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TRIBUTE TO TROOPS,

Ex Governor Alva Adams carried
home with him pictures OF the Chautau
qua which he will hold as especially to
be preserved. He was present at the
opening of the Chautauqua last year and
regards ii as one OF the most hopeful
institutions OF America. The governor
gave his services to the Chautauqua
without charge. on both occasions, and
like number OF other right minded
| gentlemen who have assisted in the
good work, he feels that it is an honor to
appear on the platform of the great
western Chautauqua at Boulder. The
substance of address delivered before
the big audience at the Chautauqua yes
terday was as follows:
81 come today to pay tribute to the
soldiers. my tribute OF gratitude and ap
probation of the First Colorado regi-
| ment, The volunteers of 'oS have be-
come the veterans Of 90. A more superb
band of men were never marshal,d un.
der emperor or king. would not, while
commencing the First Colorado regi.
ment, disparage those who were not or.
dered to the front. Those who renamed
at home and attended to their duties
were as worthy Of honor as those that
were called away. know the soldiers
OF California, Oregon, Nebraska and
Pennsylvania would indorse my strong.
est commentator OF Colorado's soldiers.
They have honored US and 1t is fitting
that we honor them.
! Boulder is interested in them, A COM
pany of young men left here year ago,
bidding adieu to their homes and friends
to 60 to the service of their flag. 1t was
| my fate to issue the order to call the regi.
ment together, and in all my official acts
| count none more highly. My interest
as private citizen is the same now as
when was commander-in. chief"
Speaking of the thirty seven dead and
100 sick or wounded. he said:
Men count the loss small, but this
brings no balm OF satisfaction to the
broken homes and desolated hresides.
The return home of the troops strikes
the highest chord of despair to the
mothers heart that has lost son. 1t is
not question of the cause or righteous
ness of the Spanish war. How ever that
may be, the names Of the men who
fought are craven n the hearts of our
great country. 1t was not theirs to won.
der, not theirs to chide. but theirs only
to obey the call Of their chiefs.
They are now homeward bound and
may the Pacific waves supper, them as
easily as the mothers bosom the sleeping
child. They are on the sea and in a few
Idays will touch our coast. and yet Colo
RADIO is not prepared to bring them home
as other states are doing. | wonder II
their welcome will be the same. l be
lieve in the gratitude and affection of the
state. Had these boys not gone we anc
our sons would have had to fill theil
places. Let Colorado awake before it i:
too late. Let US not go down reeking il
the crimson blood Of ingratitude. an
sure the loyalty and gratitude of the peo
pie will assert itself and they will oper
their hearts and their doors for the home
looming soldier boys"
| The Chautauqua audience was con
lquered by w. NJ. Chandler, the silvel
tongued orator, last night. The Chau
Itauqua audience is, by the way, that ex
perienced and critical that it mean.
much to win its favor. 1t has listened tc
the speakers OF six weeks session and
the speakers standard must indeed bt
high who manages to please. Mr.
Chandler, however, did all this in :
superlative degree. His delivery wa
impressive. at times impassioned, ant
continually pleasing. His presentation
Of cold, hard logic, clothed in forcible
taultless rhetoric was convincing an,
decisive. Yet he carried withal a deli
cate trend of humor that relieved tn
presentation OF fact Of all monotony. Mr.
Chandler chose as his topic. "Reverie,
and Rambles in Europe" 1t was trag
mentary in character and limited as t,
time. Yet there was not listener tha
did not CLEAN some important and inter
esting fact respecting each country
Germany, France, Italy and England
that was visited. Lack of space doe.
not permit the reproduction Of the ad
dress and extracts would but detrac
from the beauty Of the whole. Suffice i
to say that from the brilliant introduction
eulogis,ic OF the Chautauqua. to the con
clusion. the address was eloquent anc
inspiring.
Preceding the address BY Mr.. Chand
Ter last night. Rev. Homer L. Wilson
called for collection on behalf of the
Colorado volunteers. He announced al
collectors Hon. Alva Adams, w. H. Ali.