Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-24
accompanying lhc formal request, MI

cannot Jet the lltiA'i 81 NHHVN'
r. personal word, which ! deemed IN
appropriate inserted IN mat letter. |
confess that the opportunity % be
associated with you Ia d minor way IN
tho actual creative work of govern
ment took strong hold upon my ifnaR-
inafion. n served to oyerbear doubts
of the wisdom of my undertaking the
insk presented growing mainly out
of considerations Of health. doubt
whether / could have stood the work
long. bnf / WAS prepared to devote
the last ounce Of strength there WAS
la me "a tho work which your propo-
All seemed to bring me
Feeling Of Relief
NOW that the vision ia passed my
/ prcponderant feeling Is that Of pro-
4 found relief l had come 10 feel that
WAS Ia some w9y the occasion of get
ting YOU Into dlfficulties | am sure
that my Withdrawal W wise
u hardly dare trust myself H. say
how deeply ! prize the confidence you
have shown IN me and your endeavors
90 carry the matter through II VIII
always tc q matter Of real ana deep
pride to me.
with light apparently ahcad IN
Mexico ana win achievements al
ready accomplished which even the
most Fanguno could not have nntici-
pnted Il year ana Il half Hro. you can
afford TO face minor irritation with
entire cqunnlmiiy If from now on
you are to be SET with controversy
and difficulties YOU can, n my opin-
ION, rely with entire confidence on the
fact that your past achievements Will
rank amng the hiRhcM achievements
oi the holders ~ your great office"
The PRESIDENTS Letter.
President Wilson's Letter to MI
Jones read.
my Dear Friend Your letter Of
the goth Of July hfinra 10 me-
think. more Kinds Of regret than any
uttlcr letter I ever received Regret
inst, Of all. that my country should
lose the Invaluable services of such
a man as /. aud all fair minded men
who know You al all know you to
be-. regret that / should have brought
upon you So unpleasant an cxperi-
cnce IN which YOU were treated with
GROSS and manifest injusticr regret
hat such circumstances should seem
eNcn for the moment 10 be asserted
With appointment to high office un-
der the great government Of the
United states, representing a gencr-
cila, fair and honorable people re-
rfot that the organization of a great
hnnking system should be 80 en-
harrnrsed and ohatructcd
you need not think that ANYTHING
IN the present circumstances has om-
barraased me IN the lenst. II causes
me not the slightest embarrassment
have no moment OF hesitation of
tagging enthusiasm in standing by
inen whom | honor and believe IN Ii
gives lno nothing but pleasure and
exhiliaration To stand by them ut any
time and to nnf extent. You may
leave my feelings tmy feelings for
myhcltl. ont of the reckoning.
i'nrtisan Alignment Regretted.
"Tlie aspect OF this matter which
seems 70 me OF grayest concern and
consequence Is that the choice of
members Of he federal reserve board
Of the new banking system, should
have been an occasion Of partisan
alignment and action. The adverse
report on Your nomination. To which
you justly refer as unfair aud untrue
". Of course not to he charged to the
feeling or action of the senate of the
United States or 10 anything for
which that great body rs whole
can be held responsible The report
Us signed only by the minority mem
beers of the committee aud by two
members Of the majority who have
usually acted With them There h. 10
reason to believe that either In It's
temper or in It's conclusions that re-
port represents the attitude OF the
senate itself | wish most heartily
TINT the inauguration Of the new ma
tiannl banking system II system
conceived and enacted With no clc-
ment al partlsanship on to objects
or provisions might have been free
from This unfortunate and ominous
incident
= believe that the judgment and
desire Of the whole country crt out
Tor new temper In affairs The
time has come whom determinations
against particular claHaca Of men
should be absolutely laid aside and
discarded ms unworthy of tho eoun-
sels II great people, The effort for
genuine social Justice. for peace the
peace which Is founded OF common
understanding and for prosperity,
Of cooperation and mutual trust
and confidence should hc a unit
led effort without partisan preiu-
dice on class antaEoniam II les
only nf such Just and noble elements
that the welfare of great country
ian he compounded We have
hfeathed already TOO long the air Of
suspicion and dislruai The progress
of reform Is not retarded BY generus=
tp and fairness.
Football of Contest"
HNpur action In requesting That
yonr name be withdrawn. DISPLAYS
YOUR personal interest aud sincerely
na / regrct Il. cannot hut honor You
for the action YOU have taken. ! have
no right to ask, much less 70 'lrse
that YIN continue Go allow yourself "a
be made the football Of the sort Of
contest which has sprung M over
This nomination Il 81 ii matter Of
genuine sorrow to me that a man
like Nou should be excluded From
the public service upon great occa-
sion. But neither of us ~ responsible
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