Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-06
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!, comes as shock, politically
= speaking, at least, to the peo-
: pie Of Colorado. His deatn re-
!, moves from the political arena
+ the most loved and the most
+ hated political leader in the
! West
D No man ever had more de
: wont and loyal friends and
= workers than Mr.. Wolcott.
= Whether this was from love OF
+ the man az man we cannot
= say, but his word was magic
J. TO a following that cut all
/. bridges behind when 1t came to
= his political interests and the
j. political fights inside the Re
l. publican party the 15 years
= have been dubbed Wolcott
. and anti-Wolcott.
j. Not only mas Mr.. Wolcott
3 been the butt Of attack by a
= large number Of Republicans.
j. but he was the one man sin
2, gled out for abuse and attack
j. by The Democratic party OF
i Colorado. He was the target
), for every small bore Democrat
y ic politician. Every county in
!, the state GAS been more or less
!! divided on the Wolcott PROPOSE
j. ton the past fifteen years. and
:, the war ragged bitter at times,
.. tearing at the very vitals of
T. the party
i The late senator was born
., leader and organizer and had
= he developed sociability along
.. with the above qualities he
4. would nayr welded the Repub-
Il lican party so that no infin-
q ence could have made inroads
. But Mr.. Wolcott was not a
. mixer" He did not take the
= people into his confidence and
j. his political work WAS through
j. u few followers and his method
j. was to whip members of the
+ party into line instead OF us
= ing persuasion Had Mr.. VOL
9, colt met the people on tde
u same level AZ Senator Teller q
+ different story would be told
8 today
y As public speaker Mr.. VOL
!. colt had no equal In Colorado,
y or the West. In fact. his ora
:. tory was OF national fame.
Z, and no man ever came to Du-
+ range. even when he was lead
= ing forlorn hope as Repub-
4. lican, that attracted the same
4 audiences or created the same
., enthusiasm. Brainy and Of
j. flne physique, ne commanded
+ attention. and we believe. not
g wlthstanding the qualities
!, above referred TO, that he had
= more people who wished to see
8 him In the United States SEN
j. ate than any other single indi-
+ vidual In the state--in other
+ words. that II vote was cast
., by every man and woman CIV
+ ing purely Individual prefer
j ence. Wolcott would lead the
q van by a large plurality. And
Z, Colorado always stood well
. when Wolcoit represented her
+ interests in the United States
. senate. When he spoke, not
. only senator's, hut the nation.
+ listened. No matter what
i mans faults the American peo-
r pie admire ability and this was
+ Wolcott's strong hold among
y Coloradosns. And. politically
z speaking, The Herald believed
q. he was more sinned against
{, than shining.
+ We are confident his name
y was often used by uuscrupul-
+ ous followers TO win points
= without authority and great
. detriment to the senator. We
+ cannot for moment believe
i that Senator Wolcott fathered
> all the policies and actions of
i his so-called band OF leaders.
i and to few he is indebted
= for much of the ill-feeling en-
+ gendered inside the party.
:. OF Republicans but of Demo.
= Gratis. will he laid aside and all
+ honor extended the dead
j. statesmen. the peer of all Colo
+ radans in way Of ability and ma
+ tional fame--yes, information
g al fame as well. Colorsdoans
+ will mourn his demise. His
i voice will be missed with no
: one TO MI the same niche.
i What effect his death will
= have on Colorado politics the
y future will have to decide. One
= issue at least will have to be
= dropped-The "Wolcott and
i anti-Wolcoti The few who
+ have used Wolcoit as a step
= ping stone cannot do SO long