The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18
A MUCK MESSAGE

5ustlooa-The Trusts Rss.5
Through a Hole Dug br :.
Administration
President Rooseveltis updo,,l
eddy a close student Of MlS
velli, the founder of the n nay,
school of diplomacy. His " a
message I" Congress resn ,pssI
the opinion of Judge Hu puIll
upsettiug his contention y =
case against the beef n. u
coming on the heels of his ra's1
cation scheme, shows tina, 'G ~
now trying to fan into tlsns a' /
hostility of certain clasSea
only against another class :,
ciety, but also against the ooa.
If he can so far Increase p', \
hatred of the people toward. !.
Federal courts, that they Wonl
support him in any Violate
the Constitution, laws, and t,.,
les OF the United States %''
would he no longer any ba,,'l
between the President and N
permanent and hereditary d.l
tOrship at which he seems :"
aiming. The court NAV or
not have been wrong in that ea'I
The Constitution provides III
no person shall be compelled
give evidence against bim,.l|
and it has often been held in I
suance of this provision.
where evidence has been obtanI
upon the assurance, express
necessarily implied, that if
not be used against the winAI
he is entitled to immunity npiI
this wise provision Of the Con,
tuition, made for the protectm
individual liberty. We upa
stand the courts opinion in
case of the beef packer to M
more than this old rule of
There Is a probability, linda
that the case against the back
was prepared with full knowe
of this rule, and in anticipa6
of Judge Humphl ey's action
pursuance of it, aud that it
so prepared-that Mr.. Carl
was induced TO obtain copAdg
tally for the government tie
formation on which the prOs
tion was based-in order that
miscarriage of Justice, should
eNitably be the result, while
Machiavelian student in
White House would at the y
time appear to be lighting
trusts, and would gain the OF
tunity TO go in eruption just
fore the coal strike.
On Saturday, April l4th, be-
livered his speech on confscat
and the muck rake; on ThuHi
April 18th, he sent to G
greSS his attack on the COut
which if it were found
would be the finest muck ii
performance ever witnessed. Al
denouncing the action OF
court as d "a miscarriage If
tice," the President adds: 4
Interpretation of the will Oft
gress as expressed in legiSlat
Is such as to make that will ali
lutely abortive," and again
can hardly believe that the mi
will be followed by other judd
meaning the Supreme Court
the United States. Is this
threat, or merely a gratuitOH
suit to a coordinate branch
the government? 1t may be b
in one. OF course, this tbNl
and this insult will be deSpi
by the Supreme Court. But
Congress afford to let the 70
dent pass without rebuklug
otfenderg Can it afford to all
the President to inject Into
messages to them; and to SpI
upon the pages of The JOuEH'
such muck as this? Such cba!
against one court aud lnSlN1
tiOns against another. as
muck message cOntalnS
President has no right to
things in his official capac
They are distinctly libelOuS
chara ter.
| The President might prOld
! have called to the attention
Congress the deSira0lllty OIL
Legislation in view of the cOu
decision, but to hold up a
to popular excreation, ana "
Sinuate that other Judges
would be called upon to review
case on appeal, would be put
the same pillory if they dalTu
sustain the ruling Of the
court, and to have all this Sp1
upon the journals OF OOls
in a message from the PreSlus
is furnishing the worst posi-
example at this time. Ius
sage deserves to 90 down ID
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