The daily sentinel., 1907-01-11
THIS MAN GUGGESHEDI.

"The men who are kicking hard
[ est against the coming election OF
Simon Guggenheim to the United
States senate are the men who are
imost responsible for his rejection.
said Lincoln Steffens, the famous
magazine writer and author of The
Shame of the Cities" and past mas
/ ter in the art of probing and expos
ing municipal corruption.
Mr.. Steffens was in Colorado
Springs yesterday en- route west and
he gave out to the Colorado Springs
aazette this interesting Interview
I REGARDING Guggenheim's elevation to
the senate
In the banks. in the clubs. and in
business circles. Colorado men are
Z futilely angry because Simon Guggen-
helm is going to be sent to the SEN
ate" continued Mr.. Steffens- They
ARE the men who are responsible for
lit" he reiterated. For years they
have been pandering. catering, con-
tributing and knuckling to the ma
chine that is sending Guggenheim to
the senate.
Vow the people of Colorado are
I 10 have six years of Guggenheim. IL
/ is a good thing for YOU. The state
viii be represented by a money bag
I
lother states. The state will receive
much advertising of a certain kind. it
viii receive much joshing that is
all"
Mr.. steffens said this without the
/ slightest venom. animosity or feeling
Of any kind betrayable against the
h man who would be senior senator II
was simply the recital of conditions
by an expert in the study Of them.
THE majority of the members OF
the present state legislature face two
alternatives in the coming election
of a United States senator. They
must betray their own honor. because
Of their purchased promises, or they
must betray the honor of the state.
Which viii they betray2 They viii
betray the states, of course, as others
have done before them
That is a hard thing to say isn't
HIT? Well, let it stand. II will burn,
but the burning will do some good.
think the election of Guggenheim
represents the feeling and condition
OF affairs in Colorado. It will be a
good Eventually" he added.
What is your idea Of the future
of the United States in regard to the
welfare of the people. Mr. SteffensE
was asked.
Instantly the astounding reply
came:
Il put my faith in the Rogerses,
the Harrimans. the Ryans and the
I Guggenhelms of the country"
you cannot mean that those men
are going to reform and work for the
benefit Of the people?"
We'll. hardly that" he replied.
with a twinkle in his eyes but those
men VIII bring about conditions that
will cause revolution-a political
revolution of the people. Such men
as ! have named and their ilk will
90 on seizing the riches of the earth.
| grabbing railroads here. mines there
and industries in anther place, gor-
ging themselves with riches, corrupt
| ing legislatures, bribing officials. fix
ing rates, running railroads with
criminal carelessness, running every
thing with high hand and knowing
no law except their own desires. un-
III the people will not stand It any
longer Then will come change.
"One should not have any animos-
ity against these men individually"
Mr. Steffens continued.
They are a product of the times.
Perhaps they do not know the wrong
they do. They are like lot of spoiled
! children. They desire a thing, SC
lney luihlessly seize II. II spolleu
youngster wants anything, he grabs
It. Unless he is corrected in his ear
ly years it generally follows that he
comes TO grief later.
Did you ever stop to consider.
asked Mr.. Steffens, 'how a president
of big railroad. industry or finan-
cier. is surrounded by satellites?
There he sits in his private office, like
a little czar on throne. while around
him are hundreds of employees. who
do not. viii not, dare not tell hin
the truth"