The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-01

1t, D6m6v1ng, as i DID 0neu and do O.
that 1t was perfectly sound. II the
court shall sustain Mr.. Cooley's opin-
ion. it will only prove that l acted
under erroneous legal advice-as 1
now think you have done; and my
opinion on that point is entitled to re-
spectfu consideration.
On September 7th, 1906, through
your secretary Mr.. Loeb, you forward
ed to me, what purported to be a copy
of a statement received by you from
an anonymous personal friend fwhom
it is no at all difficult to identify
in relation to this Pennsylvania De-
velopment company transaction, upon
which | was requested to make a de-
nished by me on September 18th. 1906
and l never heard of this matter again
from o officially or otherwise, until
you asked for my resignation. but l
was unofficially advised by the Score
tary of the Interior that my report
was satisfactory to him, and he believ
ed would be equally satisfactory to
YOU. You affirm hat / vas given a
full hearing by you and also "a full
hearing by the Secretary of the In
terror Mr.. Garfield, but | respectfully
submit that l had nothing that could
fafrly be called a hearing. When call
ed to Washington I was not informed
as to your purpose in calling me. AT
ter a brief interview with Mr.. Gar
White House at eleven O'Clock on
April 18th. AT about n O'Clock OIL
that day, not having zee you in the
meantime, Mr.. Garfield handed me
a copy of Mr.. Oooley's report. and |
was given until three O'Clock to exam
me and answer it. l had no opportu-
nifty TO consult counsel or to make the
slightest preparation, and at about
three O'Clock, when l returned to the
White House, you opened our inter
view by telling me that. ON account
of the matters contained in this re
port, my usefulness as Governor of
New Mexico was ended and you desir-
ed my resignation. l rave never been
furnished, except during the brief
period mentioned, with a copy of Mr..
Cooley's report, mo- were the gntle-
men who went to Washington in my
behalf after you demanded my reSig-
nation permitted to examine it. | do
not mean to charge that you are con-
scious of the fact-but it is neverthe-
less a fact-that l vas condemned by
you without a sembFance of a hearing
Your letter indicates the conviction
on your part that h people of New
Mexico are pleased with our action
in removing me from Office, n the
belief hat such expression of dissat-
isfaction as have reached you were in
stigated by me or my friends. Time
will convince o that you are mistak
en- as to both of these matters.
l sincerely hope nat the admins
tration of affairs under Governor u
ry will g with our entire approval.
If, as you assume, he is sure to give
the people of New Mexico a satisfac-
tory administration, there can be no
doubt that he will receive hearty and
generous support, and that support
will be no stronger from any source
than from the people who were striv-
ing to aid me in my struggle for good
government. I cannot, however. be-
lieve that the failure of the people
of New Mexico to disapprove of the
appointment of Mr.. Curry can fairly
be construed by you into an appro-
val of your act i'm removing me. 1t is
possible that the people of New Mex
leo were apprehensive that if the in
f1uelceS which sought to Overta row
me were sufficiently powerful to ac-
compliSh that purpose, they would pro
badly be sufficiently powerful to Sc
cure the appointment of a much worse
man than Mr.. Curry as Governor, aid
It is not improbable that many people
feel grateful to you for not having Civ
Ell them as Governor some m of the
men who were in favor with my enc
mics. do think that the opposition
to me in New Mexico was highly com
~plimentary to me.
In December 1908. the United States
Land Commission, with Surveyor Gen
eral Llewellyn and Secretary Ray
nolds, hen acting governor. as mem
bers, ordered the selection of a large
moun of timber lane for the benefit
of one T. A. Schomburg. The selec-
ton was made, and the territorial
board, with, l believe, Acting Cover
nor Reynolds as a member, accepted
Schomburg's application, received the
price and delivered the eed This
has been investigated by the Depart
me1t of the interior and on February
20, 1907, Assistant Attorney General
Campbell gave an opinion that these
officers are guilty of criminal CON
spiracy to defraud IA government.
and yet you retain them in Office and
make one of hem acting governor
until Captain Curry's arrival.
And, now Mr.. President, permit me
to say in conclusion, that, but for your
gratuitous and irrelevant assault pom
my father, / should probably have
been able to restrain myself from max
ing any reply to your letter. notwith-
standing it is eas to refute every
suggestion of fraudulent or improper
conduct you make against me, but
constituting as / do. you reference to
my father as a threat to blast his re-
putation unless I remain silent, silence
is impossible. l DE- not know, except
from your statement of it. what was
said in the telegram which appears
to have given you uch Tense as |
have rot had an opportunity to con-
suit with my father or see the tele-
gram From your statement of the
contents of the telegram, it seems
a o unnatural one for him to send
under the circumstances. My father
is advanced in years and in feeble
health. He has had a long and
able career and has spent much of
his life and fortune in the develop
me1t of the resources of the West