The daily sentinel., 1902-10-15
THOMAS M. PATTERSON.

A gentleman signing himself re-
publican, has the following to say of
the Junior senator of Colorado. Hon
Thomas NJ. Patterson, in the Trina
dad Advertiser:
''Old Perplexity,' so-called by an
opposing political faction, is much in
evidence these days. He is made the
target for all the small. fry political
nonentities and the greater outs of
the state-the outs are not factors in
securing the dollars or the dimes.
7. NJ. PattersonpisS J ranked among the
great editors of the world. Hesis an
able man, and, confidence .inshimself
makes him a master. He sisi one of
our best and greatest citizens and.. one
of the ablest politicians of the state.
He has active enmity in his. ..own{ and
his opposing party because. .ofI his able
leadership. For years he has been
perhaps the most able factor in the
politics of Colorado and even when
his position seemed indefensible he
was successful. He has maintained
his position by force of ability and
character. No man in or out of Col
orado can say that he is not as clean
morally, if not among the cleanest, in
our country. His family and social
relations are exemplary. He is not
perhaps as brilliant iii his leadership
as some, not as prudent as others, but
he is more strong and undaunted by
defeat than any. He is one who by
untiring labor wins success of which
he has now reached the limit; is in
every way worthy of the honors. He
is mentally the superior of any man
in the state, superior not by reason of
a greater education but by reason of
natural capacity for leadership and his
mastery in needful resources to meet
great emergencies. He is worthy of
all the honor with which Colorado
has so far honored him and why the
demagogues in his own party deem
him unworthy of public confidence.
He will sacrifice himself and friends
at times to gain "a point. but this is
al warfare. He never abandons
friend politically except as require
ment of expediency and he could not
hold leadership unless he acted So His
honor as friend or foe is impeachable.
Whatever of democracy Colorado can
boast it cannot exclude T. M Patter-
son. Indeed to be honest, it can
credit most to him. He has earned
all the honor but he cannot get it ;
there is too much rivalry, too many of
the wouldbes, too much of the
small fry who buzz and buzz and
make the noise.
Some think that because his ambi-
tion to become United States senator
was gratified he would be content.
He would be greater in the house. He
would be greater because he could dis
play his mastery at shorter intervals
before the people of his state and not
be forced to sit idly by as the editor
of one or more of the public newspa-
pers of our state in advocacy of the
great principles he loves so we'll.
Mr.. Patterson loves work. he likes
the turmoil, the abuse, if you will,
rather than the gratitude. He loves
to see conflict Of brains rather than
of popularity, because in the former
he is the larger possessor of any man
in Colorado. He perhaps has not the
brilliancy of Wolcott; the untiring
patience of Teller; but he has force
of character and is lucky. The latter
is vague but can be supplied as sub
stitute for al the other qualifications
which make of T. NJ Patterson a
great leader and great citizen with
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