La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24
SENATOR WOLCOTT TO
COLORADO REPUBLICANS,
In an Eloquent Address Before the State Conven-
tion He Defends the Course of the Administra-
tion-He Gives Details of Political History

Senator f. .. Wolcotts speech before
the Republican state convention at
Denver on the 18th:
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen:
The state of Colorado is TO b. con
graduated that this year 1t can fur
pish one state convention uutram-
melled by pledges, or promises. or the
necessity Of consulting any other or
ganization on earth. We meet here
devoted solely to the welfare OF our
country. and IL will not be necessary
for us to remain in session three long
days TO quarrel with other political or
ganizations over the spoils of office
like hungry dogs over Il bone. We
shall send the message to the vast
mass of good citizens all over the
land that there is one convention in
Colorado which puts truth and prin-
ciple as paramount. and considers po-
litical decency as still one of the
factors of good citizenship. The dis
graceful and sordid spectacle which
was presented nj Colorado Springs
last week should bring the blush of
shame to every decent cheek. Popu-
lists who still stand firm and true in
their devotion to the Omaha platform.
who want $40 worth of paper money
Immediately issued to every man.
woman and child per capita in the
United States: who believe in the
government ownership of railroads.
sub-treasuries for the storage of grain.
md every other exploded. faded
Thought which has died out years ago:
Democrats who believe in free trade.
and whose only policy is to attempt
10 obstruct and destroy every honora-
b,e effort of the Republican party. and
the huxtering fragment of the move
u,ent that was originally organized in
an earnest desire TO better our finan-
cial condition-finaIly got in bed to-
yether-and the Democrats got most
a6f the clothes. and the result of il Is
a conglomerate ticket which pleases
nobody except the men who are run
ming upon it.
DEMoCRaiiC lN,oNsiS EN'i-
Democrats in thot convention who
,wo Years nre were marching up and
down This s1u,c declaring that we
mpst elect Adams because IL wouhl
ho r,,n 70 h,,.o a ponnlis, in office in
Colorado an, now ndvocotinr the
aloc,ion ~ nc ,rotten "a lot of Them ,,s
,hov corl, ..ver nr.t unon tick.,-
md ,hev .ra tho hest of the ticket
Rut forturrtsIv fellow citizens. far
their own niece of mind they h-aye
mt at ths I,end or their ticket a MIN
who has 1een so often defeated ny
tho vote. ~ Colorado ,,non,e thar x1,em
he I. defsn,ed again ns he is srre 10
he reith.r he nor tho neonls Who
votad for hin viii care very much !.
and hetween now and tho fine when
ho Js to Nm 9defaato6 tha honoxt x,ntnrs
Of Colorado Will hnye tim. 10 reflect
thar reyer in the history of the state
OF Colombo have we had prosperity
eYcent urner Tho RenubIicon ,-vern
menf The situation OF that 1arty
known ~ the silver Republi,nn 1,arty.
and the transactions at Colorado
Spriue. hast week. deserve morr than
nassirr notice They are imrrrtunt
NO tvnIering the desnerafe and Illegal
methods .to which neonle nre willing
In resor, tn overthrow the ,ltsrr will
NJ the majority. and they are Impor-
tapt .,~o .ns showing that ths Y,ri,.e or
fusion the price Of n sacrifice Of every
nnnyict,,,n a.hi,b tbov have h.r.r,,fora
advocated. was n couple OF Offices up
here at the state house. Tint party.
test against what seemed 10 Me n
great threatened f.uapcial wrong. and
the hest people In this state, rnnuy of
them. jotned for n time that move
ment AMI were epyulfed In that wave
which swept the state Of Colorado
two years .npo. Some of us then 't,p-
I,eyed. as we believe now. thar the
true interests Of bimetallIsm rested
still In the Republican party, the only
party that has done anything In fayUr
of silver. And gradually. fellow Gfti-
zens. our friends who left us came
hack to us. and. as month after month
passed they have come more ana
more frequently. They listen no