The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-25

president to respond TO his country's call
! pay him a great compliment he might
have hecu AS ready ma the last vicn prcS
dent 30 have responded 10 any call upon
him by his country; he might have cher
ished It's institutions as feryently az the
senator from Massachusetts and yet with
out any Thought Of interfering with the
operation uf the government. without any
thought OF assniliug II in any particular,
he might engage In o personal quarrel win
an unknown stranger who might turn ont
TO be vice president Of the United states
in search Of exciting recreation.
II has como TO be an annual occurrence
that the chief magistrate of this nation re
tires In the summer to his usual home for
rest and leisure. Let MS suppose that In
accordance with this custom tho president
Of the United States when the dog days
without any reference "a government al
questions or policies, he falls into contro.
ycrsy with one Of bis ncghhors about fences
or bOundarics-a most Improbable SUP
position, hut by no means an impossible
oue--Wiil any senator say that we ought
TO so far forget our theory OF this govern
ncnt rs TO punish citizen or New York
who quarrels With and possibly assaults the
president OF the United States aver qucs.
ton having no relation to the government
MIR President, tho demand OF the people
It's heavy hand upon the anarchist, md IN
that demand ! Join rs heartily as anybody
Within the constitutional power OF congress
/ would 60 TO the very limit. ] would
hunt him from ono end Of this country to
the other, until he should find no resting
place. But sir, In attempting to correct
one OWL, let us not Introduce another. Let
us rather show the world that We can sup
press lawlcssness according 10 law, and
TINT In making laws 10 punish those who
would subycrt all government we can and
viii make them according TO the constltu
ton
believe in supprcssing lnwlessness,
believe In subduing annrchy: hut believe
IN doing both according 10 law, and there
lugTltpnflgU Z
way II any man shall kill or assault
with Intent TO XIII the president OF The
United states, and thus seek to destroy MI
sovereignty through the murder OF the
president, then surely there would not he
In nny quarter Of the globe o voice lifted
In his defense. The eradication OF the an
archist Is one purpose which tho country
demands shall be conscryed that Is the
purpose the senate desires 10 accomplish.
aud II you will offer p bill for that pur
pose only we Will present 10 the country
vote for Its passage Make n plain that
We seek TO destroy the men who seek TO
destroy the government and there Will be
or eourse, speak without any canvas on
either aide Of the chamber but / undertake
10 say that a bin drawn upon those llncs
and keeping away from the cOntrovertcd or
doubtful question will command tho vote
Of every senator IN this chamber How
uluch better VIII n be 10 serve this pur-
pose which we have IN mind by unanimous
consent vote than 10 Insist uHon a meas
ure OF doubtful cpnstiutlOnality and thus
divide ne ss we must upon our consclences
divide2
Tho supreme-couri IN the Magic case. went
long ways n did not 90 to the extent,
and IN my Judgment thnt court Will never
E0 % the extcEt, Of SAYING that the Fed
eral congress possesses 'hr power % nun
ish n purely personal ofcnsp against one OF
the officers m the government
But Mr. President i have no expnctnti
N course, Of influencing the vote OF any
gentleman on this measure ana | merely
veutured 70 detaln the senate FOR the pur.
pose of stating my own position. because
when the roll Is called upOh this bill. stand.
Ing as It does. n Is Impossible. with my
view Of the constitutional authority OF
congress, 20 vote for its passage.