The Washington herald., 1907-02-01
.RAYNER IS CAUSTIC
Scores ROOseyelt's Alleged
Policy of USurpatiOn.
LODGE DEFENDS EXECUTIVE
Senator from Massachusetts Comes
10 Rescue OF observation-disclosures
Democrat Cites Many Cases of In
reference with Congressional Pro-
eeedings-Refers to Tucker Case.

The Senate yesterday heard two
speeches in criticism Of President Roose-
welt. one was delivered by MIR. Rayner.
of Maryland, who charged that the Presi-
dent has been guilty of usurpation. The
other was by Mr.. Hepburn. of Idaho. His
structures on the President were by in
direction
Mr. Rayner did not question the honest
motives of Mr.. Roosevelt, but declared
that his actions set an example that is
destructive Of our best traditions, that
challenges the law and ignores the limits
Of the constitution
He cited many cases in mis- charges that
the President interfered with Congress
whenever its proceedings did not meet his
ideas of what was proper In pursuance
OF this purpose" the Senator declared.
I'VE have now for the first lime in our
history a government practically con
Quoted in nearly all Of its departments,
with the exception Of the judiciary-and
even there the encroachment is visible
by the executive
The Maryland Senator characterized as
unprecedented and deplorablc the action
of the President in expressing to Gov.
Guild, of Massachusetts. approval Of the
governors decision not TO interfere with
the execution Of murderer. He de-
nouuced the Presidents action on the ap-
peal Of Admiral Schley from the judg-
ment Of the court OF inquiry, and COM
pared the case TO that OF Dreyfus "Ad-
miTal Schley shall yet be heard" he ex-
claimed. NO such melancholy page as
this shall blur the annals of our his
tory"
Mr. Rayner's remarks were not per
mitted 60 pass UnchallengeG. Mr. Lodge
briefly but earnestly defended the Presi-
dents attitude in "a number of cases. Re
ferring TO Mr.. Rayner's assumption that
he would write a biography Of the Presi-
dent. the Massachusetts Senator re-
marked. Il haven't any idea but that the
Senator and his colleagues viii be very
glad to meet the Presidents biographeT -
Mr.. Rayner replied that be would much
rather have the Presidents autobiog
raphy
Mr. Carmack took exception to Mr..
Lodges criticism Of ". J. Bryan's gov
ernmental ownership proposition. He said
the only difference between Mr. Bryan
and the President was that the former
held that governmental ownership ought
TO come II regulation Of railroads failed.
whilc the President held that it will have
20 come in case of the failure Of efforts
to regulate.
Mr.. Hepburn confined himself to two
subjects-the land policy of the Interior
Department and the forest reserve policy
Of the Forestry Bureau He charged that
the latter had increased the price Of wood
% per cent, and that OF lumber from s.
90 s. per thousand feet. He declared that
government subordinates had seized his
State and had used it as a piaything. He
said that IS 100000 acres of land had been
Withdrawn from the State. and that Idaho
had thus been deprived of forty schools
forty churches. and forty post-ofiices
we have been made the plaything Of
caprice. and for what2 Greed OF power?'
he inquired.
The Idaho Senator had not concluded
when the Senate adjourned to to-day.