Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-01-12


rty and the individual members will be
tier of II no attempt is made 70 do SO.
KTRAOTS FROM SENATOR RAY
NERS SPEECH.
Senator Rayner, Of Maryland, made "a
bus speech in the United States Senate Oh
onday last against the position Of President
,osevelt in the disregard Of the Monroe
ctrine BY usurping the custom houses oil
INTO Domingo and collecting the revenues
erect to reimburse foreign creditors. Tn,
eech was very respectful TO Mr.. Roosevelt,
well Is to the Presidential Office, bat ioroe
!ly crushing Of the doctrine Of the occu
ut OF the Office. An hour and half wat
usumed In Its delivery, and since 1t has
en- complimented from all quarters as ont
the greatest speeches ever delivered In the
nate. Mr.. Rayner eloquently argued that
3 Monroe doctrine was very different from
Roosevelt doctrine, and used both Demo.
mself "a counterfeit" he says the Roose
At doctrine 10, and al eject the whole brooo
heresies framed by modern parsphrasers
ID annotators, called the Monroe doctrine,
not q hneoi whicn ever sprane lron 'ne
am OF the patriot whose name oeats'
be Presidents position is without warrant,
ID Mr.. Rayner challenges bis authority in
o following words:
iaE n
II would also like 70 know under Wnai
iuse Of the Constitution we derive the
lbt to act as receivers and take possession
the custom houses oil other countries.
build be Obliged to soue Senator upon this
or to select the provision that coniers this
thority upon the Executive. II this 10 an
--.ecuuve junction, ! shall be extrmely CRATE
TO anyone TO point me to the article that
defines it. We are now 10 possession OF
custom houses Of Santo Domingo and
aect,ne their revenues. Please give me
warrant and precept under which this
cess has been issued.
III there ia a s,atu,e for il. lst me have IL
Ar viii, ASCERTAIN vh.ther there !, ,-y
elton far ,hs ansc,me, nm ans
where and Uhen haa IL ever bs.sn orae
~ or pursusdY I. il moi TACT tina among
thein,erpre,inp decls,ons n, the spBrams
ar,, among ali III, arcniyes of IL state
bartmsnt tbsre ia M nrec,,dent n, cram
tina, iu,,,a,. ,h,s sss,mn,,o,o ann.
lam M, fas,a,ous a. ,.ohn;c.,r.,.
mani lam mn, ws., vor "a q
s.sssi O., ,strar,,,,,, on uesa that
nee ~ j.. ,uop 10 ils phrase
sn,r,, II, ~ ia,,sr.
G,ve !, u,w The broadcast cxposi, 90 tbat
Ian stand. The most liberal inlerpreta,au
Mn is capaol. OF. treat II magnani nous,
,he Snnr.m. Court has done in tas var,-
v,sions And ,rauslatiuns. and l enel
~, vou tn And a single gran, or irapcalse
suntains TIA, iusu6.s this usufpat,ap."
O.ho,up what the Monroe ductrine should
ran. Mr.. Rayner laid down these propo.
IONS:
,Firsi-We mean that no loreiRp uoee,
an iorcihly establish any NOR eh,ca
yernmeut upon the face of the A IL ertcar
ntipent.
.Second-Ws mean that every re oltcar
IN OF government upon this hen s,berr
all remain intact, subject alone 70 slss he,
viii OF its own people.
"Third-We do not, and We canno raear
that foreign governments within th x I'm
Its shall not enforce their just oemsnd
against American nations.
"Fourlh-Once and forever, we do no
mean that we contemplate any pro,ectorau
over any other American nation.
"FItth--We cannot possibly me.n tbs
when foreign government, in the sniotce
ment oil rights recognized by the la 81 ns
tons, subjects the revenues OF one 81 sneA
states TO It's control il is our duty T. inter
Vene and become the guarantor OF lie obi
cations. What we DO mean is th.t Saei
the process reaches beyond that poin' an'
mere y an a,'emp. 70 suoVeis ist loi'os'
insltouons' 'na' men, unoer inc @oafo