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Cheyenne Record. VOL. 2 Washington Letter, By Edward Keating, Congressman- at-Largc From Colorado. This has been a bad year for political prophets. A Democrat ic President sits in the White House, the democratic House and Senate are at work in the Capitol redeeming Democratic pledges, and Democratic Governors and Legislatures control the destinies of two-thirds of the States. De spite the appalling state of affairs the wheels of industry continue to whirl and the country proceeds serenely on its way—prosperous and apparently contented. The erstwhile despised party of Jefferson and Jackson has re vised the tariff—revised it down ward, too, don’t forget that is making over the country’s bank ing and currency system, is emerging from the Mexican em broglio without firing a shot, has knocked "dollar Diplomacy” in to a cocked hat, has transformed Japan from a menacing enemy to something like a very cordial friend, has settled the most ser ious labor disturbance which has threatened the railroads of the country in recent years, and by providing money needed to move crops has taken a long step in the direction of destroying Wall Street’s power to injure the le gitimate business of the nation. And yet we have not had a pan ic. Is it any wonder that the prophets’ stock is way below par? SITUATION AT HOME. Here in Colorado the prophets of evil have been particularly vo ciferous. Thev have assured the people that tariff revision meant industrial stagnation. Some of the Sugar Trust’s papers have even predicted a return of the distressing times which followed the panic of ’93. Now, I am not one of those who seriously contend that the prosperity of the nation is alto gether dependent upon the suc gether dependent upon the suc cess af a certain political party. However, I insist that if the Democracracy is to be held re sponsible for ail the floods, the pestilence, the crop failures and other untoward events which may mark its lease of power, it is only fair to give it credit for some of the good things which come to the people during the same time. I have spent three weeks in Colorado, and have had unusual opportunities to observe condi tions. To mv mind, the future never seemed more hopeful. I believe the State is entering on an era of good times. We have passed through a pe riod of lean years. We have all felt the stringency but some sec tions of the State have suffered more than others, and the Capi tal iCity more than any. How absurb it would be to say that our troubles were traceable to the fact that a Republican occupied the White House during the hard time, and how puerile would be the cla;m that the return of pros perity was due to the blction of a Democrat. Of course, if the fjwts could be reversed we would be told that CHEYENNE WELLS, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1913. the Democrats were responsible for the crop failures, and that prosperity was the smiling hand maiden who waited on the G. 0. P., and refused to respond to the call of any other master. As I have frequently stated in these letters the history of our country proves beyond cavil that no panic was ever caused by tar iff revision. It is well that the country and state are receiving new and convincing evidence to support that statement. It will serve to discredit political petti foggers and enable the mass of the voters to take a saner view of the economic problems. A FEW PROSPERITY ITEMS. Naturally, as I have traveled through Colorado I have inquired closely into our tariff laws, and the information I have secured has been at once interesting and gratifying. “I see you fellows in Congress have placed cattle and meat on the free list’,, said a stockman to me the other day as we chat ted in the smoking compartment of a train bound for Pueblo. “Yes”, I answered. “How do you think it will affect you?” “By George, I was nervous for awhile’,, he responded, “but I have just come from the Denver stockyards and I find that cattle are commanding the highest price ever known at the yards in the month of September. 