North Park union., 1901-01-25

minutes past noon when the tWs
bouSes met in Joint session In TN
House chambers. The galleries and
door were crowded. The audience
was very largely composed N men, nj
though there was a sprinkllng OF wo-
men.
In the box to the right of the speak
er's desk were Governor and Mrs
James b. Orman, Mrs. T. NJ. Patter
son and daughter. Mrs. II. G. Campbell
After the roll OF the two houses had
been called President Coates directed
the reading Of that portion Of the two
journals relating to the election Of I'm
tied States senator.
Representative SpraEue sent TO the
clerks desk an editorial from the Colo
RADIO Springs Gazette giving an ac'
count OF the life and services OF MI
Paterson. which was read.
Lieutenant Governor C0ates then Of
hciaily announced the result.
AS 1t is shown by the official jour
nails of both houses that Mr.. Thomas NJ
Patterson has received majority OF
the duly elected members of both bod
les, hereby declare that he has been
duly elected United States senator
from Colorado for the term beginning
March 4. 1901" (Applnuse.)
President Coates appointed Speaker
Montgomery OF the House and Presi-
dent Pro TEN. Bareln of the Senate
committee to escort Senator Patterson
to the speakers desk. =.
There wns applause and cheering all
over the hall AZ the well-known form
Of the senator-clect emerged from the
door OF the speakers room and APP
pronched the desk.
nt,r Al
the Joint assembly by LIeutenant-Gov-
ernor Coates. Mr.. Patterson spoke as
follows:
MFR. President and Members OF the
Assembly: sincerely thank you for the
honor your election confers. The field
of labor to which you have called me
liz wide and comprehensive. The tasks
the field presents cannot but prove diff
ficult md exncting. How well l may
meet your expectations time alone can
determine One thing l realize. am
to follow Il senator Of conspicuous bril-
lIancy. Some Of his most desirable
senatorial equipments l cannot hope to
possess My wish will he that may
outstrip him In devotion to the sub
stnntial interests OF the state, and In
efforts to realize those ideals In gov
eminent which the Intelligent and pro-
gressive masses OF the country recog-
niZe as the best.
at will be pleasure l cannot nde.
Quntely express In words to sit beside
our senior senator for two years mt
least and assist him In his public Ia
bOrs. while learn wisdom from his
lips and his whole hearted devotion to
his stn,e and country.
II met a friend upon the street yes
ter,lay who congratulated me. He said:
1 differ from you politically. cannot
approve your political views nor your
political methods. l think they nre not
FOR the best interests OF the state, yet
Ibelieveyou Will make n good senator
1 walked along aud pondercd. i asked
myself wherein are the economic sys-
tens approve, the industrial reguln-
tons l would establish, the status be
tween employer and employe l hold
should obtain, the fundamental propO-
sitIOn OF the fathers Of the republic
that all men are created equnl and gov
ernments are ordained among men de-
v,xins sssar jWst rs-w~<~ FROM the con-
sent OF the govcrned-not for the best
Interests of the state? wondered. are
there to be no ideals tolerated in gov
eminent? IL everything that pertains
to government to he measured by the
sor,iid rule of money? Is Mammon to
he forever in the ascendant over man
In our legislative halls. and Is what IL
good for the state to he measured
solely by the amount Of capital poll
CIV will bring In, or the growth OF pop
ulntion II may induce?
I'VE are all proud OF Colorado. 1t Is
beyond compare in the means for
wealth which nature holds out to the
Industrious and intelligent. Here the
royal metals nre In greater abundance
than In any other lnnd, while, IN a
stride, fields OF coal and iron are
reached, as broad and as rich ms those
OF which any other state can boast. Its
soil IL sumptuOus In the quality and va
rIety OF It's prOducts-its scenery and
climate are the themes of song and
story. We all glory In its material
progress, and our min should Ike to un-
ceasingly add to Its material prosperI-
| ~. But, increase In the mere sum of
Its wealth does not necessarily add to
it's sum OF happiness. The increase in
wealth may only add to the bank nc
counts OF those already rich, while the
condition Of the masses mny not i'm
prove. or II may grow worse. II happl-
ness Is measured by increase In wealth.
then Increase In dividends should be ne
cOmpnnied by Increase In wages. II
n trust may annually divide $4,000
| 600 among liz stockholders. the amount
of dividends should he lessencd by
shortening the hours of labor nnd In
creasing the wages OF the toilers who
| produce them. while the cost OF the
articles II controls should he lessened
| to consumers.
"When upon watered capitalization
OF $1OO.OOO.OOO trust pays annually
$5O,OOOOOO in dividends. and single
stakeholder in the trust nccumulates,
within decade and half, n private
fortune OF $2OO.OOO.OOO-thcn millions
of consumers have been robbed, while
the tollers for the trust have not been
| fairly paid for their labor. With the
great Industries OF the country gath
ering together In the modern trust,
with the power to extort higher prices
for everything the consumers must
buy, through the destruction of compe-
ton which the trust secures-with div
ilends upon trust stocks jumping to
dazzling heights year by year. may not
your senator be pardoned II he urges
that either the trust system should be
abolished or that the law shall protect
the laborer from Its mailed hand by
shortening his hours OF work md &C.
curing for him a better wage for his
.oil? ,...4
True prosperity does not exist in =
land where few may live In palaces.
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