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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1890
Page
4
The Greeley Tribune proclaims it is a weekly journal serving Weld County and the state with free critique of candidates and public policy. It invites letters from all regions, encourages candid opinions, and warns that anonymous communications will not be considered.
A Colorado editorial condemns free railroad passes for legislators as a fraud against stockholders and public, urges strict state regulation, links pass influence to lobby money, and criticizes Senator Ingalls while predicting political shifts in Kansas and Denver media ownership changes.
A speaker extols independence and integrity, arguing that a man who opposes railroad legislation should not accept a pass, and a member who is unpledged and unbiased should not pledge himself or be biased by accepting one.
The editorial column discusses Colorado irrigation policy as the Eighth General Assembly convenes with Carpenter as president pro tempore and Hanna as Speaker. It contrasts vast fortunes, including Gould Vanderbilt Astor heirs, noting few fortunes stem from protected industries. It warns readers to expect cautious, stable legislation or disruption from the state legislature.
A shrewd political move sinks the federal elections bill as Senate debates currency policy. Senator Hay on the elections bill floor, Stewart of Nevada moves to take up anti contraction legislation, George yields. The measure passes 34 to 29 with western Democrats and Republicans supporting the motion, Teller and Wolcott among them. Silver legislation now favored and silver senators expect a free coinage amendment soon.
The Denver Frening Times changes hands for 200000 dollars to a Minneapolis syndicate. The new Denver Publishing Co will publish a Republican paper with H W Hawsley as manager and W F Brownlee as editor formerly of the Detroit Times.
General Francis E Spinner dies in Jacksonville at 89 from cancer. Emma Abbott the American opera singer dies in Salt Lake City at 39 from pneumonia. Spinner served in Congress then as Treasurer under Lincoln from 1854 to 1875. Abbott had a long operatic career, led the Abbott Opera Company, and left an estate around 4 million dollars.
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