The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-02-14
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By c. T. RAwALT

By c. 7. kAWALT
bob" RockwePs announcement as a gubernatorial
candidate should be the of sigh of relief
all Colorado Observation-Disclosures Examiner, Republics
NOW just why should Democrats feel so relieved?
Do you mean suggest that Bob Rockwell is weaker
than Shoup? Or you like this editor, possessed OF
the opinion that western slope be elected?
Twenty years ago worked up western slope boom
for Sam Spencer of this place, for Governor and the
Denver gang a steam rolled both and our
friends the convention They put up Ed stimson
he got beat the ELL out by Peabody Ever since then
entire thought has been support body that
decent that the Denver gang did want If all
slopers would do likewise that bunch of hhbinders
the other side would begin to take notice of
As it at present they amount to nothing and
prove it for them.
PERHAPS the most loathsome development of the
Teapot Dome investigation is the confession of Fred
Bonfs his blackmailing of Sinclair out of S1000000
Decent would rather die than make the confession
of blackmail and exorton that this crook made before
the senatorial committee He virtually admits that
the odous Sinclair practically kicked him of his of
flee in New York his first appearance there. Had Sin
clair been reasonably courageous and manly thief he
would have killed the viper for his of his
plan for extortion There least two good
why Sinclair should go to Federal prison for long
term. One is that he sought rob the government
Oil holdings The other Fred Bonfs black
mailed him and still lives
ONCE more with the kindest personal regards
want to call Charley Adams attention to the fact that
it is hard to masters harder still to two
whose interests at times become anagonistic
Last week Rockwell out for Governor His candi
dacy to have met with the approval of the folks at
Grand Junction but it put out of joint in
Montrose. Fence have the diverting spectacle of
Chareys Grand Junction News strongly favorng Bobs
candidacy and his Monrose Press throwing large dornicks
at his boom, coupling vicious attack with the final
statement that the boom would "die bornn ought
to-" We entirely at loss to understand why Bob
Rockwell should be than horseradish
weaker than dishwater in Montrose which mighty
not actually his home country Charley knife
and fork artist and we believe his pque caused by
having been invited to the banquet
the oil business Apparently the crooks made speciality
of hiring every prominent in government employ
he left it, work for them in capacity
thus attempting capitalize their knowledge of
ment affairs and big politicians This penchant lead the
monsrous Doheny tender Mr. McAdoo very attractive
retainer to look after Mexican oil matters for him
and apparently it has destroyed the available dem
ocratc candidate for President had There is not
shadow of doubt that Mr. McAdoo is clean hounds
tooth of any completely in of the shady deals but
merely coupling his with that OF Doheny has weak
ened him quarters which it will take years convince
that he is possibly of the crooks. Never
there such prove the old adage you cannot
touch pitch without being defled-"