The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-21
The Power Behind Waite.

new prophecies of passion and pop
ulism and blood has sprung into notorieJy
in a day. She is the wife of Gov. Waite,
of Colorado, and on her first appearance
before the public in the capacity of an
unofficial adviser to the governor She
demonstrated that she can give Mrs.
Lease and Emma Goldman pointers in
denouncing established law and demand
ing the death of people who think differ
emily from what she does.
On last Friday a conference between
representatives of the contending factions
at Denver, whose differences we have
already explained was held at the cham
Der of commerce. Gov. Waite, of course,
was present. And so was his
wife, though the fact of
her presence at and partici-
patton in the conference was not gener-
ally known for two days. An agreement
looking TO peaceable settlement of the
trouble was presented TO the governor for
his signature the plan being 10 submit
the question to the courts, each party
binding itself to abide the courts deci-
sion. When the governor had signed the
paper Mrs. Waite's pent-up rage broke
it's bounds. you are fool" she
howled, at the pitch of her voice, breaking
rudely into the discussion The courts
are as corrupt as sin. The judges will
side with the corporations, and you will
be betrayed again. Don't trust them
any more 1t is your duty to drive those
armed murderers from the city hall.
Don't sign the agreement.
Continuing, she went on to give her
own views of how the situation should be
met, and they were, according to report,
so bloodthirsty that the men in the con-
ference, including her husband, were
shocked into speechlessness. She declared
that if she had authority she would or
der out every militiaman in the state
and lead them against the city
hall, no matter what the consequences
might be. With clenchcd hands and
livid face she cried that the fight should
go on until the last national guardsman
in the state lay dead or writing in death
upon the pavement"
Since it has come to light that Mrs.
Waite is the power behind the throne
that her husband occupies, and since it
has been learned what manner of woman
she is, it is not so difficult to understand
some of Waite's famous utterances. The
public have long been trying to harmonic
his blood-and- thunder speeches with his
milk-and water personality. lie has been
referred to by those who know him as
harmless old man almost totally
lacking in individuality Even Mrs.
Lease could find nothing stronger
to say of him than that he
was nice old man" The pictures
of him that have appeared in the various
periodicals are those of q slow-wittcd,
hcayy-jawed old person who might be led
by the nose. And it is now believed at
Denver that his wife has been leading
him by the nose all along; that his
bloody-bridles expression, and others that
have become equally famous. We're but
little more than parrot-like repetitions OF
speeches taught him by her. Never in
the whole controversy has any one but
his wife encouraged Gov. Waite to use
force, says a dispatch.
One result of this extraordinary
woman's zeal for socialism will be to hurt
the womans rights fight. Men cannot
afford to trust women of the kind that
have OF late years thrust themselves into
political affairs.