The Washington herald., 1909-01-12


4 sonzl malice engendeTed hy hatred because q
ny oeurse IN the Senate du-ins the last seven
years
have not attempted to dscsi7e ANYBODY; hare
not told any fslsehoodS; hare not broken any laT;
have not been guilty of any immoral conduct
had the right 70 purchase the land Il l could
but uy Judgment told ne IL unsafe as an N
vestmenf l would Ike 70 ct sue o. Il yet. and
4 the Attorney General and his sgccesscrs saal
not die q old age before anything is done \ nav
Be Vosssble that I VII have the opportunity 70
T-srchase some Of thoss timber lands Of which be
made mention n his report IS. Doc No. "a
Sixric7h Cuuz ist scssl ThrOush ny aeicn a.
tauiiCn has been directed in compelling way %
the need q pT0Enpt action bT the DEPARTMENT q
Justice Whether ] ever get any q the hno OF
pot dos not matter II Hartman and others Of that
TX are nzds 70 disgcrze the large holdings which
they have EoeR and are ATTEMPTING 70 hosd-
Ths President says.
"On October D. 1907. Senator T1Ilulzn STute
letter 20 Meszs. Reedsr Watkins. q MaTsofiesa.
0rsz who we're attorneys rspzesentins peoIie Tao /
we're applicz1ts foE ths purchase q certain ia19-
7ant knd Dor was g land agent making his
filings throueh Rseder & Watkins
This statement is misleading and calculated 70 de
celve TIE rspn-t q the post-Ocs inspectors gives
The actual tnlth- Il rays;
shrewdIy WOrded Circular.
.Auaouz the most active agents in this mater Is
the frrn q Reedcr & Watkins. q azrssaeld, Oses
Mr Ree5s- Is a real estate agent and Ar. Watkins
an attorney. Tasy have ssso=ated themselves ID
Fether in heating sTDlieauss on tbesc lanaS
Fsuth-, Resser Watkins. b circulating
sbrszdIy Eosded circular long before Dor appear
ed On the scene. sought 10 make money by having
ue-sous pay therl 81 IN czsh for fling apPlicz
ton Esfh ;he clerk q the cozrt ard tenderns 70
the c1uuany $40 pr quarter sect.on. which TIE
Ia~ originally eg1tenrlsted the rE1ce q rhe
land They we're % recaiTs 500 1dsiuOnHi Ehcn-
eTsr the Southern OTego1 COMPANY should eo1Tey
the tile and tasy knew that one could co11Iei
this cooveyzncs exeept the United States govern
nent beosrse similar case bad been decided N
the United States Court 80 declaring tSee Nichols
=. Southern Oregon Co, Federal RePoTter' Foi-
/ is. ? "a
toher. a1d I made dire-t srplicsti0n u Reeder a
Watkins b. telegram Rad by letter, OF the sjh q
October Dor did not appear Until early N lss. as
shdEu b thc report q the post-o5cs fusSectoTs,
and his ca7ee- a. sSin4-eT I@S or-ei- s q
posed TIE Whils thing IL the senate On FenT1zrJ
/ 81 The President had the papers and knew al
| his vReedET & Watkins were recssYsns = fo1
! the fussxui1czut vcTk q usktns tender 20 ths
I holding c0zapany ard fling notice With The cen
Il tie oyurt- Dor vas 70 share IN this c1In1is-
son q EhafeTsr y0u term Il. fc- ShateTer b,s'-
uess he t-rg1ght and yet the President void con
vsr tie sulvreSsioa that these flinEs TCre mercy
s,eh as are usual Il purchasing gpEernHent lsno
ubsa he knew o- co1ld have easily found oct Iroln
ths Attorney Gens-Sl. thar al sI0h DIoposed IsF-
-ssTs coEild not thus hTinE any SIT II TIE nsll
a the eTi9ezce IS r-esezted 20 the P-eS1G1f him
self tie scheme vas q sElndle % obtsfn = n
casr as nus be GpTsrsnt % al But ne Fre1l-
[ dent ac7uitted Dor and convicted ne by ms
tine had found out the legal status. and de1oec
7 would 10. zzu a oontraa. fis an aTgaieation. G.
