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Show COLORADO POLITICS. Political affairs in Colorado are always al-ways interesting. There is always a bitter personal quarrel going on between be-tween the leaders of the various fac-I fac-I tious in both parties, but more especially espe-cially among the republicans, who are in power. We know of no slate where money is so freely used for purposes of bribery and corruption in polities as it is in Colorado. Nearly all the leading politicians are wealthy, and the few who ni'CDUot are generally backed by men of money who have a selfish motive mo-tive in electing certain candidates to office. Tho senatorial seats are virtually vir-tually put up at auction by the legislature legisla-ture and kuocked down to the highest bidder. Tlx) gubernatorial office is usually secured by tho liberal and corrupt cor-rupt use of uiouey, and the same is true iu regard to mauy other offices of honor and profit. It is currently reported that ex-Sena-tor, Bowcu will be a candidate for governor of Colorado at the approach-itig approach-itig election, and that he also proposes, whether successful or not, to niake-n bold effort to capture the senatorial seat now occupied by Senator Teller, the election for which conies up next wiuler. The following dispatch, iu this connection, will prove Interesting to the people of the west: DBNVBit. MaV 88 Reuorts come froui es Senator Bowen's mine near Del Norte of the discovery of a pocket of gold ore of fatuous richness. Specimens show native gold in streaks nearly an Inch thick with particles of free gold sparkling all around It. It Is said, six men In eight days took out a quarter of a million dollars. This will place the ex-senator In funds for . the campaign next winter before tbe legislature for Teller's seat. This confirms the reports of Bowen's political aspirations. It shows that he proposes to plunge into the political arena with loads of money and attempt once more to purchase political honors. Tom Bowcu is the most corrupt and treacherous politician in Colorado. He is utterly devoid of honor, and is a disgrace dis-grace to tho republican party. It is a well-known fact that four years ago he conspired to elect a democratic state senator, and through the lavish use of money he succeeded. Honest republicans republi-cans of Colorado have not forgotten that rascally piece of business, and will never support such a political renegade for any ofllco. Should Bowou capture tho republican nomination for governor by buying delegates, the next governor of Colorado will be a democrat. Bowen's Bow-en's "bar'l" will not bo big enough to buy sufficient voles at the ballot box to elect him to the gubercatorial chair, and if an honest legislature is elected ho will fail in his schemp U) buy liis way into thn United States senate. Tom Bowen's whole career has been clouded u'ith doilbt both astohisability and his honesty of purpose. There is nothing iu his history to indicate any purpose other than that of personal aggrandisement. Ho . has ho regard whatever to the interest of tho party to which ho claims allegiance. Tho Republicans Re-publicans of Colorado cannot afford to disgrace itself by honoring such a man as Tom Bowen with any office whatever. what-ever. Ho should no longer bo recognized recog-nized as a republican. |