The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-29
WARM VERBAL
FIRE WORKS
FIR Ed A 7
CAP P|TAL-
Vigorous oratory Marks Close of
Ballinger-Pinc Inquiry
in Washington
PEPPER DEFENDS
CLIFFORD PINCHOT
Verbal VitrioI Poured on Hcada or
Opponents by Attorneys on Both
Sides of Historic Controversy

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The Bal
liugerPnchot investigation ended TO-
day in blaze OF verbal fireworks.
The oratorical efforts close1 the open
hearings and the attorneys who have
been engaged In the case now will pre-
pare briefs Tor submission to the
committee, which win meet June II
to receive thom. When | came in:o
this case. stranger TO Mr. Ballingor'
exclaimed Mr. Vertrees in closing his
address, these were my instruction.
so far as ! am concerned there
Is no bottom to this, said Mr.. Bal
linger, las to my subordinates. 1t is
not a matters of knowledge, but I be-
lieve those about me are honest but
whether they are or not. let this IN
yestlgation proceed In every direction
In which It may
Whatever your report may be. I
realize fully that you cannot save
him from the injury that has been
done, but at the same time, | know
the report must be In accordance
With the evidence and the facts in
this case and that this official career
IS without spot or stain
II am afraid Mr. Vertrees has been
corrupted since he came here from
the southwest. was attorney Peppers's
parting shot In defense OF Mr. Pinchot.
'Unsophisticated as he was. he came
In contact with spirit of suspicion
aud think he scented conspiracy
where there was none
Tribute to Pinchot.
"Whaf IhOra a 0rtCic Of
successive blows dealt by Mr Bal
llnger against interests which vero
vital to q group of men who had de-
dicated their lives TO a cause | shall
take the responsibility OF showing thnI
the conception OF o mon of great ca
pacity and independent resources. ds-
voting himself to the interests OF tho
people. with no hope OF reward and
no hope OF ambition. is so far beyond
the ken OF some people when they
come into his presence that apprecis-
tlou is impossible and unintentlonal
detraction is inevitable
CLAWS attorney. Mr Brandeis. had
the last word He was man dis
graced, condemned. not only without
hearinf. without seeing the hundreds
and hundreds of pages of evidence
which were collected by Assistant
Attorney General Iawler but with
ont knowledge that there was a charge
against him Why? Why was he sac
rinced? IT rests upon the conception
which actuated Mr. Ballinger and the
men who stood with him and in tho
conception Of ac lass of privilege
that men high In exalted station
must be protected at all costs. but
man, merely humble servant of tho
government has no rights. of. for the
protection of BallInger. it is neces.
sary TO condemn innocent men. He
is nothing but an inferior officer This
is a question Of privilege whether po.
lltical or financial and 1t is absolute
ly connected with that same idea that
pertains to Guggenhetm, Morgan and
other great Tesourceful mon OF tho
country.
Vertrees is Bitter.
The hearing room was crowded and
al the conclusion of each speech.
demonstration interrupted tho proceed
iDgs Women crowded about the AT
torneys after the hearing and con-
graduated them.
Attorney Vcrtrees consumed the
greater portion of the day in con-
Guiding his argument He was most
bitter In his denunciation of former
Secretary Garfield and former Chief
Forester Plnchot, who. he said, con-
Spired to accomplish the removal of
Mr.. Ballinger from public life, because