The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-29

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Canon City. He was politely told that a
correspondent who would accept the cour-
tesy Of gentlemen, dine with them and re-
ceive attention from them, and then write
malicious stories about their conduct, could
not travel any longer with them. His re-
ply was: II am very much oblige that
you did not put me off before"
THE RESPONSIBILITY FIXED.
A. NJ. Stevenson, of Denver. who spoke at
Leadville with the Governor, was not as
polite in his public remarks On the riot
as the Governor. Mr.. Stevenson. until six
weeks ago, was a Teller Free Silver Re-
publican. He suddenly switched and came
over to the Republicans for reasons OF his
own. In his Leadville speech he said:
1.-THE assault on Governor Roosevelt and
party at Victor yesterday, in my opinion.
was but a part and parcel of the plan Of
the Democratic organization OF this state,
and especially of the Democratic commit
tee of Teller county, to throttle free speech
in the mining camps.
sInterrupting the meeting at Victor and
the assaulting of the speakers was en-
couraged by the position taken by Cover
his discourteous and indecent letter to
the Governor of a sister State, the greatest
State Of the Union. and who is also a can
didate for the second highest office in the
gift of the people.
1.-THE impudent letter of Governor Thomas
encouraged these rioters and resulted in
the riotous attack at Victor. This letter.
together with the writings of Thomas M.
Patterson, editor of the Denver News, a
Populist candidate for the United States
Senate to succeed Senator Wolcott, bore
fruit in the attack on Governor Roosevelt
at Victor. They encouraged the Occur
d'Alene Anarchists to make the assault
L notice in the morning papers that Col
onel Bryan says he Is unwilling to believe
that any of the people of Colorado would
engage in such an assault. 1t is true, every
decent man and every good citizen of this
State denounces the conduct of the rioters
at Victor, but 1t is also true that the state
ment of this disgraceful affair sent out by
the Associated Press is a correct account
of what occurred, and Colonel Bryan is
mistaken when he says that IL is not the
work of any political organization. because
it was the work of the Democratic organi-
zation of Teller county, encouraged by the
men / have named.
II do not mean to say that the Demo-
cratic party is made up of the enemies or
law and order, that all Democrats are
Anarchists. but l do say that all the forces
which make for disorder, lawlessness and
anarchy are to be found marching behind
the Democratic standard, and that every
man engaged I'm the riot at Victor will vote
the Democratic ticket."
A tfCilling feature of the day was the
run down through the Royal Gorge on
the Denver & Rio Grande road to Canon
City. This immense gap of granite, whose
sides rose above the pigmy train LOCO and
Z,UUU Feet. never looked more sublime
The train was stopped at Hanging Bridge
that the Governor might inspect the gorge
at TIE point where its savage beauty is the
most appalling. He got out on one of the
bridge Orders and took in the scene. On
the peaks the snow, which had been falling
for two days past, had whitened every cleft
and rise down to the timber line. Beneath
vas the green Of the trees and below these
the granite walls of every hue.
When the train dashed on to Canon City
the Governor remained on the rear plat
form enjoying the scenery of one of the
widest passes in the world. Canon City
is Democratic, heavily so. but has a fine
class of citizens. They turned out to the
number of 5000 and gave the Governor a
pleasant reception.
THE "HOT-TIME' POET.
Joe" Hayden met the Governor to-day.
Hayden is the author of the song the
rough riders sang when they charged up
Kettle Hill. 'There'I Be a Hot-Time In
the Old Town Tonight" Hayden origi-
nally wrote the song on an incident which
happened in Colorado City. called by the
Colorado Springs people 'Old Town" He
Is now in Leadville. He came to the train
and the Governor and he met for the first
time. The Leadville people had out anoth-
CT song of Haydens 5, written on the coming
home of the Governor from Cuba One
verse and the chorus of this is.
There was a grand sight
our boys are home to stay:
Colors flying. bands APPLYING.
Americas holiday;
The girls did shout.
The boys turned out,
A welcome for our own.
Our streets they were covered with flowers
on the day that Teddy came home.
Chorus
Wash I there a high old time
When the boys came marching homer
All Of these United States
They do surely own.
Miss Liberty from Bedloe's isle
Did crown her-favorite son.
And we had q hot time in the old town
On the day that Teddy came home.
As an Offset to this poetry the following
verse from the Lost Greek Lyre was