The daily sentinel., 1910-07-21

sense enough, and make the Monte
Carlo folk feel sad. That's the exact
manner in which Simon played the
political game in Colorado. He kept
on playing the red. 'Nhen campaign
committees came his way he took
them in and talked to them and heard
their woes. And then II wrote out
checks and wished them HEX and, for
a goodly while, they went out dazed
and wondered if it wasn't time. to
wake up and thus prevent falling out
of bed and sustaining bumps
What does he want?" they asked
one another For few Colorado pat
riots can understand why anyone
should give up real money without
looking for a stronger return. Simon
sat tight. He didn't ask for any
thing and he didn't even require an
accounting. Just handed ii out. that
was all. II you keep on handing
money to a politician. he'll finally
mellow up and swear that you're
the goods and take a solemn
pledge to stick TO you until the cows
come home. That's what the various
bosses Of the republican party Tin all
its Colorado branchesD began to do
Feeling that Guggenheim didn't want
anything, they felt at perfect liberty
TO ring in all the unsolicited promises
| they could think Of
In 1904, he indicated 4 willingness
to occupy the proud position of pres
| tdential elector and republican Colo
| rado responded to man. No salary
attached TO that job. There is no
patronage, no graft, no privileges.
Just honor
Let us hand Mr.. Guggenheim a
] Iln Of -. 4
! Colorado. Mr.. Guggenheim modest
| ly accepted the proffered plate and
was one Of the five Colorado republi-
cans to cast the vote of that state
for Roosevelt Returning 10 Denver
shortly after the presidential election
he began once more to shower green
backs on the willing thTong.
Subtly he worked and subtly he
gathered them in. Through the years
since he had been "stuEg' by those
who sold him a "phony" lieutenant
governorship, he had worked unceas-
ingly to place the politicians of his
party in the state under obligations
to the house of Guggenheim.
He didn't bribe men. Don't be led
astray by those loud cries of bribery.
| They are not true. Guggenheim did
MT buy one Colorado legislator He
simply financed lavishly campaign
committees, the members of which,
for years and years, reveled in luxury
at his expense. State, district. coun-
ty, city, town and township funds
that he provided, men were elected TO
the Colorado legislature, who could
not otherwise have reached that hum
BILE goal.
You may say that i'm effect that is
| hTi nj I.fs 10, e 10,
offense. There is no record of n
promise made by any man to vote
for Simon Guggenheim for senator
i'm return for Simon's financial help.
In fact during a goodly portion of the
time that he was ladling ont the
"wherewithal," he wasn't rated as a
candidate for anything. But he
knew just what he aimed for. if the
others didn't, and when the psyche
logical moment arrived Simon Gug-
genheim, Esquire. the Ready Money
Kid, announced decisively that he
would like senatorship.
That was in January. 1907. Thorn
as NJ. Patterson's term was to end on
March 4. Patterson was a demo-
crat. The legislature was republican.
There was hardly a man in that legis-
latiVe 1ority who wasn't directly
or indirectly, obligated to Guggen-
helm. They didn't want to vote for
him for senatOr-theres no possible
question about that-but what could
the poor man do?
And thus il came that on the
fourth of March, aforesaid. Mr. ST.
mon Guggenheim took the oath of
office and became entitled 10 use
Sen" as an official prefix. while
many Coluradoans groaned and 9TH
ers tore their hair in rage impotent.
As soon as he was elected Guggen-
helm rather ostentatiorslv resigned
the various positions he held with the
American Smelling e Refining COM
pany and announced that he purpos-
ed devoting his entire time to the
arduous work of being a statesman.
but do not let that disturb you. nor
vot nermit it TO thrill YOU with ad-
miration for this true and noble soul.
Kindly remember that he did 'lor re-
nounce his dividends, and that he is
today as much a representative of
the smelter trust in the senate as
though he hadn't given up the var
ious nominal positions that he form
erly held in that extensive organiza-
ton.
During the tariff debate in the
senate Simon slipped his trolley one
day and made the announcement that
he was in favor of free lead. Now it
happened that the Guggenheim fam
lily has a comprehensive grip on
about all the lead there is in this
bread land of ours So when one of
the family said he was for free lead
the newspapers heralded the state
ment abroad and made much of it,.
When William Guggenheim, who was
i'm New York. picked up the afternoon
paper and saw what Simon had said