The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-02-28

asserted that Democrats get the Cabinet to
make money but that Republicans get the same
purpose That statement liable to become campaign
slogan
THEY have nearly one-third of the Moffat Tunnel
bonds spent and have riflng beginning made on
the bore Executive all paid no doubt Thev
will out of money about the time the next legisla
ture meets Prepare yourselves for another then
WAYNE WILLIAMS, Attorney General, put up a good
fight on the D. & R. G. matter in Washington But we
want to go on record with saying that the D. & R. G.
troubles will never be settled until the Burlington Route
takes the Rio Grande the program and it
will eventually be carried out
EVIDENTLY Gov. shoup still thinks he may be a
candidate for Governor. He distinctly refuses with
draw from the list of prospective candidates until
Republican convention meets at least We watching
with much interest to whether western slope
can be nominated by either party let alone elected
IF, what big IF, were to have Josephus Daniels
for Democratic candidate for President and Robert
Toilette for Republican candidate, where would the
grafters and crooks with their votes? Would
be truly great if the people shunt the politicians
on side track and nominate whom they just
ANNOUNCEMENT is made that New York will be
dried up and no drinks obtanable when the National
Democratic convention meets there. A very drastic
threat and creates CONSERVATION, suppose
we will bet there several wet Democrats Colorado
who will take chance suffering if they happen
to be sent there
AMI now IL developeS that the unspeakabe Attorney
General Palmer assisted the Wilson administration in
giving away valuable naval oil lands Sooner or
later most every connected with either of the ad-
ministrations in position to give aid the thieves
will be tangled in of the steals Josephus DAN
els alone seems to have kept himself clean.
ROY HAYNES National Prohibition Director had his
hand called strongly while addressing Denver gathering
The Rev gentleman who declared u District Attorney
Hillyer in combine with the bootleggers took issue
with Mr. Haynes when he told how brotherly per-
Cd tho Matte
Mr. Haynes much peeved the interruption but it
is sure that his heckler right.
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WHILE reading this paper wish you would care
fully the article from the Salida Mail
much food for thought and considering story
lot of ground While we have our attention
called to the oil matter strongly very apt to
overlook several other gratis equally damaging to the
public pocketbook Particularly should over
look that Herbert Hoover boosted the sugar market to an
extent that might and likely did, make him many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars If he did get the
money he earned it.
Incidentally, this will enable the board to give fat
contracts to certain, favored ship yards
The City of Los Angeles is of the finest ships
the Pacific 1t cost the $4670O0 The Ship
ping Board sold it to the Los Angeles Steamship Company
for 100000.
How many more transac tions of this character
been it impossible state at this time
Members of the board disposed to resent any at
tempt pry into their work Persistent Coolidge
congress
has been busy investigation.
Unless action is quickly taken the shipping combine
will have all the desirable boats owned by the
government Congress will be asked to appropriate
money worthless hulks while the benefciaries
of the graft denounce evils and extravaganza of
government ownership" Washington D. C.
THE move to recall Ben Stapleton from the Mayor
atty in Denver believe is clearly wrong The
alleged wrong anyway. Incompetence is
for recalling elected official The time to pass
competency is when he is candidate IT, is alleged
they wish recall him because he is member of the
Ku Kux Khan they should plain words and make
he unfit be ianitor and ought to be ousted But the
petitioners do say he in intimate that
this of their grievances There lots of those
filthy mongrels in Denver and Stapleon have been
ass enough join but do not believe it. He
good police magistrate excellent postmaster and
is ID hard to suit in Mayors, anything else
that matter. Commission government in Denver is
a failure. The old system, eectng mayor and city Of
ficals council of members from districts, gave
Denver her best government.
GIVING AWAY THE PEOPLES SHIPS
THERE is serious danger that will all become so
excited the Teapot Dome expose that will entire
ly overlook number of le spec tacular but equally i'm
portant attacks the peoples interests are being
oda Al