The Springfield herald., 1906-11-16
GOVERNOR ELECT 4. A. BUCHTEL
ANNOUNCES HIS PLATFORM

Denver.-The News tDemocratic)
prints the following interview with
Chancellor Henry A. Buchtel, newly
elected governor of Colorado:
~ will be governor of the state OF
Colorado"
The Rev. Henry A. Buchtel placed a
great deal of emphasis upon the pro
Eoun as he made that statement yes
| terGay afternoon. | had cornered him
ia Chairman John +. Vivian's room IN
Republican headquarters, and had com
meEced to ply him with questions con
cerning the policy he would pursue as
governor. All trace of the strain an
| bitterness of the campaign had van
ished from his face-victory is splen
did tonic-but there still ranked IN
his mind a measure of resentment
against those who had charged that
rs governor. he would be someone's
man" Hence the emphasis on the
word a."
After studying him at close range
can readily understand why the chan
cellor proved an exceptionally strong
| candidate.
There are few public men in the
state who are better mixers" than the
head of the Denver University. He
pleasant laugh and warm. strong
andshake-invaluable possessions for
the man who would so out among the
people in search of votes. Then he
has ideas-perhaps not the ideas you
and | would champion, but, neverthe-
less, sane, plausible ideas-and he pre-
sents them clearly and convincingly
| His viewpoint is that of a follower OF
| Hamilton as opposed to that OF the
follower of Jefferson. He represents
one side of conflict which is as old
as this nation, but he represents 1t
honestly and ably. In campaign
made on important economic issues
would not support Chancellor Buchtel,
but in a campaign in which the person
alities of candidates were alone in
/ volved I would probably be found in
his camp.
| His visit to Republican headquar'
| ters yesterday afternoon was uneX'
pected. A group of politicians and
newspaper men were gathered around
Dick Broad. the oracle from Jefferson
county, scanning the returns from the
various counties, when the door
opened and the chancellor hustled in.
II could not resist the temptation
to drop In and say word of thanks
and congratulation to the men who are
responsible for our splendid victory,
said he. And he extended both hands
to the eager politicians who crowded
around him.
Having been convinced that his plu-
rality was growing instead of shrink
ing he turned to the newspaper men.
81 will be at your mercy in meas
ure for the next two years." he said,
with laugh.
What will do as governor? | will
| give the people of the state the very
best that is in me. | have been res.
ident OF Colorado for many years. Here
expect to live out my life and here
NY body will be inferred. l want tc
continue to command the respect and
the confidence of the people.
81 will not change when | take pos
session of the governors office. | will
be the same man engaged on differ
ont task.
"And will be the governor | was
very mich annoyed during the cam
paign by reports that | would be some
ones man. AS result of these stories
men approached me and asked me ii
their rights would be protected during
nay administration and I said to them
| Why. bless your hearts, of course they
will be safe No man will be deprived
of his constitutional rights while | am
governor
Il will be in the state house for only
two years and | will enforce the laws
and do my duty as am given the light
/ to see it.
DO You mean that you will not be a
candidate for reelection" | asked.
"Yes. will serve one term and
| then return to the university. That is
my life work, you know, and | have
been drawn away from it only because
was needed to lead this fight. Poll
tics is not my vocation and | Trims
when | have given two years of my lie
to the state will have done my duty
as citizen. at least insofar as Office
holding is concerned.
Then ! have no ambition TO built
ur machine. Men who go into Office
| expecting reelection are very apt tC
be influenced from the line of duty
bv purely political considerations.
81 promised the people OF Colorado
that | would do certain things if they
| gave me an opportunity. That was {
sacred pledge and ! will endeavor to
redeem it OF course the power to de
| termine the course of the state govern
mcnt is not entirely in my hands, bu
| | will have large share of the re
sronsibility and the power and | vii
do my part in good faith
THE Republican party i'll its stat
platform made certain definite pledge
| concerning reform legislation. chanc;
lor.' said |. "A state railroad com
mission law was among the measure!
promised. The people of the state, cs
| peCially the business men, are anxicu
10 know your position on that ques
ton"
81 think we promised eighteen con
structive measures" said the GOV
| ernorelect That was very ambi
tious program, and it is more tha.
probable that we should not have nm