The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-19

WALTER F. oBRIEN
Judge of the Supreme Court Crcn Year Term)-
WILLIAM A. HILL
Judge OF the Supreme Court (Four Term)-
FRANCIS E. BOUCK
Secretary Of State
JAMES R. holland
Auditor OF State
WILLIAM C. McNIcHoLs
Attorney General
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
WONDER how many farmers in Colorado who will get
caught with that sophisty contained in the Republican
state platform about building for themselves cooperative
storage houses? The privilege of the farmers to build
operative warehouses does depend upon the election of
Republican ticket They do this even before the
election if they had the money and wanted to spend it
that way-Montrose Enterprise
takes sixteen bushels of wheat or $3.50 buy
of coal Haxun The price of coal is about $500
higher than before the The coal miner receives
about SOC for his work than he did in
times. Which would you rather be- miner mine op
orator? The latter SOC rise in the cost of pro-
duction for $500 advance in price to the
and the former loses six months work getting
Soc raise.-Haxtun Harvest.
SPECIALLY stamped and marked copies of several
state papers reaching desk, all containing the
ISLANDERS about VIM Sweet The Republican press
bureau is working time We would suggest that
they inject variety in their repertoire The old
gags becoming stale 1t is good thing however for
the general public. vast of money is being turned
loose by the Phpps crowd and will scatter around
ty freely from now on till election
THE Grand Junction News tells us that the Demo-
cratic party disintegrang Lord love you, brother,
that has happened about times the life of this ed
itor Every time the Democratic party takes good dose
of political salts, Republicans begin to the
results and prophesy that the operation will not
till the party has evapoated The democracy will be
here to you for many many years yet. The Demo-
cratic party born with the Republic and will die
WITH and not before it.
ONE of the given by President Harding for
vetong the soldiers compensation bill was that would
people about 81 for the benefit
of only 5,00000O. The president didn't waste a
minute in afxing his signature to tariff bill that taxes
every citizen of the United States aggregating
than So 1000 annually and few hundred
individuals and trusts every of it, Moreover Mr.
Harding that be still further taxed pay
bonus to the shipping ndustry.-Craig Empire
AT this writing all the republicans have given
up hope for their ticket Loaded beyond hope of
progress with the State Ranger issue the p (grand
pug) bumped square the rock of Denver Post
dOrsement and rapidly began sinking Monday saw the
copies the circulated outside the city, reaching
the people groups of sad eyed
publican politicians comforting how to this all
but blow 1t the general conviction that the
beans all spilled and the prospect hopeless
IN his talk at the Congregational church Sunday
night the Ethical Issues of the Present Campaign,
VIM E Sweet democratic candidate for governor, de-
that any that would bring financial relief to
would aid the banker and every other bust
ness man who has dealings with the farmer in that the
the As conditions today, Mr. Sweet declared
it necessary in many instances for the bank and
business man carry the the farmer inde
ntely That is at least food for thought-Longmont
Times.
GENERAL state taxes in Colorado in 1917, a war
year. were slightly of S4,0o0,000 In 1921
than years the ended they than
s6,S00,000. During the period county taxes in
creased 100000 to s14470000 and school
district taxes increased by greater ratio The
example of extravaganza by the state administration
the past four has apparently had an effect
many of the smaller political units of the state and its
effect increasing the general levy is very consider
able Yet Ben Griffith indorses the present state admin
and promises if elected governor, to continue
= its policies
EXTRAvAGANCE is Of the greatest enemies OF
progress of the of the Roman empires
collapse 1t leads dishonesty and ultimately to dis
honor Extravagance in the expenditure of public funds