The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-27

OF the real persons in interest, was
induced improperly and for the pro-
motion of their private gain. TO
make the order.
The statement in so far as my bro /
Their is concerned -and that Is the /
chief feature OF the postscript
utterly unfounded He never wrote /
to me or spoke TO me in reference to |
| Controller Bay or the granting of |
any privileges or the making of any
orders in respect to Alaska. He has
no interest in Alaska, never had |
and knows nothing of the clrcum- !
stances connected with this traus /
action He does not remember that !
ne ever met Richard S Ryan Tef
nevor Road of the Controller Rav
Railroad until my eahlcggam az IA
curry rcaehqd him which with hisi
| answer is in the record fBctord
| Exhib't--l
Tr Ballineer SAYS in q telegram
| n aaswer II my inquiry, both 81
| which ara In tho record (Becord Ill
hihit-N, that HI aAvar received
such postscript ana that iie was ini
Seattle on the date OF July l3 Wheni
| it was said to have been written
| Mr.. Richard S. Ryan, in Il letter
which he has sent me without So
licitation, and which is in the re-
cord (Record EExhihit--N, saws that
he never met nv brother Mn Char
les r Taft. md that s0 Far as hg
knows, Mr.. Charles P. Taft never
Ter Bay, in the Controller Railway B.
Navigation Co., or in any Alaskan
company, and he utterly denies writ
ing or signing the alleged postscript
The utter improbability OF his writ
ing such postscript to Mr. Ballin-
ger at Washington, when the latter
was away for his vacation for two
months, must impress everyone.
The fact is that Mr.. Rallinger
never saw the letter OF July 10,
1910, to which this postscript is saia
to have been attached II was sent
to me by Mr.. Carr. Secretary Ral'in-
: GERS private secretary, ut Beverly
: in August with other papers a1d
sent them to the white House #
9 was placed rpoa the white Nousa
o rilor and remained thsre until April
r %, 1911, when it was by request OF
Secretary Fisher. FOR use in ca2rac-
Q ton with, his answer 70 Senate i1.
s curry. returned to tbe Interior Pc
2 partment and it was after this Thai
e the correspondent Is said 10 haS,
Il seen the letter with tNo postarip'
e attached Mr. Carr gaw no suel
: postscript when ho sent The letter tt
NE. l did rot see it when I road /
/ No one saw 1t in the Executive OF
Y eice, hut it remained to appear as ;
e postscript whom II is@said that tl
g cor7es poNdents saw the letter in Al
+ ril or May on tho files Of the Inter
'e 'or Department NJ othot were 8e
1t n'od the sight
FL The person HFon whose s,atfmeu
q thc existence of wAst has been prep
8 yfly charac' cried as an ama2in
i postscript is based. is a writer 70
I newspapers and magazines, who wa
it given permission by Secretary Fish
is err, after consultation with me- to eH
rs anime all the files in respect to tn
v- Controller Bay matter-and this mn
n der the supervision of Mr. RrowG
Id then private secretary to the Terc
terry Of tho Interior Record El
n hibit-.l After the examination. a
al which II is alleged this postscrip
d. was received from the hand OF NJ
& Brown, the correspondent prepare
j. this order and Controller Bay, whic
70 was submitted to Mr. Fisher, IN
l. which was discussed with Mr. Fisl
If or at length but never in the cor
versation between them or in tho al
ticle submitted did the corres1or
lie tent mention the existence Of tn
ns postscript Mr.. Brown states the
e. there was no such postscript in TIL
e. papers when he showed them to tn
r. correspondent and that he never ga
IN such postscript. Similar eyldenc
t. is given by Mr.. Carr and other Gus
pit todians of the records in the InteriC
of Department.
r. Stronger evidence of the falsit
H. and maliciously slanderous characte
r. of the alleged postscript could nc
III be had It's only significance is tn
err light 1t throws on the bitterness an
lie venom of some of those who take az
IL tive part in every discussion of Ala
kan issues. The intensity of their dc
sire to besmirch all who invest i
lie that district. and all who are Official
as ly connected with it's administration
Ia operates upon the minds of weak hu