The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-02
Teller A HERO
To the People of Colorado Last
Night.
A Vast Cheering AssembIage
ThrOng Round His Carriage.
Horses Taken From 1t By Five
Hundred Young Men
WHO PULL 1T ALONG
Through the Streets While
Thousands March Behind.
Senator Teller Makes a Speech
to Multitudes.

Denver, Col, July 2.-SenatOr Henry
NJ. Teller, on arriving in Denver last
evening, was met by a great Outpouring
of people from all parts of the state
The demonstration was nOn-partsan,
and it is doubtful if the scenes of en-
thusiasm have been paralleled in west
ern history.
Senator Teller left Cheyenne yester-
day morning and went to Greeley, an
agricultural town fifty miles north of
here. where he remained until the ar
rival of a special train from Denver
bearing the reception committee, which
was headed by Governor Mcintyre and
Mayor McMurray.
At Greeley the Senator received his
first ovation, the farmers having driven
in from miles around, the station be-
ing crowded with the enthusiastic ag-
riculturists.
The run to Denver was marked by a
succession of ovatiOns at the small
towns in the Platte valley.
The explosion of a bomb at the union
depot at 8 p. m. announced the arrival
of the special train in Denver The
streets were damned with people. I'm
mense flags and remnants, pictures of
the senator and banners of welcome
were everywhere displayed. Half the
individuals in the crowd waved small
white flags on which were printed por-
traits of the senator.
An immense parade was already
formed. Military, civic and labor or
CARNATIONS made up the procession and
the Teller Silver club" 1000 strong.
was in line
As the senator stepped from the train
there went up mighty shout. The
roar of human voices drowned out the
noise OF bombs. Six hundred people
from Gflpfn county, Senator TeIler's
home, who had camped at the station
the greater part of the afternoon, rush
ed pen nell after him. waving flags and
shouting vociferously.
A carriage was in waiting and after
much effort the senator reached it.
Preceded by an escort of the Denver
city cavalry, Colorado national guard,
the carriage moved slowly up town, the
parade bringing up the rear The car
rage was drawn by six white horses
but had not proceeded four blocks be-
fore it was descended upon by about
oOO young men, who detached the ami
mails, tied long rope to the pole and
dragged the vehicle the remainder of
the Way themselves. At Seventeenth
street and Broadway Senator Teller re-
viewed the parade. His appearance on
the reviewing stand, in company with
the Colorado delegates who bolted with
him from the national convention at
st. Louis, was made the occasion for
a general demonstration among the
thirty thousand people assembled be-
fore him.
After the parade had passed Gov
ernOr Mcintyre welcomed the senator
on behalf of the state and Mayor Nc
Murray on behalf of the city. Judge
H. P. Bennett, representing the Colo
RADIO pioneers. who had participated in
the street greeting, presented him with
silver token.
Senator Teller's remarks to the crowd
were brief and mainly local
I have been your representative for
twenty wears in the senate" he said
land it has been my great object and
purpose to represent you honestly and
consctentiously. If ever the hour comes
when cannot do that, I viii tell YOU
so. believe now that all the friends
of silver have to do is to get together
There are friends enough of silver to
dominate and control this country and
to adopt a monetary system that is an
American system and which is not
adoDted to suit Great Britain. CHEERS
This country is big enough to take
care of itself and it's affairs without the
Interference Of anyother nation. When
we are united all other sections of the
country will unite with US and we will
have a true. honest and American sys-
tenn of finances Again thank you
for this magnificent honor"