The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-15
A LETTER FROM
SENATOR Teller

| Republican newspaper, contains tne
| following letter from Senator Teller,
eulogizing Hon. Charles j. Hughes.
| the Democratic candidate for United
| States Senator:
During my political experience or
official life, have steadily refrained
| from appearing in the roll of newspa-
per correspondent. but there are times
when duty may justify one in departing
| from even a commendable practice.
Believing that the public at this time
| has a special interest in the question
of who shall be my successor in the
| United States Senate, | will venture
| an opinion as to the character and
| qualifications of the man who shall de-
serve the support of the people of
Colorado.
All political parties will admit that
| in a government like ours the people
should rule, but in practice this is not
always allowed. The people do not
as rule select their United States
Senators. In some states by primary
election, either provided for by law or
by party regulation the people may by
popular vote declare who shall be Sen
ator, but in other cases the election of
Senators is by the Legislature without
any actual expression of choice by the
voters.
The Democratic convention at Pu-
eblo most wisely, l think, determined
to nominate their candidate for United
States Senator. The only constitu-
tional qualification for Senator is
that of age and residence. He must be
thirty years old and an inhabitant of
the State that he is to serve But there
are more important qualifications than
these. not designated or defined either
in the Constitution or Statutes.
The Senator to be elected to serve
the State of Colorado after March 3rd,
1909 will be member of what has
been said to be the highest legislative
body in the world. He is to be mem
Der of one branch of the National Leg
islature of the United States, and as
such, must deal with questions con-
corning the welfare of all the states
and of all the people of all the states.
| These duties are too numerous and
complicated to mention in Il brief letter.
In the discharge of his various duties
he must take up and consider not only
questions affecting the people of the
United States, but he must consider
and act upon treaties between the
United States and foreign countries
that may affect the peace of the world
and the interests of all the people of
the earth. The diplomatic affairs o:
the United States are dependent on
the action of the Senate, as the Pres
ident of the United States cannot make
a treaty or agreement with any foreign
power without the concurrence of two
thirds of the members of the Senate
Thus Senator becomes a factor not
only in National affairs. but he may
become factor in all the worlds
affairs. No nation can now fail to con-
| slider questions affecting the finance.
the peace. prosperity and progress of
other nations as well as its own. A
community of interest now pervades
all the world as it never did in the
past.
The office of a United States Sena-
tor has become, in the estimation OF
the people, greater than any other,
save that of Chief Executive of the
United States. A Senator ought to
be man of education. acquainted with
the history of his own country and
its form of government, and the char
acter and form of the various govern
ments of the world. He should also
be acquainted with the Constitution
of the United States and the decisions
of the Supreme Court constituting that
instrument. In word, he should be
a statesman.
Senator should make himself ac-
quainted with the wants and needs of
the people, not only of his own State.
but of the other states of the Union.
for his services must not be confined
to the State that has elected him. He
should be citizen of good reputation
and of high moral character. He
should be a lover of his country and his
countrymen He should forget his per-
sonal interest and devote his time and
talents to the discharge of the great
duties that he has assumed by the ac-
ceptance of his high office.
| believe we have such man in
nee of the Democratic party of Colo
RADIO for Senator.
have known him for many years
and have been associated with him in
important litigation. ! have had many
opportunities to become acquainted
with his learning and ability; as II
lawyer he has few equals, as his record
of the last 20 years will show. He is
in the prime of life and by his learn
ing and experience is well equipped
for the proper discharge of the various
duties appertaining to the great Of
flee for which he has been nominated.
| consider him an ideal candidate