The daily sentinel., 1902-10-06

aside from the fact that one should
suffer little martyrdom for politics
sake, we must say that they were JUS
titled in doing
Now the above is straight ''fess-
ing up without any mental reser-
vations whatever, regarding few
causes for small audience. If the
enemy can take any comfort ut of
was not because the socialists could
draw a bigger crowd, or because their
speakers were one half as able, but
because of whole lot of laundering,
for which no one in particular was to
blame and for combination of cir
cumstances, against which bad luck,
not even the touching of the hump on
a lame peddler's back, always deal
for good luck, would have prevailed
against or changed.
But to the meeting. Notwith-
standing all the unlucky circumstances
it was profitable meeting and promo
tive of much good. Unfortunate and
almost disgraceful though it was,
that three men of the calibre of Sena-
tor Annear, ex-Mayor johnson and
above all, the peerless and splendid
orator, Governor Thomas should have
to speak to less than several hundred
people, they rose to the occasion, as
dignifled men of brains and parts
might be expected to do, and spoke as
if that opera house might have con-
tanned Thousands.
No one could hear the calm, digni-
fled and forceful tones of Senator An
near or study the thoughtful face,
without believing that he was the
best possible friend to labor and was
saying those things, which if the la
boring man would hear, would be for
their general welfare and for the up
building of labor's cause.
Mayor johnson addressed himself
mainly to national politics and his
language and thought. was that of
a thoughtful man and thinker.
His comparison of republican and
democratic doctrine was trite and con-
vincing. e.
The closing address of the evening
was by Governor Thomas and was in
his usual brilliant and argumentative
style. There was no clap trap about
his language. No spell binders bal
derdash, no appeal to the passion in
tsead of the Judgment of the people.
He spoke particularly Of the work of
the democracy in Colorado had
been accomplished by the 18th gener-
al assembly and the general endorse
ment of that work by the late repub-
lican state convention. His argu-
ment, in presenting the villifcation
to which the members had been sub.
jected for the work they had accomp-
lished, referring particularly to the
passage of four of the amendments,
and then to the endorsement given
those amendments by the self same
republicanhs, was sparkling piece of
descriptive wit, thoroughly enjoyed
by those present.
No man in the state, perhaps has
such masterful and logical manner
of presenting political or other argu-
ments, as has Governor Thomas, and
to this testimonial no man who has
any knowledge of Colorado's promi-
nent men will take exception.
Governor Thomas concluded his ar
gument and address by reference to
the state ticket. which he stated was
incomparably good. He spoke Of the
brilliant men who composed our con-
gressional ticket and stated, if elected,
which it was bound to be, it would
be the greatest delegation in congress,
of any state in the Union.
1t is matter of satisfaction that,
the meeting was so full of good things.
said by such brilliant galaxy of tai
ent that to tell the truth about the
size of the meeting can do no possible
harm to Mesa county democracy and
give little comfort to it's political