The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-08
A RIGHTEOUS ACT.

The action yesterday OF Senator |
George Sutherland OF Utah when he /
aided IN breaking n quorum OF the |
Bailinger-Pinchot committee at MIN
nsapolis to prevent snap judg- |
ment being taken IN the absence |
OF three members OF the com
nittee. must be commended by
every citizen who believes In fair play
Senator Sutheriand's action has moth
ing 10 do with the question whether
Mr.. BallinRer has or has not been
capable public official 10 has no con-
nection with any final Judgment that
the committee may pronounce II
merely prevented any action by the
committee to make or mar until prac-
ticaily all the committee members arc
present. and tho matter can be taken
up IN a decent and orderly manner
Four members or the committee
have not yet reached Minneapolis for
tho meeting. one Of them, Senator
Flint. viii not attend Senator Root.
who has Just arrived from Europe.
may or may not be present Congress-
men DENLY and Olmstead VIII attend
That will make ten OF the twelve mem
bsrs OF tho committee present 70 take
part IN tho deliberations
Tho BaIlinEer-Pinchot committee
has not delfberated on SIS findings All
its Washington meetings were devoted
20 taking testimony. The purpose now
isto 20 over Ire testimony and arrange
its recommendation TO Congress. That
was the purpose when tho committee
met yesterday n Minneapolis without
waiting for any discussion, without
waiting for tho two other members
OF the committee who viii attend.
Tr-ember OF the committee. Senator
Fletcher OF Florida. a Democrat. Of
fercd a resolution that Secretary Bal
IInrer f. an unfaithful public official
and should bo removed.
A Kansas Republican insurgent Of
fered a resolution that the charges
made by Pinchot and CLAWS had been
sustained. and a Kentucky Democrat
offered an amendment providing for
tho removal OF Secretary Ballinger
from office. Five members OF the
committee voted for the Kansas sub
etitute as amended by tho Kentucky
Democrat This IS two votes less than
q majority OF the committee OF twelve
While the roll was being called. Sena-
tor sutherland and Congressman Nc
Cau OF Massachusetts, left the room
and broke the quorum. Chairman
Nelson OF the committee ruled that
there was no quorum present. and the
committee adjourned 20 meet this
morning. What VIII be done IN the
matter today IS predetermined
10 was the intention OF a minority
Of the committee 20 put n stigma upon
- member OF tho Presidents cabinet
before there had been any deliberation.
and Senator Sutherland performed the
nation n service when no blocked H.
lie felt that the minority ought not q
rule. and that those who wish % vote
Tor or against Secretary BaIlinger vii
have their chance at tho proper time
Mr.. Sutherland took the position tina
.fe committee ought 20 consider th'
matter fully. and that the majority to
port ought 20 bo tho report OF a ma
5ority. not the report OF a minority
Senator Sutherland says:
In view o. tho fact that the issue
involved were OF tho utmos
gravity and that tho committee
had never mot Tor n single mo
rncnts dcliberation upon the case
felt that fairness and prophet
demanded that we should do nj
less than await the coming o
these Cabrent1 members bcfor
making n final decision. 7 wa
astOunded. therefore. when
member OF the committcc immc
diafclv. upon the assembly or IN
committee this morning. offere
series OF resolutions consti
sfutinr n final determination an
moved their adoption
The finding Of "a bare majority q
eight members out Of twelv
would be finding by a minorit
OF the whole committee. an
i when rendered with haste q
U without deliberate consideration
fr not such n disposition or
crave a matter as viii be likel
- commend itself 20 the jude
mont or sense OF fairness
thinking people
Senator Sutheriand's ground IS th
only tcnabIe one. He takes neither IN
rorition that BaIunger IS worthy Z
unworthy until he has gone over n
evidence and the committee has ID
liberated. whether Ballinger shall
condemned or approved, and that
something no man knows al the pre-
ent fine. Senator Sutherland has M
held the reputation Of Utah for fai
moss and honesty. and fearlessness-
THE POOR OLD TRIBUNE
Tbe dear Old Tribune made the Gu
tor,arv ass OF itself yesterday; whcth'
deliberate or accidental. makes litt
difference. Tho committee which Il
I .t--.os ftc rgailfnrer-p fnchot in