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Show j j Tafber tUahne Compares , . j T : . tbos.J.fflalonepio'Crokeri 4 ; w '4-444444444444.i.Ax.i..A..iaa.J..k.i.i.Ji..i.iiiii i i . . . . , . . , , , i i i i i i i i 4- "" THE MAN OF THE HOUR. 4 4 4 . " ' i I J 4 4 4 - HON. THOMAS J. MALONEY, i. OF .DENVER, COLO. (By Rev. Thomas H. Malone.) The .'.'man. of the hour" inColorado, but particularly in Denver at the present pres-ent time is Mr. Thomas J. Maloney, chnirmn of, the Itmwi atic 4?yitra.' -committee. The old paying that nothing succeeds like Success is aptly illus-. illus-. trated in the case of this man who. i although a comparatively newcomer to Denver, has to his credit a larger v amount of political success than usu ally falls to the lot of man. Mr. Maloney was born in Missouri about forty years ago. He is. possessed 1 unlimited energy and physical force ' which is always tempered with intel lectual acumh, a. combination which generally wins in eyery undertaking. There is no more interesting career in Colorado at the present time-than the subject of this 'etch. He came to the state some fift.-en years ago. a omparatively young man without fame r fortune. For a time, he engaged in mining, in which pursuit he was unusu-i'.lly unusu-i'.lly successful, his operations at Crip-),, Crip-),, Creek having netted him a com-pi com-pi nee, which gare him the leisure to play at the game of politics, of which he had always been specially fond. About four years ago Mr. Maloney caw to Denver and became a resident 'f th:.t city, lie immediately identi-li'-d himself with the Democratic party hit people smiled, as did the writer of t j i s article, when he assured his fr - ii.ls that within less than five years, h- would make the Democratic party 1b- .lominant and paramount party in i'1'' ity of Denver and in the state of C'n-ado, but he "laughs best who i laughs last," nd Mr. Maloney is i heartily. enjoying: himself today, at the discomfiture of those who opposed him i politically" and over whose graves he t is at the present time keeping joyous ) watch'. For the first time in the his-! his-! tory of Denver and -Arapahoe county, j holh,ci.ty and slate have-elected com-j com-j plete Democratic administrations, so that every effice for two years to come i and perhaps for many more, will be I filled by true and loyal Democrats. ! There may be those perhaps who will (say for this phenomenal Democratic ! success, Mr. Maloney is not entitled to 1 full credit.- Be this as it may, his I political opponents recognize his ability j and to him more than all other causes attribute their downfall and conse- ( quent Democratic success. It will pay all those who are op posed to Mr. Maloney politically to study his character well, and those who ambition his success, will not find their time lost in a study of the character of the man upon whem the lirreligTit now beats so strongly. .Although I have always been outside j his political household, I know him I welj socially and have always counted I hini as a true and tried friend in mat-j mat-j ters lton-rpolitical. i In a comparison, between the subject sub-ject of this sketch and the political ! leaders who have come into national fame, Mr. Maloney fares well. Given I half the opportunities of Richard I Croker, Thomas J. Maloney would 'out-rival the Tammany leader in every ! point of view. In my opinion, he is 1 more than a match for Mr. Croker in political detail, while in his" dealings -t- ? "t- -9" -f f T "T T T" T T V with individuals, he is far more suave and far superior intellectually. Mr. Maloney possesses the cordial, genial spirit of the Irish race which he has inherited from his Irish parents and his open frank manner in dealing with men gives him an advantage over the one who stoops to cunning that he may attain his end. In surveying the field of American public men, General Patrick A. Collins of Boston appears to me to be more like Mr. Maloney in character than any whom I have met. There is an open frankness, in the Democratic leader of Colorado that bears a strong likeness to Senator Jcr.fs, chairman of the. National Democratic Demo-cratic Committee. Mr. Maloney has accomplished by perfectly open methods meth-ods what Senator Gorman has failed to accomplish by secret .methods in Maryland, and this difference points another source of strength in the character char-acter of the Coloradoan. Mr. Maloney. Js in many respects much like his namesake, the former Attorney General of Illinois, Maurice J. Maloney. who is one of the most suc-. suc-. cessful business men of that state, and who. likewise, has met with unusual political success. , I But the whole secret of Thomas J. , Makmev's success, in Colorado may be summed uo in one word. work. Work of the hardest .kind see-ms to be play and enjoyment" to Colorado's foremost Democrat. While his onpenents are asleep he is working; while they seek recuperation in distant watering places in summer, and southern climes in winter, win-ter, he is at his desk, j Accessible at all times to the rank j and file of his party, he has made himself him-self the Democratic idol. Of course, puch phenomenal .success will -engender enmities and already men jealous of his success are said to be disputing with Mr. Maloney the right to rule. I venture the opinion that there will be but little opposition to the acknowledged acknowl-edged Democratic leader .in Denver as long as he wishes to retain control of his party. i There is an especial point of view which makes Thomas - J. Maloney a. most prominent factor in-political affairs af-fairs today. That point of view is' the I United Stales Senate. It has been con- ceded for some time that he will havei it in his power to nane -thesuccessor f to. Senator Edward (XVktt'Tie-xtr-. year, and it is recognized. 'tBa'the wrll 'alsd have it in his power tdrn-ame, the successor to Senator Teller, iriithe succeeding suc-ceeding year. ; . . People wonder and say: that Mr. ,Ma-loney- will favor this, that and 't the ather- man for these porsitionsj-but I have no doubt that there are a few men in Colorado on whom the. conviction is slowly dawning thatthis jniaii, jfnowy the' recognized Senator-maker in thai state, may tako the notion, to .make- A i Senator of one Thomas JMiilnfey.'In- , deed. I frankly confess that, fin. my judgment he would better seVVe.,.his state if he would do this than to make a Senator of one of the half-dozen others that are freely mentioned. Mr. Maloney" has an advantage over most political leaders, in ihat he has' the faculty of being "all things to all men." He adapts himself to his environment, en-vironment, whether it be at the City Hall or in the Denver club. He is quite at home with-the laborer and is a Chesteufield in society. Courteous. gentle and kind-hearted, equally stern and unrelenting when occasion demands, de-mands, he possesses faculties which should ensure him the , Democratic leadership in Colorado as long as he wishes to retain it. Thus docs Thomas J. Maloney appear to one who has not had sympathy with his oolitical ideas, but who recognizes in ths man sterling worth. |