Morris tribune., 1907-12-07

HON u N. foWler- as it did, the
government interest bearing debt when
there was already $24O,0OO,OO0 in the
treasury. Furthermore he said, he
was not aware of any statute by which
these certificates could be construed to
be lawful basis for bank note circula-
ton.
Official Third Termers Rebuked.
In letter sent to the heads OF the
various governmental departments
President Roosevelt has made known
his unwillingness to have his candi-
dacy forced upon the next presidential
convention through the political activ-
tiles of men holding official position.
This letter. the substance Of which has
been made public, states that it has
been called to the presidents attention
that certain officeholders in each of the
departments have been proposing to
obtain election as delegates to the ma
tiOual convention with the intention Of
advocating his denomination Or his in
dorsement by state conventions This,
he says, must not be. He directs the
heads Of departments to notify such
ntficehoider$ as may be necessary that
their acceptance of election as dele
gates instructed for this purpose or adj
vocating such denomination will be
considered d serious violation of Off
cial propriety and dealt with accord
ingly.
Bryan's Call at White House.
During his recent visit to Washing
ton to attend a Democratic banquet W.
J. Bryan took occasion to call on Pres
ident Roosevelt for friendly talk, in
the course of which he urged his plan
for the government guarantee of indi-
ViluAl deposits in national banks. The
president listened with interest to Mr..
Bryan's views and asked many ques-
tons, although it is understood that he
did not commit himself to any special
line of action.
Chance Apportions Patronage.
The two United States senators from
south Dakota having come to a dead
lex as to the nominations for federal
officers in that state, President RooSe-
vo!t when the two senators were to-
glther in his Office recently solved the
difficulty by having them draw cuts
as to the order of choice, using first
pieces of paper, and when these were
exhausted he resorted to the common
practice of Tipping coin. The result
WAS that the choice of nominations
was apportioned almost equally be-
tween the two men, and the presidents
embarrassment was much relieved, al
though there may be struggle when
the nominations come up in the senate
for ratification.
Justice Assails Constitution.
Justice Walter Clark of the North
Carolina supreme court in his New
York address tried to- show how the
federal constitution was devised to
suppress the will Of the people rather
than 20 express it and urged the call
ing Of a convention of the whole peo-
pie to revise it in accordance with
present need and genuine democracy.
He especially attacked the supreme
court for presuming to amend the con-
stitution and to nullify the acts of
congress, saying More complete de-
NAL Of popular control of this govern
ment could not have been conceived
than the placing of such Unbelievable
power in the hands of men not elected
by TIE people and holding Office for
life" slc said that we retain only the
form of democratic government.
Federation to Fight Taft.
One Of the last acts of the American
Federation of Labor convention at Nor
folk was to adopt a resolution ex-
pressing the conviction that a great
political party could not more wan
toni atfront and outrage the organized
toilers of the country than By 1ominat