Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-02
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Denver Colo. Oct . -IakIng Issue
WITH certain remarks made by prom.
incht men before the DrnyoI .snd Goa.
Nvnton on Scgicu,9o Boz. uueu Sea.
nctt prominent Ufizrn of Ration.
y VI and who is 10 thorough student
ci political situa.ions past aud uIcs
! 'ni. warmly defended tue national adj.
! 'ulill-iiaiiun nom attack and criticism
! Dos THESE speahcl- Mt Svaber1 did
! tot mnrr words when slfpahiuu and
| inal Dee had many delegate. 100 the
gathering Who ouuyuutd iu his BE-,
maiN- was Indicated Do, The generous
| applause De received nom tim, To-
lmc while speaking and at the con.
| 'ihslou ni his address Mr Spah,ig
did not nave tlue 90 prepare "a s.ire,n
! ana was taken uuaNarcs. bciug cons.
| ptHrd 10 slNdN extern IorducOusly
| nay %, was auccrssiul in putting "a
| IL" different CulOled lights ~ the
hicWoths ui those Who were cyidcntls
iri a. o. make Democratic camuaign
ammunition oar OF thc remarks eater.
go INTO he record % The convention
was plainly TO bee s,,n Nj s,abtre's
lt.HdI 1913 lu pan follow
] AM not trying tu defend an, par.
llcular persons NOS tu speak AGAINST
! any particular set JI lcrsuhs whether
rhdital pI ultfa.CuusUI ,atitc. but then,
nav" boon q number at things said
mere which ! believe .n Justice to The
cause represented 1g-ut to D., replied
20 some of them appear 10 No 10 be-
mistakes. ana 81 the real facts were
Known perhaps the severe criticism
offered here would not De- Justified
Mattcis in Alaska have been refer.
red 10 with considerable Uarncstncss.
aud " appears that you are asked TO
pclloNc that the matters related are
pri'nH iaci' evidence that the present
system OF administration is exceed.
lngly incompetent
Wherever YOU hear those matters
discussed, including on the 'luor here
charges are made OF trie scr, and dis.
honesty Now am willing ~ believe
that one set OF The people as an ave..
agr are equally honest 90 any other
st Therefore please permit us 20
proceed on he ttcory thar they are
all trying 10 do theil best
l wish tu refer just a. 49, Incident
"a statement made here by Senator
Teller. relating 40 letter which he
dnd The late senator Carter discussed
In Washington This letter related To-
serious either mistake on Injustice
done To minor Ia ALASKA aud this
miner had appealed tu the senator for
aid You mas almost consider the
appea! under The circumstances as
cr} from The wilderness for help Tor
10 me wav lnt senator presented this
matter here % did so appear to nv
Now IN DO" face OF This. the two seq.
ators calmmly stand bv and discuss
the mis'o''unes OF this unfortunate
mincr aud oun oi them saNr thai u
his multitude OF duties permit him
lin other words " h. gets tmoi he
VIII take This matter w. on The floor
o. he senate Now how much easier
would T. moi have been aud how much
more Ia harmony with the apparent
desire 10 help This unfortunate man 10
have gone mp 10 the Office OF the sec.
retaiv 81 the Inferior to Tea . whether
u was mistake or misuse OF power
II q mistake. have 40 doubt but
wha II would have been Instantly cor.
iecied and b. not the ease would
have been made 10 appear Va It's true
Hight II is barely posslyhlc ti'ht this
minor had located coal land under
some other lana laws not permitting
coal io be So acquired. aud when that
rs the case. there is u provision whore.
by the locator may secure the patent
with reservation 10 the government
of the coal lu he land This prOvis.
ION was 10 helm ont The pntenling of
land locations % thar nature, and that
may explain The remark hY the sen
atOr that he Understood that when y
patent issues that this entities ia|
patentee To iuc coal and m,aeral In
the land 40 any rate. ! am sure v
the subject was sufficiently impor
tani at thai time Go pay proper at'en.
ton TO, b could have been siftcd 10
the bottom. bat " IN The eyes Of the
senators % vas not OF sufficient i'm
portancc 20 pay attention TO a. trat
time ! say b. certainly IA not impor
tant enough tu use for criticism ~
the administration.
The Emergency for the Withdrawal
Of the Lands.
When the iuoye lands referred Ia
ns coal lands were Withdrawn by al
sweeping ordcr by the then chief exec.
nilye, an emergency existed u isI
not necessary To refer here to whai
that emergency was u II too wei
known Although many people may
disagree with the acts OF an indiyld
ual, most people are united Ia admira-
ton OF person who can act gusckly
and decIsiyely In the face OF any emer
geucy. Men who do SO will sometimes
make mistakes. but It Is upon these
misiakes that ultimate success II
founded
believe, aud I believe the majority
uf the people agree. that each end
every successive administration that
this c0ln't, has enjoyed within the
recollection Of any one here. has been
AN improvement upon the previous
one ana lhp, have been able 10 profit
anl Improve by the experience Of
their lrclccessors The above act OF
Withdrawal was referred lo here on
The floor NOT In 40 many words. bul in
words that plalnly Imported. not only
q consplrar, agalnsi the people bat
much rrhYer misconduct, whereas
believe if we knew the facts Il would
Dee toual WAS done in The most sin
cere endcayor 90 protect the treasures
nf The people
NJ Short from California speaking
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