Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-20
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declare for Bryan. And I remembe,
one old man-some of you like him
snd some of you don't-who had
fought through the war, four years
who was a member of the Loyal
Legion; he never called as a personal
friend of mine, but he worked, he
went up and down in the state, and
l shall never forget one dear woman
who came down here from Custer
county, In answer to one Of the let
ters that he wrote. She could not
leave her little 3months-old baby. sc
she brought 1t with her. and sat
there in the committees room with
1t in her arms. until O'Clock in the
morning. when the Republican organ.
ization was saved to the party
Now. when they talk to me of turn.
ing out that old man, who fought
that battle and won 1t, alone and un.
aided. you must pardon me, II say
shall want pretty clear proof be.
fore consent to expel him"
AS Mr.. Wolcott finished this period
his voice was trembling with emo
tion.
Three cheers for Hodges, shouted
some one in the rear. and they were
given with a hurrah and a waving OF
napkins. Tears rolled down the
cheeks of the old man. who sat at
one of the tables
Cheers for Henry Brady.
And l recall another occasion, y
resumed Mr.. Wolcott. when every
newspaper in Colorado outside of
Ell Paso county, without exception,
boasted that Republicans did not
care to try to hold public meeting
ouside of Ell Paso county In the state
and me they generally burned in
effigy But there was one man in
Denver who wasn't afraid of their
boycott or of their attempts to
brighten him. He armed 12O men
each with Is inches of lead pipe, and
we held our meeting in Coliseum hall,
And have not forgotten how they
they took me to the back door of
that hall because men were waiting
at the front with wagons, ready to
pelt me with eggs and with filth, be-
cause l dared to voice my convic-
tions. And l remember that outside
of that door was a mob of 5000 or
5000 people clamoring for vengeance
against us inside who cared to stand
up for our party and our political
faith. And among the people who
are now clamoring for the removal
of that man, there are some who were
among the speakers that night, out,
side our hall. Forgive me If l now
I,- n
publican"
Want Leaders obeyed.
THE president of the United
States so long as he is member of
our party is and must be at the head
and front of our leadership. What
he may do may cut me to the quick,
but whether it does or does not, what
ever he may do, shall accept as a
loyal Republican. 1t makes little diff
ference who the senator may be
from this state, it makes less differ
ence who may have this land office
or that, sinking all personal differ.
ences and ambitions and friendship
facing the dawn we must give our
devoted adherence to the principles
the party we love.
Cut in half the record of the last
century of the growth of our nation
and apply it to the century upon
whose dawn we have just entered
and before this hundred years shall
have passed the soil over which
waves the flag we love there will be
not less than 300,00O.000 of people de
voted to the perpetuation of free In
stitutions. How best to hold the con
ditions unimpaired for the progress
of the nations is the one and the only
question to be placed first in oul
thoughts. 1t can only be done by
our fearless adhesion and devotion
to the principles which have brought
prosperity and happiness and which
alone can make this nation what 1,
must be, the hope of all mankind
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