Albuquerque evening citizen., 1907-01-28
CAN SIMON GUGCENHElM
KEEP THE PROMISE MADE?
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The Hon Simon Guggenheim is the junior
senator of the United for Colorado. Before ac-
cepting the office Mr. Guggenhen resigned his bus
nes connections and said: III to the senate 1t
will not be to represent the smelling company or any
other company any interest | will go as Simon
Guggenhem plain citizen, TO represent the people OF
Colorado. An honorable ambition is permitted TO every
man. even to weathiest, and it's my ambition to
serve my country"
The public will be disposed take the senator
as sincere and meaning what he says. man who
had give up the office of lieutenant governor be-
cause too to hold the office; who later withdrew
from the ticket when nominated for governor IN order
reunite his party and whose first public office, that
of senator United States comes to him with
contest and at the of 49, is certainly not an
ordinary individual
Yet in reading his statement the public may
pertinenty ask he do it?' He is next to the
youngest o seven money making of money
making father and is but generation removed from
poverty. The honesty the dealings the fdmily
with has been questioned and they have
jealousy guarded the business honor of their name
Recently them $15OO,OOO to protect from loss
those who had invested in venture on the
strength of their recommendation. 1t cheerfully
paid They generous to their employees, charitable
and public spirited and Simon especially has these
admirable qualities well that good fellowship
that has made him popular with all classes.
their wealth is largely based a trust which
is one of the most complete known to the world OF
finance. 1t is the property solely of the family They
absolutely control the smelling business of the country
They gained this in the usual way by rebates ana
methods that forced their competitors from field.
All Bf the youthful senator's associates for all of
his life have been the wealthy class and of
the brothers is interested with Ryan in the Congo
rubber concession. Can any man so divorce himself
influences of life time; change the cur
his ideas: free himself from the atmospher"
his blood; change his point of view
and broaden vision legisate in the interests
of the of the people? Can he bring himself to
egsate against his and his familys financial in
and make impossible such monopoly as the
Guggenheim smelling concern?
Mr. Guggenheim says that no matter how grea:
mans wealth, "he is not entitled to respect unless
he lives active upright, useful life" But he will
go further than that to fulfill the obligations
which entitle senator of the United States re-
spec for the essential in a republic is levelins
of all barriers such the Guggenheim trust to equal
opportunity.
1t is not enough to regard the poor man as an
object worthy of charity, and with kindly and bene
fcent interest; he must have the purpose of shap-
ing legislation that there will be worthy need
ing charity and that the may have at least
that share in the product of his industry which
will enable him to live decently and family
capable of apprecating the dignity and responsibility
of American citizenship.-Duuth News-Tribune