The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
FINDS FAULT
with TEDDY
MARYLAND SENATOR SAYS He
PRESIDENT rs usURPINe
AUTHORITY

BALTIMORE. Nd, Aug! 2s.-In an
interviews senator Rayner DECLARED
that the tarif and Executive usrsp7
Atom were the chief issues Of the
pending campaign. He also accused
the President ana Speaker Cannon
OF deliberately strangIIng the "antl.
yote,buYingn bill. He said in part:
II agree with Senator whyte that
the tarin is the leading issue, not only
in this campaign. but that Will coutil-
ue to be SO In the future until radical
changes are made in the interests Of
the American consumer.
II do not take much stock in the
Massachusetts or Iowa idea Of lower.
ing duties upon hides and sole leather
and lumber and permit there's of the
schedules to stand. We want a reven,
ne tarif for the whole country and mot
tarif for the benefit of a particular
section OF locality.
Revision by Tariffs Foes.
what we want is a thorough reyi
sion of the whole system, not at the
hands of its friends. because then Il
viii never be revised, but at the hands
OF It's enemfes-that is, at the hands
OF those who believe that monopoly
has been surfeited with a sufficient
amount or protection, and that the
friend of the consumer and not the
friend of the American monopolist IL
to undertake the revision. l do MOI
believe in halfway measures upon this
issue.
81 do not consider" continued sena
tor Rayner, chat the tariff is the on
ly issue. however. A few weeks be
fore the adjournment of the Senate
was present at a conference with
number of its members and with prom
inent Democrats from different sec
tfons Of the country. It was the posi-
tive conviction of every one present
that executive usurpation' should be
made one Of the leading issues in oul
Congressional and Presidential cam
paigns.
Praise and Indictment.
every one will admit the great &C
COMPLIMENTS and the marvellous ca
reer Of President Roosevelt, and the
esteem in which he is held by the
country. We claim, however, and the
facts are abundant. in support OF 1t
that he has trespassed upon Constitu
tIonal limitations; that he has inter
fered. with the functions of the law
making power; that he has, by the use
Of his patronage and influence, domin
ated both branches of Congress; that
he has made a compact with the
Speaker OF the House and its commit
tee on rules to promote or stihe leg
islation as 1t suited his purpose, and
that he has arrogated to himself func
tIons never contemplated by the fran
ers of the Constitution.
"This is a great issue. Govern
mental Capitalization by the execu
tive, and am confident it win be runl
from every Democratic hastings.
Deliberate Slaughter.
'9There is another proposition of su
preme Importance that we must moi
lose sight of, and that is the deliber
ate stranglIng of the measure to pre-
vent thu purchase OF Congressional
and Presidential elections. The Pres
ident and Speaker of the House O
Representatives are responsible for
the suppression of this legislation. 1
passed, the Senate. as I recall 1t. unan
imously. When it came to the House
1t awaited, as usual, the order anC
command Of the President.
1.-THE practical defeat of this meas
ure in Congress means that the Demo
cratic party must face an enormous
corruption fund in the future. as 1t hal
done in the past, while its passage
would have signifed to the countr!
that the elective franchise can ne
longer be polluted except at the peri
Of law. and thatt he ballot is no long
er for sale"