The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

lollO. anu lIldt ne knew LAWYER ndU
consulted with both Schwartz and
Carr in regard to it.
Another example, The question ls
as 10 the authorship OF a certain tel.
egram
Secretary Ballnger: Probably 1t
was prepared by some one for my Sig
nature
Nh Brandeis, Well let us see
whether that Is the fact
Secretary Ballinger | do not know
whether i, was; 1t might have been
prepared by ne,
Mr. Brandeis ] understand: want
just TO see whether II was or not.
Secretary Ballineer: ] recall having
seen some pencil memoranda put ON
the telegram by me; YES. sir.
Mr. BraudcIs Yes; That indicates
that you personally
Secretary Ballinger: Yes; person
ally.
Mr. Brandeis Did you dictate that
telegram?
Secretary Ballinger: ! dlctated-I
wrote that telegram. IL YOU want 4.
and | assume all Of the responsibility
And all the awful responsibility con-
nected with that telegram ] assume
Mr. BrandelS: Now. that is Just
what 1 wanted to bring to your atten.
tiou.
You remember Lawyer Ballnger as
private citizen and his efforts,
among others, In behalf of the Han
ford Irrigation Co. His contention
was that these efforts were out OF
friendship for Hanford, and that he
had no other interest in the matter
Let his own testimony follow:
l. Il wrote two or three letters
regarding the question Of getting pat
ents. 1t was transaction
purely as friendly act to Judge Haa-
ford"
2. Il might haye written half
dozen. ] do not know"
8 Brandeis Do YOU wish the
committee to understand that YOU
had no interest except as a friendly
act for Judge Haniord2
Mr. Balinger: That is the position
/ took in connection with it.
/. Brandels prodS him with some
more facts. Finally
Secretary Ballinger; At some time,
possibly at the time the letters were
written, | had $4,000 worth of stock
in the Hanford Irrigation Co / have
forgotten when ! disposed of it,"
s. Il think it was over year
ago; ! do not remombcr definitely"
6. II am not sure whether | dis.
posed of it since l became Secretary
or not"
I. Mr Brandcis Wen. then, you
were interested at that time-finan-
cially-ln the company on whose be-
half you were seeking these various
iavors2
Secretary Ballinger; In very in
considerable way. had stock inter
est In matter that did not look very
hopeful
All the rest of it IS OF the same
sort-eXcept when he adopts a tone
of selt-laudation. 1t is a most sin
Gular exhibition for those who have
the patience to dig it out OF the Rec
ord. This is enough for our purpose
here
Record as Cabinet Officer.
Outside the coal lands cases Bal
dubious
He has attempted to Dust Newell
from the Reclamation Service. New
ell has served twenty-five years we'll
The attempt may yet succeed
He has restored power sites to en-
try On public clamor he withdrew
some land 1t does not yet appear
that these rewithdrawalS are enough
TO cover power sites
He has had his subordinates pre-.
pare a statement OF facts in re-
gard to water certificates on the bas-
is of which the attorney general abol-
ished the certificates. This state
ment of facts was inaccurate.
He abolished a mutually advantage
ous agreement between the Forest
ry and Indian departments, When
asked by the president for his author
lty he transmitted TO Taft a decision
Of the comptroller which declares one
arrangement under this agreement
Illegal, but says nothing against the
agreement Itself
He has refused to withdraw from
entry administrative sites in the Nd
tional forests.
And in the course of the trial he
has taken direct issue of veracity
with Newell. with Chief Engineer
Davis. with ex-Attorncy General Hoyt,
With Pinchot with CLAWS Jones, Ker-
by. with Perkins and with eX.SecTe-
tary Garfield, Truly an imposing and
varied array of liars against one
truthful man
This not a legal trial. 1t is a trial
OF fitness. AT the time of this writing
the committees verdict Is not in
The verdict of the people is being
formed.
1t may be that Ballinger thinks he
Is doing his best for the country. II
so. his attitude. boiled down. Is chat If
a man thinks property law wise or
nonscnsicaI. he is thereby justified in
violating It; and the very fact of that
violation gives him a vested right
which must not be disturbed, That in
essence is anarchy. Furthermore. Bal
Iinger's only justification of his course
In Office is that he disapproyes OF the
laws he IS sworn TO uphold. Whether
IL can be legally proved that he has
done ANYTHING illegal. Ballinger him
self has amply proved his unhtneSs.
He has worked and IS working mis-
chief to progress.
BalIinger has not realized that he
should fight for the people; aud If he
cannot do that he should resign.
Wickersham has not been the Judge.
but the Jealous advocate.
President Taft has been woefully
misled and forgotten the duties OF his
great Office in his defense of an unfit
subordinate
A great many yenrs ago phrase OF
Cicoro's was driven into my head by
main strength and high school reiter-
alton. and there it has stuck ever
since. have never used II, because
I've never had really good chance.
i; comes right here. and We used TO