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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for delivery by carrier and mail in Greeley Colorado. Rates show 1 month 30 cents, 1 year 3.00, weekly and other terms. The notice marks second class mail and references March 3 1879.
A compiled set of humorous and political observations from Weld county, Colorado. The column mentions primaries registration, farm exhibits, politicians including Roosevelt and Wilson, local figures in Greeley, Fort Lupton, and Eaton, and social scenes such as weddings and tomato day. It blends satirical takes on beets, censorship, and the press with regional events and light gossip.
The message calls on every Democrat aiding the ticket to donate to Hon. James T. Lloyd, chairman of the National Democratic Congressional Committee in Washington, for a new campaign book. Funds will support the campaign work without trusts or special privileges, as the committee seeks money.
The speaker links primary results to a fall victory for Woodrow Wilson, pledging tariff cuts, local self government, and Colorado water control on the Poudre river. It promises removal of court house office seekers and tax reductions amid political change.
The message calls for prudent road care, fair property valuation for taxation, and honest administration by capable officials. It argues that good government follows Democratic success, but emphasizes the need to vote and to register to make that victory possible.
A man with a statistical bent visited New York Democratic headquarters and said his data prove Wilson and Marshall would win overwhelmingly. He claimed sixteen years of baby-name tracking show many children named after them, including nine sets of twins, one set of triplets from Georgia, and thirty-nine single names. He added Roosevelt and Taft had only four babies named after them. The visitor left confident in his theory.
The Democratic National Committee in New York digests census figures on November voters. In 1908 14,888,441 votes were cast. new voters total 3,650,000 with 1,347,000 women in six western states expected to vote. Total vote estimated at 24,335,000. About 65 percent of new voters expected for Wilson and Marshall. Most reports come from young men voting for first time.
General Booth, founder and longtime leader of the Salvation Army, has ceased his activities. His life work expanded from humble beginnings to a worldwide mission that brought aid to poverty-stricken areas and streets. The army, not a one man movement, endures beyond his passing.
District Judge Riddle in Denver finds the Colorado initiative and referendum statute invalid though two thirds of voters approved it two years ago. The case centers on Pueblo’s commission form of government and features attorney N Walter Dixon, Denver Republican boss’s lawyer, raising questions about the money and connections involved.
Citizens wonder how a major state bill survived nearly a decade without being ruled invalid by hundreds of lawyers. The piece questions Bill Tate of Pueblo and his associates, and why Denver attorney Bill Evans represents Tate, highlighting a labyrinth in the law that shields the wrongdoer and ridicules the people.
The piece argues sugar price should drop two cents per pound but the Republican Senate and president block free listing, keeping artificial sugar costs. It notes a proposed income tax on earnings above 5 600 and suggests only a Democratic Senate and president would align with a people’s will and lower prices.
An editorial argues the direct primary ensures voters select honest and capable officials if they exercise their privilege. It urges citizens to register before using the primary, noting both they and neighbors must be registered to vote and participate.
Weld County Commercial Club calls for a county levy of one fifth mill to fund statewide publicity. The fund, about $1,000 yearly, exists via assessment but has not been used by county commissioners. The club argues the levy would empower promotion of Weld County to attract growth and wealth.
The Tribune faces criticism from readers who say it has swung strongly for democracy this campaign while others claim it has not been partisan enough in the past. An insurgent republican frames the discussion as a radical shift in editorial stance.
The piece argues that the central issue of the national campaign is whether citizens will bear a government financed by trusts. It notes insurgent Republicans and the Bull Moose party forming within and around the Democrats, then declares Woodrow Wilson the Democratic nominee. It praises the Democratic platform and condemns trust influence, stating the Tribune’s clear Democratic bent in support of Wilson and a square deal for all. It also includes an unrelated 8160 reward note and an extended local ordinance notice for Greeley Colorado to construct street improvements with funds and assessments, dated 1912.
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