Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-19
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President, there was no telling if with
In the next few days some new chand
Ter to fortune and to fame unknown,
might not get possession Of the Presi-
dent and tile him over the breakwater
OF the Allison amendment back again
to his original terminus.
Mr.. Rayner said that he would not
pretend to charge him with a selfish
ana dishonest purpose. but that the
processes Of reasoning through which
ne reached conclusion Weer so
changeable that it was impossible 70
follow him. He said that he resemblel
an nnadjusted Kaleidoscope whose re-
hecting surfaces after shaking it up
frequently exhibits beautiful colors in
Symmetrical forms, but after you have
adjusted and focused il. flies into its
original fragments and resolves itself
into its component parts.
He said that his was a great era for
natural disturbances and that the
president seemed to be somewhat ieal-
Gus of the earthquake and volcano
erupticns that had taken place and
was gong through a sort Of cOmctic
performance himself. illuminating the
horizon but tearing through space OBJ
llVlous of Where he came from and with
no definite conception of where he is
gong. Mr.. Rayner said he (Rayner)
was perfectly serious in his expectation
mat owing TO these peculiar fancies of
the President he would change his
whole position unless the Senate ad-
journeG on him and prevented it.
In concluding his remarks about the
President, Mr.. l;ayner said he might
hay" reunited his party on the floor of
the Senate but that he had unhappiy
divided the people.
When he came to discuss the Allison
amendment. Mr.. Rayner said he hesi-
tated to vote for the bill and had never
supported measure of this sort with
more reluctance because he thought the
words contained in the amendment
We're fatal.
Mr.. Rayner insisted in the strongest
possible way that this unfortunate
amendment destroyed the efficiency Of
the entire measure and that in his
Judgment. if it is finally adhered to,
we might as Well abolish the commits
sion and ring down the curtain on the
comedy"
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the Presidents Interference. re-
sret 1t with all my heart and am sor-
ny for 1t. He has debilitated and mutt
lated this measure, while if he had only
persisted in his purpose a few days
longer a united Senate in response to
the voice Of united people would have
put upon the statute book a law that
gratiticd the expectations and respond
ed to the eXigencieS of the hour"
Nhen Senator Rayner concluded.
Senator Dolliver took the floor. saving
mat If he felt about the bill as did Mr..
Rayner. he would not vote for it.
The bill is not revolutionary or dan
gerouS legislation" he said, and nre
ulcted that it would have the popular
approval.
He proposed to defend neither the bin
nor the President, but he would saw
that there are millions who will MOI
think less Of the Chief Executive for
bringing his party into accord in the.
legislation. Whatever may be said for
or against the President Mr. Deliver
Sald, he comes out of the fight with
every proposition he has advanced
written in plain terms in the statute
books Of the United States
"Whatever may be said of the Pres
ldcht. he concluded. he will be re-
nemb' red as the fearless leader who
Without regard to personal comfort or
regard for consequences, has taken IN
these great questions ana secure |
their enactment in law"