Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-01
SENATOR TELLER SPEAKS.
Delivers His First and Only Colorado
Address During the CAM
paiRn.

Colorado Springs, Col. Aug. 31.-Senator
Henry NJ. Teller delivered tonight in this
city the only speech which he will give IN
the state OF Colorado in this campaign.
Long before the hour Of opening the doors
an immense throng crowded the streets
leading to the hall in which the address
was to be delivered. When Senator Teller
rose to speak over 5000 people occupied
every ava&lable space in the Coliseum, and
1000 more crowded the outside of the hall
and cheered from time to time.
Senator Teller was introduced by Mayor
Plumb. The senator was greeted with
prolonged applause and cheering. He said
in II part; nav,o - ton, - ,.o,, -. n,no,.u =.
the silver question but of remedy for
the existing evils. I do not charge that
any one is less patriotic than am because
DDS. / have been attached to that great
organization, the Republican party. hav-
ing helped to create and give it form. 1t
was dear to me because I believed ii stood
for the best principles, the greatest agency
for the promotion of the greatest good. Do
you believe have taken myself out of it
judgment and conscience? (Cheers.) I come
to make my defense, If defense is neces-
sary; .r!T,,oro 80. ,oo, ~ ,,toro.t tho. co
touches the welfare and prosperity the
monetary standard. Brought, l have
been. TO think on this question. I have
party. 1 do not believe that any relief is
| to come on the money question through
| the Republican party: have broken away
! from that old party because of a heresy a
| thousand times worse than the heresy of
| FREQ trade. We must do our duty to. the
financial question. for If we settle it here
| We will settle 1t throughout the world.
/ (Cheers.)
| Not one man in a thousand knew that
silver had been demonetized two. years
after the act of 1879. I have not talked of
| the crime of 1873. No American citizen
knew of it. That act was formed and pro-
mulgated by an enemy of the human race.
an unfortunate act. Think of it. twenty
three years of constantly falling prices.
the happiest people on earth. find them
| poverty stricken. l find one-third without
means of supporting themselves. l tell
| study, that our trouble arises from a de-
ficient monetary system.
Il don't care who it is that saws that
| the coinage of silver will drive out the
gold. To him say that such person de.
MES history. (Cheers) They say if you
go to free coinage you go to a 50,cent dol,
Mexican dollar Is not a 5o-cent dollar. II
Is a f0o-cent dollar. When the Mexican
dollar reaches the United States it is worth
but 80 cents because il is simply silver bul
lion. II you give all the forms, of money
the greenback, the silver and the gold dol
lar-the same functions they will remain
until all do. But 1 have said enough OF
that Do not misunderstood me. ! do no
re-t to go to a silver basis alone. but i
We have to go to one metal, then let it b,
silver. tCheersD
.They say you will get relief, through
the Republican party. At the convention
in ST. Louis that party voted down all tn
measures that were proposed for relief;
left the convention. Do you suppose tina
/ would have left that organization if
could have obtained relief through tha
party? 1t is said that Mckinley is not
gold man. 1 have known Mr.. McKinle.
for twenty years, and believe he will b
as strict in the Enforcement of the plat
form adopted at st. Louis as Clevelan
has been on his plank.
Il am a tariff man: 1 am protectionist
} but tariff and a gold standard cannot g
together. (Cheers.) During twenty year
of public life. 1 have been pleading tha
II is the duty of the government to Sc
that labor receives fair compensation 70
| its toll. What does the Republican part
now do? Proposes on one hand to pu