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Show HARRISON IN COLORADO. A FREE COINACE' SOUVENIR SENT FROM ASPEN. The Prreident's Sunday Afternoon Address A t'fininiori Interest aod a Safe Ground for All yneetloiis At Leadville This Morning. Glenwoop Springs, Colo. .May 11. The train bearing the presidential party arrived hero at 4 o'clock yesterday morniuir. About 8 o'clock a committee from Denver including Governor Routt, ex-Senator Hill, Mayor Rogers aud others, waited on the president. There were uo formalities. Soon afteiwards . . the visitors wero veleumed formally by t Mayor Rogers of Greenwood Springs. , : The presiileut, Postmaster General Wanamaker and Mrs. Mcliee afterward after-ward attended divine services at the First Presbyterian church. During the afternoon tho president received delegations from Leadville, Aspen, Colorado Springs and elsewhere. else-where. The delegation from Aspeu presented him with an elegaut souvenir, souve-nir, a hcautiiul plush case, containing in letters of sterling silver the words: "Free Coinage, Aspen, Silver, Colorado's Colora-do's Honest Money." A children's mass meeting was held at the op 'ra houseiu the aiternoon in honor ot the visiiois and w as attended by an immense crowd. The president and posl master-general made short addresses. ad-dresses. In his speech I lie president said he bad come to Glenwood Springs lor rest, but he felt that he could not deny himself to the large body of friends before him. 'Our government was instituted by wise men; men of broad views; it was based on the idea of equal rights of men. It absolutely rejects Ihe idea of class distinction, and insists that man should be judged by his behavior. That is a good rule. Those who are law-abiding and well disposed; those who pursue their vocations lawfully law-fully and .vilii ilue respect to the rights of others, are true American citizens. ,In conclusion the president said: "Men should have one free day in which to think of their families, of themselves, of things 1 hat are not material, ma-terial, but spiritual. I desire to express ex-press my sincere and earnest heart-thanks heart-thanks to you all for your kindness, giving yen in return simply a pledge that 1 will in all tilings keep in mind what seems to me to be the true interests in-terests of our people. I havo no thought of sections; i h:ia no thought upon these great pub'ie questions that does not embrace the rights and interests of all our people and our stales. 1 believe be-lieve we shall find a common iuurjst aud safe ground upon all these questions, ques-tions, aud by moderating t-nr own views and making reasonable aud ju.-t concessions we shall tind them all settled wisely and iu the interest of the people." After a consultation with the. railroad officials it was decided to take the party to a quieter spot and accordingly at 6 o'clock the train left for Gypsum, a distance dis-tance of twenty-four miles from here, where it was side-tracked. It loft for Leadville nt 2 o'clock this morning. Leadville. Colo., May 11. The presidential party arrived at 7:-i0 this morning and was given a most enthusiastic enthusi-astic reception by the large crowd assembled as-sembled at, the depot. The streets and buildings were handsomely decorated. At the hotel where the party wastakeu in carriages Judge Goddard delivered an address of welcome and presen'ed a brick weighing neatly seven pounds made of Leadville silver, fl'.iH line. It bore the inscription: "To Benjamin Hairison, president of the United States, from the duellers of Leadville, May 11, lHiii." 0:i the reverse si lo was tha inscription: "15U,C!1!1,078 in twelve years." President Harrison responded, and was followed by Post muster General Wanamaker aud Secretary Rusk in short speeches. The party tUeu entered carriages aud were driven to the mines w here they had a cordial reception and thence back to the train, which left the depot at t o'clock, amid tho hearty cAeers of the populace. The demonstration by 8000 school children was one of the features of the day. The ladies' party received many beautiful souvenirs It is learned today thnt some of the party were robbed of smalt sums of monev while at the Portland hotel, Portland, Ore., last Tuesday night, |