The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-02

ia the world-minion boxes a month.
Gus of a number of things, which
when weighed in the light of all the
circumstances now known are lack
ing in evidential force to sustain
such a previous charge as that of
bad faith against officials who have
heretofore shown themselves to be
entirely trustworthy.
ISSUED A WARNING.
Il write this to urge upon you
that you don't make GlaYiss cause
yours. You had no access to the
records which CLAWS had access to,
and you do not the explanation for
some of the things that he pointed
out as suspicious. which he ought to
have made known to you and to me.
l cannot for minute permit him
to remain as a subordinate in the in
terror department or in the public
service. 1t would be fatal to prop
er discipline. On the other hand, I
wish you to know that / have the
utmost confidence in your conscien-
tious desire to serve the govern
ment and the public, in the intensity
of your purpose to achieve success
III lle udILGE VI COuSSI NdIlOu VI
natural resources and in the i'm
mense value of what you have done
and propose to do with reference to
forestry and kindred methods of con-
seryation and that am thoroughly in
sympathy with all these policies and
propose to do everything that I can
to maintain them, insisting only that
the action for which l became re-
sponsible or for which my admins
tration becomes responsible shall be
within the law. I write this letter
in order to prevent hasty action on
your part in taking up Glavis's cause,
or in Directing to my sustaining Bal
linger and his subordinates within the
interior department as a reason for
your withdrawing fro mthe public
service
WANTED HIS SERVICES.
81 should consider it one of the
greatest losses that my administra-
ton could sustain if you were to
leave it, and sincerely hope that you
will not think that my action in
writing the enclosed letter to Sec
rotary Ballinger is reason for your
taking a step of this character. When
a man has been unjustly treated as
Secretary Ballinger has bee min the
lldlISl pclALSu ouI III Tic lCtICl, a
copy of which L send you it Is my
duty, as his chief with the knowl.
edge that l have of his official in
tegrity and his lack of culpability, to
declare 1t to the public and to do
him justice, however great inconveni-
ence may arise in other respects.
have been greatly disturbed by the
public discussion carried on In the
press, from which it is inferred that
your bureau is arrayed against the
interior department and that material
is being furnished for both sides from
official sources.
81 was especially distressed by
McHarg's reported interviews. though
/ believe he now. repudiates any
criticism or slurring remarks concern
ing President Roosevelt He was an
efficient officer, but he talked too
much and wildly and his withdrawal
relieved me. l must bring public dis
cussion between departments and
bureaus to an end. 1t is most de-
moralizing and subversive of gov
ernmental discipline and efficiency. l
want you to help ME in this. | can
enforce team work if | can keep pub
lie servants out of newspaper dis
cussion.
Very sincerely yours.
"WM. H. TAFT
Mr.. McHarg was reported to have
said: Roosevelt believed himself to
be the Lord
ONE FROM GARFIELD.
DR.. Pepper read a letter written
Nov. 6 last to President Taft by
James R. Garfield, in which he said:
"The claim that i acted illegally
is based entirely upon the funda-
| mental difference between my policy
and that Of Mr.. Ballinger. l felt free
| under the supervisory power and
executive discretion of a cabinet Off
Ger to take action in the interest Of
| the people so far as there was no
| prohibitory provision of law. Mr.. Bal
| linger seems to take the position
that he will not act even in the inter-
est of the people, unless here is a
special permissory or mandatory pro-
vision of law"
Secretary Ballinger's reply to Pres
ident Taft regarding the Garfield and
Pinchot letters was read. Mr.. Bal
linger said:
animus against me is due to the fact
that have had to find so many of my
predecessors acts were without war
rant of law"
Pinchot claimed in his preliminary
statement that BalIinger in his letter
had been guilty of three misrepre-
sensations to the president. He wish
| ed to point out the first of these, he
said, by the declaration that the let
ter and the exhibits don't match