The Washington times., 1906-12-24
Series of Events viii
Force Attention to
Brownsville Affair
After Holidays.
SOUTHERN SENATOR'S
FEAR AGITATION
President VIII Stand His
Ground as COmmander-in-
Chief of the Army-Big
Questions Involved.

Senator'S who have thus Tar succeed
ed in avoiding excitement over the
Brownsville affair and its remarkable
series of incidents are now beginning
70 realize that an extremely UnCOmfort-
able situation inlpends. which will de-
mand attention when Congress resumes
It's sittings after the holidays
The mere incident of "a contest OF
strength and determination between the
President and his Senatorial opponents
would not be unusual o= remarka BILE.
But this contest Is unlike any other.
AS Senator Foraker would say, there
are no precedentz.
Southern Senators Attitude.
Il is not too much to say that South
ern Senators. in their calm moments,
and when they drop all the political
considerations. view the situation more
seriously than others. Take Senator
Blackburn, the Democratic Senate lead
or. Left To act on his own impulses
and judgment. he would wish TO let the
whole unfortunate affair Of the Browns
Vile riots and discharges drop out of
sight as soon as possible and be for
gotten. For like other Southerners he
is genuinely concerned lest continued
agitation may fan INTO flame the en-
bers of race hatred that are smolder-
ing everywhere. The disposition of the
Southerners is TO stand by the Presi-
dent and prevent Cgitation of the mat
ter They would like to see IT all
dropped. But that is now regarded as
utterly impossible
What VIII Bailey Do?
."Vhat viii Bailey do2" is the lues-
tion on many tongues. The Texan viii
be back in Washington before the Jan
nary sittings shall have far advanced.
He doesn't like the President; Repuoh-
can Senators anticipate that he will in
sfst on playing politics, and Democrats
OF the conservative tendency are fear
full that ne will Both groups point out
lhat there has alTta ady been too uuch
YoIftics i'm this connection. hut ley
don't see how II is 10 lee stopped I'll
tho game Is played out.
Foraker and PenToSe both admitted
that they We're compelled 10 do some
thing for the benefit OF the big coloItd
vote in their States" explained Sena-
I'm .-FEy.rvBouv assumed that they
would talk enough for the political eT-
feet and then let the matter drop. But
il isn't proving easy 70 drop.
Issue Grows Bigger.
In truth. with the shooting of Cap
tain MackIin and the bitter exchanges
between the President and Senator
Foraker. it is now recognized that the
issue is bigger and more difficult than
ever before. The Ohio Senator and the
President are two OF a kind; they are
both fighters. both quick on the trigger,
and both thoroughly determined 10 win
i'm the duel in which they are now en-
gagged
The President is conceded by even his
supporters to have got into rather an
embarrassing situation. He discharged
the troops. and then called on the mill
tary secretary TO look up precedents for
the action. The military secretary fail
ed 10 md anything that Senator For
aker would cOncede was by any means
a precedent
The President. replying 70 a Senate
resolution, sent TO that body the evil
dence on which he relied to Justify his
action-and then sent Mr Purdv on 10
Brownsville to get evidence! Critics
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