The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29
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H. 1901. Thomas VI. Patterson Was
ELECTED 70 represent this state in the
[ it'd States senate. Had it not been
f1r ih- silv-r QUESTION b. never could
have b---n -i-ciesi DurinR bis term
1f TX year. IN the Cuited States
--aat-, viii ask you, What did
Patterson IL for the producers Of sill
7eri DID he made d single speech
Or 4 .iugI- move on behalf of -ivers
NJ But be drt make speech in
the -eu4t- xh-r-iu be referred to sill
yer. In April, 1904. d short time prior
r. th- m-etiog nf the democratic nat
iyual convrutiOu, be was m.kiug a
speech on an appropriation bull, when
his MUD b-cane diverted, and his
thoughts beca me fastened upon the
approaching d-Docra.ic cpuveution.
4ui be then did say something about
silver. He said that a man would b.
lnsdD., that it would be suicidal to
1uiertakr TO iH j--ct 10 the platform Of
tho oeIt democratic convention. any
r-feence to tie silver question Think
+ man representing this state, and
a4ying been -l-ct-d by virtue OF the
silver votes, to get up 10 the l ni'ed
States seuate aud make that .tat,--
neut at time and under those cir
c1nstauces He was not called upon
make this declaration. He went
OIL, OF his way to insult aud besray the
very people who had elected him. H.
has proven himself TO be traitor ~
nl- state and demagogue in politics.
The state OF Colorado up to the time
the silver question became the para
mount lssue. was safely aud stannch-
ly republican. On account of this
question the people voted ,be demo
cratic ticket, both natiooal and state.
They have learned a lesson n-ver to
be forgotten. While they were doing
what they thought to be jist aud
riyh, on account OF the silver question,
they did not pay particular attention
10 the men who were the candidates
for office on the ticket The result
was that We had more trouble and
q more rotten condition than we ever
had. either before or slnce. We were
cursed with 10. OF cheap demsgugu~s
Who never could have gotten anything
if they were running Oh their own
merits.
Today there is no democratic
party 10 this state. There - .
party calling itself democratic, but it
should be properly called Patterson
ism" This party in its last state con-
v-ntiou sold itself, body and soul 10
Patterson He WAS the whole thing
and the delegates were mere tools and
puppets 10 bis hands. What the peo-
pie thought of this party was clearly
shown 10 the last election. when it
went down to defeat with the largest
mai ,rity against it that was ever poll
ed against any party in this state un.
de- normal conditions. This man,
Patterson, has created more trouble,
more turmoil and suffering iu this
state than any other man or set Of
men 10 the state. This man today is
one Of the wealthiest men 10 the state
He has always posed as the champion
of the downtrodden laboring man.
Yet hs has taken good care TO wiring
from the pockets Of these same people
all the money he possibly could.
Let me say to you, sir, that l doubt
your sincerity when you advise me to
put nv trust in the hands Of these So
.alled reformers 1t is an insult to
the intelligence OF the people TO ask
them to further trust gang Of dis
reputsbles, a gang that has betrayed
the people, whenever it was to their
interest to do 80.
I am surprised that you should
have the supreme gall to ask the peo-
pie TO put their trust 10 q bunch oi
men, whose only desire is to get all
they can and "the people be damned
i Respectfully yours,
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