The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-01

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Aug.
31-Henry M. Teller, Colorado's veter-
an senator. was accorded the biggest
reception here today that has ever
been shown to any man in a campaign
in the city. With the exception of Col
orado Springs, it has been generally
granted that the state is unanimous
for Bryan and Sewall. and the meeting
here was made the chief gathering of
the campaign. The address delivered
tonight is the only speech that the SEN
| ator is expected to make in Colorado
this campaign.
The senator arrived from Denver at
4 o'clock. accompanied by members of
his family, and was met at Palmer
Lake by reception committee. at the
head of which was Hon. Irving How
bert, late chairman of the state Re
publican state committee, and one of
the big Cripple Creek gold mine own
ers. His arrival was awaited by at
| least 1000 people and as the train pulled
in, salutes were fired from cannons and
two brass bands played Hail to the
Chief" After a parade through the
/ streets the senator was driven to the
audience of 5000 people from the bal
cony. He spoke but briefly, touching
! on
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
At the coliseum tonight an audience
of 5000 persons assembled to hear him
| speak. The gathering was under the
/ auspices of the Bryan and Sewall
club of this city, and Mayor Plumb, d
Republican, presided. Prominent citi-
zens occupied the stage, irrespective of
old party lines. The big building had
| been handsomely decorated for the oc-
casion and as the senator stepped on
! the platform he was showered with
bouquets and greeted with thunderous
applause and cheers which lasted sew
| eral minutes. Senator Teller spoke for
! two hours and at the conclusion of his
! speech, ex-senator Regain, of Texas
made a short talk 1t is estimated that
| 1000 people were packed in the build
| ing, while half of that number failed
to gain admission and were turned
away. An overflow meeting was held
at the court house, which was address
ed by local speakers.
Senator Teller announced that his
address was his justification to his con-
stituents for boiling the st. Louis con-
vention, if such a justification is need
ed He spoke of his long connection
/ Will the party anu SdiQ
that he had stood with it because it
! stood for the best interests of hui
mainly; that he did not leave it until
his mature judgment so advisedh him
In speaking of the decentralization of
silver in 1873, he cited Conkling and
/ Blaine to show that the greatest states
men did not know that it had been
done until three years after. He asked
the voters if they believed that in the
Republican party, with recruits of such
men as Whitney, Gray and others,
there would be any change from the
present conditions. In answer to those
! who believed that help could come to
silver through Mckinley. he said that
he respected him as a man but that
he would have no respect for him if
he was elected on platform and then
| failed to carry it out. The chances he
said are that Cleveland, if he votes at
all next November. will vote for Nc
Kinley. In answer to questions, the
senator gave a long discussion to the
standing of the silver using countries
as against the gold using countries,
showing that the silver countries are
now prosperous. He paid a glowing
tribute to William J. Bryan, saying
that he was the peer in personal in
tegrity, and Intelligence OF any man
who has been nominated since he
(Telqer) entered public life.
Senator Teller's speech aroused great
enthusiasm among his audience who
were extremely liberal with their ap-
plause and cheers.