The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-03-02
THE PASSING OF WONDERFUL
GALAXY OF GREAT COLORADOANS
By ALvA A. SWAIN.

WITH the passing of Senator shafroth Colorado has
lost practically all of the odme leaders of her political
commonwealth history. crowd has upon the
scene conditions changed individual
does stand with the brilliant mental uster
before.
There was day when Colorado was called upon to
furnish the National Convention Chairman and sound the
for the then four political parties in the Pres
Dental campaign In 1900 Senator Thomas the mem
tally towering oak yet living chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Convention Senator Wocott was cta
of the Republican National Conventions Senator Tel
ler chairman of the Silver Republican National Con-
Senator chairman of the Popu
list National Convention. Those the days when
leaders picked from Colorado guide the destnes
of the Republic. Those the days when the great
of the nation to Colorado to consult with the
brain and sinew OF this commonwealth to determine the
future policy Of political parties and of
- 1t wonderful list and galaxy other state Of
equal population has surpassed Look it over:
Charles S. Thomas, of whom Senator Underwood said
had mind only eceed by that of Elihu Root Thomas
NJ Patterson the journalist and publcist the
produced Edward o. Wolcott, orator who
filled the United States senate chamber with the states
only America, but of the world every time he
talked International questions Henry M Teller. the
grand old mentally of the west Charles j. Hughes
whose legal ability carried the developing wealth of Col
through all of its safe prosperity port
John Shafrot who knew the people of his state knew
. what they wanted and got it for them. in aafh
8 The list could be extended into column These
- to the when they and it in the making
of the hardhood of the greht and of the toll
and danger of their lives there up together
pany of strong and commonwealth sturdy staunch
:, and everlasting empire isT 51t i4fff
We who left, did not have the privilege of
periencing the incidents the early
> these and this state We blessed with the
Is knowledge that from pioneering and developing
place where people dwell together in comfort lux
and education These the graves Of whom dot
this like mile-stones the highway
the of distant peak did their work WE'LL They
brought the attention of the world this and
themselves leaders of They have left heritage
in the commercial educational religious social gov
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that shall that should long peo-
pie populate this state 1t will live if carry
It those enobling principles that they laid down.
We must worship devotadly the shrine and affairs
they made wholly with their lives and deeds
/ A WEIL-KNOWN banker he has always regarded
the farmers producer ard only recently realized that
" he is consumer If he will further investigate the
~ subject he will discover that the the
- dustral worker.
n UNCLE JOE CANNON announces that he intends
l. trng public life the present term
which proves that despite his venerable years. Uncle Joe
as upper works are still in good working order
L
l. GOVERNMENTS still exist by consent of gov
erned bit truth that the should take
Is to heart,
"a WHEN the gods wish to make ass of man, they
just give him authority and take its
70 course.
le WHEN stands aside let a woman board a
street you whether it is chvalry curl
'e osity.
,r BRITAINS Pacific possessions about the only
ones she has that stay that way.