Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-05
WOLCOTT'S
CONvEN TON
SPEECH.

Republican state convention in Den
yer, Tuesday, as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Members OF
the state convention.
feel moved and touched by this
further evidence OF your appreciation
and friendst'o-peiha ps more today
than on any day in the years that have
passed. because | am in private life.
and am not counted purveyor oi
patronage, but simple citizen. fight
in your rank. tAppause-)
For 30 years have been attending
these conventions, and ] never. in an
on year or in an on year, knew 10
assemble In Denver a better or more
representative body of Republicans
since the old territorial days. than To-
day, and II seems to me that although
II Is little late in IN season, the
Republican party Of Colorado Is cele-
lrating its "Peoch Fey
have but a word ri two before Sou
devote yourselves TO the business
which calls you here from different
yocations In the few words oil coun
sci and advice | am going to preaume
to give. feel the more Tree because ]
speak with only gratitude IN my heart
for the honors that have been slIo~
cred on me by the party, with eninity
TO no living Republican in the state
of Colorado. iApplnuse.) And. for
getting Sc much OF the past MS II Is
not pleasant to remember, and lo' Il
ing forward with you buoyant.y and
hopefully to the day when Republican,
ism shall again be permanently tri-
umphnnt in Colorado, untarnished
with association or fusion with De
mocracy,
1t is very easy for party to be har
mnnious when II is in the minority
The troubled days come when victory
is In sight aLi there is Legitimate
struggle for place and power.
After years of minority in Colorado
we are again in possession, If we be
have ourselves, of n legitimate Repub-
lican majority and it behooves the Re
publican party of Colorado, as neve'
before in its history, to so conduct IL
self as to command and secure and TO
continue to receive the support of the
good citizens of Colorado. If 1t intends
to plant its rule in this state for the
years to come. and we must remem'
Der. my friends, that the Republican
party IL party of principles and not
of men. 1t was founded to redress n
great wrong to humanity. 1t has con
tinued In power because il has adyo
Gated economical policies and princi-
Piles and instilled patriotic desires into
hx hr1, TO If hn A m
that led them to believe that through
its teachings prosperity and happiness
and honor were to come to our coun-
try, but II was never organized as a
party for men or individual interests.
but party for principles and party
OF principle. tApplause.)
Party Does Not Exist for Benefit of
Any Man.
The Republican party does not eX
LIST in Colorado. for the benefit or for
the injury of any man within the state
We do not exist in order that we may
nominate or renominate or fail to re,
nominate any man as governor of our
state. We are organized as a party
to declare Republican principles
upon Republican policy by our can.
didates. When they do well IL is on.
duty to support them. but under no
circumstances are we created 10 boom
anybody or hurt anybody. The Repub
lican party is not in existence to SEND
any man to the United States senate,
nor to defeat any man in its party
for the United States senate. CAP
plause.)
II is in existence II the majority will
of the party can be asserted by a ma
jority OF its members. it is in exis-
tence to send Republican to the
United States senate. tApplanseD
The people of Colorado are a unit in
favor OF the nomination for the pres.
idency of the United States OF our
president, Theodore Roosevelt Cap
plause.)
Your national convention can never
be assembled where Colorado votes
are represented. that his name Will
not be additionally and eagerly and
earnestly presented by whomever
shall represent this state in the ma
tional convention, but my friends. this
Republican party does not exist in
Colorado for the purpose of naming
any man for the presidency. II eN-
lists for the declaration of Republican
principles, for the following of Repub-
lican teachings, for the support of the
head OF the Republican party in the
executive chair at Washington. -ho'
ever he may be. and our success or
failure as party, depends upon our
principles and our following them.
and not upon our fayoring any man
for the presidency OF the United
States.
And | want 10 say, my friends. that
we do not in this state stand for other
than the principles of the party, with
q free platform and free room to ev-
cry Republican in the state of Colo
RADIO. to claim with right an equal
friendship for the president OF the
United States--the head of our party.
Fellow citizens. the Republican par
ty does not exist In Colorado for the
bencft of any individual, nor does IL
exist for the benefit of any corporation
or aggregation of capital. tApplause)
states Welfare Depends on Liberal