La Junta tribune., 1900-09-22
Denver. colo. September IL. 1900.


The fiisionists have at last got
through with their various conventions.
aud have fused more or less complete
Is. The Democrats have been very
generous 10 the other parties. especially
To the Silver Republicans, one OF the
nominations given to the Silver Repub-
Iicnns. however. was not out OF gener-
osity. but In order TO avoid a very
serious dilemma.
The Democratic leaders found that
Judge Goddard WIS 50 strong among
the Democratic delegates IN their con
ycntion that II they allotted the Su-
prcme Court iudgeship to the Demo
Gratis. Judge Goddard might be nom
mated. The leaders did not care to
have him nominated on account of the
threats that had been made against
him by some III The labor unions They
therefore avoided ihe trouble by hand
Ing over the nomination for judge to
III" silver Republicans
The representative OF union labor
who was chosen 10y the I'opulist con
yentloD ms the nominee for lieutenant
governor. John CaIderwood was no,
personally agreeable to Governor
Thomas. and the Democratic conven-
tIon. at Thomas bidding. refused to
ratify his nomina lion: aud the Popuiist
convention, what was left Of it-pos-
sibly forty per cent. of the delegates -
gathered Itself together. called itself
quorum, and nj the solicitation of Hon.
Inomas NJ. Patterson. turned down MT.
caldcrwood and put up Mr.. Coates.
What effect this will have upon the
vote OF the unions remains 10 be seen.
one OF the features of the Democrat
ic convention wnS the speech OF Gov
ernor Thomas. In which he took occa'
sion to 20 OUT OF his way to make a
violent assault on the personal habits
aud character OF Senator Wolcott. He
accused him. OF having broken nearly
all the commandments In the second
table. and made II clearly evident that
the fusion campaign. when II Is start
ed. will consist very largely OF per
sonal attacks Of the muddiest possible
kind.
among the other agencies which will
lie employed is IA pretty thoroughly or
ganized women's gossip club. This WAS
employed against Mr.. Henry Wolcott
Two years ago To certain extent and
with such success that the fusion man
ayers expect great results from 1t this
year.
Mr.. Thomas. on whose behalf. at the
Democratic prima ries. all the siums Of
the city were forced to vote by the
police under Mr. Thomas control. is
posing as model of purity and per-
sonal virtue.
Nobody need be surprised NJ any ont
rageous story that may he printed dur
Ing the coming campaign In regard to
Senator Wolcott, The fnsionists nre
evidently desperate. nnd realizing that
they cannot possibly beat him by fair
and open political methods. propose to
employ private slandcr to as large an
extent as possible.
Just as Mr.. Thomas speech was one
OF the features of the Democratic CON
yention. Senator TeIler's speech was
the great feature OF the Silver Repub-
lican convention. aud Just as Governor
Thomas went ont of his way to SIAN
der Senator Wolcott. so Senator Teller
went out OF his way to slander Gov
ernor Roosevelt.
Mr.. Yciler described Roosevelt rs
THE distinguished skulkcr OF San Juan
Iiill-the man who has taken the
credit of what the negro regiment did"
There are too many people in Colorado
who have read Governor Roosevelt's
account of the Cuban war. and too
many men who were with him in the
Rough Riders regiment. for this SIAN
der to have any effect on the peoples
estimate OF Governor Roosevelt. II
may. however. affect their estimate of
Senator Teller. He has either become
So bitter from continuous disappoiut-
ments that he cannot recognize the
truth when he sees II. or else he has
Deliberately made statement which
he knows to be untrue
The methods referred to above as
now In use In Colorado are only sam
pie of the kind that are In use through
out the whole country. The Chicago
Bryan organ the other day published a
statement that Mr.. Roosevelt had said
that any men who ever took part in
, strike ought to be shot. or course.
Mr.. Roosevelt. as soon as he heard OF
II. promptly telegraphcd that Ii was n
malicious lie: but the denial will not be
published in the Democratic papers
which published the accusation.
In the same way. throughout what
they regard rs the back districts-the
unenlighfened states-the Democrats
are now circulating pretended news
items to the effect that wages have
been reduced by certain firm in
certain locality. generally in New Eng
land.
These are pure products OF the imag-
ination. but when employed In Idaho.
Utah. Nevada. Colorado and other far
away states. the Democratic managers
expect that the truth will not be able
to catch up with the slander.
In ordinary campaigns 1t Is an estab-
ljshed rule never to believe any accu-
sations that are made during the last
week of the canvass. In this campaign
II seems to be safe to apply the same
rule to the Democratic side six weeks
before the election.