The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-14
CLASS LEGISLATION MENACE FEARED

HAMILTON, Ohio, June 5--Thomas r. Marshall for
%ef vice president declared there
iegisiatlon IN q commencement address Tuesday.
M ought TO be far removed from the storm and
American order was an oper Of sa,a old
ment consisting of three branches one to make laws
making and Iss sw an ENFORCE
ment from the sudden burst Of anger and passion that
sway the minds and Judgment OF the best Of men
1T is up to the American people pretty soon to de-
ternine whether they care to maintain this odfashioned
and property of its citizens whether they are about
plunge themselves into the experiment Of pure
teres or class interest standards day day
The tyranny od class is just inimicaf the
rights OF the people as the tyranny single man sit
With all due regard for the fact that there is a
ting as the representative of unlimited monarchy
this editor, feel like commenting ON the above Mr.
Marshall is much alarmed over attempt of the
mon folks to emulate the example of his close friends
who have indulged in all of class legislation He
viewed with complacency the impudent assumption of
his friends the Oil Trust the Steel Trust the Sugar
Trust the Money Trust the general Industrial Trusts
and all was we'll while real industry the farmers and la
boring people exploited Blocs and syndicates of
corruptionists filled the capitol and corridors in
uencing senators and representatives esteemed
Vice President nothing alarming. Now self de-
fense arises farm bloc To it flock the myrias of
CITED people and in their numbers menace to the
cohorts of special privilege To their support swiftly
comes the exvice president 1t proper that man who
never yet lifted his voice in favor of the people
be valiant in defense of the class from whom he
the man who turned the whole country the prof.
tering class during foisted upon by those who
prey on industry And that after being elected on the
slogan He has Kept Us of War;" This tor wishes
the photographers had put into language word or
words that would enable express the deep sin
cere contempt we feel for Marshalls and Wilson's
name will come to be Anathema with all who think
H. c. GETTY of Montrose, district irrigation en-
gneer, has made the prediction again that will not
have excessively high water this year, although the
weather bureau has stated that many parts of the
including the western SLOPE would have about per
higher water this year than His prediction has
come true thus far, yet experiencing any
danger period in the Colorado tributaries
this section of the state 1t that taking
very warm weather, then have few cold nights and
the snow mets slower 1t will be fine if we do escape
flood tide in the river-Grand junction News.
WE have never felt kindly toward those who seek to
amend the prohibition law because felt
combination of prohbs and booteggers heavy
beat but the idea of a national referendum good That
at least would settle it whether the majority favored
prohibition If they do ought to have it, Our per-
sonal conviction is that they do not
THERE is just why the Cochetopa route
to Denver is toerabe and that is that there mighty
fine hotel in Saguache. Also you pretty be
stuck there the roads each side invite
aster Mr. Means is running house be proud of and
we have found it an oasis in the desert twice now