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The Elk Mountain Pilot
C. T KAVVALT, Puhlsher
MRS FERN H ARNOTT. Local Editor
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Crested Batte, Colorado.
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GOOD TICKET TO ELECT
For President—ROßEßT M. LA FOLLLTTE
For Vice Pies dent—BURTON K WHEELER
For U. S. Senator. Long Term—ALVA B. ADAMS
For U. S. Senator Short Term—MORRISON SHAFROTH
For Congressman, 4th District-—EDWARD T. TAYLOR
For Justice of Supreme Court—JAMES H. TELLER
For Governor—WILLIAM E. SWEET
For Lieutenant Governor—STERLING B. LACY
For Secretary of State—DUDLEY B. HUMPHREY
For Auditor of State—JULIAN E. HALL
For State Treasurer—HARRY CASADAY
For Attorney General—WAYNE C. WILLIAMS
For State Supt of Schools—MAßY C. C. BRADFORD
For Regents of the University of CoIorado—CLIFFORD
W. MILLS NINA WEISS
For Regent of University of Colorado to fill Vacancy—
CLIFFORD W. MILLS
For Judges of the District Court—THOMAS J. BLACK.
straud m. Logan
For District Attorney—ADAlß J. HOTCHKISS
For State Senator, 11th D strict—J. S. FERRIS
For Representative—CHAßLES H. COWAN
For County Judge—SPRIGG SHACKLEFORD
For County Clerk ami Recorder—M. J SCHMITZ
For County Treasurer—M. B. HERRICK
For Sheriff—PAT HANLON
For Assessor—COLUMßUS L. STONE
For Superintendent of SchooIs—MARGARET M. BAIN
For Coroner—N. J. HYATT
For Surveyor—J. H. ROBINSON
For Co. Commissioner. Ist District—FßANK COMSTOCK
For Co. Commissioner, 2d District—L. B. STITZER
MORLEY, Means and Milliken, that triumvirate
should spell it Korley, Keans and Killiken, the Klan
bunch that would pollute a sewer. Vote the Democratic
ticket—Durango Democrat.
WE are in receipt of two' telegrams from Mr. Phipps
gleefully announcing that he and Andrew Mellon think
they are going to do something for silver. We certainly
hope so but would have more confidence in the matter if
they had given it attention at a date more distant from a
general election.
OUR forefathers fought against taxation without rep
resehtation. We would fight today if any foreign or do
mestic force should attempt to deprive us of the ballot.
Yet. in the last presidential election only 49 per cent of
eligible citizens voted, and in many primary elections less
than 25 per cent cast their ballots* This indifference to
one of orur fundamental civic duties is a menace to repre
sentative government Those who deliberately disfran
chise themselves are unworthy of citizenship.
THE following quotation by Arthur Brisbane might
interest sorme people who think government control of
railways is purely a most “radical" movement. No one
will admit that the Canadians are among a radical class:
“La Follette’s son says Canada has reduced freight
rates on agricultural products to prices prevailing before
the war. And yet she pays her railroad men as well as we
pay them in this country Also note that railways owned
by the Canadian people have changed a deficit of 37 mil
lions in 1921, under private management, to a surplus of
more than 20 millions in 1923, under government owner
ship. How do you explain THAT?
“Here the government can’t manage anything appar
ently. It can’t even manage to keep its own high em
ployees from stealing its own naval reserves.”
LOOKING at the situation from every view point, it
seems to us that the people of Colorado will he safer in
voting for La Follette and Wheeler for President and
Adams and Shafroth for the senate, than any other way.
We disagree utterly with those who say a vote for La Fol
lette is a vote for Coolidge. because forsooth, if the elec
tion goes to Congress, this state could and would cast its
vote for Coolidge. What difference would it make if rt
did? In the electoral college this state’s six votes might
be potent In the house they are reduced to one vote and
that utterly impotent, for the house cannct elect a Presi
dent. Five states have ro vote and neither party can
muster a majority of the states. But the senate can and
will elect a vice president, and that is almost certain to
bo Ryan. We should play for this big stake The per
centage is all in our favor.
