Show colorado does honor to teller AH OVATION AS TO A the whole state takes part from omaha to denver was one grand ovation tho denver greeting was one never to be forgotten A popular of sentiment amid tha booming of bombs the teller yell is heard from one end of the city to the other denver july 1 senator henry M teller could have aroused the west to no greater demonstrations of approval biad he been the sovereign of an empire or a president of a republic all last night hia progress west from omalia along the union pacific was marked by noisy demonstrations at every stopping point in nebraska bands met him with energetic music and patriotic airs crowds cheered and demanded a speech and at many places the benator was fairly lr egged from the train upon boxes where he could be seen as he thanked the people for their good feelings towards him and the cause he lias been championing it was long after big party arany other on th etrain could take any comfort or rest at an early hour this mor ahn senator and his wife stepped off the train at greeley where lieutenant governor jud brush met him and drove the guests to his comfortable ranch home where a was passed meanwhile the work of decorating the city with teller banners and bunting went on rapidly and the street fakirs made small fortunes in sales of many kinds of teller buttons and badges ex cursione trains brought in beveral thousand people central city the homo of senator teller especially bendine a great delegation at p m receiver trumbulls special car attached to a special excursion train left the union depot bearing the reception committee which reached greeley at an early hour where senator teller was met fund taken under their escort gov arnor mayor mcmurray McI urray N stevens C S thomas irving howbert alva adams T M Pal terson J B grant and other prominent citizens of all political parties were included in this committee the explosion of a bomb at the union depot at announced the arrival of the greeley train and a second bomb gave notice that senator teller was in the carriage and a third bomb at 8 was the signal for the parade to more the streets at that hour along the line of march were densely packed by crowds of enthusiastic voters of both leies and senator tellers at the lead of the parade was easily marked by the roars of dicers that rapidly rolled up seventeenth street and thence along a devious line of march finally pae eing la review before the grand stand erected in front of the brown palace hotel the parade was a great affair many bands were in the procession gilpin county citizens were given the place of honor behind senator tellers carriage the colorado national guarda the several cadet companies and the artillery made up the military part of the parade old pioneers came next women marching with men then a great line of civic social political benevolent and trades societies followed during the progress of the parade fireworks were set oil all over ahn city and the streets resounded with noise of cheering che erine and of explosives arriving Ar rivine at the hotel senator teller met the entire delegation from stlouis which had so manfully stood by his eide and accompanied b y the ladies of alie party he proceeded to the wing stand hie appearance was the signal for ono mighty and prolonged shout ot welcome from a great crush of people who filled Broadway Court and seventeenth street for a distance of a block in live directions from the re stand there governor made a brief address of welcome on people of the state and senator teller implied neither address was a get speech but was the result of the inspiration of the occasion governor eaid in the name and behalf of all ane people of the state of colorado I 1 welcome you home not only in behalf of thia mighty concourse with its music and banners and hurrahs hur but in of thoe who by reason of distance and duties are unable to be here in person but who are surely here in spirit do I 1 welcome you let me assure yon that your real home is in tho hearts of the people of this stale not ot thosa merely with whom you have had party eions but of all the people regardless of party or sect your home is in the hearts of all our people because they watching your distinguished career in the senate of the united states have seen tho singleness 0 purpose the grand ability and superb cour aee with which you have espoused their cause and not only their cause but alie cause of the people of the nation the cause of humanity among the first to see the remedy of these disjointed times you have stood forth even amid sneers and bitter abuse the unflinching champion of sound financial principles the people of your state have watched your course with keen interest and increasing admiration we observe with a pardonable and exceeding great pride that millions of earnest men throughout tire ration men whom the great lincoln called the plain people have been witching you they eee you earnestly advocating a principle which deals with the most vital interests the nation and the world and they have no fear of or of your swerving from your course senator this great ovation ia to you These thousands have gathered to see and bear you once again ini behalf 0 the state of colorado I 1 welcome you senator my arienda rienda I 1 realize how difficult it is to you all at such a lime I 1 cannot attempt to say much to you bat on tome other occasion I 1 may have the privilege ot addressing you at length upon of greatt moment to you and the nation aa well I 1 can only eay that no words of mine can express to tha people of this great sat my thanks for thia magnificent gullic expression approval of my course no man anywhere ever had a better greeting in acknowledging thia I 1 do not take it as a recognition of my work alone but I 1 realize it is on behalf of a cause in which you believe this demonstration on signifies an approval of my course but it also signifies a determination to continue trebling for the cause upon which we shall triumph and secure a proper monetary system for this great naion of ours which we dearly love since I 1 have been your representative for nearly twenty years now it has been my purpose alfaye to honestly and conscientiously represent and advance the sentiment that ou entertain I 1 want to assure you now that when I 1 haqq proven false to my trust or feel that I 1 no longer voice the sentiment of the people of the state then you may emelect one who will fortunately for metho people hag been in accord with my opinions on the great issues of alie aimee and for thia happy situation I 1 am truly thankful J am more than repaid for all my hard labors and toil of the past years of service by this areat demonstration when the opportunity presents itself I 1 hope to speak to you face to face and take each of you by alie hand and then tro to make you feel that these are not idle words but they spring ap from the depth of my heart until then I 1 beg your indulgence and th ankine ou I 1 the crowd roared for more speech and the benator ee lifting himself to full height smiled and said in a ringing voice 1 I only ahall eay a word or two more I 1 believe now that all the friends of this cause have to do is to get together and then there will be enough people in this nation to dominate and control the country and then we shall place this nation upon a monetary system that is american in every point and we shall do this without asking the consent or asking the approval of great britain or any other foreign nation the republicans of this believe i i i states ia big enough and its people wise to establish an independent stable monetary system that let all the people of colorado unite aa one man regardless of party lines and we shall in time unite abo people of this great country and shall accomplish the consummation of our earnest hope a true honest american system of finance again I 1 thank you good night with another roar of applause the crowd slowly while cheers and the teller yell re sounded about the streeta for an hour more |