The daily sentinel., 1908-10-09

curtailed his address, speaking
little less than an hour.
AS the tall, angular man, with his
sunny smile and genial manner
stepped forward in acknowledgment
of the introduction the crowd gave
him decided ovation. The cheering
lasted for several minutes.
Then Charles S. Thomas opened
one of the most influential, forceful,
eleanly. interesting and powerful pol
tical arguments ever heard in Grand
Junction and from the time he start
I'd until the last moment of that mar
Ielously impressive peroration he
leld the closest attention of every
body in the great audience.
Charles S. Thomas. famous as a
lawyer and distinguished as a pio-
neer Coloradoan and ex-governor of
the commonwealth. is true orator.
de is one of the most popular speak
ers in the west. He wins his audi
ence at the start. He presents facts
| in an original and wonderfully con-
vincing manner. He does not get
vituperative but under the stinging
lash of sarcasm, clean cut and ter
rifle. and under the biting touch of
ridicule and irony, he flays the things
and the men he thinks are in the
store of information concerning ma
tional, state, industrial and commerce
| ial affairs, his knowledge of political
| conditions and men of public affairs,
give him a wonderful. advantage
/ Then he is entertaining, delightfully."-
so, his rich. pure humor is most re-
| freshing. His flow of language is
marvellous. His illustrations are
magnificent and his tributes ring
with sincerity and glow with beauty.
No attempt will be made to give
full review of GOV. Thomas's speech.
! chose who missed it are the losers.
| There is no question but what that
! speech made many voters for the
! Democratic party.
] In opening Gov. Thomas told of
making his maiden speech in Grand
| junction "a years ago, referred to the
/ marvellous growth of the city and val
{ ley. paid this section sincere and
4 beautiful tribute and predicted still
| greater things for Grand junction.
GOV. Thomas declared that he had
the advantage of many political
( speakers, being a personal friend of
| both Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Bryan, and he
referred to them as 1.-TWO great big
hearted. full bIooded, ideal Amer
leans"
!
! GOV. Thomas remarked Judge Taft
is guaranteed by President Roose-
welt and the guaranty of IL president
is mighty thing. The Democratic
nominee needs the guaranty of no
man, he stands on his record and on
the principles to which he has devot-
ed his life and many of which, thank
God, have been fulfilled by circum-
stances and the logical turn of
! events"
/ The speaker declared that 1.-THE
bulk of President Roosevelt's popu-
larity comes from his devotion to
principles laid down by the Demo-
cratic nominee" He told of how
! Judge Taft is so much better than
Nis platform that he has to apologize
Tor it,"
Gov. Thomas's ridicule of Sunny
Jim Sherman. who is guaranteed
bv Uncle Joe Cannon Republican
vice presidential nominee. was
most effective. The failure of
the Republican party to avail
itself of the opportunities af-
/ forded bv - years rule of the
nation and six years of the state. to
do tho things and make the laws IL
now promises to do. the weakness of
the Republican national platform. the
| fact that the Republican majority in
| Congress has defeated President
Roosevelt's com mendable desires in
many important matters. the fact
that the President had turned to Sen
ator Tillman and other Democrats
in the Senate and the lower house
to carry on the fight for laws that
he desired passed and which the lead
! ers of his own party We're fighting
were brought out in a startling man