1 guess we can stand a good deal of that kind of free trade.” THE BLIGHTED SUGAR INDUSTRY. Soon after reaching the State I received an invitation to assist in celebrating the completion of the railroad between Monte Vista and Center in the San Luis Val ley. “We had to have the road in order to secure a supply of beets for our sugar factory at Monte Vista”, one of the promoters told me. "Why, I thought free su gar would close ell the sugar fac tories in Colorado”, I said. “At least that is the impression I re ceived from reading the news paper organs of the sugar inter* est”. “Well,” he replied, “we are taking our chances.” I found that the capital for the road was furnished by Colorado jnen who have made their for tunes in the West and are famil iar with conditions in Colorado. In the financial world they are regarded as '‘conservatives” and no one believes they would sink their money in a “blighted indus try.” That they are not alone in their faith is shown by the costly improvements just comple ted at the Rocky Ford Sugar fac tory by the American Beet Sugar Company, and by the announce ment that the company which controls the Sugar City factory has increased the price of sugar beet land SSO an acre. "Para lyzed industries” do not give these evidences of virility. A manufacturer of syrups call ed on me at my hotel in Denver to indorse my position on the su gar tariff. “Colorado should supply the nation with syrups and preserves’ he declared. “We make the su gar and we grow the fruit. All we require is to be freed from the: grip of the sugar trust. As it is 1 now I can buy Colorado sugar. SUCCESSOR TO EASTERN COLORADO TIMES for less in Chicago than I can in Denver, and if it were not for the fact that I love this State I would move my plant to some point on the Great Lakes. FARMERS NEED’NT WORRY. ‘‘l am told that the sugar in terests are threatening to cut the price paid the farmers for their beets. Do you think they will do that?” I asked Senator John Cross, oee of the prominent farmers and substantial business men of Northern Colorado. Don’t worry about the farmers”, he replied. '‘They will take care of themselves. If the factories cut the prhe we wont raise beets. We can and will raise other crop 3. The sugar men know that and while they may bluff for public effect they will not cut off their noses to spite their faces.” An old friend, the manager of one of Denver, s largest Depart ment stores greeted me on 16th street. He had written me a number of letters pointing out the direful results which would follow “tariff tinkering.,’ How’s business?,’, I asked, bracing myself for a tale of bus iness disasters, present and pros pective. “Fine”, was thecheery reply. “Th ings are looking up. I believe the old state iB getting on her feet again.” “But free sugar,” I protested. “Well ”-he hesitated. “Oh I still think you went pretty strong but,—Oh, let’s go and get a cigar.” BOOM IN CABBAGES. ' I rode through Brighton the other day and saw the farmers coming with great wagon loads of cabbages. ‘ ‘Making any mon ey this year?” I asked one husky chap. He grinned down at me. “Say, pardner, when I sell these cabbages I will have more money than some people have hay- I am getting seven times as much for them as I did last year.” “My dear fellow,” I said, there must be some mistake. Dont you know that the Demo crats have just passed a tariff bill which is designed to drive most of you farmers to the poor house. My recollection is that they even put cabbages on the free list “He looked at me cu riously as though questioning my sanity. Then he quietly gather ed up his reins, spoke meaningly to his horses and drove toward the station. He looked back once or twice, and I could see that he was in doubt whether to laugh at me or turn me over--to, the police to be returned to the sanitorium from which he thought I had wandered. The farmer has been the ‘goat’ of protection for a long time, but his eyes are opened at last. I will remain in Colorado until October Ist, in order to attend some good roads meetings and will then return to Washington. I do not expeet to get home again uhtil next June or July. PROSPECT HILL. The ease with which the rain came down Sunday, goes to show that the wet is up there and only wants to let go. The rye ana wheat - sown now will readily come up and get a good start for ■ winter. Lee Kibbee was an early caller at Prospect Hill Sunday morning, Lee is operating 1 a big business in corn harvesting, having cut over 300 acres with his binder this fall. Vimis “vot” weneed and Lee’s got it. The readiness with which the people bought young stock at 0. A. Finess’ sale, shows what we want and what will sell. Keep cows and calves and _ hogs, and when you want a little money you’ll have the stuff that will bring it. 0. A. Finness received a letter' this week from Peter Brothen, of Hesper, lowa, in which he sends greetings to the writers family and other friends in these parts. They are all well. Thro the columns of the -‘Cheyenne Record” we would voice the good will of all of our people toward Pete and his good family. This country needs them and our latch strings are out to bid them wel come on their return ahould they be looking this way again. How goes the hour! Oh you say, “you are overtime now, and tresspassing on our patience. Well let me reitterate what C. C. Turner