Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-27
BECAUSE GOVERNOR SPARKS HAS
FAILED IN HIS DUTY At
GoLDFlELp.
STATE CAN KEEP ORDER
PRESIDENT WILL NOT FURNISH
SOLDIERS FOR POLICE
SERVICE.

Washington. - Because Governor
ceived him us to conditions In Goldfield
and nas refused 10 convene the state
Legislature In extra session to con-
slider n call for troops or to organize
safe military force President RScse-
welt has ordered that unless fu$Nlr
proof OF the need OF troops is furnished
him. they will leave Goldfeid Decem-
ber. 30th.
Tciesrams on which the decision TO
withdraw the troops Is based were civ.
en out at the White House. The first
under date OF December. l7th. directed
tc Governor sparks Of Nevada and
signed by the president. reads:
Il sent troops at your request be-
cause from the tenor Of your telegram
and from the representations made NJ.
by the two senators from Nevada and
tho members OF the lower house OF
Congress from Nevada. II appeared
that Fn insurrcction was eminent.
against which the state authorities
would be powcricss.
tus uuS pTvu So
Goldficid ten days and no insurrcct!on
has occurred. and seemingly no cir.
cumstanecs exist 10 Justify your call
In. on me for action by the troops
under the provision OF the coustiin.
lion. Thee troops were sent To Cold
field TO be ready to meet . grave
emergency. which seemed likely at
once To aTise and not TO provide . sub.
suiute for the exercise by tho stat.
OF its police functions. ..r
= do not feel at liberty TO leave
them indefinitely under such circum'
stances that they will In cffec; bc per.
forming on the part of the United
States thoR. ordinary duties OF main
tanning public order In the state OF Nc.
Vada. which fcst upon tho government
Of tn. state.
AS tho Legislature Of Nevada has
not been eonScnvd. I am bound to as
numc that the powers already vested
In the peace offices os the state arc
adequate and that II they choose 10
they can maintain order thctnss1l
under these circumstances. suirss.
there be- forthwith further cause shown
To justify keeping the troops al Gold
field. shall iirvc, that they shall re-
turn to their former station"
The following telegram vas scat Ia
Governor Sparks Friday by tho Prcsi-
dcnt:
Il have received no answer from yoa
TO my telegram Of p-cvmb~f 18th. In
which I said that unicss thcsc ~ss
forthwith further cause shown 10 just.
ify keeping the troops ~ Coidficid.
should direct their return To thc!f fuE.
MGR station.
Il am Informed by the three repre-
sCntativcs Of the department of com
n,crcc and labor who ate in Coidacid
by my order that you hasc stated To-
them in writing that you vii not
convene tho Legislature to coasidcf n
call for troops. nor take the uccrs.
safy steps to form a safe military
force. Their report further satisfies
me that there IL no disturbance threat.
cncd which the government Of Nevada
ought nos to be able TO control u Il
starts to work with a serious purpose
to DO 30. but that no effort il bcins
made by the government, Of Nevada 10
take the steps necessary In the uaf'cr.
I stand ready to sec that the national
government dora its full constitutional
duty in this matter of preserving or
der. but this readiness on the part os
the national government docs not ca.
cusc the state government for fniinr.,
To perform its full dut> In tho arst
place. Federal aid should not be sought
for by the state as a metho,i OF rclic,.
Ing itself from this duty. and the s,so1
should not be permitted TO substitu,ss
the United States for the rosernms6l
OF the state in the ordinary duties n
maintaining order with the state. For
the reasons given In this and my for
msr telegram. have accordingly ti.
tcctcd the tr rsops to return TO their for
mer station on Monday. December saih
next.