The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-09-17

tries, without an examination Of the
claims to ascertain IL the improvements
were being made in a manner to indi
cate that the claims were going to be
operated in common. This was an i'm.
portant circumstance in the govern.
ment's case.
"After CLAWS was removed from
charge Of the eases, James NJ. Sheri.
dan, who was sent to succeed him, re-
ported that he was right aud the field
examination was made prior to hear.
ing"
Mr.. Madison discussed the Pinchot
charges and the question OF water pow
ct sites aud their withdrawal by the
government in order 10 prevent mono
poly. lie says:
"Mr. Ballinger soon after taking of.
fee M secretary, declared such with
drawnIs were without authority OF law,
although there was such authority TO
uphold MIR. Garfield action and re-.
store the lands to entry and exposed them
to danger of ultimately, without any
restriction as to their use, falling into
the possession of those who would mono.
police the power.
"Mr. B%allinger's course toward the
| director of the reclamation service since
he has been secretary has been such IA
to tend TO destroy discipline aud hnr.
mony in the bureau.
1T appears that CLAWS has been eff.
f%cciive in the accomplishment Of re-.
suits. lie protested against and pre-.
ham claims when ordered to patent
by Mr.. Ballinger. lie secured u revers
vi of the Pierce decision constituting the
act OF May 2s, 1905, aud he prevented
the commencement of hearings to cancel
the Cunningham entries unit Ia field
examination had been had. CLAWS
Henry NJ. Iloyt, Horace Tillard Jones
and Andrew Kennedy are deserving OF
commentator by the people of THU
country.
THE questions which should deter
mine the fitness of MIR. Ballinger as
public servant were those which aroe'
out of the Cunningham claims and the
restoration of the water power sites.
These had TO do with the conser
%vation Of the national resources of thu
nation. Mr.. BalIinger on one side AM
Mr.. pinchot and Mr.. Garfield on tn
other, occupy entirely opposite posi-
tions toward that policy.
"Mr. Ballinger was willing that tn
=. Cunningham claimants should obtail
their patents without Investigation al
though the sgns were prominent an
he must have been aware OF them, tina
they were travelling toward the Nor
gan. Guggenheim syndicate and mono
poly. He wa willing To throw tn
power sites along the streams of tn
4 west in danger of acquisition by thos
who would monopolize them. He coul
see no danger in returning them to entr
. aud only submitted to their withdrawn
because of other men, alive to the req
a danger, protested and denounced hi
attitude.
Mr.. Madison discusses couservatio
and the necessity thereof, also dcclal
ing il n crime to permit national r.
|, sources and water power sites "to ia
into the hands of the monopoly
"Mr. pinchot believed that the pc
ley of conservation was being a,tacl
ed in the very place where a frien
of conservation was most needed, an
his acts have been inspired by tho d,
sire to protect the policies 10 while
he is devoted.
81 regret that | am compelled 10 a
rive at u conclusion different from Il
one which was arrived at by the pre-
= ident, for whom I feel the highest pc
y sonal regard and respect, We hay
had before us many witnesses and ha'
u vast amount of documentary eviden'
Il and have had the opportunity of ties
ing the c~redibility of witnesses in Il
most searching manner, and after hea
ing them all have arrived at those 60
clusions.'
The full report Of Mr.. Madison max
about $4,000 words.
Upon the assembling Of the comm
tee, Chairman Nelson said he desir
to inform them that Mr., DENNY arriv,
Yesterday morning and that Mr.. oil
stead would arrive this evening a
that he had received word from Ne
ator Root that he could he here ne