has already announced to Masons coming to lodge next Friday night. Grand Lecturer, Cooper, will be there to instnict us in the mysteries. An infor mal sociable time will be a part of it. “To meet upon the level, is an easy thing to say, when it comes to practice do we do so every day?” Now had you known that every body was going to not only study sociability but really personify the social virtues, you would have been there and ji part of it. That is the way, we miss a lot of good things by practicing procrastination. The Epworth League subject last Sunday night was the "Ministry of Sociability” We could not get around to meet with the young people and con tribute our social mite of good cheer, but we appreciate the hap piness that comes from sociabili ty—We read the following some where and if you will just smile, we will let the Record bring it to you in smiles: “Smile Awhile, And while you smile, Another Smiles; And soon there’s miles and miles of smiles— And life’s worth while Because you smile.” (Last week’s hems.) The Denver Times quotes from the London Times which says President Wilson is gradually imparting a smoothness and flex ibility to our government which it hitherto “tacked”. Wilson has the eye of other governments on him. but this does not seem to flustrate him in the least. Rev D. M. Scott has been re turned to this field. He thus has the endo. sement of his conference and his constituents. We like Bro. Scott and want to see him succeed. “The field is white un to the harvest. He needs labor ers—helpers right at his hand. Christian people of every name to line up on the rightjside. “In union there is strength. Evil is everywhere. The preacher needs lieutenants that will lay hold witl him. A few faithful ones is a phalanx in a fight for the right join Bro. Scott in the effort. “Go work in my Vineyard” was Rev. H. H. Ganes’ subject last Sunday at Arapahoe. This is a busy world, work is necessa ry to success. The church needs workers as well. “He that is diligent in business shall stand before Kings”. The King of Kings will also give audience to those who work with their might with whatsoever their hands find to do in the vineyard. Dead heads have no more place among I busy meif' than have 1 drones 'among busy bees. The pastor | was persistent in his plea for workers. “This world is not a friend to grace to help us on to God”. We must fight if we would reign. It takes work. The Christian graces must be cul tivated, noxious weeds grow up in the characters of the idle, we must strive to enter in at the straight gate, or miss it. Come and hear Bro. Ganes and we will not have te tell you what he said. The farmer ought not think he is a poor citizen, nor belonging to a poor class. According to Secretary of agriculture, Hous ton, so says F. G. Carpenter. The farmer by the sweat of his face made this country produce nearly six billions of dollars worth of produce last year. Of course the fa-mer reaps a lot of grain but does not reap as much benefit as he ought from his toil. We may come to our own by and by. Such efforts as our good Governor is making over the state, and such live, logical, all around good advice that Holden gave us. In fact this itinerant preachment from the agricultur al college to encourage and in struct the people, will help to bring farmers to the front in im portance in the vital affairs of our country. When we make the farmer prosperous and hap py, we must necessarily have a great country. iifil] Efficiency Efficiency In a Cream Separator is measured by the amount of work the machine will do and the way it does it. With the BEATRICE you ean skim non milk, in the same time, and skim stoseTf than with any other Separator. Economy The BEATRICE is the Separator for real economy, because, capacity considered, the price is lowest: be cause It sets more cream out of the milk, and because it urea time and labor. Durability T*w construction of «t»o BtATRICf alms at Streaath and durability. All matoria-s naod are the host. It Is the etmnesst. b**t looking and simplest la construction. Trouble In operation Is almost dona away with and eost of repairs la very low. Price In the BEATRICE you gat mote than twice the sktnuning capacity for tbs same money—and wo absolute It save you Egg to gen. Prices: BAS to SMlbs. capacity. Mil 760 to 800 lbs.. Mil 060 to 1000 I ha.. §Pf. Kreo with each Separator—BKATß ICE Cen trifugal Disc Washing Davies and 1-Plecs Stool PniL Como in and see the BEATRICE Cream for youseolL W. B. Moldenhauer, AGENT: CHURCH NOTES Sunday School 10 A. M. Sermon 11-A. M. By the Pastor Epworth League 7:30 P. M. Preaching 8 P. M. Prayer meeting on Wednesday night 7:30. We invite you and your friends D. M. Scott. Pastor. NO 27