The daily sentinel., 1907-09-09

Methodist church, and the greeting
he received from the vast audience
assembled there and the other de
tails of his presence at the church are
recounted elsewhere in this issue.
Mr.. Fairbanks took luncheon qui-
etly at the LaCourt and Informally
met and conversed with quite num-
ber of people during the early after
noon.
1t had been announced at the var
ious churches that Mr.. Fairbanks
would address an open air meeting
from the band stand in the city park
at O'Clock in the afternoon.
The weather was ideal for such a
meeting and long before 4 O'Clock
people began to gather from far and
near, people anxious to see and hear
the vice president of the nation ana
one of the leading candidates for the
republican nomination for president.
The band stand had been prettily
decorated in national colors for the
occasion.
By O'Clock over 5000 people had
assembled in the park and scores OF
vehicles of all kinds, filled with peo-
pie, thronged the streets. 1t was one
of the biggest crowds that ever as
sembled in the city. The size of the
crowd was remarkable when the
short notice of the meeting given the
public is considered. 1t was a rep
resentative Grand valley and Cobra
do crowd. Surely Mr. Fairbanks has
not addressed a more intelligent, typ
ically American or a more appreci-
ative audience than was made up by
the thousands of men and women
and children who heard him yester-
day.
on the platform sat Vice President
Fairbanks, Gov. Buchtel Bishop
Henry w. Warren. United States
4 Senator Teller. Mayor ]. II. Went
worth, Mr.. Fairbanks secretary. Mr..
/ King, Senator Horace T. DeLong and
the members of the Methodist quar-
tet The four nationally distin-
guished men were given a great ova-
tion as they appeared in the band
stand.
Following the singing of Amer
ica," Gov. Buchtel introduced the
! guest of honor. 1t was an admir-
able and pleasing Introduction and
the governors remarks, published
above, were most enthusiastically re-
i ceived.
As Mr. Fairbanks stepped to the
front of the stand the crowd began
cheering and it was several minutes
before he could proceed.
Mr. Fairbanks has splendid
voice, voice with great carrying
power, and he made even those on
the outskirts of the big crowd hear
| him clearly. He spoke for about 20
I minutes and time and again the,
crowd applauded vigorously. The
address was not of political nature,
| II was really a fine sermon. the opto-
mistic. elevating address of typ
ical and splendid American citizen.
It was an extemperaneous address.
There is no question but what the
vice-president made an excellent i'm
preston.
Mr.. Fairbanks said in part:
This is to me a very great pleas
ure and II is as unexpected as II is
great. | had no thought early yester-
dav morning that | should be permit
ted this afternoon to enjoy this SER
vice with you. 1t was a good provi-
dence that brought me here. l am
gratified beyond measure to be com
mended to your neighborly regard by
the distinguished governor of the
state of Colorado | look back over
the years of our friendship with the
utmost pleasure. l little thought
when | first knew him that we should
meet here today under these smiling
lautumnal skies, he the chancellor of
la great university and the governor of
IA great state. When the people of
a commonwealth like this call such
men into their highest service, they
are serving themselves in the fullest
possible degree. | am gratified to
meet here this afternoon not only the
governor who has much of good in
him for the future of the state and
lhls country but also the distinguished
senior senator with whom l have
been associated for more than ten
years in the public service.
at has been given to but few men
to write so distinguished a record In
the councils of the nation as has been
written by the Hon. Henry NJ. Teller.
| + regard myself fortunate, further,
in being able to meet here today and
10 have listened this morning to one
OF the great leaders in Methodism-a
man of profound ability and thorough
lconsecration to the advancement OF
the intellectual and moral welfare
of his fellow men-Bishop Warren
/ am proud of a country that produc-
es sucb men as these. This morn
ling the good bishop had us read re-
sponsively from the Psalter trib-
ute to Thanksgiving day. / felt with
him that that was always appropri-
ate on an occasion where the Amer
lean people assemble. Yes. as the
good bishop said. It is appropriate up
on every day which crowns the year,
| for no people have had greater rea-
son than we since the world began
to express our gratitude for the
blessings we enjoy.
"This is a new portion of the re-
publlc - portion of the republic
which have never been able to Wis
| have heard much of 1t
lbefore coming and have heard much
iof II since arriving. l have been led
Ito believe-if | believe what has
been told me, and l am so loyal an
American that have got to believe
everything I am told about our eoun-
try-that this is the most favored
snot upon the earth. That here the