Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
FORAKER MEETS
THE ISSUE
Says That a Representative
Is Responsible Only to
His Constituents

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speech here last night Senator Foraker
discussed public statements regarding
the presidents attitude towards the
senator's speech at this time, replied
to a publication mentioning him as one
of the anti Roosevelt combination, re-
viewed the investigation of the dis
charge of the negro soldiers reiterated
his views regarding recent railroad
legislation, protested against the In
fringement by one branch of the gov
| eminent on the rights of another
branch, declared that the representa-
tives of the people in congress are &C
countable only to the people and are
not properly subject to any other In
fuence, denied the right of any except
his constituents to call him to account,
and sounded a note of warning against
increased surveillance of business men
who need mo moral regeneration"
Respects to Roosevelt.
He quoted a published report the
President Roosevelt has drawn dead
line for Senator Foraker" and that ''if
he attacks President Roosevelt, Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be heard from in
no uncertain tones" Senator Foraker
said:
"The wicked flee when no man pur-
sueth. I have not forecasted the char
acter of any speeches I am intending
to make and If I had it would seem in
credible to the average mind that sui
story could be anything more than
| iof
over ambitious correspondent. That
| the president of the United States
should become personally engaged in
political contest to determine his sue
cessor is without precedent, unless it
be the bad precedent set by Andrew
Jackson as to Martin Van Buren,.
THAT he would enter upon sucn a
struggle with a declaration that he is
to set limitations on the freedom of
speech of those who may differ from
him, and that they are to disregard
those limitations at their peril. is with
oct precedent even in the case of
! Jackson. and is so inconsistent with
the dignities of his high office and the
proprieties always to be observed, that
L feel II Il uuJy TOWARDS the pTeSlueRl
himself to enter for him, on my own
motion, a disclaimer of all responsible
ftp for such a publication, The time
has not yet come, and no body knows
that better than the president himself,
when dead lines can be drawn IN
debate for anybody to observe; mr.
has the time come when any real man
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Denies The Conspiracy.
r Foraker characterized as "sor.
of companion piece" published state
ment of the president 10 mis- friends,
naming as member of the combinat on
to "do him up" for his attitude toward
Wall street, f. H. Hartman, j. B. For
aker. and John D. Rockefeller
! I'm view of this publcatir a. said
Mr.. Foraker. II trust that l must with
out Improperly say that until it was
given out in Washington a few days
ago l never heard tell of any combi-
nation or trust or conspiracy to op-
pose the president in anything. l trust
I may be pardoned for going further
and saying that 1 never saw John d.
Rockefeller but once in my life and
that was some 20 years or so ago. while
I was governor of Ohio. I then had
the pleasure of meeting him in con-
nection with the laying Of the col :
ner stone of the Yung Mems Cnr's-
tian association at Cleveland.
"Mr. Hartman have seen oftener.
have seen him three times-twice at
the White House; the last time as an
honored guest at the wedding cere-
monies of the presidents daughter
On neither occasion did have any
conversation with him.
1.-THE only other time ever saw nun
was to meet him at dinner party
given by Senator and Mrs. Depe"'
where Speaker Cannon and his daugh-
+e- senator EIkins and his wife, and
many others were present. Except only
the brief conversation OF the evening
In the presence of all this company
never communicated with him d.
oo+,,, or indirectly on any subject
whatever. -
Uniformly Supported President
.sNJo man ever occupied the WHITE
House who has been identineu VIII
30 many legislatures as Mr.. Roose-
Welt. He is a tireless worker. rms =
true not only as to domestic but as L
soreipn affairs He has been presi'
dont since 1901, almost six years
..During all that time have support.
"A all measures that have come petot
sAa senate for consideration VIII
Tb,ch he was in any way identihed
except only three. | differed rom h'n
as to joint statehood for New Mexico
and Arizona, insisting that they shoulc
not be forced into the Union as one
state, unles majority of the clti-
Gems of each territory might so vote
The proposition favored was ad-
opted by congress and the people o.
the territories voted against joint state