The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.

IT. HE announcement by President that he
troll Congress need excite surprise He has gone no fuher
than his constitutional limitations advise Con-
e He the state OF the Union IN regular OF
special and Congress does as it peases Within the
propres his counsel members OF Congress to
pending legislation counsel absolutely in xpana
the recommendations his messages Such exana1ons
by every President since Washington When Mr.
special session of 1893 repeal the silver
purchasing clause OF the Sherman act he strictly within the Prpe
Office members of Congress and explained and
counseed When Senator German devised compromise that
would have lett the financial situation unchangeo ana a Oh m
dangers untouched he and number OF Senators waited upon the
President and disclosed the plan Then Mr. Cleveland sad:
pass that compromise | will veto It
Recently who favored court review section the
pending upon President Roosevelt The amendment
examined in the light OF It's necessity to aVoid
assented to by the President
made the occasion of attacks the President
the Senate in which he was accused OF debating TO congress
The President stated the situation respect
orb His statement uttered public sentiment on the subject
Congress has been faced by that
His opponents have succeeded suggesting any plan that d
verts from him the support OF the people On te he
have subjected themselves adverse criticism OF the most pro-
nounced character. That is what hurts.
directly has control Congress- but nd
ecy by having stated the wish and the position OF the
people, puts body under control OF the people, who with
him lie comprehends all that lie makes no mistake aoout inc
motive subjected Congress- Now
suppose the situation reversed Suppose that in his message
declared that the transportation
Of country all and that legislation
~ and Congress had controverted this by introducing the den-
under consideration! We would then have
of the President only Congress but throughout
No one is asking Congress put with the Presi-
But majority ask that itself with the people,
himself the people for Endorsement by accepting the nomination
1904 disclosed The people knew then his
transportation fully they know them
He had already made the issue His position favor OF the
very legislation he has recommended known and it
antagonized Judge Parker declared that existing
and the law furnished all needed remedies and that further
legislation unnecessary Twist and and dort the
may the cold truth that the people decided against
Judge Parker and in favor of President Roosevelt this
Of additional legislation Their position unchanged Indeed the
intensified and probable that the candidates
before the people this year President Roosevelt would
every State in the Union His opponents Congress wreck
their party but they wreck the President His position
built upon rock and nothing disturb His popularity has
every attack He be made odous Caricatue
make him ridiculous Criticism cannot make him unpopular
He proof against such weapons Lincoln whom
they all tried in vain.
Members of Congress misunderstood him because they sun
dsand the American people 1t admitted that threading the
way through the of matters that must be treated by ega
there points that be decided by the But those
decisions will clarity the The they had
will have settlement of great without goadng
people novel, dangerous and soastic adjustment
beyond which dangers briste like the bayonets of army