The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
N MEMORIAL SERvlC Es
FOR EX-SENATOR E. o. woLcorT.
immense Gathering in Broadway The
alter at penver--Addresses by Emil
mcnt Citizens Of Colorado.

u. Wolcott yesterday. Memorial ser
vices we're held in the Broadway the
alter in the afternoon and thousands
OF citizens crowded and filled the
building until there was no longer
standing room.
Many members of the Legislature
were present. The first Ave rows of
seats had been put aside for the use OF
them and their families and they were
all taken. Governor Mcdonald and the
state officials. with their assistants.
filled the boxes on the right side OF
the house. Henry Wolcott and Anna
/. Wolcott. brother and sister OF Sen
ator Wclcott, and their friends were in
the boxes on the left side. with them
We're the families Of Joel F. Vale and
w. c. Waterman, the law partners Of
Mr.. Wolcott
The memorial services were held I'M
der the auspices of the Colorado Re
publican Club. of which John w.
Springer is president. But 1t was
more than memorial services held in
memory of a Republican by Repub-
licans.
Senator wolcott was a Republican
leader, and It was deemed fitting that
Republicans should take charge Of the
services Bnt II was the people of the
state who mourned, and they mourned
not that a Republican leader had
gone, bat that a great Coloradan had
died.
After the invocation by Rev. Frank
T. Bayley the double quartet and the
audience sang Christ for the World"
written by Samuel Wolcott. the father
OF Senator Wolcott
Justice John Campbell of the SUI
preme Court then delivered an ad-
dress on Senator Wolcott as "The
Citizen Among other things he
said
when the people of Colorado. by
their chosen representatives, twice
elected to the United States Senate
Edward Oliver wolcott. they honored
themselves quite as much as they did
him That he was not continuously
kept there must not be interpreted as
lack of appreciation by his constitu.
ents, or that he had not faithfully
represented their interests. For all
concede that with distinguished abi-
lily and rare fidelity he discharged the
duties and maintained the dignity OF
his high Office"
After solo, "Ore Sweetly Solemn
Thought" by Mrs. W. j. Whiteman.
Hon. Joel +. Vale spoke OF Senator
Wolcott as THE Lawyer
He told Of the dead senator's career
at the bar. Of his unimpeachable in
tegrity OF his brilliancy and wonder
full oratorical powers, and read selec-
tons from his speeches.
Hon. A. NJ. Stevenson spoke on Mr..
Wolcott as The Statesman" He
said:
When the great Alexander Hamil-
ton was Secretary of the treasury
| Oliver Wolcott was comptroller of the
treasury. In 1895. when Alexander
Hamilton left his high office. Oliver
Wolcott succeeded him. 1t was on the
strong arm OF this member Of the fam
lily that Washington leaned for sup
port. Senator Wolcott was Oliver
Wolcott's kinsman.
He was the peer Or any senator in
the United States His friends and
intimates at Washington were the best
and greatest of our statemen. When
he addressed the Senate every mem
Der was in his seat and the public gal.
leries and those of the diplomatic
corps and of official Washington were
always filed.
He went to Washington thoroughly
imbued with the ideas and sentiments
Of the people of the West and espe-
cially those OF his own state, upon
economic questions, and at once be-
came a leader, both in counsel and
debate, upon all subjects connected
with the monetary system OF his coun-
try. He believed then that the free
and unrestricted coinage of silver by
the Independent action of the United
States was possible.
He soon learned that the contest
had been carried on so long and the
opposition to silver had become SO
strong that even the free coinage of
American silver was an lmpossibility
but he still refused to unconditlon-
ally surrender. and almost single
handed and alone he persuaded Pres
ident Mckinley during his first admin
istration 70 appoint monetary com
mission to visit the LEAKING nations OF
Europe and try if possible to agree
upon the relative value between gold
and silver as money. with free mint
! age at a common ratio. President Nc
Kinley appointed him as head OF the
American commission.
THE commission went abroad and
met the representatives OF England
and France. and had encouraging
words from Germany
Il candidly believe that had these
efforts had behind them the loyal sup
port Of the bimetallists of this and
other countries an agreement would
have been reached of incalculable ben
eft TO the people of Colorado.
He was a manly man. He hated
shams AID fought in tho opeh. He was
a loyal friend. and has left us a legacy
of kind and generous deeds.
Mr.. Springer as president Of the
club. delivered the In Memoriam.'
He said:
sUfe echolr effc attachments bfs in
trepid and fearless courage, his lofty
patriotism, coupled with an irresti-
bic personality. supplemented by his
bewitching oratorical ability. made
him the peer OF any man during that
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