New-York tribune., 1882-04-07
THE NEW CABINET MINISTER'S.

IL.
Henry NJ Teller was born Ill Allegany
County, NewYork, May %, 1880. He was educated at
| Rushford Academy and Alcgany University. He
studied law with Judge Grover at Angelica, n ",
and admitted TO the bar i'll 1858 when he removed
TO Illinois and began the practice OF law al Morrison In
1861 he went 10 Colorado. settling at Central and con
tnued the practice Of law till 1876 wcn Colorado hav
ing been adm; ted to the Union State he was chosen
its first United States Senator lie WAS reelected. and
hs present term will expire in 1858. In politics he was
educated Democrat, but joined the Republican party
In 1853 Recently he has been identified with the Stal
faction. Mr. Teller never held Office until 1876
but he always active politician and contributed
materially by his personal efforts to making Colorado
Republican state.
His record in Congress notable chiefly for consist
en and outspoken course in favor o the unlimited COIN
age Of silver In speech in the Senate on January Is
last he opposed Senator Shernaas Three Gent tund
ing b and devoted large portion OF his remarks TO an
sworng statements concerning the unwsdom OF contn
uing the coinage silver. lie claimed that the passage
of the silver bill revived business aud made resumption
possible. He summed up his speech as follows:
President do want any change in the condition
OF these bonds II is demonstraled as before aeu Ahq
by it, Tie option than the interest even
proved by the facts Therefore while former ocea
sion was willing that t9e isss uee p pg
vote against this bill in all its phases and in any way that
He spoke again the subject on January 2S,
saying in the course Of his specch
1t (he bill keeping with the sentiment which per-
sence onehalf Of money Of the wod that the hold
ing securities might have better ana stronger p upon the
try. DO not much like to vote upon questions OF ts
with five Republicans only sir will vote as my
nv pocal party Sr PRESIDENT educated in Demo
cratic party failed represent sentiments
Question to Iepresen myself and not allow the Republican
py p M to @ P%l peop f e RU'e and s Scah Know that
the people are anxious To- lei 9ese Questions alone ,
Ohio predicted Yesterday financial disaster You cannot
bring it qqicker than by ts n Snd o, o. esaon plfs;
M v, ne coTnrv that hs eve sling tnEenng with the
finances win day in condition Of affairs where
We shall likely to have another panic such as We had
10 the control OF The Senator from Ohio and the who
think T 5a % OF %2a IN T M aye gme % OF T Te
eAcecu NJ % % resicn INV Iosic NAV be had nv financial
ioctc u1doubedy is sometimes at 1 fault Ga look Upon
t5ese things business point Of VIEW and Is
income coming all the time that would not give half Of
nd let me say To- The senator from Ohio that th great weight
Finance COMMITTEE and the great bGE o. Republican
particle wi the assertion made eathedra that this is
IN my S @ a in the
think il misfortune that the bill came here but II would
be greater misfortune it We passedit in the shape thatit
came from the committee.
Th. speech ia said to have caused considerable excite
nen in Colorado and MIR relers enemies declare that
it interpreted as an indication of inhdeity TO the
on March 2l Mr. Teller displayed his undninished
zeal for unlimited silver by presenting the following
resolutions to the senate:
es0ped That the experience mankind demonstrated
necessity the Of both gold and silver circulating
mediums destruction of the money faculty of silver
the interest OF few only ana not calculated TO benefit
the great mass OF mankind
es0rs1 the duty OF the United states Govern
ment mintage capacity equal 70 the annual do
nesC production gold aud silver that the holders OF
bullion may freely convert the same into without
barTsssing delay.
On InIan affairs Mr. Teller is Of very positive
convictions. He does not love the Indian ncignbOr,
and believes that in the matter Of treaties they have
been granted more than their deserts His opinions
the of personal observation and personal contact
with the Indians MI Teller is the chief promoter of the
movement from the railroads such portions of
their land grants have not been earned in accordance
with the terms of the original grants lie is the
chairman Of the senate Committee Pensions and H.
necessarily somewhat familiar with the pension laws
and the principles which underlie the present pension
system, which, Secretary OF the Interior, he
would have control