes of the railroad
ayers hire competent in their shops. That is all
there it able editors might we'll start telling
the truth Incidentally note that nearly all of them are
still talking about Trains abandoned in the Arizona Des
ert" That is unmitigated lie born Of Railroad
propaganda and circulated by venal kept Not
abandoned by the strikers at point other
than terminal The facilities for food drink and
rtable lodging always at hand Editors all know
this be and their printed statements to the
ray proves their subserviency to the that feed
them. Great God, how low has editorial honor fallen
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THIS week printing article signed by C. c.
McWiiiams giving his side of the Court dispute
1t makes very interesting reading which imagine
readers will appreciate This editor has little interest in
of the principals to this controversy The Clerk may
be guilty of many things But in with all cit
have deep interest in each of the people bear
ing their burdens 1t is in the interests of the
common good that Charley McWiams should be loaded
with the misdongs of the whole Court House and
like the scape goat in the wilderness to be
consumed by the coyotes The auditors report socalled
tremendous effort to fasten high crimes and mis-
demeanors c. c. McWilliams 1t strives equally hard
to spread scntating coat of whitewash over every
body with the transactions 1t is papaby,
garingly contemptby preudced, unfair and dishonest
1t is not within the possibilities that McWiiams sepa
rated the county from money without the knowledge of
the Commissioners whose clerk he was. Their clouded
reference the whiskey bought toentertan the high
waymen Almont in June last is much indie tmen
of the Commissioners as it is of McWiiliams- We ap
precate fully the need of the whskey In fact it was
essential How you going to separate bunch of
officials from a COB of money if the best you
offer them in beverages is tin cup full of Gunnson
1t is question of the imperative need of the
hour 1t is however, matter of doubt if the comfy
treasury should have been to for the booze
We that the Grand Jury be called will
look closely into this matter and they regard
who paid the bills from the county treasury quite
responsible the who placed the order for he
refreshments. We note with great pleasure that
friend Henrietta Lake. supporting now oft
repeated request for grand jury investigation of county
affairs The propriety and need such investigation
apparent to most Even Henrietta has to
| fall in line.
THE Governor of Kansas, Davis by name,
that his first efforts will be directed
the repeal of the Industrial Court law Must be Boil
shevki like our Gov Sweet Well two vicious laws will
be repealed when rid of the Rangers and Kansas
has ditched her industrial court Both made for
the abuse of laboring and both voted by
the people This is good year for special privilege
] AND comes Banker DeRcqules and proposes a
new law making robbery with gun a. capital offense
Fine idea it not for the fact that nsures
increase in the murders committed Why hesitate about
killing victim or policeman who ATTEMPTS to stop
holdup being taken alive is to be placed trial for
ones life? 1t is like the law against carrying guns The
crook breaks it with impunity and his estop~
shape protect
DeRcqules statute and hodup will kill his victim
ard rob the body Also he will kill-f he can-any of
fCer who seeks arrest him Oar relief from criminals
is notto be found in drastic Mr. DeRicqries
is an authority how much interest dollar will draw
in six months when loaned to cowman but he not
authority remedial legislation The opinion of one
s,pd experienced peace officer carload of bust
ness suggestions
WE have been, reading that auditors report of the
crimes of c. C. McWlams and the the County
Guardians of the Treasury and thought comes to us
that conspiracy to destroy the reputation citizen
in order to up the ofenses of crime with
in the meaning of the daw The attention of the coming
Grand Jury might, it we'll be called to this
firm of auditors who number among their accom-
plishments the publishing of both untrthfu charges
excuses.
THE Colorado State Board of Immgrr alton sends us
bulletin each week. and that their last they
call attention the large crops produced and the fact
people who raised them realized any thing like prices for
ducer and always stands the highwayman to
take his TOLL country that has produced more mpor-
ant inventions and marvellous development of unknown
forces stands impotent the presence
greed and admits its inability the element of
robbery existing between the toilers the and
the oiles in the shops And boards continue to
felt Offices with their observations If
the Colorado State Board of immigration any
full purpose it has not yet been disclosed.