The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-21
Governor Davis PeremptoriaIIy Bounces Him from the Cap
 itOI Commission.
A Salty Document in Which Governor Davis Gives His Reasons for
 the Steps Taken.

Before leaving for Washington Saturday Gov. Davis addressed a letter to ex-Gov. James P. Eagle in which he revokes the ex-governor s appointment as member or the Board of State Capitol Commission CTS.
 Some time since Gov. Davis wrote a letter to ex.Gov. Eagle asking his resignation as a member of the board but the ex-governor declined to tender his resignation.
 Gov. Davis now resorts to more heroic measures and says thats ex- Gov. Eagle must get off the beard. His letter follows:
 "Honorab ble J. P. Eagle:
 ssSir-I deem it to be my duty to announce to you that l, as governor of the state of Arkansas, have re- moved, and do hereby remove you from membership of the board Of state capitol commissioners. l am compelled to take this step from a conviction that your longer continu- ance on the board will deprive me, as governor and ex-officio mem Der of the board, of the right and oppor- tunity to frequently confer harmon iously and freely with you in regard to matters of great practical and sentimental importance to the peo- ple of the state of Arkansas. l would gladly surrender my member ship to remove the friction and con- flict between us if it were possible to do so, but my mem bership is im- posed as an incident to my incum- bency of the office of governor. The specific ground upon which base my action in exercising the author- ity conferred upon the governor by law to remove members of the board of state capitol commissioners is that you voluntarily and extensively as- sumed such an attitude { yard me, as permanent member of said board, as will make it impossible for us, as mem bers of an important com mission, created to advance great public interest, to render that effi- cient and faithful service that can come only from the free, harmonious and respectful consultation and ac- tion which the nature of the service demands. concede to you the right to exercise the privilege that every citizen enjoys of discussing my action and conduct, religious or political, in any way that to you seems proper, but you must not deem me unreas- onable when I exercise my preroga- tive to determine when this assumed right of yours has gone to an extent which will react to the detriment of the public service. The state has nc concern in our personal, political, or religious differences, but it is deeply concerned in faithful discharge by us of the duties imposed upon us by law. I judge that the existing con tention between us, growing out oi your course, deliberately chosen, has reached point where the public in terest is involved, If could relieve this by voluntarily retiring from membership on this board, would cheerfully do so.
 "I had thought that you would take the same view of it, but il seems that in this 1 am mistaken Now that I am convinced that this condition exists as fact, 1t is no1 important to speculate as to whether or not it should be so. The condition in fact is that I, charged as governor with the general duty of seeing tha the laws are faithfully executed must deal with them officially. would gladly escape the need @sity