Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-08

Welt, n brochure in which ! SUMMARY
ed the effects of this New Mexico
fiasco.
Letters From White House.
Here are a few of the excerpts
from letters which passed between
President Roosevelt and me ut the
time:
"On May 3, 1907, l received the fol-
lowing letter from the president:
The White House. Washington.
April 20, 1907.
MY Dear Governor Hagerman:
In response to your letter of April
%, ! accept your resignation To take
effect forthwith.
while the matters which ! went
over with YOU verbally, and which ii
is not necessary now to recapitulate,
make it in my Judgment necessary 10
request your resignation, ! wish TO
say again that ! am entirely conYinc-
ed of your personal integrity ana
your Jealous desire To accomplish re-
suits good for the territory and citi-
Zens of New Mexico. Much That you
have done has been needed for lonS
while from every standpoint and was
of lasting Importance to do; and while
did not think that ii was for the
interests of the public that you should
am glad to state that | believe there
are many positions in the public SER
vice which YOU could fill with honof
to yourself and with profit to the
government.
wishing you all success in your
future life, believe me.
Very truly yours,
"THEODORE ROOSENELT.'
~ Challenge" Says Hagerman
Albuquerque y. NJ, May IS. 1901
to the President,
Washington, ID. c.
Mr. President have to acknow-
ledge receipt of your letter of May J.
| have been previously informed that
the matter of my removal, through
the form of resignation, from the gov
ernorship of New Mexico, was by YOU
considered as g. closed incident, and
could not admit Of any further dis
cussion or consideration whatever.
Your letter appears inconsistent with
this view. II is at once challenge
and an invitation which IT would ne
both discourteous and coWardly To de-
cline although it offers the unpleas-
ant alternative of a controversy with
YOU, or submission to the impeach-
ment Of my integrity at your hands
without ln .sf0rt 50 dcteEd mySeif.
D preface to what | must say, II
should be stated that | regret that
my telegram to Mr.. Pinchot, when
shown to you, did not convey the
idea which / hoped to convey ! did
not intend myself to express the opin-
ion that my removal would be ca
lamity, as YOU seem TO think dld. IL
should also he stated that | do not
expect any revision or change by YOU
of your action in demanding and ac-
c.,tt,,.. nav tpgipDHtipp far !
am concerned all question of the GOV
ernorship is thing of the past.
Unjust Treatment Charged.
Il cannot rest quietly and unpro-
testing under the stigma which you
would put upon me. You would not
do so if You were in my place, ! have
the right. however, to expect ana as
Of YOU, as matter of common ialr-
ness and justice, that you make pun
lie acknowledgement Of the tact
when convinced of it-and that you
will he convinced | must not dout'
If you take the time to give the mat
ter. as | present it, calm ana care
ful examination-that | have been
unjustly treated and that my action
as to the Pennsylvania Development
company deeds for which ! was re
moved by you, was commendable ana
not blameworthy.
Due regard To your exalted sta-
ton forbids that | should reply t'
your letter in language which would
be justitiable under the proVocatlon
it offers, If you Were not president OF
the United States. bu: ! am not per
mitted by my sense of proprlety 10
forget what is due to your great OF
flee as well as to myself. nope
however, that my reply Will not oe
considered the less forceful because
of the absence of harsh language
AT least four newspapers in the ter
ritory controlled by Mr.. Bursum
whose removal 10y me as superinteno-
ent of the penitentiary you also ap-
proved, from the time of my removal
pcrSistentlV asserted that ] was re-
moved because OF my refusal To b'
subserVient to Mr.. Bursum ana ms
political machine, and that the Penn
sylVania Development company uah-
saction was merely convenient pre-
text.
You have minimized. if YOU have
not utterly destroyed, a growing pub
lie sentiment in the territory in favor
of an honest administration of pub
lie affairs.
AffairS at Crisis.
In the opinion of many of the besi
men of New Mexico public affair
in the territory have reached sucn
a crisis that its material prosperity
is seriously threatened. and there
fore. at some sacrifice of personal I'D
elination and pride, : appeal TO you
to leave out of consideration mN per
sonality and any mistakes you may
think / have made, and to give grave
and careful consideration To p"htlcai
conditions in New Mexico from tht
standpoint of these people VINO nave
loyalIy supported mo in my ttior,f
for the realization of their 'and my
own ideals OF good government n.
"a republican. / cannot bat icel lRfi
the future of my party iu what f. tn
De. "a great state Of this union Dr. al
stake. and that ] would fall col party
loyalty ass well as Ga the duties oi
good citizenship. unless : did every
thing possible Co impress upon you
these conditions.
u have the honor to he
Your obedient servant
n. J. FAGEEMAN.
"No heed was paid 90 my warn
m1e ANA the gang put in power hN
Roosevelt continued tn run the ter
rffsrN until recently when the people