Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-11
BALLINCER IS
OUT OF CABINET
Tell Accepts Resignation And
Appoints ". |. Fisher.
SCORES HIS OPPONENTS

The President, In Accepting Resisna
ton, Calls Secretary 5alIineei OBJ
lee, Of Most unserupulous Con
splraey."
Richard A. Ballingers resignation as
secretary of the interior. dated Ian
IS. was accepted by President Taft
and Walter L Fisher. Of Chicago, was
appointed as his successor. his com
mission being signed Immediately by
the president
Congress has not acted on the Bal
iinger.Pinchot report. but in the next
session. where the administration will
have little say. II would certainly have
come up. II is hardly likely he would
have been exonerated
Walter Lowrie Fisher, who succeeds
Mr. Ballinger as secretary OF the in
terror, is lawyer living In Chicago
where. since 1906, he has acted as spe
cial traction counsel for the city OF
Chicago He was born nj Wheeling
w. Va, July 4. 1862. and was educated
at Marietta college. Ohio, and Hanover
college. Indiana, graduating from the
latter In 1883
In 1883 he was admitted TO the bar
In Chicago where he has since prac
ticed. being a member OF the firm oil
Motz, Fisher & Boyden
Mr. Fisher has been one Of Glfiord
Pinchot's staunchest supporters Ia the
matter OF conservation OF natural re-
sources lie was president OF the Con
servation League OF America, and Il
now vice president OF the National
Conservation association. which sue
ceeded the league. and OF which MIR
Pinchot is president
He has always taken a deep inter
est In conservation and has been iden'
titled with the reforming Of the Re
publican party. He was instrumental
in the formation OF the Municipal Vot
ers League of Chicago. and was its
president In 1906
Health Poor, He Says.
Secretary ballingeI rendered his re.
signation in letter OF Jan. 10. basine
II entirely upon the condition OF his
health The president replied at once
expressing his confidence in Secretary
Ballinger and his reluctance to &C.
cept his resignation. and requested
the secretary to remain In office TN
til the close OF the session of con.
gress
Immediately upon the adjournment
Of congress- Secretary Ballinger re-
newed his request that he be relieved
at u date suiting the presidents con.
venience. but Immediately IL possible
President Taft in letter formally &C.
cepted the resignation.
The correspondence between the
president and the secretary Is not vo-
luminous. but displays beyond ques.
tion the confidence which Mr. Taft
has reposed In Mr.. Ballinger through.
out the long siege and the indignation
with which he has viewed the attacks
upon the secretary's personal and off
cial integrity.
Il have had the fullest opportunity.
the president says in his letter &C.
cepting the resignation, ito know you,
TO know your standards OF service to
the government and the public, to
know your motives, to know how you
have administered your office and TO
know the motives of those who have
assailed you. do not hesitate to say
that you have been the object OF one
of the most INSCRIPTIONS conspiracies
for the defamation of character that
history can show"
And In conclusion OF his letter the
president declares that every fibre Of
my nature rebels against snch hypoc.
risy referring to the attacks upon Bal
fingers character) and nerves me 4
fight such a combination and such
methods to the bitter eni, lest success
IN this instance may form demoralil
ing precedent. But personal consider
alton for you and yours makes me feel
that have no right 10 ask you for a
further sacrifice"
The president goes on to declare II
evident that he has been himself the
ultimate object OF the attack, and
Gays that to insist upon Mr.. Ballinger's
remaining in Office with the prospects
Of further efforts against you, is sci
ishly to impose on you more OF a
burden than ought to impose"
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