Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07

sarcasm. that he realized that many point
House. but he did not think up to this time
| that religious distinctions were made FER
haps. he added. that accounted FOR the large
Christian vote which the strenuous PreE-
dent received in the last election. NO man.
dead or alive. except Theodore Roosevelt
had ever held that the life Of strife was the
ideal life That was not the doctrine OF
Christ, yet notwithstanding 1t the President
had received the support OF Christian de-
nominations all over the country. 80
Senator Patterson suggested that tho rea-
son the President passed the offices around
! among the denominations was because ne
desired to be non-sectarian.
1.-THE alacrity with which the senator
comes to the defense OF the President" said
Senator Bailey. shows that he needs the
saving grace Of democratic caucus"
The Presidents Letter Of Acceptance.
Mr.. Bailey said he would read parts of
the Presidents letter Of acceptance IN
which he referred to the democratic party.
in order to show the senator from Colorado
the view the President had himself taken
OF the democratic party, Mr.. Bailey said
that the President had practically stated
that the democrats are fools II they are to
be believed as being true. and II not they
are liars. He said he had stigmatized half
the people Of this country with opprobrious
epithets.
able letter of acceptance he had ever read,
and for himself he had found It necessary
to pray to be forgiven for the things he
thought about that letter when he first
read it.
He read what the President said about a
divided party and his declaration that they
did not know their own mind and even II
they could come to working agree
ment among themselves" there would be
no certainty how long they could continue
to agree to 1t.
This language, he said. was that of the
President who referred to the party to
which the democratic senator from Colo
RADIO belonged.
Mr.. Bailey then referred to Mr.. Patter-
sons comparison of the President and An
drew Jackson. and read from Mr.. Roose-
President himself thought of Andrew jack
son. In that book the President referred
to Jackson as IAN ignorant and strong
headed. Straightforward soldier"
Il will ask the senator from Colorado, "
said Mr.. Bailey, leaning forward toward
Mr.. Patterson. whether he thinks the
President is ignorant and strong-headed as
the President believed Andrew Jackson to
be ignorant and strong-headed." s
Mr.. Patterson made no reply, and Mr..
Bailey continued,
II Will leave him to settle that with his
friend at the White House, and to determine
| whether he paid the President compli-
ment or not when he referred to him as
being like Andrew Jackson"
Mr.. Bailey again quoted from Mr.. Roose-
velt's Life of Benton" in which Mr..
|. Roosevelt. referring to Andrew jackson.
described him as man of strong, narrow
| mind. with bitter prejudices and few
statesmanlfke properties.
Yet the senator from Colorado says that
President Roosevelt is like Andrew Jack
SON. exclaimed Senator Bailey.
IF the sainted dead" he continued, .'are
permitted to mingle In the affairs OF this
world. how the mighty spirit Of jackson
must rebel at being described as Roose-
welt fixes him! From his place amid the
seats of the mighty how his soul must rage
at that characterization!'
Consideration Shown to Roosevelt.
Senator Bailey declared that no other
President in the history of the country had
been so generously treated as Roosevelt
He had been applauded when he was right
and the democrats had gone out OF their
way to applaud him when they knew he
was wrong.
Washington and Adams had been criti-
ctsed- Roosevelt himself had criticised
Thomas Jefferson. describing him as a
shffty doctrinafre. Monroe had been vitu-
perated. and Jackson assailed to the point
where mailman sought his life at the en-
trance to the Capitol.
Yet no President who has ever gone be-
FORE. declared Senator Bailey. had given
such provocation for bitter speech as Theo-
dore Roosevelt"
Mr. Bailey said that If he should criticlse
Roosevelt as Roosevelt had criticised other
Presidents In his writings democrats and
| republicans in the Senate would join In
reprobation of his remarks. -
The President and Rate Legislation.
Mr.. Bailey said that he did not think the
| President was responsible for everything In
| the newspapers; he thought that his secre-
| tary Is sometimes responsible for some of
| the things that are said about the White
| House. He asserted that within the last
month column had been printed in the
morning newspapers insinuating that when
ever senators attacked the Presidents for
| eign policy they are actuated by a real de-
| sire to defeat his rese legislation.
| Il rejoice" said Mr.. Bailey, that there
| is President who favors this legislation
and | think we owe him some obligation
| Presidents attitude in relation to this
| legislation I do not believe we could get a
debate upon 1t here in the Senate. The
Presidents own party did not believe In it.
/ l assume that because they do not say they
| do. We put it in our platform the repub-
| icaIts did not put it In theirs. We went
| to the country and instead of capturing the
| country the country seems to have can
| tured our principles
| Mr.. Bailey said that he did not complain
| that the President had taken up the rate
| policy of the democratic party, and al
| though that party Is entitled to credit for
bringing the policy forward the President
may be entitled to credit as the finisher OF
! the policy.
| He then spoke of the republican party
| as standing pat and OF the President Civ
| ing square deal"
Il am told" he said that these terms
| are In the vernacular of the gambling room
| Think of the great republican party, q
| great party of ptety, appealing to the peo-
| pie of this country In the vernacular of the
| gambling room. asking for a square deal
| and standing pat
| Senator Bailey said that when the rail-
| road rate bill passed the House not ten re-
| publican votes will be cast against It. and
1 yet most of those republicans are now pro-
| nouncing the doxoiogy on their public life
| In the Senate 1t will be different There
are evidences of independence in the Sen.
| ate, and yet majority of the republicans
| will support the legislation which the re-
| publican President has borrowed from the
| democratic platform.
Spirited Discussion With the President.
/ Senator Bailey referred to Senator Pat
terson's description of spirited debate be-
tween Senator Patterson and President
| Roosevelt on the question of whether Pres
| ident Roosevelt has usurped legislation In
| regard to forest reservations.
Most of you" said Senator Bailey. ad-
1 dressing himself n fha repuhltcano ON