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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.
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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.
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