FOR some unexplainable reason our friend Webster
Whinnery. who is running for Congress against Ed Taylor,
is electing to make the tariff a very prominent issue, if
not the only one. His chief argument is that Ed Taylor
voted against the Fordney-McCumber tariff bill. If we
understand the sentiment of Colorado people they would
be about 85'£ against that bill if they understood it. The
bill was a blanket one covering nearly 6.000 items. Prac
tically all aided the mem who supply Colorado people with
goods, to skin them unmercifully. Perhaps it is republi
can ethics and .principle to arrange skinning matches for
their friends—we recall that Mellon tried it with his tax
reduction bill—but the people usually resent the treat
ment of being trussed un ready for the skinner. Some
times we think Ed Taylor’s great popularity is based on
the fact that he selected so carefully those forms of im
position to support and which to oppose. Perhaps we
should say that personally we are opposed to tariff taxa
tion except as an instance of revenue production. We
have always believed with James G. Blaine, “In a tariff
which leads to ultimate free trade." Also we -recognized
long ago that the tariff as Gen. Hancock declared, “Is a
local issue” In this connection Ed Taylor supports a
tariff on sugar. He also, contrary to Mr. Whinnery** sup
porters’ statements, supported a tariff on hides. The
sugar tariff won but that on hides was defeated, not by
Taylor and his other western colleagues, but by the
Lodges and the like from manufacturing New England,
who want cheap hi dee and dear shoesv The French states
man, Talleyrand said that “Tariff taxation was the meth
od for extracting the largest amount of feathers from a
goose with the least amount of squeal ” It is also the
medium for the wickedest discrimination as. between
classes of our people. Ed Taylor knows that, and has
voted and worked to keep Colorado citizens as nearly as
possible, in an equitable position: So long as we utilize
the tariff FOR PROTECTION, part of the people are be
ing robbed to enable the others—usually a small number
—to unduly prosper. Unless wo miss our guess Mr. Whin
nery is making promises on tariff matters which he would
deieply regret were it not for the patent fact that he will
not for some years yet be in a position to redeem them.
The tariff, best bunco -fluff ever invented, is a cobweb for
protection and a bulwark against general prosperity. Mr.
Whinnery is not fortunate in his selection of an issue or
else is being mistreated by his political advisers.
TRIBUTE FROM A GREAT DEMOCRAT
A TRIBUTE to La Follette and Wheeler was paid by
f ormer Secretary of the Navy Josphus Daniels, one of the
fading figures of the Democratic party, in an address at
Salisbury, North Carolina, on September 18. This was re
printed as part of the eading editorial the next day in
Mr. Daniels’ paper, the News and Observer, of Raleigh
r hc first two paragraphs of the editorial entitled “Study
he Records of the Parties!” are as follows:
“I appeal to man who toil, whether in shop or factory
or farm, in city, town or county, to study the records of
the parties and thei-r candidates before detexmining how
they will cast their votes. Too much is» involved for a
hasty decision or ar unwise one As to the. Democratic
and Republican parties, their records are found in* the
aws of Conggress and in the act : ons of their executive?
As to the standing of La Follette and Wheeler their rec
ord is seen in their votes in Congress and in their attl
’ ude. Lot me first of all say, frankly and candidly, that
>'n earnestly battling for a better chance for the men who
toil the two candidates on the Third ticket have shown
their devotion and readiness to fight. Labor owes them
hanks as it does in all others -who have stood against
Privilege I will go further and say that both are mili
tant champions of the rights of labor to organize and to
exercise every legal remedy for the red»ess of grievance
Let me add also that the whole country, independent of
party, owes both La Follette and Wheeler a debt of grat
itude for their militant hostility to the stealing of the
naval oil reserves and the corruption in high places in
Washington. La Follette and Kendrick were the first to
call for investigation of the oil reserve spoliation and
they held up the hands of Senator Walsh in uncovering
the bribery and corruption attendant upon the crime
against naval preparedness.
