The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-23
State and Empire Builder in
Broadest and Truest Sense,
Tribute Of Governor of Colo.
RADIO.
SENATOR REACHES
AGE OF EIGHTY-F0UR
Fellow Citizens Believe Ven-
erable Statesman Should Be
First Coloradsnn to Get in
Hall of Fame at Capital.
my Lca-ci wire 10 Evening Herald

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Denver. Colo, FcD. z3.--Henry
Moore Teller. former cabinet Off
Ger and for more than 80 years Unit
ed States senator from Colorado died
here early today at the home of his
daughter Mrs g. T.. Tyler. For two
;cars senator Teller had been In poor
health. cxpcricncing frequent sinking
spells from which he rallied.
Two weeks ago. however. his CON
dition became most critical and his
death wac momentarily expected.
ate last night he reigpsed into an
unconsciousness from which he did
not recover Most or the members
81 his family were az his bedside at
tho end
senator Tcllcr's reputation became
nationwide when he made his fam
GUS speech In debate In congress up
o. the repeal Of the sherman law
which pro, idc6 for the demonctizn-
tion 81 silver Then Senator Teller
made hie famous statement. known
ms "tho sensation of the senate" lie
said. - say IL Ia cool and calm de-
liberation Weighing well my words
thnt ~ the Republican party stands
tor the gold standard the four silver
producing states viii not hereafter
De able to ACT in cooperation with
this fthe United Siatesb oF another
body"
IN the councils of the Republican
partg ana subsequent to 1896 In the
Democratic party Senator Teller was
power Tie holtcd tho Republican
party during he convention In -,
Louis iu 1896 after the gold stand
ard plank had been adopted His
actions In that convention won such
respect for him in Colorado that not
withstanding his renunciution 81 the
Republican party he was reelected
10 the United States d, nate where he
continued his work as one Of the
leaders Of that body
one of the late senator's most am
biiious commercial enccavors was the
construction of the old Colorado
central railroad o pioneer road
through the extremely mountainous
sections of the state. This road lat
cr WAS taken over by the Colorado
and Southern railway and II IN use
today. This road was his dream aud
with the aid of the late General
Frederick -. Grant. who acted as
engineer Of the project. the dream
wes consummaied. senator Teller
was president of the Colorado Cen
tral railroad for five years.
senator Teller ranked high In Ma
sunry. tie WAS the first grand com
mander OF knights Templar Of Colo
RADIO and for several years was grand
master 81 the Colorado 4. and A. NJ.
tie received his thirty-third degree in
isS2. and was one Of the oldest liv-
Ing thirty third degree Masons In the
United States
Senator Teller would have ccie-
brated his cighty-fourth anniversary
May 90 and had lived almost fo,sr-
teen years longer than he always
said had been his expectation
la 1893 he finally retired from
public llfc. hnd was forced 10 live
quietly because of his failing health.
Arrangements for funeral services
over Senator Teller's body have not
been arranged. but city and state Of
flcials said today that their course
would be- governed by the wishes Of
the family.
That Senator Henry NJ Teller
should De the fira Coloradoan 10 be
given place in the hail of fame "a
Washington was the suggestion made
today by Governor w. ~ Ammons
The governor, voicinE his personal
grief and the sorrow of the people
of the state AZ the death of senator
Teller. said.
The death Of Senator Teller re-
moves the greatest 81 the public men
who have lived IN the far west dur
Ing the past half century lie was
state and empire builder IN is
hroadest, irueEI sense. As law
maker and secretary of the Interior
he falhered the policies under which