Daily camera., 1898-10-25
Teller Delivers
0 Fine ADDRESS
A ROUsiNG RECEPTION.

Senator Teller spoke in the armor,
last night. With kindly spirit of pater
nalism and fraternallsm, the senior sen
ator of Colorado discussed the silver
question. Without malice, without un
just personalities, he enlarged upon the
bearing of the silver question on the
destiny of the nation. His address was
punctuated with applause from the audi.
ence, every point being clearly appre
ciated and endorsed by all
Despite the inclemeDt weather with
which the evening was heralded ir, the
turnout at the armory was representa- le
and large When the senator was intro
duced to the audience by Central Com
nitteeman Harry Cassaday, there was
not vacant chair in the house and
crowds OF eager listeners filled the aisles
and re II of the hall.
Senator Teller in opening recalled a
former campaign visit to Boulder thirty
five years ago. Then the issues were on
the threatened disruption of this great
republic on account of human slavery.
Not more important than the question
then at stake, said the senator, is the
question now at issue. the question which
threatens the destiny of the nation. The
permanency of the gold standard would,
ne said, reiegate the nations of the world
to condition of slavery compared with
which the African slavery was nothing.
The senator abandoned the well worn
.cademical discussion of the silver cues
lion and confined himself to a discus sion
of the effects of the evil system of mono.
metallism and development Of she oppo.
,ition to it.
mo one dares e, stand before y Colo.
RADIO audience and declare for gole mono
!metallism." said he. "Those that are at.
tempting 10 secure victory for the gold
standard are with smooth words mis-
representing their own positions and are
claiming to be for silver for the purpose
Of catching votes.
"Up until 1896 no one dared 10 openly
stand for silver. Even John Sherman,
the arch enemy of silver as late as o3
claimed to be better silver man than |
Am. 1t was, however, subterfuge. H.
favored merely the use of silver as sub
.sldiary coin. and if that constitutes sill
iver belief then the world at presen,
stands upon bimetallic basis. But why
I's it if the gold standard is such a gooo
thing. its advocates cannot openly avow
their allegiance to it?"
The senator then reviewed in detail his
lown history or the monetary question
from the time he entered the senate in
1876 to the time of the Mckinley Repub
l,can convention of 1896 when with other
prominent silver men he bolted the con
ventlon. He said that when he left the
convention he had no idea as to what his
uture affiliations would be, but that
when he heard that Bryan was nomin
.ted he freely and fully endorsed his
candidacy and the vote he cast for LIN
coin was cast with no more pleasure or
tirmer belief that it was for the good of
the American people than that be cast
for Bryan.
He then detailed the organization o.
yhe Silver Republican party in 1897 and
is function in fighting the gold power
Ind aiding the parties aligned on the
side of silver.
The situation in Colorado, from the
time of his return FROM Washington up
to the time Of the triple alliance conven-
,tions in the Springs next claimed his at
!sention. He detailed the stand of Broad
sfor Guggenheim: the fraudulent contests
;of Silver Republican delegations
throughout the state; the hesitation OF
Broad to name his position; the sum,
moning Of Towne; the charges Ok party
treason against Broad ard bis removal
from the state chairmansAip by Towne,
according to the power vested 10 him b,
the convention of delegates assembled
at Chicago; the action of Broad in at
tempting to steal the convention at the
Springs. In giving the attack on the
opera house by Broad s men, the senator
gave that gentleman's statement Of the
affair together with his claim that sAe at
tacking party was q committee on dec
orations. "The evidence Of the commit
tees proficiency IN decorating is evi.
denced," said the senator dryly. "by the
bullet holes in the wall opposite the door
which they entered" la giving the
names Of the Mckinley men wis were
IN that party, he asked what business
Mckinley Republicans had il Silver
Republican decorating committee.
The senator spoke Al leAgth on the St.
Louis platform. the international BIZ
metallic plaAk. MeKinley's dedication 10
the gold Standard and the allegiance Of
the cid Republican party to the same
cause.
!. The address was frequently interrupt.
ed by applause, the mentlsn Of the names
Of Bryan, Shsfroth. and members Of the
fusion ticket being signals for fresh ou,-
bursts. At the close Of the speech cheer
after chser was given for the speaker
and every individual lent his aid in
Erendering the occasion an ovation teS the