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

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II am surprised that the senator
acted without the slightest inquiry or
Investigation" said Mr.. Carmack. He
admitted the senator did right
Mr.. Tillman protested that the two
cases were in no way analogous. The
president had turned loose a band OF
murderers on the land.
Mr.. Carmack held that they were
at Least out of the army and not
wearing its uniform or bearing its
arms, although there had been an at
tempt to make them martyrs and he
roes.
Mr.. Carmack then gave what he
regarded as the rea! purpose Of the
agitation-an attempt to unhorse Mr
Roosevelt as the republican leader. He
said:
"It seems to me that there IS some-
thing else behind these uncalled for
attacks on the president than a pas
sion for justice and law. This partic-
ular act of the president Is simply the
occasion. but 1t Is not the cause of
this violent and concerted attack on
the administration. The president has
done enough in all conscience to alarm
every real friend of the constitution.
but through it al he has had the
united and enthusiastic support of all
the senator's on the republican side.
1T is by the best acts of his admin
istration that the president has
aroused so deadly an antagonism
within his own party. He might have
continued to trample on the law to the
end of time and there would have
been no voice of protest If he had not
otherwise offended. The president has
made the mistake of compelling his
party to break With its old-timo
friends, to turn its guns on its allies
of hundred battleS he has brought
the great railways and trusts to know
that there are such things as govern
ment. His party leaders have yielded
a snarling and half reluctant half way
obedience to his will, abiding time
and opportunity to strike"
Declaring this to bethe beginning of
the fight TO break the power of the
only leader of the republican party
who ever arrayed it against the enc
mics of the people" he said:
1T is an effort to put the party back
into its old position, to renew its old
alliances, make peace with old-timc
friends and renew its covenant with
the plunderers and opprcssors Of the
people. All the resources of the gem
tleman in the White House cannot stay
the inevitable. He has ATTEMPTED tho
impossible task of reconstructing the
republican party
He told the republican senator's that
they must take their choice Of the al
Tentative, "either to renominate Pres
ident Roosevelt or give US (the DEM
ocrats) back our platform"
He declared the sentiment which
the president had helped arise against
plutocracy will bring millions of votes
to the democratic party and that III
President Roosevelt himself chooses to
come he VIII find ample opportunity to
exercise an influence for the welfare
Of the people and learn some respect
for the law and the constitution"
Senator Stone following, expressed
disappointment that what mt the out
set promised to be real scap" was
to melt away to amity. The sting had
been taken out Of the Foraker reso-
luton.
Because there was no doubt that an
investigation ought TO be made for the
good of the army, Mr.. Stone should
vote for the resolution 81 believe the
facts obtained will confirm the presi-
dents statement of what the facts are.
am profoundly Interested to see the
president vindicated. he said.
Mr.. Stone said he was aware that
there was Il disposition among demo-
cratic members of the senate 10 vote
against the resolutions but as there
was a family feud among republicans
involved, he saw no reason why DEM
ocrats should smother the fire or burn
their fingers by pulling out hot chest
nuts for the republicans,
Senator Hepburn, following Mr..
Stone, laid down the general principle
that the senate has not the power to
review a competent act of the presi-
dent.
Mr.. Hepburn Insisted that there is
not an atom Of ''im oerlal power"
vested in any branch of the govern
ment He regarded the real benefit OF
the investigation To be simply for the
guidance of the senate in future legis-
lation. that the past was q CLOSED
book"
Senator Knox declared the COM
mander-in-chief of the army had the
power to dismiss. Mr. Knox cited
laws bearing out his conclusion. as
well as judicial Interpretation OF these
acts
The president. said Mr.. Knox. hat
the power to remove all the admins.
trative officers of the government. II
the present case, he had not abolished
the military organizations from which
the lIObA9S WtIte ulNfildIEtu. re Itt
the right to discharge all
MIR. Knox did not oppose q reasona.
Bile Investigation into the fact.
regarding the dismissal Of the soldiers
but that he was not in favor of any
resolution, which in any way chal.
lenged the power of the president &c
act.
Senator Foraker then said he de-
sired to close the debate.
A peculiar senstiveness had devel
oped regarding the scope Of the in
| inquiry To show this. MIR. Forake
called attention to the preliminary res
lolutions calling on the president 70
the facts. No one had taken exception
TO the form of these resolutions. ant
he quoted Mr. Spooner's remarks a
the time favoring their passage.
/ Mr.. Foraker disclaimed that he haI
attacked the president. He said h,
/ believed the president had been i'm
posed on in the evidence upon which
he had based his action.
! There was. he maintained no place
as yet provided where those men coul,
esta blish their innocence. He had M
doubt a hundred of the men woul,
satisfy the committee that they ha,
no part in the shooting
After his long service MIR. FQfake
/ said he did not ike the hints tha
/ had been thrown out that his motive
J were other than to promote the pub
lie good.
To meet al objections which nigh
possibly be raised Mr. Foraker salt
he had prepared another resolution
/ which he offered as a substitute 10
/ the one he had pending.
He then yielded TO the suggestion o
Senator Spooner that he proceed 20
! morrow. and the senate adjourned.