Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-16
SENATOR WoLcoTT.

| Inc Han Edward y. WOlcott has a
stanch friend and admirer in the edi
tor of the Telluride Journal and in
discussing the attacks being made on
him by those who have only been in
the party fold a short time reviews
the situation as follows:
Senator Wolcott and his few lieu.
asnts who had stood firm by their
party and their principles amid a
storm OF vituperative abuse, slander
and viltication such as no public man
ever encountered, suggested that
these apostates establish the SINGER
ity of their conversion before assum-
ing dictatorship.
| To Senator Wolcott's personal and
untiring efforts is solely due the per
petuation of the Republican organ
ization in Colorado. But for him the
party would have been utterly disin-
tegrated almost beyond hope of resus-
citation. AS a statesman and a pa
triot he is the peer OF any in the Ma
ton, and the West has none ap
preaching him in ability and devo-
| ton to all that is best in American
| ism.
To turn him down-to even demon
strate an inclination to slight him or
ignore his counsel in the political af-
fairs of the State and Nation will be
the basest of ingratitude and Grimm
al folly.
The successful statesman and poll
tician invariably has a pack of dis
gruntled ours yelping and swapping
til
band of coyotes that seek to harass
and annoy into submission the object
of its hatred which its eurrish in
stincts forbids meeting in open and
even contest; so when a man envious
of another's success and prominence
takes the leadership in the assaults
upon him, a noisy following is not
lacking
This explains much OF the favorable
comment seen in the Colorado press
on the contemplate fight being made
upon Senator Wolcott.
If the powers that be at Washing
ton are desirous of getting an accu-
rate estimate OF the standing Of SEN
ator Wolcott In Colorado. let them
take methods to get an honest ex-
preston of sentiment from the men
who stand the brunt Of the political
battles of Colorado; those who do the
work and foot the bills.
The Journal does not believe that
President Roosevelt is so short sight
ed, so deficient in appreciation of ef-
fort and ability. and so unmindfu1
of the reward due these actions and
attributes as to listen seriously to de-
fractions of, or to become a party to
any act that has for its object the
humiliation of so eminent and patriot
ic statesman, so earnest, conscien-
tious and consistent worker for his
party's honor and success, as Senator
Wolcott has been and still is.
Just four years ago. when the writ
er of these lines assumed editorial
charge of this paper. there was not
single newspaper. in this State that
had the stamina and courage of its
convictions-deep and sincere as was
the universal admiration of the man
and senator-to stand out in his de-
tense. and with but two or three ex-
ceptions. every one was heaping
abuse and villification upon him in
every case.
And, when prompted by admiration
of the man, his superior ability and
attainments, his courage and devo-
tlon to his party principles, the Jour
nal, though not of his party faith,
protested against these assaults on
the foremost citizen of the State and
directed attention to his worth and
what was due him from his constitu-
ents and his State. some of his de-
famers went to the extreme of sug-
gesting that the author of these lines
and the paragraphs complimentary
him at that time. be ridden out of the
country on rail.
But through all this bitterness and
INSCRIPTIONS opposition he preserved
the Republican organization of Colo
RADIO, and nourished 1t till now that it
has almost regained its old time vigor
and strength, those who villified him
then and put every obstacle in his
way. demand that he be deposed from
leadership, robbed of the reward that
by every element Of decency and
right and justice are his. and surren-
der the same to those who were
most uncompromfsing in seeking his
destruction and the dissolution OF his
party beyond hope OF recuperation.
Mr.. Croker cannot possibly be any
more tired of "bossing" New York