The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-01-24

AN exchai4;e says that Shoup is the best possible
timber for the publican nominee for Governor that
the Re- olican party of this in one hell
of ix-Hotc.I iss Times.
MR. C. E. .&DAMS announces that C. NJ Green, for
witt the Montrose Press has purchased in
terest inthe De ly News OF Grand Junction and will
the duties of Business Manager Manag
ing Editor Mr. Green has proved himself good
paper think Bro Adams has secured very
petent business associate. Good Luck Fellows
1T is to be regretted that as good paper as the
Durango Democrat would be in the company the
Denver Post fig ting Governor Sweet Sweet made hit
with the writer when he abolished the Shoup rangers
long like Sweet is Governor you will
any industrial The big interests against him
cause they believe in ruling with such they
had in the rang that THEY could control-Cen-
ter PostDispatch.
GOVERNOR SWEET has nnounced that he will be a
candidate for election governor he was the
best runner the Democrats had years ago
that they will have 10 re-nominate him. He has made
just good have had since the writer
tration To in Colorado that would suit
everyone would lie impossible Should Sweet be cand-
date and receive another term there should be elected
legislature with him People who vote for party
ddae ticket another another ticket cannot
expect anything-Center Post Dispatch.
THE Reno (Nevada) Journal says that .the bluela
people killing their cause and will ultimately
bring end to their obnoxious measures because they
feature copus instead of persuasion" and that te
American people be educated to bear suitable
spect for the Sabbath for other peoples beliefs but
they will not be egislated into it" We we could
agree with contemporary Journal but history
shows that the American people growing and
more Indifferent to the safeguarding of their liberties
laws, like the influenza persist in periodic occurrences
Laws like the influenza persists in periodic occurrences
in spite of the general sentiment against them-Creede
Candle
TOM BLACKWELL. always blunt in speech, says that
the proposed Peace Plan being voted on. opinion
plain bunk 1t really strange that where so very
many of the leading minds of the century have
applied themselves to devisng plan for obtaining
World Peace, very little in the way of intelligent
planning is nted the best thought submitted
the jury The entire matter be expressed in six
words Take the Profits out of War; That is all that
needs to be done War is inexpressby horrible that
men must be forced into it. Stop from profiting
thereby and have conditions that practically insure
lasting Mr. Box is paying 100000 for ideas that
are as valuess as the proverbial tinker's dam.
THE water in the Uncompahgre valley are
threatening to turn the Gunnon tunnel back to the
ernment unless water charges adjusted according
the original estimates. Foolish folks There was not
man OF Judgment in the state that did know the orig
1nal estimates WIRE vastly low The Gunnison tunnel
cost very much too much but it is the verest
to talk of the original estimates guide cost
With all the experience they have had firm of con-
tractors in the world would try to put the through
for the original estimates we are to have another
experience in that way The Moffat will cost at
least four times the estimate We are going to keen
this thought before the people because it
going to prove true
THIS Office is in receipt of communication from
an officer requesting publicity for a strong cam
paign for boys to attend the socaled Citizens Training
Camps or if properly named War Schools A re-
quest is made that publish make editorial ap-
peal for our boys to This is good time speak
our mind on this as will ever have We entirely
adverse to Military Training except limited unmber
who really educated for officers at West Point
We oppose to the limit of ability the work Of teach
ing boys to become killers 1t is at variance with hu-
manty, it debases the youth it promotes dis
courages the fundamental character of good citizenship
War Schools and Peace Plans running juxtaposition
brand us nation of hypocrites.
WHEN OWEN "SAID A MOUTHFUL"
JUST casual remark buried in the Congressional
Record But it a lot
1t made by Senator Owen OF Oklahoma, during