The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17

PMcHoT AND McHARGAA CON-
TRAST.
With the approval of President
Taft, Ormsby McHarg Of North Da-
kota has been given an appointment
- attorney for the Choctaw Indians.
The incident has significance that Is
not to the credit of the Taft admin
istration.
ormsby McHarg was first heard
OF by the country at large when he
was sent to Oregon by Chairman
Hitchcock Of the national republican
campaign committee to attempt to
Induce the republican legislature of
that state to violate the Oregon pri-
mary law. Under that law the legis-
& lature vas bound to elect a democrat,
\ Governor Chamberlain, to the Unit
ed States Senate, Chamberlain hav-
Ing carried a special election held
for that purpose. That itself was
poor business for Representative Of
the republican campaign committee
TO be in-urging republicans to vio-
late q law. But McHarg was we'll fit
ted tor the task, for he was trained
In the disreputable Mckenzie school
of politics In North Dakota.
McHarg's reward was an appoint
ment : assistant secretary Of the
department Of commerce and labor.
g $4,000 . year.
! August. when the Ballinger-
Plnchot controversy was growing
acnte. McHary. while still holding
~ government position. gave out an
interyiew. denouncing not only Pin
ehot hut also Roosevelt and the whole
conservation policy. It will be re-
b membered that he said that ""Roose-
volt thought he was the Lord. He act
eld that way for many years around
this place. About conservation, Nc
Harg said:
s.lTshe reclamation service during
the latter part of Roosevelt's admin
stration carried ON q purely dog In
the manger policy that has done
much to hold back various sections
AsOfsthewest. N couldn't. carry out the
economically for which con-
sSgress had made appropriations, yer
u II would not allow private enterprises
TO step In and build any irrigation
system,gWhere Its fruits could have
been immediate. No, the dreamers
had the refns, and4they were schem-
lnghtn various ways for the welfare
uplift of the woody western
er. They wereagoing toebuild a vast
watered# empire In thesdesert in their
own way"
Following this act Of ins%ubordina-
tion. the criticism Of another official,
AllcsTiLarg resigned his position. Presi-
dent Taft made the country under
stand that his resignation was de-
9smranded but McHarg has insisted he
mutt his place voluntarily.
More recently. Clifford Pinchot,
forester. Id response to q request by
Senator Dolliver, sent the latter 4
lstter II which he ave support to
the charges made by Inspector CLAWS
asainst Secretary Ballinger. ana he
- peremptorily dismissed.
Thus far the two recalcitrants
Were treated quite alike by the ad-
mlinistration.-One Of them had vio-
tated the. rules Of the service in cri-
hclsmssot ofncials favoring the policy
a saving the public resources and
The other In criticism of oficials
charged with opposing this policy.
as But now the president approves q
contract between McHarg and the
MChoctaw indiana. Whereby McHarg
ito act g their attorney for a.sal-
saglysof313.00OSa year. He did 30 up
0nMthe Recommendation OF Postmast-
ssasssaCeneral Hitchcock and Secretary
y allingersof theSinteriors department.
bursausof Indian stairs belongs
ne interior department. McHarg
M ~ attack on Roosevelt ana Pin
took occasion 70 defend Bal
rCtNSEElN&3H.e%S LFESEEEyS sLLGNS
! linillasr agAinst the a~ccusations
e1a0aghtsagainsth him. 50 far q Nc
= SsisSeoneernsd " has III. 900
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