The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-05
ROOSEVELT ASKS
THAT SULzER MAKE
FULL EXPLANATION
Advises Impeached Official
to Answer Charges
Against Him
THINKS SULZER AN
INNOCENT VICTIM
Col. Roosevelt Answers Letters From
New York Governor-Does Not
Doubt Honesty, But Thinks
Explanation Needed

Albany. N Y. September 4-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt has advised Governor Sui
zer to make full and straightforward
explanation and answer in reference to
the charges" which resulted in the gov
ernor's impeachment.
In letter replying to two communica-
tions relating to the guberna torial sltua-
tion sent by the governor to the former
President while he was travelling in the
west, Colonel Roosevelt says:
You owe it to yourself and to all those
who have supported you to take the earli-
est opportunity to answer the charges
made against you"
Governor Sulzer made the Roosevelt let
ter public today without comment Asked
If he would follow the former Presidents
suggestion. the governor referred his in
terrogators to his general denial of the
charges issued on the advice of his coun-
sci August 10, three days prior to the
adoption of the impeachment resolution
by the assembly. My explanation will
be given at the impeachment trial" the
governor declared.
Roosevelt's Letter
Colonel Roosevelts letter in part fol-
lows:
"On my return from Arizona ] received
your two letters. | believe | thoroughly
understand the assault now being made
Upon you. I have yet to meet a single
person who believes, even pretends to
believe, that a single honest motive has
animated the proceedings of your antag-
onists. From Mr.. Murphy himself to the
legislators who obeyed his directions
there is no possible question that all your
assailants are the enemies of the public
and that their aim is to acquire the evil
domination of the state government, and
that the conspiracy against you has not
one saving impulse behind it that can
in the remotaest degree be ascribed to
patriotism or civic spirit or to anything
save the basest impulse. We have never
seen more startling example of the
power of the invisible government under
the present system.
THE extraordinary thing is that the
conservatives upholders OF this present
system. should have witnessed the de-
crees of the invisible government carried
out within "A hours and who neverthe-
less denounce as revolutionary our pro-
-Mcht whereby the deliberate judgment
OF the majority of the voters may be
executed within space of time no shorter
than that required for the execution of
their deliberate judgment in theSchoice
OF President of the United States
Should Answer Charges
LET me add one thing. my dear COVER
nor You owe it to yourself and to all
those who have supported you to take the
earliest oppo1 tunity to answer the charges
made against you. That the purposes of
those bringing the charges are wholly
evil, am sure that all honest men feel
Moreover, | am that honest men
feel that the assault made upon YOU by
your foes is due TO your having stood
lip for the principles of good government
and decent citizenship, even when it was
necessary 70 defy the will of the bosses
of the two parties and especially of your
own, and to stand in the way of the sue
cess of the corrupt schemes of the party
machines managers
But there is also among honest men a
desire for full and raightforward ex-
. planation and answer In reference TO the
charges against you, and | earnestly
nope that as soon as possible the explana-
uon and answer will be made"