The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-13

/ out notice. deposeF a man who had been
regularly elected chairman OF the Silver
hepIbllean state central committee. and
had been recognized by every man In his
party not only those who prefer the
charges against him. but by the mon who
attempted TO remove him. Such an act AZ
that was never charged against the He
publican party In this stnte, in its his
tory. We have the picture before Us OF
,ne senior senator from this state descend
ing toward politics. writing letters rccua-
nizing men as chairmen OF county COM
inittees; going around from town to town
accompanied by another. pleading and
begging with the people In each vicinity
70 reorgnnize the Silver Republican party.
We have before US the man who has been
characterized and denounced nt one time
ana another by almost every citizen in
THIS state. removing men from office with
out henring. without the prefermcnt Of
charges. and withouN notice. You can
scarcely pick UP a paper that YOU do NOT
read that MI. Stevenson has deposited
Mr. Somebody in Lake county. In Jeffcr-
son county in Pueblo county and all over
tue state. Did any one over see that sort
OF thing Ia the Republican pArty2
IL IS charged that the Republican party
Is using vast sums Of money FOR the pur-
pose OF corrupting the people I cay to
you, Indies and gentlemen. that tho Re
publican party OF this state has not re-
ceived one dollar OF mid. nor does 1t ex-
pect to receive one penny of assistance
from any organization outside OF the
state Of Colorado. and defy the calumny
Of the men who make these charges. Not
only do defy them. but say that II we
did have these barrels on tap which they
charge, they would be the first persons
who would be around the barrels with a
large auger seeking to get out these gold
en- dollars of which they speuk
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sonalities, and shall not mention names.
have only been In the state for II years.
but In the time 1 have been here this is
the first time | have ever heard II said
that the gentlemen who are largely In the
control of the so-called fusion ticket were
patriots.
The Republican party has placed be-
fore the people Of this state ticket COM
| posed OF representative citizens whose
| regulations are unsullied and untarnlshed.
Even the opposition has not dared utter
a word against the character or the
standing of Henry r. Wooott. ! cannot
dwell upon this, but | do say that IL. on
the 9Th day of November. II can go forth
to this country that Henry II. Wolcott is
elected governor. it VIII do more to bring
about better condition of affairs, and to
promote prosperity. than any other thing
that can happen In a political way at
this time.
In this campaign we call for the as
slstance-aye more. we plead for aid from
every patriotic citizen of this state. from
every man who loves his state and loves
his nation. The time has come when the
state Of Colorado must cease to be re-
garded as standing segregated from the
rest OF the Union. There must go forth
the word that Colorado has again taken
its place In the household OF Republican,
ism. | know that the enemy seems
strong; know that there are many who
will doubt the proposition as to whether
a Republican ticket will be elected. If
We can but get rid Of that doubt. we
VIII have certainty.
/ have heard most of the gentlemen
leading in the fusion campaign pronounce
requiem mass upon the Republican
party upon several occasions. I have
heard them say that. OF course. the Re
publican party was good party In Its
cine. but It had outllved its usefulness
following out the injunction OF saying
nothing but good OF the dead: but notice
that just about the time these gentle
men were announcing the death OF the
Republican party. II came TO the front and
took its place as the leading political
party in the nation.
Ladies' and gentlemen. am no fataiist.
nor do possess the power OF prophecy:
but | say this; There Is some divinity
which shapes the ends OF nations as well
as those of men. when the Democratic
party was in power In 1850. and a great
strife was upon us. the Republican party
sprung into existence and preserved the
flag. Nearly 20 years afterwards, when
the Democratic party was again in power
and another national crisis was upon us.
the Republican party came to the front
again and took the flag in It's hand and set
It beyond the borders OF our country.
There Is something more In this than a
mere coincidence; II means that the great
mass OF men and women who make up the
bone and sinew OF the great Republican
PARTY are the men and women In this
nation upon whom we must depend at all
times when great national questions are
TO be solved.
In this belief and In this faith, loving
my state. loving this nation. on behalf
Of the Republican party. 1 call upon all
good citizens to aid in a cause which Will
result In our uplifting and In our bet
terment
At the conclusion OF the speech of Mr.
Seaman. Dr. Gregg arose and in few
but appropriate remarks introduced the
next sneaker. Mr.. Henry r. Wolcott. can
diiate for governor.
Pledge of FaitbfuIness.
The prospective governor made a state
trent in the beginning TO the effect that
he had an agreement with his brother
that the latter should make all the speech
es for the family. He said that be wish
ed to make few remariss, however, at
this time. He said that the press Of the
state had printed articles to the effect that
he had Intentions of withdrawing from
the gubernatorlal race for the purpose Of
electing someone else. he knew not whom.
He said that one candidate had within
Il few days withdrawn from the contest;
that Mr.. Thomas might withdraw should
he see 1T. but that he himself was in the
race to stay until the sth OF November.
and he confidently expected that on that
day every man on the Republican ticket
would be elected. He said that while there
might be men In the Republican party
who could serve the people better than