Glavis turned to Pinchot for help; Pinchot in turn eagerly seized the opportunity to discredit his antagonist, Ballinger. The news of the charges quickly became public and the conflict became known as the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy. In January of the following year, Pinchot had a congressional ally, Senator Dolliver of Iowa, read to Congress a defense of the Forest Service that contained thinly veiled attacks on Ballinger and the President.
Pinchot was promptly fired by Taft for his insubordination. In the ensuing public relations battled, initiated by Pinchot, Pinchot skillfully manipulated public opinion to taint Ballinger with suspicions of corruption. Meanwhile, Pinchot was heralded as the defender of the public good. Ballinger was exone-rated by the President and a Congressional investigation but in the public's eye Ballinger's credibility remained suspect.
Pinchot was dismissed for insubordination, having criticized Ballinger openly and Taft indirectly. Pinchot had clearly violated administration rules by corresponding directly with a member of Congress, rather than going through his superior. The savvy forester realized that he would lose his job, but was pleased to have the opportunity to bring the conservation issue front and center. The Ballinger-Pinchot revealed deep fault lines in the Republican Party and finally ended the strained friendship between Taft and Roosevelt.
However, the Ballinger-Pinchot scandal reflected the ongoing tension between those who emphasized the immediate use of natural resources and those who wanted them conserved for the future, a discussion that remains active today. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On November 13, , veteran front-office official Kim Ng breaks several glass ceilings simultaneously when she is named General Manager of the Miami Marlins.
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