The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-13

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Crested Butte. Colorado.
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THE Losi Loveti those whom He Chasteneth" may
be true and if he must simply adore the Democrats
THE invention of the harp was due to an accident we
read On the other hand the of the bagpipes
Highland cottager who the Idea through stepping
a cat.-Punch
HIRAM WESLEY EVANS, Imperial Wizard of the
ku klux Kan, is in Denver this week looking his
province He expressed himself pleased with
the work of Grad Dragon Locke and presumably gave
Clarence Morley orders how business
the State House after January 1st.
SENATOR LODGE passed away shortly before mid
night Nov 10th He had suffered paralytic stroke
days before and had remained unconscious since that
time He had served for thirty years in the
the Senate leader at the time of his death Senator
Borah will likely succeed him in that position.
GIVE Coolidge Chance" says the Boulder Camera
Well. for part why he should be given
anything He is in a position to take anything he wants
and his friends, judging from the past munii-
Gently endowed with opportunity The Cameras sugges
ton we consider entirely superAuous to say the least
OUR private opinion is that several hundred Montrose
citizens who helped defeat Tony Monne for County
Cler regret deeply before six months have passed
1t took quarter of century to teach what Tony
knows about that county and questioned his
honesty integrity Montrose county made big bunder
THE SALIDA RECORD that it will
tabsh its daily edition and hereafter conduct
an afternoon daily in that place salida may be daily
town but we shall never believe until trial has proved
the point 1t is conviction that there not enough
business to support daily paper population sufi
cient to produce an adequate circulation.
TAKING advantage of the result of the Presidential
election which recognized lease of life to
privilege, Wall gambling is transcending all
previous records The flock of lambs being trimmed
with guso and nfamatory reports of how
railroads and other industries going to be is lead
ing thousands to invest who will ultimately suffer ire
mendous losses Well in way it is right. Some men
and women have right to have money when they
earn it. They have not sense enough to possess it
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THE editor who please everyone is not suited for
this earth but is entitled to wings" says exchange.
Human is constituted that readers
would like to have feed them scandal; would
like to have tell the unvarnished truth about them,
while others would kill US if we did Others feel
darned guilty they think every item general
is slap at them personally This cannot help-m the
shoe fits they may it for all Our aim
treat all respectfully and advertise the faults of
one We all have share 1t is comforting thought
to know that the himself please every
while earth"
THE Rocky Mountain News gravely announces that Al
Smith, Governor New York. will be a factor in the
next Democratic National Convention. We might sdd
that he very considerable factor in the last
also VIM. G. McAdoo and VIM ]. Bryan. 1t is these fac
tors and others quite potential that make democracy
unavailable medium for correction of the evils that
confront the people Unless the democracy unite
genuine progressive policy losing in the process those
reactionay elements which always conduct defeat
and the Same time deserving absorb the progressive
and of all parties who just dissatisfied
with conditions we there is hope for democracy
within the democratic party We might just we'll real
ze that in the field of reactonares the republics
always have and always will have the best of it
FROM the Delta Tribune we have received permission
to reprint an editorial furnished them by Emerson
Page physician of that locality We desired to
reprint this story because it clearly sets out thought
which would impress the mind of every taxpayer if
we could TAXATION CANNOT BE REDUCED without
first kEDUCING RUNNING EXPENSES. Ard further
that taxation is rapidly becoming unbearabe and
almost if quite conscaory to those who must event.
uay pay it all Mr. Page has not in this article set out
the fact (which he acquainted with that
eventually all taxation must from the producer
He suggests it where he mentions how the property
may and does pass the burden along to the other
fellow This the producer be he Farmer, Miner Fish
erman, do From his product every dollar
of real wealth which is produced and whatever it be in
it constitutes the sole additional wealth for that
period of time matter of fact those three eventu
ally pay all the Read the article studiously and
you will know whole lot about taxation and its
effects
"UNDER the Capitol Dome friend Alva Swain
writes his syndicate of papers discussing why rather
whether the governorship of Colorado is political