The Washington herald., 1907-01-04

Ct+N- AfiN4' .tnttAloEB Do III INC EdNS
Of the rate-bill fight there was presented
on the floor Of the Senate the spectacls
Of leading member Of the minority sup
porting President Roosevelt against an at
tack made by an equally prominent mem-
Der Of the Presidents own party. Tho
Democratic Senator was Mr.. Culbers0n,
Of Texas. who. in d speech Of considerable
length and great earnestness. declared
that the Chief Executive was authorized
by law and justified by facts in discharg-
ing without honor the negro soldiers OF
the Twsnty-ffth Infantry who were sta
toned at Brownsville when the trouble oc-
/ CURED there last summer The Texan
held. however. that the President ex-
ceeded his authority in attempting to de-
bar them from employment IN the civil
service, and asserted that that part Of
the executive order which seeks 10 debar
thcm from re-enlistment in the army is
without force i'm itself.
Senator Foraker also addressed the
Senate, but confined his remarks almost
entirely 10 William Mcdonald, captain
Of the Texas Rangers. whom he unmerci-
/ fully ridiculed. At the request Of Senator
! Warren. chairman Of the Military Affairs
Committee. backed by Senator LOdss
and Senator Hale Mr.. F0TakeT's res0lg-
ton providing for a further Investigation
by the Military Committee went over un-
/ Ill Monday. 10 which day the Senate ad-
jouned At first Senator Foraker Oh
jected to Senator Warren's request. and
insisted on immediate action on his reso-
luton When. however. Senator Lodge
said he wished to speak on certain phases
Of the question. but desired delay be
cause he was suffering from cold and
q sore throat. the Ohioan Withdrew hts
objection.
senator Lodges Amendment
While on his feet Senator Lodge Of
fered an amendment 10 the resolution
which, If adopted, viii constitute a decid-
ration that the Senate holds the action
Of the President 10 have been authorized
by law and the Constitution. and shus
Esiii leave s. che committee, Ia the event
OF the 5aking Of further testimony, oniy
the determination of the facts. The offer
ing OF this amendment was really lie
most important development Of the day.
II merely provides that The resolution
shall direct the Military Affairs COMMITTEES
TO take such further testimony as may
be necessary 70 establish the facts con-
nected with TIE discharge. by the PCesi-
dent of the United States in the .xcr-
else Of his constitutional and legal au-
thority as commander-in-chief Of the
army Of the United States" of the three
companies OF the Twenty-ftth Infantry
The whole Of the amendment IS contained
within the quotation marks. Senator
/ Foraker, who seemed TO realize its purpose
instantly. refused 10 accept 1t.
Mr. Lodge and Mr.. SpOOner wrote the
amendment. which promises 10 bring
about a bitter struggle among the Re
publicans, inasmuch as the vote on it
viii tend to array members of the mJ-
jOrity for or against the President. Mr..
Lodge believes il will be adopted. he
counts on the solid Democratic vote and
a sufficient number of Republicans to
/ make majority. In other quarters
| however. # is thought that some means
Of sidetTaCking the amendment, and
avoiding further friction. may be devised.
Nobody doubts now. apparently. that the
resolution proper Will be adopted.
The President is keeping in the closest
possible touch with developments in thu
Brownsville matter. The Senate had
scarcely adjourned before he was listen
ing TO telephone account Of what had
transpired during the afternoon. This
and other things indicate that the Presl-
dent is as anxious TO confound Senator
Foraker as Senator Foraker is 10 con-
found him.
Attitude of SpOOner.
While Senator Spooner thinks relief
should be afforded the discharged sol
diers wnU had nothing whatever 20 do
with the outrage. he is willing to defend
the President on the legal and constitu-
tional questions involved and probably
viii speak on the Lodge amendment be-
fore it is disposed Of.
Senator Culbersons address was almost
impassioned at times. Especially was this
true with reference to his concluding re-
marks on the race question. THE people
OF the South are thinking deeply on this
race problem he declared. 1T is not
yet settled, in spite Of the great civil
war. 1t involves the education, labor.
social order. suffrage. and the very in
tegrity Of the white race. A number OF
vistas present themselves. Sometimes
they see deportation. and at other times
a blended, corrupted. and degraded race.
s'S tiie StiAtl'A- Al OA-4eI tlltltS lilt1 seem
to indicate that it can only end in war-a
bloody, red-handed. and vengeful war
which can but result in the survival OF
the fittest.
! The people Of Texas" said B1r. Cul-
/ berson, with dramatic emphasis. in clos
| ing his speech. will continue resoIuteIy
| to resist social equality or anything that
threatens the integrity of the white race.
and they viii protect with their lives
what in their womanhoOd is the ifrffiedi-
! ate jewel of her soul"
! Mr.. Foraker. who Immediately replied
/ to Mr.. Culberson, read from two newspa-
Ipers parts Of articles the purpose of
which, apparently was to show that
1 Capt Mcdonald. Of the Texas Rangers. is
a bad man. and something OF a swash-
buckler. Mr.. Foraker sent up the whole
/ Of the two articles to be printed in the
! Record He went over what Re had said
/ in his speech before the holidays about
Capt Mcdonald. and declared he could
not imagine why Mcdonald resented those
/ references to him unless IL was because
| the speaker had called him a gentleman.
/ At another time. in connection with the
statement in Maj. Blocl1som's S report that
Capt. Mcdonald is so brave that he
would charge hell with a bucket Of
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