The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-31
MIR. GORMAN ! USES CLUB
 - Attack on the AdminiS-
 tratiOn. HE SCORES THE EXECUTIVE Attempt to Build Up a One
 Man Power.
 ---s--. Charges That tA. Plan for an Early Adjournment is to Prevent an investigation of the
 Departments.

day began consideration of the puatofIice Appropriation bilt and 1t was the signal for | revival of the Democratic demand Tor an inyestieation Into the charges of e0rrnption in the PosfofEIce Department The debate was initiated by Mr. Gor- man who spoke For almost two hours in criticism of the eouras Of the Republican party In the Senate in refusing an in- Equtty ak the same time charging the pcsf0nlce Committee with undue haste h reporting the bill. as he said to aid the Republican party In desire to ad- toufn Congress nt an exceptionally carly date. n order to meet tho wishes of the President
 Mf Clay contsnded tAet there should be | con9fessionaI inquiry, saying that the chafgea against Mfr. Heath. ex-frst as- aiagank Postmaster General. were such as to demand fnvestiEatlon.
 Mr. penroee and Mr. Lodge spoke for bthe Republican siae Of the chafAber de- tending inc Committee on rpstnhHees Administration.
 Senator German Speaks. 'It la said" declared Ms. German In his speech @thzt Congress must adjourn speedily, that frogn one soirce a request amounting to an order hag gone out: thHt it fs incomvenAent fof aGe branch of gov ernnient Go have Gong ;ess on lts handss |shat if there ls delay there e likely 10 he sisaereaabie lnfereree from what has already been deveiogedn
 All the actions of those in authority had supported this publlshed report show ing that Congress was propoalng to sur. render ta the mysterious power defuand- ina adsouxnfnent. Going hack 10 the civil wer iIa said, 10 face vf MT Lincoln'a ereHtness the Senate he'd insisted on pro- vidlng for the conduct og the var After much corruption and then tte Hepuhlican lzlRlprlks n fhe Senate idld not hesitate 70 eakAnrlTs tnvsetleaSseas
 ssHa he aaia you may follow & 1osfsh alI adnfntntra tIons % AkcEkin- ae sE kllfsa wili " f9nnd no denial oa tlie tishk ef tlse tnq
 Corruption Bubbles up.
 MeKiniey. iie continued, was only 600 glad to afford opportunity Tor exarlinas .'fae was a wise and patriotic man and had nothins to e8neeal.r said Mr. Cor. man. land he knew that the honesty and fair dealing of his administration should be subiecE to exanination.s We nave reached time when there Is much preaching Of honesty and highminaed- ness but corruption bubbles out. t came cannot tell if all the information is yet eut.r
 Mr. corman said tho charges made by the Postofl1ce Department, ne bellevec, had been made for the purpose of divert Inr Attention from che guiity ones who had hlched money from the treasury and had anuGed the trusts. As for htmAeif h6 was of the opinion that members had not done more in the matter than their public duties required. In this connection Mir. German called attention to fhe . -.fsa.s-f~a e.sn11 mNra Nad Tn ieqfIg- lAtive work. and he concluded that thls criticism grew out of a we'll directed ef- fort to build up a one-man, czar-like gov ernment.
 so far indeed had this plan progressed that IeRisiation has become practically farce. all important measures being directed by the executive. It was coming to be that only an executive order was necessary to get an appropriation.
 Power of Patronage.
 "The power of patronage is great" he went on ''The Commissioner of Fem slonA is relieved and sent out of the country and another man brought to washington and given the place But that ls not enough. The pension roll Is increased by executive order to the extent of erom ss,0O0,Ooo to $15.OOo00o"
 He (Gorman) had never made an objec- tIon to liberal pensions, but Congress was becoming a mere recording body.
 ssVVe are told" he continued, "that hav- Ing approved the plans of the executive we must adjourn and go home because of the fear of damaging disclosures. There are matters which 1t is almost criminal not to give attention to- Yet we are not to be allowed to stay.
 He then referred to some of the pend ing IeRislation and included in the list N.gf Nha amendment or the antI-trust law regarding transporta- tiou. He referred to Attorney General Knox's abatement regarding this bill, say ing that it was not departmental meas urs. 'Think of it." said Mfr. German.
 Notice is given to Congress that noth- ing should be done in the way of lesisla- tion without consulting the admimstra- tion."
 Mir. Foraker said the Attorney General had not given out this statement until challenged to do so by the Democratic nress and that he (Foraker) had taken 1o excAotion to this expression of his on,nIon though ordinarily he would con- sIder 1t better that an executive official should wait until legislation should reach hin, in the regular order of business Since the recent decision of the Supreme I~orrt he was not so surA that the Iegis- iatIon intended by the bill was necessary
 This remark Mfr. German retorted, was the remark of a true soldier in the ranks Discussing the antitrust law and Mr. Toraker's amendment. Mir. German said tbc effect of the law was to require the publication of rates like those given by Mr Hin on hIs ans-continental oceanic fires with the result that competing na- tions got the information.
 I,,AnAnnent therefore, was necessary, and MT. Foraker's bill had been intended to meet the demand. But with this. as pItb other matters of legislation, said M, Gonnan. the executive lnterferes and notwithstanding the need for legislation, the mysterious order Is sent out that Congress must adjourn without taking up inc ouesslon, How long" he asked, .'are we to submit to such a system?"
 Executive the Government.
 The idea was he said. that all should ha loft in the hands of the Executive,