The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-22
BY SLOANE GORDON.

III the variOns and varying inuma-
tions that sift through the national
sieve are worthy of even a passing
consideration, II is evident that the
3 Guggenheim family has designs on the
solar system.
Every once in q while some hysteri-
cal patriot denounces the Guggenhelm
family, and tells about the dangerous
position I'm which Alaska finds herself.
III Alaska were a chicken, and the
Gpggenheim family constituted the
colored population OF the immediate
vicinity, Alaska couldn't be in greater
danger. according to the paragraphers.
Much of this talk deals with the
brothers Guggenheim, who are not In
the United States senate except by
proxy. The Guggenheim of whom
joyfnlly write is that dapper person,
yclept Simon, who dashes from side
TO side Of a large chair. facing small
desk, In that chamber wherein gather
the beetle-browed senators of these
United States. Because, in addition TO
being a Guggenheim, Simon Is SEN
ator. He is the only Guggenheim who
Is senator Not only that, but he is
the only Guggenheim who ever will
be O senator.
In rouge ct noir, IL you have chips
enough and play the red straight
along through night and day, there is
bound to come a time when you will
be ahead, brief though IL be. And in
that time you may take down your
stack, IL you've got sense enough, and
make the Monte Carlo folks feel sad.
That's the exact manner In which
Simon played the political game in
Colorado. He kept on playing The red.
When campaign committees came his
way he took them In and heard their
woes And then he wrote out checks
and wished them luck. and. for good
~ while, they went out dazed, and
wondering IL it wasn't time TO wake
up an dthus prevent falling out OF
bed and sustaining bumps.
Finally the Colorado Republicans
got positively reckless. Constantly
they collected from Simon Guggen-
helm and just as constantly and with
cumulative insistence did they urge
him TO run for this office or that.
Simon sat tight,
Through the years since he had
been "stung' by those who sold him
phony lieutenant governorship, he
had worked INCREASINGLY TO place the
politicians of his party in the state
under obligations to the house of
Guggenheim. He didn't bride men.
Don't be led astray by those loud cries
OF bribery. Guggenheim didn't buy one
Colorado legislator. He simply
financed lavishly campaign commit
tees, the members of which, for years
and years, reveled in luxury at bis ex-
pense.
You may say that in effect this is
bribery. But under our laws il is no
offense. There is no record of any
promise made by any man to vote for
Simon Guggenheim for senator in re-
turn for Simon's financial help.
When the psychological moment ar
rived. Simon Guggenheim. the Ready |
Money Kid, announced decisively that |
he would like a senatorship.
The legislature was Republican. |
There was hardly man in that legis- |
lative majority who wasn't, directly |
or indirectly. obligated TO Guggen-
helm. They didn't want 10 vote for |
him for senator-there's no possible !
doubt about that-but what could the |
poor men do?
Senator Guggenheim is small OF |
stature, and looks quite young. re. I
sardless of the fact that much OF his |
hair Is gone into permanent retire |
ment. His features are distinctly |
Hebraic, or Mosaic, as you please, and |
the most elaborate disguise would
scarcely suffice to carry him through |
under the name of Mulligan.
personally he is pleasant and agree.
able He is man of simple tastes. |
lie Is human i'm his habts-drinks |
sparingly, smokes good cigars. walks |
Tor exercise. and is slavishly devoted
TO his pretty wife and his two chill. |
dren.
In the senate. as elsewhere. Mr..
Gnggenheim takes himIlf seriously.
lie has introduced a good many minor
bills, some OF which were originally
ialnered by Senator Henry NJ. Teller. !
Ills iVeliest interests in a legisla.
tive way relate to metals and TO mines
those 10 which he was raised and
out Of which have grown the family
millions.