“I can call upon Senator Overman here, and Senator
Simmons who richly deserves re-election for his leader
ship against the Mellon tax measure of favoritism to at
test to the support given the Democratic Senators by La
Follette and Wheeler in defeating the Mellon idea of con
fining the tax reduction to 1,200 out of the more than
three million who pay income tax Mellon’s first idea was
to give no reduction to any except those whose incomes
exceed $66,000 a year. La Follette and Wheeler stood with
Simmons and Overman against such iniquitous tax reduc
tion, as they did against the Fordney tariff act which
imposes an unjust tax of S4O annually upon every family
: n the United States."
AFTER CONTROL OF SCHOOLS
THE Klan wants control of the schools. It has nom
inated Mrs. Foote to be Superintendent of Pub'.ic Instruc
tion, and Mr Catlin to be Regent of the University, say?
the Boulder Camera. For Secretary of State. Carl Milit
ken, and for Attorney General, Boatright are designees of
the Republican primary Both are of the Klan klannish.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney Gen
eral and Secretary of State constitute the state board of
education. The Klan vote for Milliken and Boatright can
be understood. It was overwhelming The leason is man
ifest. Radical changes in school laws; regulations requir
ing dismissal of Catholic and Jewish teachers in the
schools and the firing of Negro janitors are among the
purposes of the Klan. Each leader in the Republican re
turns that we publish today won that lead because of sup
port of the Klan. There is. we think, no doubt of the
tc-uth of that statement. The Denver vote for them
proves Democrat.
DEPOSITED TO THE ACCOUNT OF ALBERT FALL
EX-SECRETARY FALL’S income figures need rebal
ancing The account now stands as follows:
To salary, two years as Secretary of Interior $ 24.000.00
To loan from Mr. Sinclair, upon resigning 25.000.00
To loan from Mr Doheny. acct. of Flk Hills, Cal 100,000.00
To Liberty bonds, Continental Trading Co., Ltd.
of Canada 90.000.00
Total for 2* a years’ service as one of the Best
Minds $239,0 0.00
Not bad. and growing better as more data come
to light The last item on the list, in re the Continental
rading Company, has just been supplied by Messrs. Atlee
Pomerene and Owen J. Roberts, special attorneys for the
Government, who have traced to Fall’s account S9O 000
worth of dividends paid by a company which had made a
profitable deal with a Sinclair organization and several
ther oil concerns.—N Y. World.
THERE comes to us from Wisconsin, a paper, the
Menomonee Fall* News. It contains a very warm article
attacking Senator La Follette. The rag is a patent in
kles eight oage rne. resembles the News-Champ except
the News-Champ is a betterr paper, and that shows about
what we think of the Wisconsin sheet. A one cent stamp
adorns our copy, indicating that it is for the week receiv
ing a gratuitous circulation as anti-La Follette propa
ganda Also, we observe that the article attacking the (
;est Senator the nation has had in fifty years,, is being
copied by every reactionary paper in the state. Must be
getting scared about fighting Bob
AGAIN we have the imbecil with us who 9ays a vote
for 9ome man is wasted. Let us say once for all that no
vote is WASTED THAT EXPRESSES THE WILL OF THE
VOTER. Get it? If you want a man elected vote for him
quite independent of whether he will be elected or pot
V protest vote is just as effective snmetimets. as one that
■seems sure to elect someone,for often voting for someone
vou do not want elects a man you would gladly have dis
pensed with. Never mind whether La Follette will he
elected or not. If you prefer him to the others vote for
’dm. If you think better of ont of the others, vote for
him BUT VOTE. THAT IS YOUR DUTY.
WE notice from the State Republican Platform that
those Colorado Republicans are greatly alarmed that the
Constitution is in jeopardy and there is great danger that
something awful is going to happen to it. Some of those
‘•ame Republicans were equally worried two years ago
that we were going to have war in Colorado if Ben Grif
fith was not elected. Their Hogan was “Keep Peace in
Colorado” and it was printed under Ben’s mug. We did
not elect Griffith, we have had no war and we are going
to stay in peace by re-electing Sweet and the whole Dem
ocratic ticket. It is not safe to do any thing else this
venr.—Center Post-Di fputch.
