The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-02
The Latter Charged With Mismaxage.
ment and Being a Party to Land
Frauds i'm Colorado.
A Appointments Bestowed Upon
Criminals for Furthey;rg His
Political Schemes.
General Reuna's Successor s5oe TO be
Appointed at Present-The Civil
Service Conmiseion.


The Senator from Colorado AssaiIk- the
Secretary of the Interior Department
Charges OF Mssmanagessent and Cornec-
tien With Land Frauds.
WAsHINeroE. ID. c., April 30.-Tbe IN
pleasant relations, which, is is understood,
have for some time existed between the Seq
retary of the Interior and Senator Hill, of
Colorado, have at last manifested themselves
in such way that wide publicity is likely
to be given to the causes OF the disagree
ment. Senator Fill, who, 1t is said, has
been greatly irritated by Misrepresentation
OF his language and purposes by Secretary
Teller. as well as by the removal of his
(Hills) friends from positions under the
Interior Department has written long let
ter to the Secretary in which be complains
bitterly of the latter's behavior towards him,
and attacks vigorously FellGr's management,
or in Hills opinion, mismanageynent of the
Department over which he presides. Be
ginning with his personal grievances Sena.
| tor HILL in his letter charges Secretary Teller
with attempting to place him in false and
unpleasant position by causing 10 be pub.
statements and requests. He states further
more that the Secretary has been guilty of
violation of ordinary courtesy IN report
Ing TO newspaper correspondents for publ
cation what had been said TO hina in private
interviews. After reviewing caustieally the
part taken by Secretary Teller in the last
campaign in Colorado, Senator Hill takes
up the Secretary's administration of the
affairs of the Interior Department. and sub
jects it to a detailed criticism and severe
censupe.
Referring 10 the lease of the Yellow Stone
National Park he says he devised and die
tated its terms. and then allowed his As
sistant Secretary to take all the blame and
public disapproval which followed its
execution. After Congress had restricted
| the lease to ten acres, The Secretary evaded
| both the letter and spirit of the law and
practically gave the Rufus Hatch syndicate
a monopoly of the entire park. In dealing
with questions which have srisen in con-
nection with the public domain, and par
ticularly those growing out of lapsed land
grants. He charges Secretary Teller of act
| ing in the interests of great moaopolies and
against all interest OF the Government and
the people. he also asserts and attempts TO
| show that Secretary Teller has been con-
| nected with number of land frauds in
Colorado.
| He further says: Sine your entry into
| the Cabinet you have on more than one oc-
cssion sought to place me In false positions
| by procuring the publication OF cunningly
devised interviews, special dispatches, news
letters and the like, concerning Colorado
matters, while you have attempted to con-
ceal your hand Its connection with this
covert mode of attack is easily traced With
the immense patronage at your command,
but little difficulty will be experienced
in continuing this personal warfare.
Unscrupulous persons may be easily
found who, in consideration of what you can
bestow. without cost except tn the Govern
ment, will be quite ready to respond to your
demands ia this direction. In dispatches
has pleased you to picture me as Jealous of
yourself. Permit me to say if there be any
thing in your career either socially, pIofes-
sionaNy or politically, occurring before or
since you became Secretary of the Interior,
warranting papgs Of the heart of sny repu-
table citizen, have failed TO discover it.
Certainly there is nothing which
should gangrene me with jealousy
OF your connection with the last
campaign in Colorado. In view OF the fac
that your protracted absences from Wash
iEgton to engineer the nomination and cleo
ton of the Gubernatolial candidate resulted
in repudiating your nominee and the elec-
ton of Democratic Governor for the first
time in the political history of the State.
The excuses you give for dragging your Of
! fetal robes through the sewage If Ward pol
itics, as you did repeatedly during that
campaign, was that 1t became necessary In
} the defence of the Administration, and yet
: the Administration was in no wise in ques-
J ton.
In conclusion, he reviewed the manner in
which the patronage Of the Interior Depart
: ment had been dispensed since the appoint
: tment of Teller as Secretary, and cites a mum
{ Der of instances in which persons nOtori
lv inQoraHla hod haan or
] places while experienced and able employees
| have, without any reason, been summsrily
. dismissed. Among the latter he referred tc
Mr.. Albert Johnson, late Surveyor General
: Colorado; gentleman of high character and
fine attsinments, who, he says, was dis
missed by Secretary Teller, because ht
would not award q surveying contract x
e the latter's friend.
y Secretary Teller, upon being asked By tb,
Associated Press reporter tonight whether
j be had received d letter from Senator Hill
. of which the above is an outline, repEeG
i that the letter had just been brought to him
:. and he had not had Az opportunity as vet Il
e more than glsnceshrOugh ii. He did Eo
g desire at present 10 make any statement 10
q publication with regard to the matter
, therein referred to. He understood Hill
avowed 10 give his own letter publicity b,
g furnishing copies OF it to number OF CORE
'i spondsnts but whether it would tie wort
while for him Teller to give equal put
llicity to the reply was subject he had nc
yet considered. He would, he said, rea
IF hill's letter carefully tomorrow, and give
x such attention as it seemed to him to d.
r serve.
IF Senator Hill said tonight In resT onse
q inquiries he had written Secretary Teller tt
e. letter above referred to. because in the FIR
n place he thought the latter had treated hil
I'd with great discourtesy. Not long sgo be hs
as had, he said, private interview with ii
d, Secretary upon matter Of business. an
as had been hurt and provoked few da.
i'll later to find an alleged account OF this i
all terview in q st. Louis paper an accoun
lhowever, in which his (HiIl'sl conyersati1