The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-01
SAYS ROOSEVELT
VIOLATED RIGHTS
SENATOR RAYNOR ATTACKS
METHODS EMPLOYED BY
THE PRESIDENT.
EXCEEDS CONSTITUTION
Making OF II An Unwritten Code
Charges Chief Executive With
invading Rights OF States
and Judiciary.

Washington, Jan 3l.--Dsclaiminl
any, intention of 'assailing' presiden
Roosevelt and protesting for him pro
found personal esteem Senator Ray
nor OF Maryland, today addressed thu
senate at considerable length in criti
cal review Of what he termed the
presidents usurpation of government
al functions not conferred on him by
the constitution.
Abiding first to the recent speech
oe Secretary Root In which was de
scribed The gradual enlargement ol
federal power at the expense OF
the states, Mr. Raynor said:
II regard this doct riue, thus an
nounced adhered to and emphasized
as most dangerous aud insidious
attack on the institutions OF the Coun'
try. He said that because these doc
trated in the administration of the
government they must be taken, as
they are intended to be taken, a.
manifesting the purpose of the pres
Cnt administration to carry this new
doctrine of constitutional constTuc.
tion into execution whenever the op-
portunity or emergency may arise for
its exercise"
Labors Under Deiusion.
Before reviewing the specific ac-
tons of the president which met his
criticism. Mr.. Raynor remarked:
THE president is laboring under the
honest impression that he is re-
sponsible to the country for the legis
lation OF congress"
The first instance OF conflict be-
tween the executive and legislative
functions. Mr.. Raynor said was in
the Santo Domingo affair. in which he
said 'the president has evidently
nade his own treaty" without dis
cussing whether the treaty Is right,
he said the charge that | make Is
that he has accomplished this in vio-
lation Of the constitution The treaty
has been practically carried into eff
feet without consulting the senate"
7 he same means, he said might be
employed for the collection of debts
from any Central and South Ameri
can republic.
Mr.. Raynor turned his attention to
the judiciary, announcing his belief
that this branch of the government
ought to be entirely free from execu.
tive interference.
Invades judiciary.
1T is theT Tefore my Judgment he
added, that the criticism by the
president of Judge Humphrey with
reference to his decision in the case
known as the Meat Packers case in
the Illinois courts, was uncalled for
and an inva sion OF his judicial pre-.
negatives"
we cannot tolerate such intrusion
on the rights of the courts" con.
tinucd Mr.. Raynor THE courts are
not responsible to any president OF
the nited States for their judgments.
4 Judge would have been perfectly
justified had he declined to submit
in silence 10 rebuke of the executive
He could well. with dlgniied and
calm defiance, have proclaimde from
The bench: ! am sovereign here; you
have no greater right TO interfere
with me than | have extrajudicially
10 dcnounce an ac: of yours as usur
patton.
Interferes With States.
M. Rayner then pronounced his
disapprova of the president for his
intrusion" upon the states, taking
for example the course of the presi-
dent to Gov. Guild. of Massachusetts,,
in which the action of the governor
was commended in refusing 10 inter
fere In the carrying out of the death
sentence against Charles !. Tucker.
Il never knew a communication of
this sort to be sent by a president TO
the governor Of state since the
foundation of the republic" said Mr.
Raynor, "and I deeply regret and de-
plore the occurrence. II would have
been extremely good taste for Gov.
Guild TO have respectfully RENTED
this telegram TO the president with 4
caution that be did not request the
presidents opinion in the case nor
the sanction Of his high station toI
the carrying out of the execution
While admitting that no technical
violation of any provision of the con
siitution was involved. Mr.. Raynor
oontended that it was a practical an
nouncement that the acts of state
officials were subject TO the approval
or displeasure Of the federal govern
ment
President Longs for Fight.
The turbulent times in the senate
attendant upon the passage Of the
railroad rate bill we're next alluded
to by Mr.. Raynor. The president
came into the game early" he began.
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