Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-12
1FIIER TALKS ON SILVER
.,usT SPEECH IN ILLINOIS At HIS
OLD HOME.
..,.h commission Found Bad Con-
,,.,or of Things in All Gold
standard Countries.

Morrison, ILL.,, Sept. 7.-Senator Hen
IN Teller delivered his first speech
n this place today. The crowd that
.,oomhled was variously estimated at
from 2OOO to 5000 This IS the former
home of Senator Teller. He leaves here
tomorrow morning for Chicago, where
10 will spend the DAY with the eXecu-
tive committee of the democratic party.
He will then go to Grand Rapids,
Mich, where he is announced to speak
an Wednesday next.
Senator's TeIIer'S Address.
Senator Teller was greeted with
warm cheers upon his appearance. He
said in part: Il have been student of
financial questions ever since | have
been in public life. and that is almost
within a few weeks of 20 years. ! he
leye, and | think the history Of This
country will sustain me IN the asseT-
ZION, that the most important question
that the people Of any country are
called upon to investigate and pass
upon is what shall be the monetary
system of that country? l believe that
the question the American people are
called upon now to settle is Of more
Importance to them than any other
question that has ever been submitted
to Americans for their consideration
and determination. l do not believe,
however, much as there was at stake,
so much human suffering and SO much
ao11l6 RI Ar11nOip1n
people if we had been divided and
there had ben two republics establish
ed on this continent instead of one,
as will come to us if this local ques-
ton now submitted to you shall be
Wrongfully decided, and we shall enter
upon monetary system which Will
probably last for all time; or at least
there is danger that it may, one that is
absolutely unjust and threatening, in
my Judgment, not only to the prosper
lty of the people and the perpetuity of
nee government here, but free govern
ment in all other countries. Because
II must be true that, if this great re-
public shall fail to discharge the duties
incumbent on a republic, and should
90 down in disaster and distress, there
would be no further effort made among
men for the uplifting and the sustain
ing Of humanity.
There would be. in my judgment,
with our destruction, the end Of free
government throughout the world.
NOT to BE Settled nv VituperatiOn.
1t is question not to be deter
mined by personal attacks upon those
VINO advocate it, not by slurs, not by
SANDER, not by abuse. The American
people are too great and too wise and
100 good to settle an important ques-
Aoh like this upon such points as |
nave named. We must settle down in
''ls campaign to argument and rea-
Soh' Why, in the name of heaven,
should l come here to talk to you now,
unless | have an interest in your well
iare and in the welfare of the Ameri-
van people? What interest have [ in
oiiis country that you have not got?
Noiilepody some newspaper. may tell
Sou mat / am an agent Of the great
9"Ver producing people of this coun-
"y' that l am directly and personally
lI'lerested in the production of silver.
ooiiie OF you have been my neighbors;
'i"hy OF you knew me more than a
Seheration ago. You knew me in my
life.
g, where TelIer's Interest Is.
believe in the years that l lived in
Sour community l established some
ing OF chracter for decency and
u'h have endeavored in all my
~ public and private, to deserve the
Iommendation of my fellow citizens,
oeoause l was honest and truthful and
u,spoken in my opinions concerning
puoilc matters, and let me say, have
w more interest in this question than
Sou nave. 1 have never mined an ounce
n.o SilVer in my life. 1 own no silver