The Colorado statesman., 1910-05-14
BUSINESS MEN AS SENATORS
Senator eussenheim of Colorado.

West, and sometimes even of the less
practical East, the legislator who best
serves his constituents in the great
| legislative forum at Washington. is the
one who obtains for these constituents
the most appropriations, gets them
the largest number of government
Jobs, looks the closest after their busi-
ness matters in the various depart
ments, and who makes himself in
truth, as well as in theory, the servant
of those who sent him to represent
them at the national capital.
This Is particularly true in its appli-
cation to legislators from the West,
and is mainly due to the fact that the
West needs much assistance from the
national government. The West is in
a state of transition, and to grow and
develop must have national aid for the
development of it's industries-a no
longer needed by the older settled
parts of the country, the East and
Middle West.
The West must have appropriations
to reclaim its barren wastes; its cities
and towns must have federal build
ings; there is constant demand for
changes in legislation affecting the dis
position of western public lands; new
laws are required to adjust the dis
posal of Indian lands, and countless
questions are constantly arising in
congress and the departments in re-
gard to Western conditions, long since
settled for other sections.
The legislator, senator or represen-
tative, who accomplishes these things
is the one whom his constituency usu-
ally re-elects. He may be of that class
of eloquent statesmen who get into the
Record and the public prints but, un-
less, in addition to his oratory, he can
obtain appropriations for public build
ings, secure funds for irrigation enter
prises, military posts, and resurveys OF
public lands, his oratory will count
for little when election day comes
around. And to accomplish these
things it is essential that he be con-
stantly on the job. He must typify
industry and persistence, for without
either or both he will fail.
Among the senators in congress
who have notable regulations as hard
workers is the senior senator from
Colorado, Simon Guggenheim. One of
his constituents recently wrote of him:
HE is the hardest worker and the most
successful senator the state has had
for some time" and Senator Guggen-
helm lives up to this reputation.
Colorado has an area which is great
er than the combined areas of the
states of New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. OF course, people OF
a state when the national administra-
ton is Republican, naturally look to
their Republican representatives in
Congress to assist them, and, as Sena-
tor Guggenheim is the sole member of
the Republican party in Congress from
Colorado, practically all of the needs
and demands of that state fall to his
lot. Thus in area he has the work
to look after for Colorado that the six
Republican senators and sixty
Republican representatives have
have for the three states Of
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylva-
MIA. If federal patronage were of any
benefit to senator, the Colorado SEN
ator would be in great luck, for he is
the sole dispenser of such patronage
for his state, including federal court
officials, land office and treasury Off
cials, and upwards of 1000 postmas-
ters.
Senator Guggenheim is an unceasing
worker. He is at his committee room
in the capitol early in the morning,
getting his correspondence with con-
stituents answered SO that he can
later be in attendance upon the pro-
ceedings in the Senate chamber, and
he attends personally to the many hun
dreds of requests of constituents re-
quiring attention in the various depart
ments.
In choosing committee places, Sena-
tor Guggenheim picked out the ones
likely to enable him to be of assist
ance to his own state and the West.
He has assignments on agriculture and
forestry, conservation of national re-
sources, mines and mining, postoffices
and post roads, census, Pacific rail
roads, and Philippines, and is chairman
on the committee on the University
of the United States.
Senator Guggenheim comes of a fam
lily which has made industry and hon.
esty its watchwords. He was born in
Philadelphia in 1867, and has been cit
izen of Colorado for over twenty years,
going there in 1888 to engage in the
smelling and refining business.
OF the seven sons of Meyer Guggen-
helm, the founder of the family, Sena-
| tor Guggenhim is the only one who has
shown any preference for public life.
In 1894 he was nominated for lieuten-
ant governor of Colorado, but with
| drew from the ticket because he was