The Washington times., 1906-08-27
SENATOR FORAKER
SOUNDS DEFIANCE
Shifts At LESS Cordial" In
dorsement Proposed For
Him in Ohio.
NOT RULED BY PRESIDENT
AT Last Session Followed Dictate of
Conscience and Declares Perfect
Willingness to Abide Result.

Senator Foraker or OHIO came 20
Washington 10 make his answer TO the
attack of his enemies at home. The
senior Senator from Buckeyedom thinks
IL unfair 10 propose he and his col
league. Senator Dick. should be denied
full Endorsement in the coming State
convention. just because they didn't
vote as some persons wanted them 10.
He presents a long and vigorous argu-
ment 10 show Senators should use their
best and honest judgment; that 20 re-
quire them 20 vote with the Administra-
tion IS 20 make the President a dictator.
Congress might as we'll be abolished. he
points out, II that is 10 be the rule
Representative Theodore L. Burton.
% Cleveland. has been literally pushed
into the leadership Of the fight against
the Senator'S Since his return from
Cleveland Mr. Burton has been making
speeches and debating interviews, all
of them leading TO the irresistible con
clusion that the Ohio Senators are going
10 be repudiated and rebuked by their
own State cony yention, If the powers of
opposition car muster the votes. Mr.
Burton has suggested they should be
indorsed less cordially" than the Pres
ident The best information indicates
that the division viii be very close.
On Railroad Regulations.
Senator Foraker's statement says in
part:
so far as indOrsing me is concerned.
that is not important 10 anybody except
myself. and shall accept with equa-
nimity the action of the convention. I
H4rr
cause I was opposed TO Government reg
ulation and supervision of railroads. but
because ! thought the Hepburn bill un-
wise unjust. and unconstitutional
My contention was that, under eX-
listing law which I helped enact. espe-
CilIlv if amended as IL should be. every
serious wrong can be rcmcdied and all
evil practices broken up. as nearly as
any law will enable us 10 break them up
The remedy 7 proposed was ample eX-
pediuous, without expense 10 the ship
per. and efficient II involved no con
stituuonal or legal difficulties nor de-
partuTe from established procedures
Nothing more was required 20 bring
about the desired results than the en-
forcement of the law by the officials
already anuointed for that purpose.
Everything 7 said has been justified
by the many successes of the Attorney
General In numerous prosecutions in
slituted during the last nine months.
until which time no one seemed TO real
ize the excellence Of the laws we al
ready had.
The Time for Criticism.
Existing laws have been found TO
apply 20 every rebate or discrimination.
no matter under what name. When
somebody finds some evil practice that
existing laws do not forbid and punish.
I may change my mind as 10 the cor
Tectness OF my action. but not until
then.
Excepting the rate bill, ! was with
the President as TO every other meas
IRE except joint Statehood I opposed
that except on condition they should
vote in each Territory whether they
wanted Joint Statehood. think the ma
1ority Of people opposed forcing joint
II shall not make any request Of the
convention nor any complaint as 10 its
action. but If the convention should try
10 conform 20 the rule prescribed by Mr.
Burton or indOrStuE less cordially than
the President those who may have dif-
fered from the President as 10 some
matter-nO matter how h0neStly-it
would have some hard problems 10 solve.
About Other Republicans?
For Instance, II Senator Dick is to
be indorsed less cordially than the
President because he did not agree
about the Philippine tariff bill. what Is
the convention 10 do as 10 General Kelf-
ct and the six other Ohio Republicans
who Joined him ia voting against that
measure? Are they also TO be partial
ly rebuked' by indorsing them less
CovdialIy2'
And how about Mr. Burton? Does he
not now and then differ from Presi-
dent and party? Is he to be indorsed
less cordially than the President be-
cause DE opposed the Presidents policy
OF increasing the navy?
Take another case. The President
and Secretary Taft made known that
unless we restricted them 10 America
they would so abroad TO purchase ma
teTials 10 be used ia the construction Of
the Panama Canal when they could buv
them cheaper abroad. I think thai with
a great majority Of people this was not
popular. To Republicans il seemed In .
consistent with protective tariff policy F
The idea Of constructing the most ma
Jesuc work ever undertaken by any ma
tion, purely American enterprise and
going abroad 10 buy materials giving
Tatronage 10 foreign manufacturers and f
employ nlent TO foreign labor seemed
unpatriOtiC and indefensihIa Con gress
adopted a resolution prohibiting IL ex-
cept when necessary 10 escape cXtor- .
ton,
Burton Stood Alone.
''ln the Senate this received the sup
port Of every Republican. In the House
Il was supported by every Ohio Repub- F.
lican except Mr.. Burton
I do not mention this to criticIse him. .
for he not only had a perfect right. but
II was his duty so to vote If that was
his judgment. but 10 show that If We
indorse the party and what Congress has f
done-as We must-and then apply his
rule, he viii have to be Endorsed less
cordially than his party"
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