~ any raoue- and ny Only Ts7son Tor Ert'rs
10 Ree5er & Watkins On February l5 vas 70 have
the, understand that Lee nsisconccred my attitucs
n TIE senate. ard thzt / was not tc ne crs2ssa-
ereG As tool. but acting n ne mteTe< q ule
r-ihsic Re1ruhs- ! knew Eoshiug q M Lee
i----- in sent IN by ths President A. ne sane
tine vas wiling % use them II loc1t1nE 1esTaole
ous--e- sstsens Y later o. found that the acton
~ Conz-ess would make Il possible 70 restore ne
land 70 ths public do5.sin b tie 7nosAanon q
Tre F,7sseut Iays r-ezt ss-ess OF the statenen'
n r.57- made the I5.h q February n letter z
Reessr < Watkins. He io2lic1es Ihs EoEos q
vel ss ruyssH- as tAo1gn i we're uniaN'll- m
neral ~ inuropsT foT Senator 70 c1y ~ -
~ 70 act n this chamber Ou auE question sTiec1i
. his rsrssasl intsTss1 I fzl 20 see any sszse o
/ rsss7o in this pos5tinn. but nus suhSrii ths
, 70 re Ed-neut q the Ss1.ts and the o"'lnIy-
: i,as not hecr-ls psrty % any hoEl;lOn; "a
rot interested exceTr as TE1Tste tnd1v1eal Esn'
NJ 70 rs1-chass and IS Senator desiring % e
: shls othe-s 70 have TIE oppo-suIily % % 30
. I --r--r ths Prsssde-t IS sure thzt Rave &C
, sr.ethfp< vs-T disr-stitahls ard outrsZeo.s z
! hstss ne. ard Eos1ld destroy ne L he cooia-
Deals with Dates.
Re P-csaent sloats over the fact that ~ lstts
. vas written 'just four days before he sun0sznce
. IN Ire senate that hs hsd Dot undertaken 70 b
, sn7 land Il the West" as clinching his crntsutt7
; ;has I bsvs lied 70 ths Senate. The recuCds sh07
that in the fuseiul the Dor G7calsr hsd ben ssn
/. 70 NJ. fu- ol Feb01aTy ls. When ! made ths e
/, posrrs q Don. sid IN the Senste=
/ IN the last cay q tEo have had ny 1tteotiU
e eaued % a schsns q sEindling. &c
= Il i sszv sor thoss ~ho are Themselves v1lne
e abe n conyfct othe-S the most hiruSJ s-idFno
ard tie President SENS g v0rk on that thec-
On reading Doris circular ths wbo1e seheT=s Al
>o7sNsust,on a sEindle--Recde Watkins.
Marshssld s1t Dor. N Po<tikod. did net k7S
T. surthfuz shout C-uro G1d SraaSss-- ssshed % n
mind, and -s-nezbs-inS Les soceShat dubious =
/ ro7t IS 20 ths ehs11G and qualifications q U
e a-n n Ree7eT & Watkins ] decided az OK
= n see 70 Il that M nazs sAould not Be used {
4 fuFeisle others into tAe.- gzns. Hence ~ sotio
z IL The Senate-
= TAe President disnisss With E1Fs q the hsn
= sny possibility q usS Honesty hT saving:
; 1t Is unreossarT 20 oonnent Ok hts r-opos'
( made Il tbs letter % Cse bis iEfUencs ss SEN
, IN 70 for-s the E77v-uneu. % institute -
S which Euud make il easy foT hin persouzIiy
Z obtain sons q the lzad"
= II niSht Re vel 70 inquire whether not q
!. Att1nsy General has hos1 ordered not 70 Chcg =
e lzw q Congress passed last AIEil-VhSch viii q
= the '~TiIinsu-Bousrarts' lsw-TdTns Ssit to
iussituted fT the reoTTeTy Of these lands. y
4 e-s1rshitv - q Euch magnitude in cou1eu Diztir
: ths purchase of LAO aCes q land at 80 an sc
: in the ewes q this stscie- f0r of1sl Tectitu6s
Others that Il MY Re fossnd that he IS dstsrnI-s
. 70 book ny socalled "nefa-icus trznsactio-is-
4 Il ne usn Who xnnr1ncos % COlETess that h
e Thsodc-s RoossTslL assumed the right 70 perm
% The =+esl trust - absrb its Ere2test rival Co
: t-srv "a l.w would doubtless rot hesitate 70 &c
1 his Ses- friend Hartman n holding 3ocGo acr
: a the rziSiie domain, becs1se Ben Ttiiula1 n
. -o-fs-sulased and wanted % huy Lao acres II
Is President having convicted T1llmsn. 7rooeeded
4 -esr Der in 10Th czses coutrTy % the facts a.
s sulilngIy retrss from The cst1 of the stage Eh'
4 i Is hts s7ests delight . occ1pg E1d copiscsu
= fooks 70 have the American peoVle and the Sc
n ate Evs their approval 70 his verdict await n
= Tsriict calmly and without feaT' and VII E2o
a abide by Il.
n n concsussoa. Mr. President. court the No
= sssr~hiur fr7esirztion. NAY. 7 demand K. 3
= cisrs most esnnhsticaIIy I have never sought
= conceaI ~ efovts TO o1y land; sVoke to =
Attorney General about &; explained % TIE age
= ~ ths Sp-t ss77ics the whole tzznssction when
ic ave hin the Dor cTc1lsr and TIE letters viii
,S Rad been ssnt ne coaceusnE II ne question
? u-ctirs VII az Last cu1s-ol and 4 caznot he s6os
- hat I had any reason % cuncesl ANYTHING.
% vfte ronrzrson oi NJ private hfe and cf ny ~
~ Il wo-z ss a nan ard 4 SeaStor With fheodo
D. Roosevelt Of any other man. and tsei absolute
surs q the grOund upoa which I stand
It URGES PURCHASE OF PICTURE'
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