The Washington times., 1909-01-11

reported to him on July o. I had moth
ing whatever to do with the change In
the law of which the President com
plains I'm regard to the Secret Service.
So the Presidents animuS is not
against ire on the same ground for
which he has attacked MeSsrs. Tawney,
smith, and others in the House, but one
of personal malice engendered by hatred
because Of my course ia the Senate dur
ing the last seven years.
Roasts Legal Department.
7 have not attempted to deceive any
body; I have not told any faIsehoods:
have not broken any law: 1 have not
been guilty of any immoral conduct.
L had the right to purchase the land
if 1 could, but my judgment told me IT
was unsafe as an investment. / would
like 20 get some Of IL yet. and If the
Attorney General and his successors
shall not die of old age before anything
is done ii may be possible that ] will
have the opportunity TO purchase some
of those timber lands Of which he made
mention I'm his report. IS. Doc. No. 279.
60th Cong, lst seSs.) Through my aC-
ton attention has been directed I'm a
compelling way to the need of prompt
action by the Department Of Justice
/ Whether / ever get any Of the land or
not does not matter If Hartman and
5 others Of that ilk are made 10 disgOrge
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stolen and are attempting to hold.
The President says:
ION October 90 1907, Senator TilIman
wrote a letter to Messrs. Reeder & Wat
kins, OF Marshheld. Ore, who were at
tOrneys representing people who were
applicants Cor the purchase Of certain
land-graEt land. Dorr was a land agent
making his filings through Reeder <
| Watkins"
Near the Ugly Word.
This statement Is misleading and cal
culated to deceive. The report OF the
| postoficy inspectors gives the actual
truth. IT says;
Among the most active agents in
| this matter is the firm Of Reeder &
| Watkins. OF Marshfeld, Ore. Mr..
/ Reeder is a real estate agent and Mr..
| Watkins an attorney. They have asSO-
| ciated themselves together In locating
! applicants on these lands
/ Further, Reeder & Watkins, by circu-
| laung shrewdly Worded circular long
before DOTr appeared on the scene,
sought to make money by having per-
sons paw them 81 i'm cash for tlng an
application with the clerk Of the court
and rendering to the company 800 per
quarter section, which the law origin
/ ally contemplated as the price Of the
land They were to receive 500 addl-
( tiOnaI whenever the Southern Oregon
I Company SHOulQ convey the LlLlt- anu
I they knew that no one could c0mpel
/ this conveyance except the United
! States Government, because a similar
/ case had been decided in the United
} States court so declaring. (See Nichols
VS. Southern Oregon Co., Federal Re
/ porter. vol. 1885, .. Z34)
Investigated.
/ I commenced to Investigate on the 9Th
| OF October, and l made direct applica-
! ton to Reeder & Watkins, by telegram
and by letter, on the 20th Of October.
Dorr did not appear until early in 1903,
as shown by the report of the postofdce
/ inspectors, and his career as a sWindleT
! was brief. as I exposed the whole thing
/ in the Senate on February 10. The PTesi-
/ dent had the papers and knew all this.
| Reeder & Watkins were receiving 81
! for the Insignificant work Of making a
/ tender to the holding company and I'll
| ing a notice with the clerk Of the court.
DOrr was to share in this commission.
I or whatever you term il, for whatever
| business he brought, and yet the PTesi-