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The Pueblo Chieftain is still sore over losing out in its legislative fight last winter and never permits an opportunity to go by without roasting the assembly. No doubt the outflt need roasting, or at least many of its members for blocking just legislation. at the same time the Chieftain which is apparently published in the interests of Democracy, fails to remember that for ten or twelve years the Colorado general assembly was overwhelmingly Democratic and at each session bills for the regulation of railroads, inspection of banks and loan associations were introduced to be regularly killed in committee rooms. The Chieftain can not remember this far back. however, owing to its ten. dency to cater to Tom Patterson. True, failure of Democratic assemblies to pass needed legislation does not excuse Republicans, but It must be remembered Republicans did not have a clear working majority in the senate, several Republicans working with the Democrats The recent exposures in connection with the Fidelity and Denver bank failures show the imperative necessity of a state bank examiner. The common people must have protection from the grafters and the Republican party will make this a part of its platform a year hence. The Canon City Clipper, the leading Democratic paper of Fremont county, gives the lie to the Patterson twin papers which have been attacking Warden Cleghorn, as follows: The truth of the matter Is as to the penitentiary, that never in its history has it been run on a better, safer and more conservative basis than at the present time under the present administration Warden Cleghorn is serving his fourth term and he is rec ognized generally and by everyone who knows anything about the managgement of such institution as one of the most capable and fairest minded and kindest hearted wardens that any penitentiary ever had. He attends closely to his business at all times. He is never seen on the streets of the town except in connection with his official duties. He is always at his post, and he holds down with a steady hand the band of convicts and criminals under his charge. Doubt. less he has to punish the more refractory ones, but the trouble with him is he is apt to be too considerate rather than too harsh in his treatment of them."