La Junta tribune., 1898-10-19

regularly elected chairman of the Silver
Republican state central committee. and
mad been recognized by every man In his
| party. not only those who prefer the
chatses against him, but by the men who
attempted 10 remove him Such an act as
| that was never charged agains. the Re
/ publican party In this state. in its his
tory. We have the picture before us Of
the senior senator from this state descend
Ing toward politics; writing letters recps-
nizine men as chairuen of county COM
mittees; going around from town to town
accompanied by another, pleading and
begging with the people In each vicinity
to reorganfze the silver Republican party
! We have before us the man who has been
4 characterized and denounced at one time
and another by almost every citizen III
4 this STATE. removing men from office with
out hearing, without the preferment of
| charges, and without notice. You can
scarcely pick up a paper that you do not
/ read that Mr.. Stevenson has deposited
Mr.. Somebody In Lake county, in Jeffer-
son county, in Pueblo county, and all over
the state. Did any one ever see that sort
| OF thing In the Republican party2
| II is charged that the Republican party
I ts using vast sums of money for the pur-
pose OF corrupting the people. i say to
you, ladies and gentlemen, that the Re
| publican party of this state has not re-
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 n
large auscr seeking to get out these gold
en- dollars Of which they speak
! have no desire 10 descend into per-
sonaiities, and shall not mention names.
have only been in the state for IA years,
but In the time ! have been here this is
the first time / have ever heard 1t said
that the gentlemen who are largely in the
control of the so-cailcd fusion ticket were
patriots.
The Republican party has placed be-
fore the people of this state a ticket COM,
posed of representative citizens whose
regulations are unsuliied and untarnished.
Even the opposition has not dared utter
| word against the character or the
| standing OF Henry r. woicott. I cannot
dwell upon this. but do say that II. on
the 9Th day OF November, IL can go forth
to this country that Henry r. Woicott is
elected governor IL will do more to bring
about a 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 cali for the as
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 standing segregated from the
rest of the Union There must go forth
| the word thn; Colorado has again taken
| Its place in the household of Republican
| ism. l know that the enemy seems
strong; ! know that there are many who
will doubt the proposition as to whether
| Republican ticket will be elected. II
We but get rid OF that doubt. we
will have certainty.
have heard most of the gentlemen
| leading In the fusion campaign pronounce
requiem mass upon the Republican
party upon several occasions. have
heard them say that OF course, the Re-
publican party was good party in its
tiuse. but 1t had outliyed 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. 1t came 20 the front and
took its place as the leading political
party in the nation.
Ladies and gentlemen. am no fatalist.
nor do l 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 isG0 and a great
strife was upon us. the Republican party
sprung into existence and preserved the
nag. 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 its hand and Gs.
IT beyond the borders of our country.
There is something more in this than
mere coincidence; 1t means that the great
mass of men and women who make up the
bone and sinew of tine 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. call upon All
good citizens to aid in cause which VIII
result In our uplifting and In our oet-
terment.
At the conclusion Of the speech Of MI.
Seaman, DIR. Gregg arose and In rev
but appropriate remarks introduced tine
next speaker. Mr.. Henry r. Wolcott. can
didate for governor.
a Pledge 81 raathfu1ssss.
The prospecttve rovernor made . state
rnent in the beginning - ths e6ect that
he had an agreement with his brother
that the latter should make Al the epeecn-
es for the .eaa.ily. He snsa snae ne w'sn.
this time. ne saSa that the press Of the
utata fSud nRauteA articles to the e6ect that
he haA tnsantSous Of Withdrawing from
tha rub4fnnforfal race for the purpose of
eiectinel someons else. he knew not whom. |
He sa34 that ono candidate had within |
. few lays withdrawn from the contest;
that Nd Thomas might withdraw should |
he zee 4. but that he himself was in the |
race to stay Iuntil the sth Of November, |
and he 1onhdently expected that On that |
day eve4H mln ON the Republican ticket |
would b<seleded. He said that while there |
might bA MIN In the Republican party |
whs couA assvs the people better shan ]