Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1910 — BALLINGER O. K. SAYS MAJORITY REPORT [ARTICLE]

BALLINGER O. K. SAYS MAJORITY REPORT

Investigators Vindicate Secretary of the interior. Completely red clearly vindicating Richard A. KaTru er, secretary of the interior, uyen all the charges brought against him. and condemning his accusers as having been inspired by a deep feeling of animosity a majority of the congress local committee which investigated tie so-called BallingerPincboi case sc bit titled is report to congress. After statirg th?t the evidence presented releied in {'“e ca-n to charges cf various Linds a:rips Mr ■and .that these-rgive c-'.i.cf> -frc'm'twb sources- I . R. G a.is and Gifford P!n chet—li e rr; r;;j tsncuaced the following ccrrhisi' n: "The eviVctcr hvs wfcctly fr.i*cd to matt cg: s rtrv > ether any yet proved her xii the fee s pet of et’ cr cvhihit Mr Fa?' : a-eras teinz ar.yt! mg tut a edirrtfer; aid hcncratfe gsri’eman, honestly pad faithfully performing the curies cf his office with an eye single to he public interest.” The re-ert was signed by Senators Knute Nelson, chairman: Frank P. Flint Sutherland, and E'ihu Root, and Representatives Samuel W I McCall of Massachusetts, vice chair ■ man: Marlin E. Olmsted of Pentsyl- ; varia and Edwin Deriby of Michigan ’ all Republicans. A few months ago the Democratic members, Senators D. U. Fletcher and William E. Purrc’.l and Representatives Oliie M. James of Kentucky and James M. Graham cf Illirois, together with Representative Edmund H. Madison of Kansas, progressive Republican. put oat a report which they main- ; tained to be the majority cpinioc. con- : demning tbe conduct cf Mr. Ballinger as secretary of the in erior. This report was made public fol’ow irg a meeting of the committee in Minneagois last Sep - ember which vr s not ; attended by some cf the Republicans who -new hate exonerated Mr Ballinger and. therefore the minority became a majority and the Republicans who were present, with the exception of Mr. Madison, withdrew and broke the quorum. The members who now sign the majority report formulated their conclusions at a recent series of meetings. In speaking of the “animosity” created by differences respecting the con--5 serration of natural resources, the majority of the committee said that the accusers evidently had this policy deeply at heart and were “eridettly disposed tq take a most unfavorable view of the characer and motives of

view of the character and motives o' posed to their views. They thus came to regard Mr. Ballinger with suspi.icn and to regard the mest natural and innocent acts occurring in the ordinary course of departSrert administration as furnishing evidence of some sinister purpose.” . M