The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-23
THE STATE TICKET

this that ticaly obliteaes the of selec
tion between individuals. The Democrats have nom
ticket that compares favorably with any
ticket they presented to the voters With
two exceptions there be found fault in it. But
even if it unsatisfactory in many particulars ii
still at this time would deserve the unified support of the
people.
Ordinarily the Republican ticket offers
for the Independent but this year there
Republican ticket The reduced the
sity of taking the Democratic ticket straight
lone exception voting for the unspeakable Ku Klux.
There but candidate the so-called Republican
ticket who is not member of supported by that
famous organization Catherine Craig candidate for
State Superintendent of Schools has defeated her
lux opponent that exception
the rule that ticket
Quite independent of political views it would
seem to be the manifest duty of every citizen
against the candidates of that organization which pro-
notes religious intolerance and racial strife Even if
their candidates superior in capacity service
those the opposing ticket it would be good
ship to support them However in reverse
IS true Mr. Morley the Ku Klux candidate Governor
is of mediocre ability While in Denver recently
Republican lawyer described him to us as man illv
fitted to- be justice of the large district and
depored the possibility of his being elected position
requiring real ability While holding reason for eulo
gizing Governor Sweet, will say that it will have to
be admitted that he possesses ability and
the capacity to be satisfactory governor will keen
the ship of state reasonably and while the
steered may be satisfactory to some he will,
keep the craft off the rocks
To our mind, the greatest battle and the one most
perous to the general welfare that the short term
senatorshp Morrison Shafroth Democrat is opposed bv
Rice Means Ku Klux candidate Shafroth is man of
high personal integrity marked ability fundamentally
sound No faint of wrong arnIshes his record eitbo
as boy or man. Rice Means is mpudent fourfusher
He made record possibly from choice, as soldier in
the late and he has steadily capitalized the fact for
his political advancement since to the po
son of city attorney of the City County of Denver
ne consistently betrayed the public and separated
from millions of dollars in the of his corporatio
act Conn
pc1on that he then building the entrencbment
from behind which he would battle for further political
preferment Through Ku Kux influence he defeated
Chares waterman and Charles j. Moynhan for the nomi
nation and his election at this time over his
opponent would be certificate to the potency of the
hian as political power 1t would be state DISGRACE
to have this
According to view good citizens of all parties
should support the Democratic ticket because it's election
rebukes the most unAmerican institution the public has
been confronted with in year. There Is only one
place where the patriotic American voter might scratch
the Democratic ticket without weakening the same We
have mentioned it before Katherine Craig is not Ku
hlux That organization sought hnr out in the
interests OF woman who supported by them Miss
Craig triumphed her secured the nomi-
nation She and Mary Bradford opposed one another
SO often that the has grown mighty tired
OF either and really there difference bewteen them
Both are fairly competent and opinion it makes not
an atom OF difference which should be is an
parent that the state will have support both of them
as long they live anyhow
The long term senatorship our opinion is settled
now The records of Senator Phpps Senator Adams
are squarey before the people and appears to us that
there can be question but what Adams will be en-
eorsed by the voters November fourth If the peonle
know when they have friend a conscientious and
able supporter in the Senate Ava Adams will have tre
mendous majority.
The above are our mature views so far as state poll
TICS are concerned We do expect them to meet I'M
with the approval of all but those who mt
confidence in our judgment may rely on the fact that in
TINS article we have given them the truth the entire
truth, as it.