MR. WHEEI.JCR gave Senator Adams a good boost
nnd the Republicans are wratby. Last Monday Senator
Pat Harrison spoke in Denver at the Albany luncheon and
at the Auditorium and told the folks that “Senator La
E'ollette and his following were always behind any pro
gressive movement started by the Democrats*” This will
not assuage Republican resentment one hit But it really
looks as if there was ground for the belief that the pro
gressives and the Democrats were much alike.
HELL’N MARIA DAWKS hasn’t removed Brookhart
from the United States senate, but it does appear thnt
Brookhart has removed lowa from the G. O. P. column.—
Durango Democrat.
MR M’ADOO has undergone a slight operation at
John Hopkins hospital. This cuts two weeks at least, off
any time he might spend in Davis* campaign. A gentle
elapse will consume the balance. In our opinion Mr.
McAdoo i--. not going to be perniciously active in politics
h ; s fall.
WE receive a good deal of slop from the so-called
Manufacturers and Merchants association, a bureau for
h? dissemination of erroneous political information
This week they give us three whereases and a resolution
opposing the child labor law Naturally this bunch are
•oposed to anything that will prohibit the exploitation of
•he helpless, be they mature or immature. We never did
’ie)ieve in a hell, but we dp believe in the law of compen
sation. The cold-blooded devil who can coin money from
he toil of children should boil in their sweat.
AN organization that easily might become a bulwark
religious into’erance has been formed in the east
* combination of Protestants and Catholics, the former
mostly Masons, have combined in just equal numbers, to
'ester libertv and discountenance such mongrel groups a*
be Ku K'ux. Members will be admitted only in pairs,
ne Catholic and one Protestant. This to always preserve
•quality in numbers. Their chief tenet is religious and
acial tolerance A powerful organization of this sort,
-•ation-wide. would accomplish its purpose. It would
lft.ir'y outlaw all vile combinations that make for per
ecution
HENRIETTA fin’s considerable satisfaction in the
fact that we are supporting Wm. EL Sweet and would not
do so if we could help it. Well* if he will look hack in
His own files he will find an “Open Letter” tq the Gov
»rnor. written by an educator (?) and signed by the pin-
Head who runs that sheet. Pe usal will show that there
mav he a little fly in his own ointment as to supporting
r weet. So far a - , we are concerned we make no denial of
•h . fact that we would support any thing but a Ku Klux
n opposition to him Indeed, if Henrietta himself were
jnning against Moriey we would gag and take Henrietta.
Vhey ?»v there is no choice beitween rotten eggs, hut
where one is a Ku Klux egg we shall always insist that
there is
J. S. FERRIS
Democratic Candidate for State Senator
Eleventh Senatorial District
I have no private interest to advance, no are to grind, no
master to serve but the whole people and my own sense of right
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entally the bank end its leading officers got placed in a
.erv uncomfortable position. As the shortage has been
made up, this is probably the end of this more or loss
celebrated case. Merle Vincent has made very good as
attorney for the defense.
THERE are times when reading the News-Champ is
rea'ly pleasing. Last week’s issue was. one Compelled
o -wallow a ticket he hates, feeling himself slipping gen
erally. he fairly boils ove - . Toward this editor he ex
re?ses sentiments like the editorial when he probably
•a s?d some misguided sympathizer to fire our office.
Down in Missouri we observed many scraps between Ne
ros. and the first epithet burled in nearly every case, was
r r one to refe- to the other as a “nilgger.” Following
he sentiment yellow Henrietta brands all Democrats who
» rot agree with him on treasury looting, as yellow
‘ elli:S. He so labeled his opponents prior to the pri
maries At those primaries the people turned down Hen
rietta's candidates about two to one. Quite a constella
tion of yellow-bellies, was it .not? And now Henrietta is
turning from yellow to green. It is a great amusement
V. h'-at him rave. Now throw a monkey wrench at the
• ,: nder. Henrietta, and enjoy yourself.
EXPRESS YOUR OPINION
—a
In my opinion
s the man we should support and I shall vote for him.
Signed ,
A legal voter.
Vote will be announced next week following this
coupon
Clip this one out and vote if you wish to for
it will not appear again. Five more votes were
| received this week, all for La Follette.
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