Show Wants Graft Used t vr ve City Editor The Telegram gram The mayor or of Lea Leadville Colo Cola I is dead I wonder wondel If it his passing is due to the persecution he lie suffered The mayor of ot that mIning town levied tribute on the bootleg g ring for the purpose of ot paving the main street and improving the If It he had put the revenue from the bootleggers in his own pocket instead of turning it over for city purposes he would have grown rich richand richand richand and never have encountered any trouble But he was was too hones and he lie was arrested for conspiracy I to violate the dry laws Wh Why if 11 the money that goes for graft went int Into public Improvements improvements improvements Improve improve- ments It wouldn't cost the taxpayers ers a cent for tor the finest streets Inthe in inthe inthe the countr country I wish we had a set of ot officials who w would uld turn the protection protection protection pro pro- money paid for gambling and liquor concessions over for city Improvements W. W Ne would elect that kind of ot officers into perpetual power and we could stop paying taxes if it the graft mone money was used to run the government AR ARMON ION I |