The Washington times., 1910-03-07
Representative S sherwood
Predicts Scotch Verdict"
as Result of Inquiry.
SECRETARY is SAFE
IN OFFICE, HE SAYS
Guggenheims Named as Forcing
Taft to Gust Garfield and Re-
tain His Successor.

The result Of the Ballinger- Pinchot
Investigation viii be a Scotch verdict
FOR Ballingor And the President will
retain RaHInEer in his Cabinet regard
less Of public opinion, because the pow
errul GuggenhCim interests are back Of
Eallinger, and the Republican party
needs the Guggenheim money in the
Rocky mountain States"
This view was expressed by Represen-
tatlve Isaac r Sherwood, the veteran
Democrat of Ohio. this morning. Cen
eral Sherwood recently wrote to an Ohio
newspaper alleging that President Taft
appointed Secretary Ballinger at the re-
quest Of he Guggenheims, whom he
wished to repay for furnishing cam
paign funds TO carry the Rocky noun
tain States in 1908.
NOW mind YOU" he said today, lit
would be mighty hard 10 produce evil
dence TO show the truth Of this ard yet
Ballinger was the attorney for the Gun
ningham claims and the GUgEenheims
control those claims.
Garfield Forced Out.
IF you remember. It became well
known here Just as President BOose-
welt was leaving that one of the few
requests he made Of his successor, the
man he put IN office, was that he re-
tain James r. Carries ID. as Secretary
OF the Interior. We all know Taft
would go far 20 please Roosevelt But
when the GugEenheims put forward
Ballinger, Garfield had to go.
Garfield was a reformer and Wash
inEton is no place for a refOrmc-s The
interests keep their men here, the men
who do their work IN the Senate and
in the House. Look over the list and
you viii zee that they have been IN
Congress for fifteen or twenty years.
A reformer comes here and unless he
IS a. particularly difficult citizen he
lasts about one Congress.
"I think there viii be two reports
from the committee Investigating the
Pinchot charges. The Republicans viii
report for Ballinger and the Demo
Gratis for PinChOt- The Admiuistra-
ton wants II that way The first com
mittee was made up By the Admins
IratiOn and doubtless BallinEer helped
pick the men. But the country would
not stand for them and the personnel
of the committee was changed.
Furthermore, the President knew all
about Balhnger, as much as the IN
vestigation will disclose, at any rate,
when he gave him his clean bill or
health at Beverly. Mr.. TAFT had access
20 all the records in the matter, and II
ne did not know it was his own fault
Sticking to Interests.
Ard when BallinEer is whitewashed-
which he will be, since another verdict
IS impossibIe-the President viii stand
by him and keep him In the Cabinet
10 matter what the trend Of public opin-
ion is He viii have TO stand by the in
terests that are behind Balliuger-
Public opinion has changed, anyhow.
I remember that when Grant was Presi-
dent. his Secretary OF War, Mr.. Belknap,
was driven out OF the Cabinet by public
opinion because Mrs. BeIknap had ac-
Cepted a present from an Indian agent,
and that Mr.. Williams, his attorney gen
eJal. had to get out because Mrs. VIII
lCms was criticised FJr buying a $3.50
landau TO drive about in.
But we would not bother about things
ike that now The President has a
string Of automobiles, one OF which cost
$1,000, l understand. and there are hun
dreds OF other cars owned by the Gov
eminent and used for the pleasure Of
Government officials. We nave grown
used 10 such things, so 1 suppose the
retention Of Ballinger won't cause
enough disturbance TO offset the Guggen-
helms"