The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-23
WAITE AND TARSNEY.
THE LATTER ASKED TO RESIGN


Denver Nov. 1G.-Governor Waite
has requested Adjutant General Tars-
ney to resign. His letter reads as fol-
lows:
During tho Cripple Creek troubles
I sent to Colorado Springs II guard of
the highest officers In the Colorado Nh
tlonal Guard, US an escort for you, and
not to ovcrawe the courts; this you
well know, MS refused your request
for a company Of the National Guard,
or detachment OF 100 men us an cs-
cort You falsely swore In court that
the escort with you had been sent
without your knowledge. and you nj
lowed Attorney General Englcy to crit.
icisc my action before Judge Camp.
bell as IN attempt to overawc. have
the honor to request your resignation"
Following is the reply of the adJu-
tnnt general:
$40 His Excellency, Governor Davis
ii. Waite, Governor and Commander
in-Chief G. N. c.:
"Sir-I have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your communica-
ton of Nov. IL, concluding with n re-
quest to tender to you my resignation
OF the Office Of adjutant general OF the
state of Colorado.
I'm your letter you attribute to me
statements made in the district court
OF El PasO county, which never ut.
tered. What did say In this regard
was that had no knowledge that any
escort sent with me was intended as
having any charge of my person, or
designated In any manner ns taking
the place OF the civil authorities, and
was surprised that Judge Campbell
should so regard 1t.
Permit mo to say that the matters
which form the basis of adverse crit.
cism contained In your letter above re-
ferrcd to, and upon which this most
extraordinary request Is made, were
made the subject of communication
which appeared over your signature
In the News Immediately after the SEES,
sion OF the court to which you refer.
and TO which l replied through the
same paper, and the statements made
by me in that reply were by you
deemed satisfactory.
Now, In regard to the statements
made In Judge Campbell's court by
Attorney General Engley: You will re
call the fact that the attorney gen
eral was before the court upon your
written request, and In that view OF
the case, fail to comprehend the rea
son of holding me in any way rcspon-
sible for his utteranccs. General Eng
ley was not my attorney / was not
defended before the court. was
guilty of technical contempt of
court, and whatever may have been
my personal feelings In regard to the
action of the court In tho assessment
OF fine and the cost OF the proceed.
Ing, never so far forgot myself or
the Instincts of gentleman, with
which | hope nature has endowed me,
MS to declare my contempt for the law.
or to damn the courts
During my administration OF the
affairs Of my Office | have ever striycn
TO discharge the affairs of II In n man.
ncr acceptable 10 you and with credit
to myself, and that ! have not entirely
failed In this IL evidenced from the
complimentary notices | have received
from you In general orders, which
form part of the records OF this Office.
Against political enemies have al.
ways been willing 10 stand, and for
every blow struck. TO return one In
kind. but ingratitudc from those hands
which have sought TO hold up whose
every wish was anticipated and whose
every order was obeycd checrfully and
with alacrity. am free to say do not
bear without mingled feelings Of sor.
row and Indignation.
you will pardon this lengthy com
munication, but cannot close without
giving you the assurance that canno;
and do not believe that Of yorr own
volltion You pcnncd tho letter TO which
this Il n reply, but that II was the cul.
mlnailon Of n long line Of Importunl-
ties from horde OF vampires md the
boot.iicklng sycophants with which
you have been unfortunately surround
ed. and through whose clamor and III.
advice the political party for which
you have labored 80 long and carncat
ly finds itself In this state enyelopcd
In gloom.
'And now. governor. us to the ma.
t.rlal question embraced In your let
ter:
recent political campaign. learn that
In eases similar To the one under evan
sldcraiIon. there has been an unLroi
On line of rcf,ls;ls 10 comply with your
requests for designations from various
offices held by your appointrcs. AS
do not wish 10 appear eccentric. aiid
have no desire 10 stand alone rs hay.
Ing compiled without question with
what | regard nv an unwairantabie,
unjust and Illegal request, | therefore
decline TO nccodc TO II.
"With kind regards,
Respectfully submitted.
tSigncd) 'r. J. TARSNEY.
"hdjutnnt General"
II Is now supposed that the governor
will attempt TO remove tho nijutnnt
general, ms II Is said not to be ncc5s
sary TO prove malfcasancc In office Ia
this ease. II IL contcndcd by the goy.
ernor's friends that the adJuiani gen.
erals department comes under The mr.,
tlclcs OF war. and that charge Of
conduct unbccomlng mn officer and u
gentleman" VIII lie IN this carr. Gen
cral Tarsncy VIII resist amy efforts
which may he made TO ouHt Him aud
may stir up n war of his own. Under
him IL Clerk Blood. by right OF Office
assistant adJutnnt general OF tho state
II Ii understood that Blood Is the mnsi
who nsplrrS 10 Tnrsncy's shoes, aud he
mny loose those he X now wearing for
his ambition.
The governor did not hesitate to talk
about the request he had made upon
'rnrsncy. He said that Notwithstanding
Tarsncy's later denial Of the state.
mcnts attributed TO him, every new1.
paper In Denver and Colorado Springs
reported his words and actions similar
~. and. more than that eyewitness
IN court subsinntlnicd the press re-
ports. That IN" governor did not mEr
tho mntter before wns because Tho
campaign was on. lie had not time 90
attend TO II,
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