The Washington times., 1906-05-13
DECLARE THE PRESIDENT BROKE FAITH

Government. for as surely as the Execu-
tive calls the legislator to conference.
misunderstanding may arise; and as
surely as the Executive IS permitted TO
influence the legislator. that surely they
SiOlate the spirit of this system This
misunderstanding will probably be fruit
full of some good. which shall in the
years to come outweigh the evil which
hac resulted now. 1 would rather see
this bill defeated Until new judgment
could be taken from the people upon 1t;
would rather see the court amendment
as broad as language can make it-and
that would not be broader than you
gentlemen have made II now-I would
rather suffer any evil than to see the
great individual departments OF this
Government brought under the dominion
or single Will"
Senator Dolliver replied TO Senator
Bailey:
Il would not take a part" he said.
If the Senator from South Carolina had
not appeared 10 call me one Of his
witnesses. / do not intend scolding. but
II has grown upon my mind that we
have spent nearly a year on the little
questions connected with these problems
and treating with neglect the great and
substantial ones that are involved.
Fired on by It's Friends.
I'VE are now advanced % ;he con-
cluding stages. and the thing that
strikes me most Is that this bill, which
Is very simple and a very complete re-
sponse to the petition Of the business
community and TO the recommendations
Of the President. has had almost as
much trouble from its friends as from
its enemies. 1t has had 10 stand a
steady fire from the camp OF It's enc
mics. but IL has had 10 stand a still
more annoying fusillade from the tents
which sheltered its friends
We have been called upon TO spend
nearly our whole time with the consti-
tutonal lawyers. and here we are at
the end OF the controversy. and the
poor bill which came from the House
would have been totally destroyed II our
constitutional friends had not spent all
their time trying 20 take a fall out or
one another; perfect iatenectuaI XII
kennyism has been substituted for de-
bate on this proposition.
We have seen one constitutional law
yer announcing that the bill was un-
constitutional. and following with a po-
vote for it, as II the proverb had read
Be sure you are wrong, and then 20
ahead
And We have had another confessed
~ an enemy of the bin, making a speech
in favor OF II; another. apparently its
friend. make a speech against IL. and
TO cap the climax. we have my friend
from Ohio, who three times went
through II without being able TO find
soundness In any part OF IL, deliberately
suggesting that we take a little bill OF
MS and tuck 1t into bed with these in
famous assaults upon the Constitution.
as an alternative remedy.
And so the conflict has ragged. TheS.
rival detective agencies OF the law who
have been shadowing the Constitution
All winter are about 10 be retired from
business so far as this bill Is cop-
cerned. and for one rejoice In the fact
tiat the President Of the United states
has been willing 70 take the part OF
leader in this controversy. a mart
which he has occupied from It's very
beginning"
Senator Clapp followed Mr. DolIiver
with warm defense and eulogy OF the
president. and with the oratorfcsl de-
mands OF the situation apparently an
peased FOR the time being the Senate
resumed consideration of amendments.
IN a snort time Senator Lodge hurried
into the chamber, took his seat and al
lhOst immediately claimed the floor. He
had brought word from the White
House
Denounced as FaIsehood.
Mr.. President" said the Senator
from Massachusetts. Il was so upfor-
iunate as 70 be absent from the cham
Der when the Senator from South Car
oIina made his statement a short time
ago On my return 70 the chamber 7
learned Of what he had said. and some
OF the things attributed to him in the
course OF II seemed TO me so remark
able that / made especial inquiry about
them One in particular. in which the
names of the Senators from WisconsI,
tMr- Spooner), Ohio CMr. Foraker)
and Pennsylvania (Mr Knox. were
used as having been criticized bv the
president. seemed to me so unjust. so
unfair, and so unlikely to be accurate.
1hat went to the room OF the official
stehographers to secure a copy OF their
report OF what the Senator from South
carolina said on this point Accord
ing TO the stenographic report the
I
had come 10 a complete disagreement
with these three Senator'S
took the liberty OF calling the
white House over the telephone. that
being the quickest way to comnunt-
cate, and have taken over the tele-
phone statement from the President
which 1 now wish to read
The President declares that the state
ment attributed TO him bv Mr. Cband
Ter Is deliberate and unqualified false
hood. He says that the name Of the
senator from Ohio (Mr. Foraker) had
never been mentioned by him: that the
name of the Senator from Wisconsin
CMr. Spooner) was never mentioned, ex-
cept to express cordial approval OF the
spooner amendment, and that as TO the
Senator from Pennsylvania (dr. Knox.
the President merely said that he did
not agree with all OF the Knox amend
ment, but considered that he had made
very strong argument for it,
Senator Bailey interrupted to ask a