Evening star., 1900-11-15
IN COLORADO STATE
Secretary Long Gives the Result Of
His Observations.
VISITS MANY PROSPEROUS CITIES
Diversified Industries Are Adding
to Its Wealth.
W o NJ A n S q f L r A G. E

Mr. John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy.
has returned from a trip to Colorado, and
talks very entertainingly of his obServa-
tions. The Secretary was there during the
election and few days previous, and his
remarks upon the features of the Colorado
election, where women take part in the vot-
ing, contain much information that is not
generally known. Secretary Long said:
Il in that part OF the state which is
inclined to be republican, and which went
republican by a good majority. 1 spoke in
Cripple Creek, Manitou, Pueblo and Colo
RADIO Springs. 1 had been in Colorado
Springs before, but this was my first visit
to the other places. 1 was particularly in
terested in Cripple Creek and Pueblo.
stranger thinks Cripple Creek is purely a
mining camp. and its name is suggestive of
Bret Hartes stories. 1 went there by way
of Pueblo. following the Arkansas river
taking the narrow gauge Denver and Rio
Grande, which goes through those wonder
full gorges, and creeps along the sides of
high precipces.
Cripple Creeks Prosperity.
ct was after dark when I reached Grip
pie Creek. Instead of the conventional min
Ing camp, 1 found brilliantly lighted city.
with electric lights, broad streets, fine build
ings and warehouses on either side, hand
some large hotel and spacious halls. What
interested me, however. more than anything
else. was the great audience of two thou
sand people who were present at the meet
Ing A more interesting or respectable
audience never gathered. They received me
with the utmost consideration, and gave me
the most courteous attention for the hour
or more in which l spoke with entire free
dom on all the political issues of the day.
AT Pueblo evidences of growth were
| still more striking. 1t is a city of fine
residences and commercial and manufactur-
| ing interests. l noticed the smoke pouring
| from the chimneys of three or four smelt-
| ing furnaces. There was large plant for
| the production of steel rails, and not far
| away beet-sugar works employing large
| numbers of men, and pouring money Into
| the hands Of the farmers. There. too, was
| delighted with the meeting held In COM
modious and handsome opera house, where
| an excellent orchestra discoursed fine music,
and where the audience filled every seat
| from pit to dome.
II found Manitou charming retreat
| nesting in the mountains, and there, too,
| the hall was filled to overflowing.
1.-The largest meeting. however, was at
| Colorado Springs. 1 think there were more
| than four thousand people crowded into
| the Temple Theater. The enthusiasm was
| unlimited. Colorado Springs is one of the
most charming cities which have visited
| In the breadth and dignity of Its streets,
| the charm of It's fine residences, 1t REMINDS
me Of Cleveland. Ohio.
Impressed With the State.
81 was very much impressed with what
1 saw Of this state In its material re-
sources 1t seems to me it has the assurance
| of q very large growth in the future. Rich
| as 1t is in silver and in gold, l fancy that
! still greater wealth will be found in its
| ores of coal and iron. 1 do not see why
1t will not be the PENNSYLVANIA OF the
west 1t is at once great mining and also
| ,,,,1f ,ralc tot
| of irrigation are sure to come, and then
| its soil will be productive as Its mines.
1t is for this reason that 1 regard Colorado
as sure to be a republican state in the i'm
| mediate future. The policies of the re-
publican party have been such as to de-
| yelop just such resources as distinguish
! Colorado. 1 have sometimes thought that
our eastern people do not fully understand
| or sufficiently sympathiZe with the condi-
| ton of affairs in Colorado four years ago.
| Its great interest then seemed to be silver,
and its people naturally opposed any party
| that opposed the free coinage OF that metal.
| l believe, however, that time has shown
that Colorado Is not dependent upon silver
alone, and that its wealth is in the diversi-
| fcation of its industries. / believe the peo-
pie are themselves already seeing that
| their interests and the development of their
| great resources are in line with republican
ism.
1.-THE best evidence Of this is that an ad-
| verse majority of 49,, 900 votes four years
ago has this year been reduced to some
%, 600 or 10000 In the part Of the state
where 1 was the republican ticket was
| elected.
| FavOrs WOman's Suffrage.
| IT have always been in favor Of woman's
suffrage, because 1 never could under
stand why a citizen who paid taxes and
had an equal stake in the government
| should not also have a voice in choosing
| officials to administer 1t. This is one of
the cases where I think the doctrine of
| the consent Of the governed comes In.
1 was therefore especially interested in the
| election in Colorado, where women vote l
was there election day. Prior to the cleo
tion there was no undue excitement: the
great mass Of women, like the great mass
of men. were about their ordinary business.
great many men, who were talking politics
and acting on committees for securing the
registration of voters.
"On election day was at the polls at one
of the wards where there were more than
| a thousand votes registered, and where S99
actually voted. Nothing could be more
orderly or better conducted. Men and
| women lined up in the usual fashion, TAX
ing their turn at the ballot box, and after
depositing their votes went about their
| business A few women and a few men.
perhaps more men than women. were ac-
tive in bringing voters to the polls. But
there was nothing to jar the most sensitive
spectator. On the contrary, it was the ex
ercise in becoming way and in a fine
| spirit Oh the interest WHICH every CITIZEN
man woman, ought to feel In such an
| important event as a presidential election.
The tendency is to elevate and broaden
and not to degrade or impair.
Sorry for WOlcott.
"I was sorry that republican legisla-
ture could not be elected to insure
the return of Senator Wolcott, who Is
man, as everybody knows, Of fine abilities.
and with his long experience in the Senate
of great value there. The odds. of course.
were too great. as 1t was hardly to be
expected that the enormous majority of
four years ago could be overcome at the
first succeeding presidential election.
"I should also like to speak Of the ex-
ceeding courtesy and cordiality of the peo-
pie Of Colorado. whom it was a great
pleasure to meet"
GREAT IRRIGATION PROJECTS.