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Newspaper
The La Jara Chronicle
Location
La Jara, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
5
The 1907 Republican legislature reorganized state civil service and expanded oversight across fish and game, banking, education, child protection, and engineering. It highlights Trout fry planting, school funding, inspectorate boosts, meat and dairy regulation, mine safety, and a shrinking deficit while praising efficiency and protective duties of the State Board of Health and related agencies.
Justice John M. Maxwell has served six years on the Colorado Supreme bench and is regarded as an efficient judge. His legally sound opinions have earned respect from the entire bar, and lawyers are eager for his retention. Maxwell is described as a courteous, quiet man of integrity who quickly makes and keeps friends.
Free analyses of tainted water and sore throat swabs help avert epidemics while a free anti-toxin distribution aids public health. The Department of Public Examiner begins January 1, 1909 under new law. state accounts and county records will be audited. receipts show growth. The Labor Commission protects wages and settles disputes, saving many workers. Inheritance tax collections rise under Republican governance, and attorney general actions curb illegal combinations. Legal actions strengthened railroad, tax laws, and licenses, boosting state revenue.
The department reports an especially fine showing as militia companies are mustered into service at Walsenburg and Brush. New armories soon to be used at Walsenburg Fort Collins and Brush. The national guard has implemented reforms and sparked interest across the state with many new equipments added over time.
Lindsey on Hughes accuses the Democratic candidate Charles J. Hughes Jr. of using old ballot-box fraud tactics with the "Bar'l" in Denver to win nineteen Denver legislative seats. The piece cites Hughes’s wealth, ties to utilities, and a history with graft allegations, urging Republicans to vote and stay vigilant.
The Republican party in Colorado affirms its businesslike legislation and wise administration. The Democratic party is in a negative position, having not accomplished results nor shown capacity to do wise things in the future.
The Washington Post reports on Democratic platform proposals expanding interstate commerce powers public health offices a department of labor and a national public health bureau plus federal aid for roads waters and banks with massive ongoing costs. It notes Bryan's critique of centralization and extravagance.
The Republican party defends public health and lauds the pure food law enacted by the last legislature. It shifts responsibility for adulterated foods from housewives to manufacturers and retailers, ensuring safe products and fair competition. The piece also notes Mr. Haskell’s anger at President Roosevelt and opposition to Roosevelts reforms.
The table presents principal features of the 1907 US economy including population, national wealth, money in circulation, bank notes, deposits, government revenue and expenditures, imports and exports, farm values, industrial outputs, ship tonnage, postal and telegraph activity, and public school salaries drawn from official statistics. It lists quantities for coal, petroleum, pig iron, steel, tin plates, copper, wool, wheat, cotton, and railway metrics among others.
Hon. W A Rodenberg criticizes the Democratic rhetoric on labor, arguing genuine support occurs only in states that have not voted Republican. He states organized labor numbers about 3,000,000 and asserts fewer than 5% reside in Democratic Southern states.
Under Democratic rule we had a car nival of soup houses and rags. Today labor is the highest priced product on the market.
William S. Dayton, a Republican candidate for a two year term as Railroad Commissioner, brings twenty years as a leading Colorado attorney. Born in New Jersey and a Columbia graduate, he served on the state board of pardons for years and is noted as a strong party man in Republican principles.
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