The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14
BRIEFS IN BGlEGER CASE
SEcRETAR7rS COUNSEL PUTS
UP NEW LINE or DEFENCE.

says keTbg's Testllnnny Was ConellslVb
- q the Integrity - nAllingers
OmciAl LAfs-nranash SAYS raftH
tsxaReratlsa should Rave Ne Welghl.
WAsHnIoToN. Juns iS.-Ths lawyers
On both sidoS Of the BAIllnger-PinchOt
controversy lllsd thsir brlafs bsfors the
Congressional investigating COMMITTEES
to-day. The matter contained IN the
hTiefs for the most part h an elaboration
Of The arguments made By counsel In
their summing up At the closing hearing
Of tho committees.
J J. vertroes. Mr. Ballingor's counsel.
takes occasion In his brief. however, %
appeal 10 the COMMITTEES 70 discard parti-
san considerations In weighing the evil
denco for and against Secretary Ballingsr
i should regret 10 think says he in
HE brief. that there are Republicans on
this committee who would Sch 10 excuse
a member of tho Cabinet who IL really
deserving Of oensure. Every Republican
on tho COMMITTEES should ceaas b be a
Republican ~ 10 that. On the other hand
! should regret exceedingly 10 know that
there 10 Democrat on this committee
who would b. content b. seek party ad-
vantage. political advantages. by injuring
a character not deserving II censure. 20
cay when u comes b questions like
this We ought al b bs Republicans, ~
ought all 10 be Democrats; that II 10
say ws ought 10 bs neithsr Republicans
nor Democrata.-
Mr.. Vertrees puts up a nov line Of
defence for hin client IN regard 10 Ste
nographer KeTby's testimony. and the
point that he makes IN this connection
probably will have q good deal Of weight
with the COMMITTEES.
AT the closs Of thess procesdinRp.- Ne
says, there was brought In this creature
KERRY, not for the purpose of injuring
Mr.. RalIinger. becauas all understood
that up 10 that hour nothing really had
appeared against him. and also that the
matters which Kerby proposed N relate
did not affect Mr. RAllihger. but solely
the Chief MagistratS who sits In tbs White
Houss-that gentleman Whoss character
e AZ spOtless a. the stars.
when that was done ! said 70 Mr. Raj
lingsr. and I repeat it % you. that individ-
Jally he was 30 be congratulated on the
fact that KeFby had been produced a. a
witness. Whyf Because with all search
ing. with all the calls Tor documents. with
al the ADMINISTRATION our adversaries
had finally gone TO the one place where u
there was anything wrong u would ne UNI
earthed and discovered. TO the private
and confidential clerk Of Mr. Ballinger. the
man who sat by bis side and &C his elbow
and received his every word through all
the months and months % this investiGn-
ton. a. well a. long time before. a man
who not only knew what there was. u any
thing. n he told but who was most will
inE and eager 10 tell it
Vet when that man was brought IN
there was nothing that he could aaV witch
Distracted from Mr. Rallingers good name.
Mr.. hAlhnger was % he con graduated
upon the fact that he had come forward
His coming and his testimony are con-
elusive a. % the upriEhtness 81 Mr..
Dalllnger's course and the integrity of
biz ofirial life
I.Oua D. Brandsis in his brief reiter-
ates that the paramount question for the
COMMITTEES 20 decide Il this: Ia the De-
rartment q the Interior IN safe handsf
Or. 20 pat Il IN other words. d Mr Hal
lingoF q mar, single minded. Able. en-
hahtened and CONTAGIOUS. 20 Eealoualy
devoted 10 the interests Of the common
people. 20 yigilant and resolute in resist
ing the inaidiOua expressions Of the special
interests that 10 him nav he safely en-
trusted the carrying forward % the broad
policy Of conservation Il our national
Tesources3-
Mr. Brandeis contends that the facts
brought out In the inquiry have shown
that Mr.. Balhnger IL not Hlch a man and
therefore u not fitted 10 be in charge Of
the Interior Department
Brandeis contends that the Presidents
exoneration Of Mr. BAlhnGer should have
no weight with the COMMITTEES because
The record which vas laid before the
President is IN noWiss the record which
the COMMITTEES has % consider. he
argues also that the committee should
rive no weight 10 Attorney General
Wickersham's exoneratiOn.
In this prooeeding.@ Eaya Brandeia.
. Mr.. Wickersham anpaara no longer a. an
assistant Judge fling his concurrence
after decision. bat a. an over1ealous
advocate. IN this proceeding Mr., LAWYER
L not the JudRs, but stands In his true
light. q prejudiced Witneas. bitter and
In this pFoceeding Claws
has had the opportunity b hear the
charges aGainst him. 10 confront his ac-
cu1eFs and % wiring from them unwilling
admissions. 10 uncover their evasions
and their seereciea
Elm these controversies Glavia PinohOt.
Jones and Kerby have been dismissed.
Hoyle has resigned. Newell and Davis
hold 90 slight q tsnure Of once that before
this COMMITTEES reports they may BE- no
longer In the service. From the conduct
Of theae men this committee will deterniine
WHISTLER they are honest men OF snakes
20 BE- killed and traitors 70 be shamed.
n any one Of them has told the truth the