The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-09-24
sure TO WIN
Little Doubt Of Governor Shaholh Sue
ceeding Himself in
SPITE OF THE TRUSTS

SPITE OF THE TRUSTS
No Need of Insurgency in Colorado,
as the State is Safely Democratic,
and VIII Clean up the Rascals,
Including Guggenheim, As Soon as
They Get Chance.
'Just after crossing the Rocky
Mountains Zach McGhee writes ths
State an interesting letter ON Color
ado politics. He says I pick up the
papers this morning at little moun-!
tain station, after. travelling all nighs
and most Of yesterday, and see ttat
the Democratic convention in Colora-
da nominated John r. Shafroth Tor:
Governor This means that Colora-.
do will again go Democratic. The
corporate interests ] told. about the:
other day did their best to defeat
Shafroth in the convention. They
knew he had made himself a great
hero in the minds of the: voters of
the State and they therefore turned
their attention to buying up delega-
tious in the convention so as to elm:
mate him. -,
They could get up nothing against
him, but that Colorado crowd have
never been accustomed to having to
do anything like that. When a man
is Objectionable to them, they have
been accustomed to say to their hire
jhngs to nominate somebody else,
and that was sufficient. But times
are changing in Colorado. The Re-
publican candidate will be an object
of interest to. these corporation fef-
lows now, but they need not bother
about that, If any signs In Colorado
can. be believed. Shafroth will carry,
the State by a big majority. 3
The only unfortunate thing about
1t is that the legislature which VIII
be elected will not be able to elect q
senator in place of the unspeakabie
Guggenheim.
;, Tuesday night, the last I spent IN
Colorado, except on the train, ! went
to Republican insurgent rally. The
chief speaker was none other than
my old friend Senator Bristow Of
Kansas. He and Merle D. Vincent,
Coloradan who wants to ge COVER
nor, preached to these people about
the first insurgent gospel they had
ever heard in their lives. And Sem
ator Bristow poured hot shot and
melted lead into the pores Of Gug-
genheim, too, right here in what Is
supposed to be Guggenheim's home
locality.
But I was gratified to see that
Guggenheim was more Of thing of.
contempt right in that selfsame To-
cality where nominally be halls from
than almost anywhere else. Senator
Bristow told his hearers that if they
are to be loyal to the present lead
ers Of the Republican party, they
should be consistent, and alongside
of the pictures Of Lincoln, Sumner
and few other great statesmen, they
should hang on their wall the pic
lures of Nelson W. Aldrich and ST.
mon Guggenheim.
The crowd broke out in a big
laugh. The fact of the matter is
Guggenheim does not live in Color.
ado and never has, and has no more
right to be senator from that State
than Henry M. Flagler to be senator
from Florida, or John D. Rockefel-
Ter to be senator from Texas.
But there are hardly any "insur-
gent Republicans in Colorado. Ev-
en- my friend Senator Bristow, I
fear does not stop to consider why.
The State is Democratic, having
with the exception of Guggenheim a.
solid Democratic delegati0ni in con-
gress. 1t is of no use to insurge
against Guggenheim,: for he can, noe,
be elected again anyway, and he new
er was expected to represent, the. peo-
pie of Colorado in the Senate: -.
The people of Colorado never had;
anything to do with electing him.
And when the people do take a hand,
that is, when they 'insurge,' they
are going to put Democrats into alf
the offices. What they have been up
against is to oust the domination Of
'he greedy and corrupting business
interests" of the State from the DEM
ocratic party.
They have come to realize that it
is well-nigh impossible to purify the
Republican party, for the Repubii-
can principles themselves have been
to give special privileges to those
who need them, as they say when
making tariff.
However, it is commendable ef-
fort on the part OF Merle d. VIM
cent to lay the matter before the
people of his party. 1t will help to
defeat the Guggenheims and other