The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-26
GENERALIZATION
IS UNDER FIRE
Tawney OF Minnesota Among
the Strong Critics of
Roosevelt.
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)

There is a growing volume of
| criticism of President Roosevelt from
within his own party. This was
demonstrated on Memorial Day in the
delivery of prominent addresses. Rep
resentative James A. TaWney of Min
nesota, chairman of the Appropriations
Committee, speaking at Gettysburg,
where as a boy he was a witness of
the great battle, talked very strongly
against the Capitalization Of govern
ment and cited numerous instances
where the States had yielded to the
Federal government and allowed it to
appropriate for work that properly be-
longs to the States. 1t was not alto
gerher new theme with Mr. TaWney,
the bad practise of making Federal APP
preparations for geological surveys,
photographic surveys, special inspec-
ton of meats and other food products,
for quarantine service and other police
work that should be paid for by States,
and so on through long category, But
while Mr. Tawney in large part re
peated at Gettysburg the arguments
he was making in Congress last win
ter, his words attracted more atten-
ton and are known to have been, in
spirit, critical of President Roosevelt.
AS the organization of the National
House stands now, Mr.. Tawney is sec
ond only to Speaker Cannon in infiu-
ence there, and it was a little excep-
tionaI for hin-a very loyal Republican
to be calling attention so forcibly to
Capitalization tendencies of Mr.. Roose-
velt's administration. He voiced a
sentiment that peryades the House of
Representatives and the Senate, al
though few Republicans are bold
enough these days to come out and
say SO. Most of them prefer to say
that they are heart and soul for the
President and will be with him for
anything he wants.
The same day Senator Foraker deliv-
cred a powerful Memorial Day address
at Steubenville, Ohio, which likewise
attracted attention in official circles
here, because he inveighed against the
Capitalization tendencies and especially
against the usurpation by the executive
of powers belonging to the other
branches of government, particularly
the legislative branch. That again,
was no new theme to washington, be-
cause a deal has been heard on similar
lines when Congress is in session, but
Senator Foraker presented the case
very forcibly and adroitly. Like Mr..
Tawney, he did not mention the Pres
ident by name, but referred to him in
directly as an honest and right minded
man. Senator Foraker, however, drew
a strong picture of what might be sx-
pected some time in the future if some
iG n n
esty and high ideals, following the |
precedents established in the office, I'M
dertakes to carry out his purposes with |
the same determination that Mr.. Roose- +
welt is now carrying out his important /
plans. The Senator spoke feelingly, no /
doubt, when he denounced the use of /
patronage by President to further his /
political plans. 1t was shaft at Mr.. /
for taking the Federal pat
ronage to whip States into line for the
candidate the President favors for his
successor OF course. Presidents have
used patronage for clubbing purposes
in the past, but the evil is now more
threa tening because the Federal pat
ronage has grown enormously In re-
cent years. Every session Of Congress
creates hundreds of new offices. These
increases are incident to the growth or
the government-which has been very
marked ever since the Spanish War
and also to the assumption by the Fed
eral government of numerous enter
orises which have hitherto been con-
Quoted by the States
Probably the President will have to
reckon with Senators Foraker and Dick
before the patronage quarrel in Ohio is
over He goes ahead now appointing
,ostmasters on the recommendation of
Secretary Taft's friends, but these
must all go to the Senate
1ext December and be confirmed or re- i
ected. If the two Ohio Senators care
will do in sorne cases, the
can not be confirmed. Such
action can lead to lot of trouble.
rhe Senate is very careful to respect
he wishes of it's members in such cases
IF conflict with the President. The
power to confirm 5 conferred by the
and the Senate is very
Jealous of that prerogatfve.
R,t there were also ether prominent
Memorial Day speakers who took occa-
;oin to score the President, and among
hem was Lieut.. Gov. Lawrence I.
sherman, of Illinois in the course of an
address in Chica go. He spoke along
ines somewhat similar TO the address
r senator Foraker, deplored the weak
MING of the legislative branch of the
FEDERAL government by executive en-
enactment and declared that the
;ta+es could not lose their police pow
RS bv refusing to exercise them. CIR :
nit Judge William J. Wallace, OF the !
Jew York United States Circuit also
anne to washington last week and :
Irrina his visit here gave an inter :
lew deprecating the spirit OF antag-
,nfsm to the judiciary that has de-
-eloped during the Roosevelt admin
strafion. Judge wallace is a Repuo- :
lean appointed by President Arthur