La Junta tribune., 1900-09-29
SENATOR WOLCOTT'S SPEECH
AT the Republican State Convention Held in Denver,
September 18th.

rooms. registered thirteen people for
| the Thomas ticket. (Applause) In
charge of n police official who held the
proxy of the governor in the county
convention, people were dragged from
the slums of this town In hacks to this
precinct. that IL respectable precinct
on Capitol Hill, and voted In the name
of chaste women the Thomas ticket.
Out here at the county hospital, where
its inmates are county charges, nearly
all of them. and where they have no
right to vote. eighty-seven people Cn-
matesl were registered and voted the
Thomas ticket. Two years ago At that
same hospital 81 votes were cast for
the Democratic ticket. Cheers ana ap-
plause.)
Policemen In Convention.
In the Democratic convention. which
| followed. there sat In both conventions
| ninety policemen and hremen-men
charged with the duty Of protecting
our homes from fire and Of protecting
| the public peace; more than hfty po-
licemen sat In those conventions. and
It Is but fair to say that they could
never have been spared at . better
time Cheers, for the city was never as
peaceful as 1t was during those -FOUR
days daughter and applause). and yet
I
ly, and disgraeefuIly true, that In an
area of one-half of the residence por-
tion Of Denver no woman, after dark,
dare walk two blocks from her home
| for fear OF assault and robbery, and
| that business men and working men
going to their homes after dark away
| from the street-car lines walk In the
middle of the street. armed and In fear
and trembling under the administra-
ton of a governor who has sworn TO
| obey the laws, but who has turned his
police force into cock-house politicians.
| (Applause.)
Work of Fusion.
My friends, Barnum & Bailey's circus
Is in Europe; Forepaugh comes this
way, and Ringing Bros. has come and
gone, and yet by NIL odds the most
amusing and Instructive three-ring CIR
Gus that ever exhibited In Denver was
| here last week. Cheers.) The P0pu-
list party nominated as Its share of the
| aggregation n lieutenant governor. and
the next morning he was dragged from
his place and another. far more dis
reputable, named in his place. (Ap-
plause) The difference between the
two was that the first did his work In
daylight and that the other used his
dynamite with mask, a professional
agitator. tApplause.) The Silver Re-
publicans got more than they wanted
and more than they really had MEM
bers to fill. (Applause)
The Democratic party has set q pree-
edent in this state which good people
will not follow, or II they do. they will
follow 1t at q sacrifice. Because q
Democratic Judge. Judge belonging
to the Democratic party, Joining with
his brothers on the bench, rendered
with them unanimous decision upon
a question of law, the Democratic par
4 ty, unwilling to face a bowling mob
led by such people as Its present candi-
date for lieutenant governor and too
cowardly to acknowledge him in the
light Of day, turn over judicial nom
ination to the Silver Republican party.
Fellow citizens, every political party
before election ought to consist of
three constituents: there should be can
didates and voters and kickers
Uaughter) This party, known Off
cially as the Teller Silver Republican
party, we might offer as furnishing an
example, 1t has In this county-not
much Of anywhere else-three or four
chronic kickers, but its voters are all
4 gone. uaughter.) That party is repre-
sented to-day only by Its distinguished
leader and by reminiscence. Uaught-
er and applause.) This has been re-
minding me lately of that woman who
wore constantly and at all times about
her neck locket: and friend Of hers
said to her one day: You must have
In that 1ocket some tender and sacred
memento." She replied: "I have; 1t is
a lock of my husbands hair" and the
friend said: But your husband is still
| alive" "Yes," she replied, "but his
hair is all gone" daughter and
cheers.)
Thomas slsnderous Attacks.
The Democratic share In this cosmo-
politan ticket which was presented to
us, and which Is q stencil in the nos
trils Of the good people Of Colorado,
appeared in manner that the people
Of Denver will not be slow to forget
and the governor of this state furnish
ed fitting ending Of his disgraceful
public maladministration Of the affairs
Of this state by indulging In wholly
false and malicious slander and person
al abuse OF the senator Of this state,
/ whose place he II anxious to flll. Zap
plause). am accustomed TO this sort
Of attack: for years have had Il, and
whatever may be the great public ques-
tions that upset the Democratic party
/ seem to have been for some years
| In Colorado their paramount issue.
| Uaughter and applause).
The usual purveyor Of this sort Is a
| yellow Journal published each morn
ing down the street, and 1t 20 happens
now, unfortunately for the dignity and
honor 6f the state Of Colorado, that the
governor of the state IL q blackguard
and seeks to detract attention from
open and legitimate criticism Of his
public acts by false and malicious Sian
/ dor fAnnlnuspl life n frr1 nhorf and
there are too many decent things IN 1t
for me to be willing to sink to his lev
el, and I leave him alone In his gty.
Cheers and loud applause)
EAsss Charges Rsfutsd.