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Show arid lands, but all these things are not particularly important at this time; for a discussion of the real issue of the campaign the public will please see his speech of acceptance, to which this letter is merely the formal addendum. Of course there will be an effort on the part of the Rocky Mountain News and other fusionist papers in this part of the world to push into some prominence promi-nence the few words which Mr. Bryan has to say for silver. But after Mr. Bryan's own declaration of the entire subordination of the silver question, such effort will be of little avail. Mr. Rosevelt's letter of acceptance has also appeared during the past week, and in it he discusses the main issues of the campaign, which he deems to be prosperity and expansion. He believes that if this couutry were put on a silver basis at the ratio of 16 to 1 immediately without the consent of any other nation, it would work widespread havoc, and he says so in a straightforward manner. On the question ques-tion of expansion he is equally straightforward, but more extended in his remarks. Your columns will probably contain at least a synopsis of both letters Mr. Roosevelt's and Mr. Bryan's so that it is unnecessary here to commeut further fur-ther on these documents. One of the notable features fo the Republican state convention was the confidence felt by the delegates from nil parts of the state in the party's ability abil-ity to carry the state in November. Over and over again was heard expressed ex-pressed the sentiment, "I don't know how things are iu your county, but if they are like they are in mine there will be a Republican tidal wave on election day." These expressions came from all parts of the state and indicate in-dicate a general feeling that the people of the state are tired of fusion aud are anxious to join themselves ouce more to the party of progress and prosperity. prosper-ity. Another notable feature of the convention con-vention was the abseuce of any serious congests of any kind. There were absolutely ab-solutely no contests at all for a credentials creden-tials committee to consider, and therefore there-fore it was not necessary to appoint such a committee. When it came to the nomination of candidates, while each county was glad to have a favorite favor-ite son named for office, all were equally anxious to secure harmony and to make any necessary sacrifice in order or-der to help towards redeeming this state. Democrats have pointed to this feeling as an evidence that the Republicans do not expect to elect their ticket; but the Democrats are wrong in their explanation. The feeling is very much the same as existed in 1894. At that time after two years of Waite's misgovernment, the Republicans felt that the main thing to be done was to redeem the state from fusionist misrule, mis-rule, and they cared comparatively little lit-tle as to who the candidates were so long as they were Republicans and pledged to Republican principles. The party feels very much the same way this year. The results of Governor Thomas's administration, while its deeds have not been so spectacular as those of Governor Waite's administration, administra-tion, have been almost equally bad for the state. The lesson of 18'.4 has not been forgotten, and the nominee for governor is no unknown man, but one as thoroughly and favorably known as any man that could have been named in the state. The rest of the ticket is composed of the same sort of men ; in character and ability they compare favorably in every ev-ery instance with the candidates of the opposition. They are well distributed dis-tributed geographically, so that every section of the state is recognized. More important still, back of them is a single sin-gle responsible organization which pledges itself to work important reforms, re-forms, and is willing to be judged by the voters according to its performance of these pledges. The platform is clear and comprehensive. compre-hensive. As was to be expected, it endorses thoroughly the course of the administration at home and abroad, and endorses also the course of Senator Sena-tor Wolcott in the United States Senate. Sen-ate. Further than this, it takes hold of the problems of state administration administra-tion in a thoroughly businesslike way. It promises certain definite results if the Republican party is put in power. As Senator Wolcott said in his speech before the convention, It is not absolutely abso-lutely essential that the electoral vote of Colorado should be thrown to McKinley Mc-Kinley and Roosevelt, for they will be triumphantly elected, without the four votes "of this state; it is not absolutely absolute-ly essential that the senator himself be returned to Washingon, for the Senate Sen-ate is safely Republican for six years to come; it is essential, however, for the prosperity and good name of the state that an administration be put in power which will redeem the state from the extravagance and misrule of the last two years and place it upon a sound business basis. When the voters of Colorado read the Republican platform and reflect upon the character of the nominees of the convention, they must certainly decide that the interests of the state will be much better served by electing these nominees than by continuing the rule of the fusionists. W. A. P. DENVER LETTER. A Review of Some Political Events of the Past Week. Denver, Colo., Sept. 22. The past week has been full of political events; so full that it is possible to mention only a few of them, and those the most important in the state of Colorado. The Republican state convention comes first iu importance, and the contrast con-trast between it and the various conventions con-ventions of the fusion parties in the preceding week was extraordinary and instructive. The fusionists spent about two-thirds of their time in determining de-termining w;hich party should have certain offices assigned to it; in other words, in quarelling over the division of the spoils. The nomination of the candidates themselves was a secondary matter, and the enunciation of principles princi-ples was something nobody cared about and might have been left out just as well as not. The Republican convention was a real political convention. conven-tion. The delegates came here for the purpose of declaring their political faith, and of naming candidates whom they considered to be representatives of that faith. Their platform, and the speech of acceptance of their candidate for governor, were as important as any part of their proceedings, for the simple reason that, like all Republican platforms and speeches of acceptance, they were intended to be carried out if the nominees are electd. Th speech of Senator Wolcott was a magnificent effort. One part of it has been published in the daily papers, and that almost entirely the part in which he replied to the violent personal assaults as-saults made upon him recently by Messrs. Thomas and Patterson. As a matter of fact, this reply occupied only a small part of the speech, and the bulk of It was devoted to a masterly exposition of the principles of the Republican Re-publican party and the political situation situa-tion as it exists to-day in this state and in the nation. Among other important political events of the week has been the issuance issu-ance of Mr. Bryan's letter of acceptance. accept-ance. This is a remarkable document in only one way it is a postscript to his letter of acceptance. That I may not be accused of garbling the facts, let me quote from the latter itself: . "Having in my notification speech discussed somewhat at length the paramount para-mount issue, imperialism, and added some observations on militarism and the Boer war, it is sufficient at this time to review the remaining plank of the platform." Having begun the letter m this way, Mr. Bryan finishes it as follows: "The" subjects, however, treated In this letter, important as each may seem in itsoif, do uot press so imperatively for solution as the question which the platform declares to be the paramount issue in this campaign. Whether we shall adhere to, or abandon those ideas of government which have distinguished distinguish-ed this nation from other nations and given to its history its peculiar charm and value, is a quesriou the settlement of which cannot be delayed. No other oth-er qnestion can 'approach it in importance; import-ance; no other question demands such immediate consideration." In other words, Mr. Bryan says that the Democratic platform is all right in what it says concerning trusts, silver, currency, government by injunction, a department of labor, the initiative and referendum, and pensions, and |