The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-08-23
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By c. T. RAWALT

Law passed by the last legislature and signed by
gasoine into effect August 1st Fifty per cent
of the total revenue collected will be divided the
highways in each county.-Marble Column.
Like ELL it will Have you observed that court
decision to the effect that all that money be
given to the State Highway Commission expenditure?
If not look it up and will discover that the will of
the legislature longer settles what is the The
courts fix the law to suit the interests prey
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THE fact that Mesa county was not represented at
the meeting of the county commissioners the district
at which time the resolution practically endorsed the
noted in connection with the editorial printed days
how the Mesa county commissioners would have voted had
they been present-Grand Junction Sentinel
Judging from their behavior certain other matters
we imagine they would have endorsed them with enthu-
sasm- Board that sends county printing away from
such offices the Sentinel News not to mention at
least one fine job Office with publication attached
signs certificate to its intent to labor in the
public interest However, Mesa county lucky to have
been exempted from the endorsing corruption in
office which was done by those present
GOVERNOR SWEETS pardoning spree was a little
hard on those supporters who for thru thick
make forced excuses-Gunnison News Champion DemC
The above item from the alleged democratic paper
this county is being widely copied by republican papers
over the slope 1t might be we'll democratic pa
to call attention to the that Champ
editor did all he could Sweet vote here last
election and at the republican managers
sidering invoking the injunctive writ keep
the when he has taken his last pull at the demo-
cratic county teat dirty little turn-coat,
nue. only he always has is and will be- The democrats
profit by his apostacy this time.
WE notice that the national farm loan bureau is op-
to TO- the farmers forming & pool and holding their
The farmers loan board Want the to
make decent living We haven't noticed this same
board objecting to the Standard Oil con-
Empire.
now in the hands of the farmers enemies. we
create institutions safeguard the farmg industry the
machinery is at taken in hand by crooks personally
selected by the interests that exploit and rob
There is but for farmers and aborers
themselves: Elect men who of your class Quit
shying away from dirt farmers and dirty aborers The
who is soiled with honest toll up and do
good job of egsating The who is soied by dirty
practices whether he be lawyer banker just plain po
tica crook cannot be ceansed by any have
yet discovered He is always ready for any dirty work
the interests need done.
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THE Chicago Daily News insists that it was not the
action of the South Dakota that brought down
the price of gasoline but it the threat of
oil companies out the statement that because of
sy e1 fes
controlled prices prosecution would follow and the re-
due ton in price Immediately folowedGrand Junction
Sentinel
Ratsl likewise rodents! pifHe and b. S. The depart
ment of justice would have been chewing gas prices
next ten years. tnen graVely ADVISE us
to economic on gas The Governor of South Dakota
started things dead right Nothing the CUTS
oil magnates like weLdened and positive threat of
State ownership operation They have
enough to know what that There enough
Independent oil companies who will states gas
They will sell it right too Nothing like public ownership
showing in the oing to lift the hair of the id
rates who have robbed gas sugar. railroads
some other trifes- And, believe it is coming on
mighty fast. Highwaymen yclept big business men, are
facing revision of their graft.