The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-01
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
Bx CT. RAWALT


to arrest bootleggers and other moral denquens we
want to nterpose word in behalf of the patroman
police do not of their accord protect crime
Every winks at criminal is under orders from
someone higher up Not hotel roomng house, not
one cigar store or joint whskey is sod but
his private with one considerably
higher in authority than the on the beat When
crusade started way the world to
the higher ups attach the hardware to the patrol
man on that beat has much chance of getting
square deal the proverbal snow ball in hell There
have been times in Denver when the higher ups COM
PEELED the patromen collect the protection money and
turn it in regularly Then if expose came the gamb-
bier saoonkeeper harot had to accuse the paroman
taking his For the real cuprt just look for
the occupies swivel chair and issues orders to
patrolmen.
SECRETARY FALL who is pretty near ex-Secretary
Fall with very vehement denial OF his depart
having rob the Pueblo Indians of their her
taige Burson bill If the Hon. Secretary could
bring good strong endorsements to his statement
it would have weight He has given SO much evi-
dence his official capacity of trying to rob everybody
give the proceeds to few of his ntmates that his
denial of attempt skin the Indians falls pretty
deaf ears Our private opinion that he would steal
the pennies corpse's eyes and kick the defunct be-
the pennies not quarters We recall the tea
pot dome matter considerable vvidness and wonder
how Indian expects to be spared when the whole ma
ton Is robbed the benefit of of his friends
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THE Grand Jury will report Monday it is reported.
this Sunday evening when thoughts
to something spiritual we ponder whether
the county still will be indicted.
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WE note with some satisfaction that the County teat
slipped between the leprous lips of Henrietta
Lake Carlton Sis is firmly fastened thereto from now
time. Well and good, these uxures ought to be
passed around
THE prohibition enforcement officers captured big
still this week southeast of Denver.
They promptly destroyed the STILL at least they say So
and then burned the house. We do not to recall
any permits the that enables prohibition officers
break all laws human and Divine True, by seeming
it is all right to kill who has
drink helped other fellow to get one but
burning down houses stunt We confidently ex-
pect prohibition agents armed with stomach
pumps they extract the contraband from its
last hiding place Thank God it will be hard for the
high jackers resell that liquor.
SOME easily impressed people might form the opin-
the Colorado is fully justified in accept
ing Senator Rockwell for Lieutenant Governor merely
the Hotchkiss Times and Pnhead Lake imagine
that editor has taken less drinks since the
incoming of the Vosead act Just when the conduct Of
this editor good bad furnished license for the Honor
able Senators violate their oath is not made clear If
this editor guilty of all the crimes and
imaginable it would not modify in the slightest the
sponsibty of the State Senate OF congenital
idiots Blackwell and Lake comprehend this
We mention it only for the information of people who
can think. Blackwell is of the opinion that
much knowledge of illicit distiling in Gunnison county,
forsooth if this Senator Rockwell is justified
in making bluff running for Lieutenant Governor,
and estopped from criticism The grand jury has
yet called and they do will be compelled to
confess that bought drop from the county
still, and far know from any other still in the
county In fact posted the location of
illicit places where liquor is manufactured To be honest
with the two pnheads which this editorial is written
have sought to know anything along this line In
fact where ignorance is bliss and supply plentiful why
pry into the unknown? But assuming every word that
Blackwell prints be where does it effect the fact
Bob Rockwell for Lieutenant Governor while occupy
ing Office he could not resign He says he had legal
advice which lead him to believe he could resign. None
of that legal advice disclosed the people and
intelligent man believes lawyer of repute would sign
such opinion. THERE is NO WAY PROVIDED BY
LAW FOR THE RESIGNATION OF SENATOR OR
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE. NO LAW
YER IN COLORADO WILL DISPUTE THAT NO OFF,
GER IN COLORADO is EMPOWERED TO ACCEPT
SUCH A RESIGNATION. These the facts. Dispute
them if you Rockwell is Lieutenant Governor
He is usurper and every bill he sgnes is invalid Some
will be anagonzed in the and it takes violation
of the law and the constitution to make them stand up
BlackwePs position in the matter may for his
being defeated by 1000 majority in republican
county. Folks down there may understand him better
than