The Lamar register., 1898-08-24
woLcorr AND his FOES.


they seem to be pretty well agreed
that some one else onght to succeed
to the senatorship when Senator Vol
colts term expires in 1900 and each
one of them of course has his OWN
particular notion as TO who that sue
cessor should be, According TO the
fusion idea it would be well TO pledge
each candidate for state senator not to
vote for Senator Wolcott two years
from next January, and the candi
dates for state Offices shot,id be care
fully examined to SEQ that they are not
WOleott men in disguise. Even the
fusion leaders show their opinions of
each other and indirectly Of them
selves by raudom charges Of bribery
aud corrupt motives and whenever
there is break in the fusion ranks
IL is Immediately assumed without
further proof that the hand Of Vol
colt is st work on one side al least
and frequently on both. The specta
Gle Of the two silver republican fac
tious in Denver, for instance. each
accusing the other Of having sold out
to the man whom they Affect to be
lleve is their worst enemy is worthy
OF consideration by honorable voters
Ii would be interesting to know
what man in Colorado the fusionisis
propose to put in Senator Wolcoti's
place IN the senate. 1t will not be an
easy place to I'LL. Senator Wolc0it
Is a man Of more than ordinary Hbii-
ity even IN that senate IN which are
gathered the best and strongest men
Of the nation Senator Woleoit has
done honor TO the s;nte Of Colorado
and has given rs high place in the
councils OF the nation He Is reeog-
mixed a. one Of the leading aud lsy
maay as the foremost Of the Congress
sioual orators His fame as leader
ot the American bimetalIists extends
throughout tho civilized world, and
Of his own initiative and yolition he
has accomplished in the last decade
more for silver than the total and
combined hories Of populism, lie
mocracy and SO called silver repuhli
eanism His standing among finan
ciers OF the world was shown ia his
trip to Europe. His far seeing states
manship was notably illustrated in
the two speeches which he delivered
some time ago, the one on the Nene
zuelan boundary dispute and the
other upOn the force bill. What do
Americans think now of the seuti
ments which gained tins man the
name OF Cousin Edg What has be
come Of the little British lion that h..
lead by string through the excru
eiatingly funny earicafnres Of the
silver pressy Are the interests OF
America and Great Britain similar,
as Senator Wolcott said they were. or
are they irreccncilably hostile as the
jingoes declaredy And the force biIls
Are we glad or nre we sorry that the
nation is one aud that Americans Of
the north and OF the south stand
together With scarcely trace of see.
tional bitterness Is the coercion Of
the south dead issue as Senator
Woleott said 1t would be. or is 1t
living one today Finally Senator
wolcott is the one living man TODAY
who by his relation to the party Ia
power, by his strength OF intellect. by
his accomplishments and hy his per
soual force can do most 10 advance
those interests OF silver which the
Colorado fnsionists claim as the guild
ing stars and goal Of their existence.
1t is no small man who can i'll
Wolcot:'s seat. Whom viii the IN.
siouists select VIII II be perennial
Patterson Win it be Governor
Adams win IT be Charley Thomas :
VIII it be Mossback Bell. Wilt it
be some other budding aspirant less
known but equally devoted in his
expressions of allegiance to the ratio
Of l6 to /? Colorado has many men
who might make a statesman after
they got the hang OF the thing. But
whoever may be selected by the fu-
sionists as a candidate for the honor
Of rattling around ia Wolcott's chair.
it is utterly ont Of the question that
he should come if elected at once into