The Greeley tribune., 1908-08-19
But WANTS U. s. sENATORSHIP
ALRIGHT
J.W. M'CREERY STATEMENT
Former Senator Clearly Defines His
Position and Eases Up Things
For Other Prospective
Candidates From
Weld Co.

FOTmeT State senator JAMES w.
McCreery. whose name has been
mentioned from time to time as a
candidate for that same office this
fall, today puts all such rumors at
rest in written statement to the re-
publicans of Weld county. At the
same time he announces that he is
a candidate for the office of United
States senator to succeed Henry NJ.
Teller. The full statement follows:
Greeley, Colo, August Is, '0S
To the Republicans of Weld county.
Colorado:
1t has been suggested by some of
my republican friends that l become
candidate for state senator before
the Republican Convention soon to
be held. These requests have been
so frequent and cordial that l have
deemed it both privilege and duty
to acknowledge the compliment in q
formal way.
l am deeply sensible of the honor
and confidence implied by these re-
quests, coming as they do from the
rank and file of the party rather
than from those who have charge Of
us COHuuSl pul lol SSNSi "a
reasons | cannot offer myself as
candidate at tins time.
l have already publicly announced
that, relying upon the approval of
the people of my own county, l am
a candidate for the office of United
States Senator. l have not under
ltahen nor will undertake any pre-
liminary campaign toward that end;
the support of my own county freely
accorded, on the part of those with
whom | have been associated and
among whom | have lived so long,
whether the office be attained or not.
is itself great reward: and entertain
ing this sentiment, it has not appear
ed to me proper to become candi-
date for another office at the same
time.
| have in the past been honored by
the people of this county in serving
two terms in the state senate, while
others and all have a right to aspire.
do aspire to represent the people or
this county. Several have been fav-
orably mentioned as candidates and
were | to contest the candidacy OF
either of these gentlemen ii might
be implied that | was unwilling to
trust them in asking the support OF
the party for the higher office. This
implication am entirely unwilling to
make. On the contrary. | am sure
that either of these gentlemen, II
nominated and elected. will Loyalty
endeavor to carry out the wishes or
the party and of the people of Weld
county in all matters pertaining 70
the office. Under these circumStan-
ces, moreover | do not feel at liber-'
ty to undertake to influence the
nomination of either as against the
others.
1t may be proper to say. in this
connection. that in the great contest
now pending for party supremacy
in the United States, am in full ac-
cord with the great policies OF the
republican party and believe the con-
tinuance OF these policies will best
subserve the interests of the whole
people and the business interests OF
the country.
Among the many great issues pres
ented by the conventions OF the great
parties, that of protection or free
trade" is easily paramount. The
revision of tariff schedules as pro-
posed by the republican platform,
is rendered necessary by the chang
ing conditions OF business and pro-
duction. but the important thing is
that these schedules be revised with
reference to the advancement of the
policy of protection and not as
tariff "for revenue only, as pro-
posed by the democratic party.
So far as the West is concerned,
and particularly our own state and
our own community, there has never
been time when the effects OF
protection have been so beneficent
and where such a general and evenly
distributed prosperity had resulted.
Every agricultural interest and pro-
duct is now found in the schedules.
insuring our people better prices for
these products. The production OF
the sugar beet and the manufacture
of sugar are made possible by this
protection To break down this in
dustry at this time, by admit
ting sugar from any other country.
produced by ill-paid labor would
seriously affect the present comfort
and the future prospects of every
person in whatever business or em-
ployment in this community.
JAMES w. M'CREERT.