Evening star., 1926-10-22
DEMOCRATIC HOPES MOUNTING
IN WARM COLORADO CAMPAIGN

shall not become effective until the
eighteenth amendment to the Federar
Constitution is repea aled. The refer-
endum on the wet and dry question
is ridiculed by the drys. because. they
insist. 1t could have no possible erect
on the law of the state. 1t has been
brought forward by vets in the State.
however. to test the sentiment of the
state on the liquor question.
Sponsored by PenrOsp.
one of the sponsors of the referen-
DUN is Spencer Penrose, brother OF
the late Senator PenrOse OF PennSrl-
vania, who transported himself and
his money to Colorado some years ago
and has become owner of hotels in
Colorado Springs. The drys charge
he is trying Ia make Colorado Springs
center for the wealthy and sport
inclined pnen,,ers of society. The
dry orga MIA tions are working active
~ throughout the State. The wet
Orga MIA ton has opened headquarters
md Ia doing its best to get out a wet
vote
The State law requires that GER
tain proportion Of the voters must
sign a petition for a referendum. and
in this case 1t was $4,000. The vets
produced 10000 signatures. The to-
tai vote in State runs around 200. 600
Prediction that the vets will be beaten
in the referendum by from to l all
the way to and to | are made by
polit icians who have watched the
dry development in the State.
The referendum has little to do
with the election or Senator or gov
error, for all the candidates for these
offices are given an O. X. by the Anti
Saloon League. Nevertheless. there
are dry leaders who predict Demo
cratic landslide. particularly for
Sweet. who has been more promi-
| nentlv identified with prohibition in
the State than anv other man wh"
has held public office. Gov. Sweet.
Supported by the Khan as he will he;
supported hy labor and 10y n large
number of the farmers. and support
ed by the drys. should win the cleo
! tion. notwithstanding detection of
| Catholic Democrats.
Charges Against Pastor.
That the Khan and anti-klan fight
| still lacks nothing in bitterness In
Colorado is evidenced by an attempt
| to bring about criminal prosecution
OF Rev. Fred G.. Arnold Of Canon City.
| grand dragon of the state Klan. on
a charge Of 'inciting to riot and en-
coura ging riot and discomfort" The
SPECIALIZED Constit,ltionalists. an orga n
| izatipn formed in Colorado tn combat
| the Klan. has charged that Arnold at
meeting in Canon City for the pur
pose Of advancing the interests Of
Klan candidates fOt~ county offices de-
| livered an inflammatory speech. part
Of which is quoted In the charge as
follows:
I'VE are not Democrats or Repuh.
! licans: we are klansmen now and for
| all time. Our business Is to- put over
| the doctrines Of our order If it costs
| dollars. and it will. we are going to
spend them. II it costs lives. and II
probably will. VIZ are willing to sacri-
| 1ce them. II we have to wade in hot
| blood to attain the aims Of our or
! ga nizatior. we are willing to do that.
"The Khan was defeated In the pri-
| mArieS. and by it's defeat the people
of Colorado voted TO food their homes
| and their country with liquor. Bet
| ter to flood 1t with blood than that
this demoralizing traffic he resumed.
Allegations About Defeat.
"Ry the defeat of our candidates
the people of Colorado voted to have
| their daughters marry negroes. their
sons wenches. They voted to make
| of America race of mula ttOes.
| They voted to ally this state with
the Catholic cursed. the liquor
| cursed. priest cursed. Rome cursed.
Al Smith cursed. State of New York.
| "Henceforth the war cry which
| must supersede all others Ia. Down
with the Catholic Church. All other
! issues are secondary to this and it
! Ia time to come out in the open to
/ proclaim ourselves on this issue.
With the help of God we are going
to pass laws in this state that will
open the doors Of converts and
monasteries and let in tine light of
day. allowing their foul stencil 10
smell to high heavens. Bring out
the rope and canister. boys, and
give them hell"
| There Ia a large Independent vote
! in Colorado as indicated . in the
presidential votes cast for Wilson in
| 1915 and Harding in 1920. Wilson
| carried the State by $4,000 and four
! years later the Republican candidate
won by $4,000. showing a complete
turnover. The candidates Of both
parties are making play for this
| Independent vote
Gov. Sweet has been strong in the
past with this vote. and he In MAX
ing an appeal to it now. He IL ad-
! vertised. for example. to address
/ meeting where the public questions
! Of the day are to he discussed. rather
! than to address Democratic party
rallies This does not mean. how
f, ever. that he is not party man.
! He has been regular In every cam
/ paign. even in 1920. when the Non
partisan League candidate. Collins
; won the Democratic nomination for
/ governor II Is true. however that
Gov Sweet had less trouble swal
:: lowing the league candidate and its
principles than did many other more
| conservative Democrats.