Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17

At~AlHifAt vi any dlHtAs
Paying mis- compliments a. senator
Tillnian, Mr. Carfnack said
THE senator's speech WAS power
ful. hut Ii seemed Ia me his premises
were ON one side ~ thu earth and his
conclusions On the other II there y
anything that ppcarS plainly from
that gueeeh. Ii - that these soldiers
ought to have been discharged from
The army d long time ago. and that the
president deserves criticism FOR having
delayed 1t 50 long"
Lively interest was developed IN the
debate when Senator Tillman took =
hand TO justify HIS act In diSmlSs}ftg -
company Of the South Carolina militia
m~n when he was governor. Mr. car
mack had aaofNd this as o ~ptecraeni.
- am SURPRISED that the senator
acted without the slightest Inquiry or
Investigation, g said Mr.. Carmaek. lie
admitted the senator did right
Mr. Tillman protested that the l1sp
cases We're In no way analogous. Inc
president had turned loose q band or
murdcTers o the land
MI. carmack held that they were
at least out of the armt and nor
wearing is uniform 81 bearing ~
nrnfs, although there had been an at
tempt "a make them martyrs u no.
roes.
Mr. carmaek then gave what pc
regarded es the real purpose of me
agitaflon-an attempt 10 unhofse MI
Roosevelt as the republican leader re
said
1T seems to me that there y SOME
thing else behind these uncalled Tor
attacks on the president than q pas
sion for Justice and law. This pafiie-
nlar act Of the president Is simply the
orcasion. hut Il Is not the PAUSE %
this violent and concerted attack on
the administration The president nag
done enough Ia an conscience 70 alarm
every real friend Of the constitution
hut through il all he has had the
united and enthusiastic support 81 az
the senators on the republican SIDE
at Il By the best acts Of his admin
istration thai the president mas
aroused SO deadly an a~ntasonlsHl
within his 0Wn party He might haNf
continued 10 trample on tie Jaw % ti'
nnd OF time and there would nave
been no yolcr ~ protest II he had not
otherwise offended. The president has
made the mistake Of compelling ms
party 10 break with its old-tlinr
friends. 10 turn is guns on tts allies
IT 4 hundred battles ne has brought
fhe great railways and trusts 20 know
fliat there are such things as govern
mpnt. ITia party leaders have yielded
Il Naaqling and half reluctant half way
obedience 70 his Will, abiding time
aud opportunity to strike"
Declaring this 20 be the beginning oi
the gaht Ia break the power ~ the
anly leader az the republican party
who ever arrAyed Il against the enc
mics % the people" he said,
SIT il an effort to put the party back
into IFS old position, to renew rs Old
alliances. make peace with oid-tiin"
friends and renew its covenant win
the plundcreirr and oppressOrs of the
tHrupip, All the resources OF the gen
flefnan III the White House cannot stay
the inevitable. lie has ATTEMPTED the
impossible task OF revonsifuViing the
republican party
lie told the republican senators that
they must take their choice OF the at
Tentative, either to renominatc Pros
ilent Roosevelt or give us tthe dem"
pcratsl back our platform.
He declared the sentiment which
the president had helped arise against
~pluloeraeg viii bring millions of votes
to the democratic party and that ~
President Roosevelt himself choose 70
come he Will find ample opportunity 10
exercise an influence FOR the weiiafe
If the people and learn some respect
for the law and the constitution.
Senator Stone. following, expressed
disappointment that what at the out
set promised 10 be a real soap was
ia melt away to amity. The sting had
been taken out Of the Foraker reso-
luton.
because there was no doubt that an
investigation ought 10 be made foi the
good OF the army Mr.. stone shoulu
vote for the resolution. Il believe the
facts obtained viii confirm the presi-
dents statement af what the facts are.
I am profoundly interested to see the
president indicated" he said,
Mir. stone safd he was aware that
there was a disposition among demo-
cratic members of the senate 60 vote
aeainst the resolutions. but as there
was a family feud among republicans
involved he saw no reason why DEM
Ocfats should smother the ilre or burn
their fingers by pulling out hot chest
nuts for the republicans.
Senator Hcyhurn, following Mr..
Stone. laid down the general principle
that the senate has not the mower a.
review q competent aet % the presi-
dent.
Mr.. Hepburn Insisted TINT there !,
moi an atom Of ~"lnarrlals power
vested in ana branch Of the govern
ment. He regarded the real bcnett oi
the Investigation 20 be simply for the
guidance 90 the senate IN future legis-
lation that the past was q CLOSED
hook"
senator Knox declared the CONS
mander-in-chief 81 the army had the
power Go dismiss. Mr. Knox cited
iaxs bearing out his conclusion, as
well as judicial Interpretation ~ these
acts.
The president said Mfr. Knox. hat
thN power 10 remove all the admins
trative officers OF the government. IN
the present ease. he had not abolished
the military organizations from whici
the troops were discharged. He has
the right 10 discharge all.
Mir. knox did not oppose a rcasuua'
bie Investigation into the fact
raHF444fBa the sI4eF1taeNN ar tho anldlgIH
hut that be WAS not Ia favor 90 am
resolution which in any way chat
ienged the power of D president &,
act.
senatoi Foraker then said he de-
sired To- CLOSE the debate.
A peculiar constituencies had dcyel'
pppd regarding the scope nf the m
inquiry. To show this. MI. Foraker
called attention tn the preliminary res
siuiiuns calling sn she president fol
the facts 80 ONE had taken exception
ga the form ef these rt solutions. unt
he ueotsd Air S%nnunefs remarks al
the time faNoriuE THEN passage.
AR. Foraker disCiaimed that he had
attacked the president He said hs
he.iexea the president hHd been i'm
posed on in the evidence upon which
ha had basgd his action
There Mas. he maintained, no place
as set provided where those men could
establish their Innocence He had nr
doubt q hundred 81 the ucn would
satisfy fhe committee that they boss
no part I'M the shooting.