Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-31
By MARYLAND SENATOR
In Remarkable Speech Be-
fore Senate---Said Demo-
Gratis Should Get Busy.

any intention of 'assaiing' President
Roosevelt and protesting for him the
most profound personal esteem, SEN
ator Raynor, of Maryland, today ad-
dressed the Senate in critical review
of what he termed the presidents
usurption of government functions not
conferred upon him by legislation.
Senator Raynor first alluded to the
recent speech Of Secretary Root in
which Root described the gradual Ell
largement of federal power at the ex-
pense of State power.
II regard this doctrine said SEN
ator Raynor, "as a most dangerous
and insiduous attack on the institu-
tions of the country" He further re-
marked that the president is labor
ing under the honest impression that
he is responsible to the country for
the legislation of Congress. >
Conflicting Powers.
The first instance of conflict be-
tween executive and legislative func-
tons Mr. Raynor said, was in the
Santo Domingo affair in which the
President had evidently made his own
treaty without discussing whether or
not the treaty is right Continuing,
the Maryland Senator said:
"The charge | make is that he has
accomplished this in violation of the
constitution as the treaty has prac-
tically been carried into effect without
consulting the Senate. The same
means might be employed for the col
lection of the debt from the Central
or South American Republics s.
judiciary lnterfered With.
Senator Raynor then turned his re-
marks to the judiciary branch, an
nouncing the belief that it ought to be
free from executive interference. and
added that "the criticism by the Presi-
dent of Judge Humphrey with refer
ence to his decision in the case known
as the Meat Packers Case in the II
linois courts was an invasion OF the
judicial prerogatives, '
Mr.. Raynor disapproved of the Psesi-
dents intrusion upon the states. tax
ing as an example the Presidents
congratulating Governor Guild of Mas
sachusetts for refusing to interfere
with the death sentence in the Charles
Tucker case. While admitting that
this was no technical violation of any
provision of the constitution he CON
tended that 1t was practically an an
nouncement that the acts of state Of
ficials were subject TO the approval
or disapproval OF the federal govern
ment.
Dominating Spirit Of President
"The most wonderful exhibition OF
the Presidents power in Congress, y
Senator Raynor said, was at the time
this body was legslating for sea
level canal" After describing the fight
he said that it showed what, with a
dominating spirit, the President cou!
accomplish"
THE Schley case he said, was
the next topic to be reviewed, partic-
ularly with reference TO the Presl-
dents action in the matter He pre-
dicted that the Schley case would yet
be re-opened just as a similar case
had been in another land.
"The result of the Presidents con-
struction of the prerogative rights,
Senator Raynor said, had raised new
school scribes who had commenced a
revised edition of a constitution called
the 'Unwrtten Constitution
New Battle Cry for Democrats.
In conclusion ne said: Il believe
that if the Democratic party would
take up as its battle cry reserved
rights of states and inviolate consti-
tional distinction of legislative, judi
cial and executive departments, that
we could rally around the doctrine the
intelligent suffrages Of our coNEtry-
men"