Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-11
FORAKER SHOWS
TEETH TO TEDDY
OHIO SENATOR DECLARES HIS
INDEPENDENCE
No Dlctaton from Roosevelt Desired,
and If Given Eastern Man Says
That He Surely Will lg-
more II
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have seen him three times-twice al
the White House, the last time as al
honored guest at the wedding ceremo'
nies of the presidents daughter. Or
neither of these occasions did i have
any conversation with him.
THE only other time l ever saw hin
was to meet him at dinner party
given by Senator and Mrs. Depew
where Speaker Cannon and his daugh
ter, Senator Spooner and his wife
Senator Elkins and his wife and many
Others were present.
Except only the brief conversation
of the evening in the presence of al
this company 1 never communicated
with him directly or indirectly on any
subject whatever
Il call attention to this with par.
ticularity so that at the outset suct
wild, reckless and crazy stories may
be put into the class of campaign lit
erature where they properly belong.
But these stories are but samples
of many others, all of which taken
together seem to have for their object
the dissemination of the idea that
am at war with the policies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Compliments the President
mo man ever occupied the White
House who has been identified with
so many legislative measures as Pres
ident Roosevelt. He is a tireless work.
er. He is constantly doing. or causing
to be done, something of great i'm
portance. This is true not only as to
domestic but also as to foreign af-
fairs. He has been president since
September, 1901-almost six years.
During all that time L have sup
ported all measures that have come
before the senate of the United States
for consideration with which he was
in any way identified, except only
three.
II differed from him as to joint state
hood for New Mexico and Arizona, in
sisting that they should not be forced
into the Union as one state, unless a
majority of the citizens of each terri
tory might so vote. The proposition
favored was adopted by congress and
the people of the territories voted
against joint statehood.
THAT w; a proposition about which
men might we'll differ. There was no
occasion for any bitterness of feeling
in connection with its consideration;
and there was none or my part and
never heard that there was any on
the part of the president.
"I was unable also to agree with the
president as to comforting the rate
making power upon the interstate
commerce commission, as provided In
the Hepburn law passed at the first
session of the fi,ty-ninth congress.
was not opposed to that proposition
however, because 1 did not want gov
ernmental control and supervision o1
railroads engaged in interstate COM
merce, for I was among the first tC
advocate such a measure, but because
1 thought the Hepburn law in that par
ticuar was both unconstitutional anC
unnecessary, and that it was Ions
and serious step in the wrong direction
as a matter of public policy,
Courts Must Decide
81 did not believe, either, that if con
gress had the power to make rates /
had the right to delegate that poweI
to an administrative body.
whether I was right in entertaining
this opinion will be determined whel
| the supreme court of the United State
| passes on the question, as sooner o.
| later it must"
| Mr. Foraker said all the prosecution
against the railroads, the sugar ant
beef trusts and the Standard Oil com
| pany and other corporations have beel
brought under the Elkins law and tn
government secured convictions speed
lily in all cases except where its owl
testimony failed, but that no suit o
the kind has been brought under tn
Hepburn law.
Another session of congress has jus
| closed" he continued "There wer
numerous measures pending and acte
upon with which the president wa
prominently identified. So far as l ca
recall, | supported every one of then
There was one matter, however, abou
which l have taken a different vieN
from him.
81 refer to the discharge, withou
honor, Of the members of companie
B, c and d Of the Twenty-fifth infan
try, on account of the shooting affra
at Brownsville, Tex. This was an in
cident, not policy But it was an in
cident of such character that felt tina
1t was my duty as a representative c
the people of Ohio to do with respeC
to 1t what l have done.
Duties of Senator
But running through all this cor
tention there is found another broa
and important question. What is tn
office of a senator2 Is he mere ageI
to register the will Of somebody els
or is he supposed to have opinions {
his own with liberty to stand for thel
in debate and when he votes?
IF he be mere agent, why haV
we always tried TO select for this gres
Office men of ability and high char
acter? Anybody could follow somebod
else. And why, If a senator have n
liberty of action, should he be held a.
countable for the record he makes, an
II there is to be no difference Of opiI
ion, why have any discussion, or,
fact, why have any senate or house
81 have always understood an
thought that representatives OF III
: people are only accountable TO III