The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08
A LIVELY TILT
GOV. EsoERnA.S SHARP RE
TORT FOR ROOSEVELT.
SAYS LETTER WAS STOLEN
Ne. HeIico's Former Oosonor Takes
Exceptions 10 Presidents A.
tack on HIS Father.


Albuquerque, y Nth publication
Of letter from President Roosevelt. IN
which former Governor Hagermau is
severely agraiguet. has revealed the
.act that II was procured by theft. The
former governor has met this last trlcE
OF his political enemies b. publishing
the ful! spontence between him
self and The President regarding his
resignation In this connection the
former governor shows that a direct In
suit was offered b. The President to
his father,
Governor HaEpruan was accused OF
deciding public lands 10 the Pennsylva-
MA Development Company and innu-
enciIg the territorial Senate by pubic
appointments over which he had con
troI. When Governor HageTman's res
iguaf!ou was requested, his father
wrote 70 Secretary Cf State Root de-
nyiug the charges In behalf Of his son
and pleading with the secretary to in
tercede with the President
The first announcement concerning
President RoOseyslt's letter requesting
Governor HsgeTmans resignation ap-
peaTed exclusively IN the Denver Post
YESTERDAY In the letter the admins
10 as unsatisfactory and his conduct In
the Pennsy y.yanIa Development Com
pany transaction is characterized as
illegal and blameworthy.' The Pres
ident says but for the former gov
ern0- ) previous good record he would
have been removed instead OF being
allowed to resign. The letter goes at
length into the Pennsylvania Develop
menJ Company questions and quotes
an opinion Of Assistant Attorney Gen
eraI Cooler which severely crltiCIZes
HageTman delivery Of the deed to the
land IN question.
In conclusion the President sa-s.
If permit such an act by the high
est officer 4 The territory 10 go unpuu-
ished, | cannot hold TO account any
subordinate official for ang infraction
OF his duty. II was grave question
In my mind whether l ought not to re-
move you instead Of merely asking
your resignation. resolved the doubt
III your favor and requested your resig-
nation. Under no Circums mstances
would | reconsider this action.
Secretary Root has handed me
long telegram from your father, in
which he states that he wishes me to
delay my action on your resignation
until you have had time to answer the
charges made against you. which he
further states are well known TO be
unfounded and made by party free
hooters TO restore themselves to
power. Apparently your father 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 rec
ords Of the Interior Department; that
there is not the slightest question as
to the facts which were admitted by
you in your interview with me as well
as in your Interview with Secretary
Garfield, and that you had a full hear
ing before Secretary Garfield and be
fore me.
Under these circumstances what
your father means by saving that the
charges are unfounded | am unable to
imagine. If any party freebooter or
any one else Is guilty Of conduct such
as yours Will treat him just as l
have treated you.
With the gossip that your father re-
pea's and the inferenCes that he draws
therefrom have no concern. As TO the
charges he by inference makes against
others. | can only say that any facts
that he will give me against anyone |
viii consider II | have power to do so.
Charges of a very gave character were
made to me against your father him
self in connection with his land trans
actions in the past. Whether they
were true or not cannot say. be
cause a preliminary Investigation
showed that action on them would be
barred by the statute of limitations
No one suggested to me the ap-
poinrment Of Captain Curry as your