The Washington herald., 1909-01-12

attacking the ho35s-s a those lSnd grants 10 o1e
would have saT Standing IN eoz-t ezosPt tAe
STsntor. the government itSelL. tSee Nirhnis =.
southsn Oregon Co. Federal Rspo-ter. Foi- Is.
p 3il
A Moments Thought.
was perhaps diSlzSeuao-s; bit q moments
thoGEht VII cuuvincs auy hozsst-7zioded r1an that
as had not Egnea any papers. had n0t paid
ang nzney. had taken nobciy's recsipt. the usual
proccsses by which one unsse-takss'' 70 5uy land
vas speaking sc1Tztsly ard rot falsely. Eve-y-
thing hiases oe TIE m=aatas q the wv7d ''u5der-
taken" and ny use q It. Dad mean % eoucssI
the fact that vas snxiOus % by some q this
land2 Not AZ al Did I near 70 Eftsck Dor
a. STiDdleT when I myself vas slHEed n dis
honest ard disholorahle trsn&ciG1f That is what
TIE President would have ne people believe. Car
Be Justly charged With ialsehood when II had
tod the Senate a. the entire tTa1sscinl Il wuald
have u-ads no diEeGuce EhsteTe-. Ehile I would
have been chs-Sed with intrucing ny p-iTate A.
fairs into = pubic diScrssiong Just what lsv did
break3 What Erolz did I do OF coutenplste
According 10 the report q the Attorney GensraL n
answer 10 the resolutio1 vhich ! i1frodnced ard
which pzsed tie senate, Hartman. ris Presdent
q 23o 90 RGes q the best i2nds q O1egon sDd
California and refuses % sci then az any proe.
never expscrsd and could rot u-6e- ths terrs
u the law 7 c1ostrr>d e. - more than seven
quarter sectio1s for myssf ard f1niiy. one for ny
private secretary. and c1e foT Mr. Lee 1akIDz riDe
IN all This. in ths aggregate. Eoaid raezn ths:
w5zld o5tsiH through ny activity here. as ths
Presidents charge Is. nine quarter sections. q
/ 40 scres AZ q os q $ 80 VIII the President
undertake 70 sy that have los n5 rsht 70 bzy
lan5 hecsuse ! az . Senst07l CsS the Presscsn'
deny that nv ACTIVITY s1clred the rzsssze q tEs
resolution instyuc-izg tks Attorney Gze1l 70 hrlnS
sait for tbs rscove-y q this lznd for the Use q
actual settlersf II Hartman and Others Ike hin
a-s made 20 dsznTEe hy Tssson q these suits shall
the fact that ! vas endea~o-ing 70 buy a h,tls
pitsance q TIE lard be used as he hsss q
charge q being liar ard c0zrupt SenstOT-to h
oisErzoed.
A Brief Resume,
/ To S1r Cd. this Is hrisf resume y TIE suti7
| tznzction: While n Spokane. Wash. IN Oct0beT
1Er. hrss hssrd thsf there vvre tlH.h- lEnts Il
Orezon which ue-e beng bought through ReedsT 4
Waikins of Na-shneh On OcsoHsr ! VIII
10 ReedsT & Watkins asking for information teInG
them q ny desire 70 purchase sons q the land j
/ posssblr Desiring ia Hnd out II the conditions q
the giant 70 the State * 0reC1n made t poesibsi
/ sor -'TzlrAzsss and not actual settlers % bs1
st $50 pa acre wired the librarian q TIRE Sen
ste for 3 Spy of the sct Finding that thst par
II the statsmgnt received from A ggutlemAn il
| Spossne vas co-7ect, notified Rss5er & WatEn
on October y that Mf- Lee vhoz7 bad seen a
Moscow T5;s,ss. N - martins and talked viii
On the ssib5cct would 50 20 AaEshSsld and inres
! tEzts IN perssu- ! Eztho-i1ed Lee 70 draw On n
/ Il he found that the lands we're what they yer
/ rerressnted 70 he
/ Lees authority a. ny agent never went be-ont
/ the examination q the lard. ard. II the spPiics
ton vas fled % see that would gst god TIN
/ bered lands instead n rocks and marshes.
! He wired me not 20 be IN a hurry. as thsU
we're obstacles IN the way In the nesntine hst
! talked with lawyers who were familiar with IN
military rcsd land giants. and they informed N
l thst under deision q the circuit c7u-t T-i=st
parties were not PERMITTED n sue for these lands
| siil doubting whether ! could purchase the iA1d
with auy hJTs q slccossfui tsiEzti0a. ! vrofs :
| opiniOn and incidsutaIly 10 make inquiry sbou
lands en- The Columbia River, in that State u
/ gave the sane opinion that had already recSiTe
! from the other lsETers
Realizing, sfse= I got 10 Washington. D. G. /
Decenher, that Il ve7y doubtful proposition
7 let the matter drop Until Mr. Les showed ne
lstter from Resder & Watkins. which has bee
stolen from ny desk in M Committee 7oa sloo
with other papers in this csse, Tzohably By sU
1 o. the Secrst Service Seatas. and uhen they II
dicased their desire thst ] should exert ny infa
sDcs n the Senate I wrote the letter oi FefTlsr
3. Of which the President Obtained Photograph
coy In the Meantime zni before that letter va
written from nv investigations and after coufsi
suce With the AttCTDey General. introduced n
| tFo resolutions u January p, coe calling on "a
] Arfr-Tc~ frer7prel
fthe jont resolution which became a isF. Il
structing hin 70 institute suits
| Nv Official activity then IS shown 20 have take
form IN the Senate bsfore I knew anything ahor
Rssisr & Watkins attitude OF expectations, and
was IN 10 way Influenced ky them
Stin Sought Land.
vas sil anxious to obtain scmo q the land
it could be done legally and wrote Ree5er & Wa
kias to that effect. but my faith in them ard j
the whole scheme died wien / received the crc
Iars Of Dor, which cane 70 nc On February
and Is from thres different direc3ons. showing Il
widespread distribution made q them. Also NJ
Lees TePut to me- had ied ne 70 beiisTs thl
Reeder & Watkins we're not of the cziibeT an
character 70 ee snpioyed IN matter of snch ma.
nitrde excspt possibly 70 Their familiarity wit
the local conditions ard their ability 70 Local
quarter sections which we're vel timbsrcd as the
we're in the possession 0f a cr1isors map. Der
a whom had never heard before. Was eyi5sut
pushing his sheze Of getting ssckers 70 invest az
uSing ny name. as J hsFe indicated. without a
thoTity becanss hsd not paid any fees 10 hin
I written 70 him or fled any applications. tier
so-s felt Il fnc1nbent 20 ezPose the ssFind
n the senate which I did the ISth Of Fehr
ary. ard zSssd the post-oce authoTltics % issue
. fraud 01d9-
| r-essed the rzzaee Ct the 5odnt resolution
. the Senate and On Aprn D 4 besEas q law Mar
Is was taken 81. and On Nay Is. Rfter psrti
rec1psrati0n I sailed foz Europe. returning 0
. tOofr e
/ Tie Presidents sIssshs. - to 90 she diztS va
. Of srying on a Senator When that Senator has e
: posed q fraud which WIS being pezpetratsS
I The public, reported 20 him On Jply 2. I n
p0thing whatever to Go With the change u Z
{ AE Of which The President complains IN reEzrd