The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-01
Why Not Try Our Csc Breakasts?THE GRILL CAFE.

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asking your resignation. i resolved
1.-The doubt in your favor and request
ed Your resignation. Under no cir.
cumstances would reconsider this
action.
Secretary Root has handed me a
long telegram from your father in
| which he states that he wished me
to delay my action on your resigna-
tfon until you have had time to am
swer the charges made against you,
which he further states are well
known to be unfounded, and made by
party freebooters to restore them
| selves to power. Apparently your ia
ther does not know or disregards the
fact that these charges are contained
in the statement above referred to
from the Department of Justice and
in the records of the Interior Depart
ment; THAT there Is not the slightest
question as to the facts which were
admitted by you in your interview
With iuC ac WO4t Ga RIl yOuT lutCTVt0W
with Secretary Garfield; and that you
had full hearing before Secretary
Garfield and before me. Under these
circumstances what your father means
by saying that the charges are IN
founded am unable ito imagine II
any PARTY freebooter" or any one
else, is guilty of conduct such as
yours, | will treat him just as I have
treated you With tine gossip that
your father repeats and the inferences
that he draws therefrem ] have no
concern. AS TO the charges he by in
ference makes against Others l can
only say that any facts that he will |
give me against anyone / will con-
slider if l have the power to do so. |
Charges OF a very grave character
were made to me against your father |
himself in connection with his land |
transactions in the past. Whether they |
were true OF not ] cannot say, be-
cause a preliminary Investigation /
showed that action on them would \
be barred by the statute of ltmita-
tioas,
No one suggested to me the ap-
pointment of Captain Curry as your
successor, The idea was my own. be-
cause wisht under the extraordinary
some man wham I personally knew
and in whose uprtghtness, strength
of character and knowledge of the
people and circumstances could
have entire confidence. Captain Curry
was one of the best men in my regi-
Mexico for eight years, so that he is Il
in no way or shape identified with
any factional trouble therein. / do
not even know his politics, During
these eight years he has done distin-
guished military service In the Phil
ippines, not only having shown great
gallantry in action but marked ad-
minfsmative ability in charge of the
Manila police force and afterwards
in various other positions, including
that of Governor in the provinces. AS /
far as 1 know there has been univer-
oeAA
choice; and approval of the cnotee of
Captain Curry as Governor is iacom-
patible with the existence on the part
of those approving 1T of either the
hope OF the desire to see crooked me-
thods obtain IN the New Mexican gov
ernment. Very truly yours,
tSigned) Theodore Roosevelt)
Hon. H. j. Hagerman,
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Mr.. Hagerman's Reply.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, May IS, 1907. |
To the President,
Washington, D. c.
Mr.. President
have to acknowledge receipt of
your letter Of May 1st, ! mad been
previously informed that the matter
of my removal, through the form of
a resignation, from the governorship