The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-24
HENRY NJ. TELLER IS
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Former Secretary of Interior
and Senator Mourned by
Thousands.

DENVER, Feb. 23.-Highest state
honors will be paid the memory of for
mcr United States Senator Henry
Moore Teller, whose death early today
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. &.
+. Tyler, in this city, marked the pass
ing of the last of the earlier day states
men Of Colorado. At the request OF
Governor E. NJ. Ammons, members OF
the former senator's family have eX-
pressed willingness for the body to
capitol, Wednesday, probably from 10
o clock in the morning until l 'clock
IN the afternoon.
Members of the Masonic order, Of
which Senator Teller was thirty-third
degree member, will conduct the pub
lie funeral services, probably subse.
quent to the private services which will
be held IN the Tyler home. w. S. Pick
eral, grand master Of the Colorado f.
and A. NJ, will be in charge of the
services.
Today Governor Ammons started a
movement to have Colorado statesmen
represented in the hall of fame at
Washington, D. c., by bust of Senator
Teller. The state is entitled to two rep
reservations and Governor Ammons IN
his statement declared that none other
than that of Senator Teller would bet
ter represent the type Of citizenship oil
Colorado and the west.
Senator Thirty Years.
In 1876, with the admission Of Colo
RADIO as a state of the union, Senator
Teller was chosen to represent her in
in the United States senate and there
he acted In that capacity for thirty
wears, both as Republican and Demo
crat. During President Arthur's ad-
ministration Senator Teller served as
secretary Of the interior, and there he
fought for the policy which would open
up the vast western territory to set
Element and civilization; there he
wrought the work Of development, not
only of Colorado, but the entire west
ern half of the nation
In the senate he had always stood
for the advancement Of the new conn
try, and, realizing its vast resources,
had been actuated to bring his great
est influence to bear against the de-
monetiZation. And 1T was in that ef
fort that he declared in debate on the
floor that the four silverrproduclng
states could not cooperate with the
United States should the gold standard
be adopted.
Fought Gold Standard.
Fighting against the gold standard,
Senator Teller made a stirring figure
in the national Republican CONVENTION
IN St. Louis in 1896, when he led the
bolt of Republicans after the gold
standard platform had been aa9PIeu..
Concerning these incidents of his life,
incidents which spelled progress for the
nation and the west, Senator Teller
seldom referred, and even though asked
i'm his later days TO compile notes 1or
EN6 nv record is my life; must
stand OF fall by that before posterity;;
One Of the late senator S most ampI-
construction Of the old Colorado Cen
traI railroad, pioneer road through
tha extremely mountainous sections OF
The state. This road, later taken over
hy the Colorado g. Southern railway, is
senator SI Teller always told OF his
hardships in pushing that road through
the mountains with great degree OF
pleasure. It was his dream, ana Wlth
the aid Of the late General Frcdenck
n Grant, who acted as engineer of the
nroiect. the dream was contaminated
Senator Teller, even in his last days,
never hcsitatcd to give much credit 70
the work Of erred, the son of my Old
friend, General u S. Grant. :"
Proved Prophet.
Keenly interested in, political affairs,
.ynn though feebly i'll, Senator Teller
Isept It we'll informed Of national cond,i II :
on and during , the sfoH ast daSs rSsaafntha Of the
Pnnpphisrau party which preceded IT,
GspntDTT Gsppntnr Teller forecast actually the out
os onteome. even to the bolt. in the Chi
oago Sa1oO"aoi Convention and the formation OF
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Senator Sem Teller ranked high IN Mason.
~ He was the first grand coln,IlAnee,
Of Knights Templar OF Coiorauo, ana
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