Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-10-01
CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
President Warned Against Gamblers
Who Want Extra session.

President War.ed Against Gamblers
Who Want Extra Session.
The character and action of the Re-
publican majority in congress have al
ways been questionable. but if the
opinion Of leading Republican bust
ness man who is not politician is
anywhere near the actual condition of
affairs it certainly is time that there
should he change in par:s..- control.
An open letter from j. +. Corey, the
retired coal magnatc and uncle of w.
E. Corey. president of the United States
Steel trust. to President Roosevelt says:
ut is reported and is going the
rounds of the public press that you
propose to call an extra session of con-
gress to tinker with our national cur
rency in order to afford relief to the
Wall street stock gamblers and multi
millionaire Adventures whose artistic
ally printed certificates of stocks and
bonds fill our national bank vaults and
which have brought on the present
panic. AS an American citizen. feeling
a deep interest and pride in the good
name of the American people and the
honor Of our national government, l
sincerely hope that the dignity of our
nation, the good name of the American
people, as we'll as the success of Your
own administration, will cause YOU to
refuse to commit such IL grave mistake
as that of calling an extra session Of
congress. If YOU will stop and consider
for one moment the fact will appear
that the majority of the men colnpos-
ing our national congress are as men,
tally unfit to legislate upon financial
or currency measure as they are moral
~ incapable of resisting the temptation
to fall victims to Wall street stock
gamblers and Adventures. 1t is Il we'll
established fact that the political and
business interests Of the American peo-
pie are never as safe and free from
disturbance as they are when congress
is not in session"
That is Il more incisive and harsh in
dictment of the Republican party in
congress than Democratic newspapers
or speakers have ever made. and it is
hardly possible to doubt it's truth, COM
ing from one SO we'll informed as the
writer is. He appears to be as we'll ac-
quainted with the Wall street element
that controls the Republican party as
he is with the personnel of the major
ity in congress.
Is 1t not Il travesty on craftsmanship
that the business men of the country
have to appeal to the president not to
call congress together-congress. which
should legislate for the benefit of the
whole people? But if it is Il fact that
the majority Of the Republicans are
such scamps as Mr.. Corey says they
are it is no wonder that scandals are
prevalent in the post office. the war
and interior and other departments Of
the government, the only check on
these departments being the oversight
Of the representatives that the people
have elected.
President Roosevelt may refuse to
take the advice of Mr.. Corey and call
congress in extraordinary session ITO
tinker with our national currency in or
der to afford relief to the Wall street
stock gamblers" but that would not be
a good card to play when just entering
upon the presidential campaign. Those
voters. and they are the great major
ity. who have no interest in Wall street
stock iobbing are not asking President
Roosevelt to call congress together be-
fore the regular session begins. for
they know that the legislation desired
by them-namely, tariff reform and
trust CONTROLS not possible from con-
gress as at present constituted.