The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1922-04-20
American-Isns
The Good Citizen 10 the One
Who Pays Some Attention to
the Character and Standing OF
Men Selected AZ Candidates on
=. His Party that Honest Gov.
ernmsnt May Be Preserved.

one who makes II II part of his duty
to see that the ublest mrn In his party
IRE Named for public office. and then
does his best to secure the election OF
such. men. 49,.
The good citizen, whatever may he
his p1riy affilation. is In the big ma.
j0rltydn Colorado, and yet. being this
majority, he too often permits his
party~to fall into the lnn,ls of men
witlf- 1ltcrior motives. and the harm
done the state naturally reflects on
the Individual.
Two years ngO In Colorado there
was q splendid Illustration of this
when one Of the old time parties was
deliberately stolen" ut the instance of
non-residents OF the stute, md when
the theft" was discovered the result
was, as any right minded person would
naturally expect--ihc overwhelming
defeat, Of the party 81 ''stolen."
And there IL plan on foot to do
the same thing right over again this
year. The nonresident ngitators are
remaining In the background. They
are not pushing II name which was
originated wholly to deceive, hut they
are seeking the same purposes-polit-
cal CONTROL first, thut II viii bring
them In close touch with state money
which can be used for extended propa-
ganda In other states, just as stnte
money Of North Dakota was used for
that purpose; second. to weaken gov
eminent In general. because that Ii
one of the fundamental purposes of
all radical moves In this country, and,
third, TO place such burdens ON bust
ness that business Gun not survive, and
when TINT crumblcs, down goes civil.
zntiOn and up comes r,,,iiculism as we
see It today In ltussin.
This IL no idle dream. II IL not Just
local move. 1t il II national scheme.
Those who IRE promoting IL are clever.
They are working all the time. because
they have everything to win un,: moth.
Ing to lose. And well do they know
that the loyal, conscientious business
man, farmer and wnge-enrner engaged
|
the substantiability OF this govern.
m,nt, are not alive to the real situa-
ton. The radicals feel with this con-
ditiOn they can come from under COW
er, where they have been working for
years, stnnd In the open. fool The pe0-
pie by the use Of fancied phrases. ind
no work without hindrnncc.
1t isn't question Of government
loyalty or party nffilintion with them.
They care not what party II nny he
they ''stenl" Just 40 long us they
steal 1t. In Colorado II may be one
md in some other state the other.
You remember II was the Republican
party they "stole" two years ugo In
North Dakota ind Wisconsin, aud the
Democratic purity In Colorado and
Montana.
These fellows hnvc two arrows to
their bow. In the cities they cnll the
move one for "lni,Or;" In the country
they Gull II one for the TURNER'S"
They expect to unite these two forces
into n voting mnsS when they nre just
M much In harmony In their desires
and purposes. nv nre the two fnctions
In Ireland today. Moreover. the con-
servative element In union lnbor nrc
not taking II hand; and the ndviscd
element nmohR the farmers are not
taking II hnnd, hut In both Instances
they are being deceived ns to the pur
pose Of the move. Mnny IoynI union
men and innny sincere farmers think
II IL something to Md md benefit
them. II IL quite the reverse. II In
many names, To secure socialism In
this Innd. since II hus long been clcnr
to these Socialist leaders their end
could never he gained under Tint
name. 49," they said. "wc'li chang,
the nnme-not the purpose"
Colorado is n wonderfully rich state.
II IN state, the development Of which
Inns M yet hardly started. II IL one
where honest men and honest women
want to live md rcnr their children,
TINT they In turn lnmy live and rcnr
their children. Colorado Is not going
to profit by experimenting with rndI-
cni schemes. II II not going to nd.
vance nnd give to liz citizens ,Iunl
clinncc for advancement. by allowing
rndicnIs Of the most pronounced type
To direct nffnirs. II IL not going to
stand forth ns the proud state Of op.
por,uniiies n Legislation is to be On.
ncted which IN destructive IN It's pur.
pose nnd wastefui In its ndminlsirn-
ton.
And 10 every voter In the stnte
owes II ns n duty 10 good government
20 tnkc a hand In the primaries this
fnll md zee TINT the candidates on
their ticket nrc men Of Standing. not
tIngcd with rndIcnIisin. not fnthcring
hnlf.bnkcd ideas Of economic reform,
not aiding nnd advancing socialism IN.
der my mime. viii, such men ~.
Iectcd by both parties then II " GER