Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-05-29
INVESTIGATION
ENDS IN BLAZE
Of 0RAT0RY
BALLINGER- -PlNCHOT
CASE IN HANDS Of JURY
Committee viii Receive Briefs
From Respective Attorneys
and Announce Decision Some
Time in June,

tBs Morning Journal special Leased wirsl
Washington, May rs The Ballin-
ger Pinchot investigation ended to-
DAY in a blaze of verbal fireworks
The oratorical efforts closed the open
hearings and the attorneys who have
been engaged in the case Will now
prepare briefs for submission to the
committee, which VIII meet June IL
TO receive them.
when | came into this case.
stranger TO MI Ballinger, exclaimed
Attorney Nertrees, in closing his adj
dress, these We're my Instructions
So far as | am concerned there IS
no bottom 70 this said Mr. Ballinger
AS 10 my suhordnates, ii IS not
matter of knowledge. but ! believe
those about me are honest, but
whether they are or not. let this in
Nestigation proceed in every direction
in which it may
Whatever your report may be /
realize fully that you cannot save him
from the injury that has been done,
but al the same time | know the res
port must he In accordance with the
evidence and the facts IN this case
and that his official career b without
spot or stain
y am afraid Mr. Vertrces has been
corrupted since he camc here from
the southwest" was Attorney Pep
pers parting shot in defense OF Mr..
pinehot II think he scented a CON
spiraey where there was none, What
there was. was a crises of successive
llows, dealt by Mr.. Ballinger against
interests which We're vital TO "a group
OF mon who had dedicated their lives
TO q cause. shall show that the
conception Of a man Of great capacity
and Independent resources deVutng
himself to the interests OF the people
with no hope Of reward and no hope
OF ambition Is SO tar beyond the kon
of some people when they come into
his presence that appreciation ls iin-
,)e.eshie ana u4aAteltionhi artrAriiuai
is inevitable
CLAWS attorney AR. nrandeis, had
the last word.
Here was a mun diAgraced, con-
demned, not only without hearing.
without seeing the hundreds and hum
dreds of page of evidence which We're
collected BY Assistant Attorney Cen
cral Lawler Int without knowledge
that there was a charge against him.
WHY. why, was lie sacrificed II
rests deep in the conception which
aetuated Mr.. Bullinger ana the men
who stood with him ana II Is the
conception OF a class privilege, that
men high IN exalted station must
be protected at all costs, but a man,
merely humble servant OF the gov
ornment has no rights, II, for the
of Balinger, 1t is neccs
sary to condemn an innocent man. lie
IL nothing but m inferior official.
This Is question of privilege,
whether political or financial and II
is absolutely connected with the same
idea that pertains to Guegenheim,
Morgan and other great resoureeiul
men of the country
The hearing room was crowded und
at the conclusion Of each speecit a
demonstration Interrupted the proc
ceedings. Women crowded about the
attorneys after the hearing and con-
graduated them.
Attorney Noruees consumed the
greater portion OF the day in con
Guiding his argument He was hit
ter in donunciation of former Score
tury Garfield ana former Chief For
ester PlnchOt. who, he snld. consplred
to accomplish the removal of MT Bal
lnger from public life. because his
was an administration of law aud not
Of men,
He referred to the twenty six miss
ing letters found IN Gluvis' box at
seattle az evidence OF the tactics pur-
sued by Bdllingers enemies asserting
that they intended TO charge Balm
ger with conCcallnR them If they were
called for and not produced.
Mr. Vertrees said the stir that had
been raised over the luWler memor-
was merely AN indirect az
tack upon the president aud thal the /
president had fully and frankly eN- /
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