The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-30

the Brownsville case that tho discussion
In the Senate had been more than aca-
demio, and ventured to predict that the
results would prove It.
Lectured President.
'.Then he read the President n lecture
which those who heard 1t VIII never
forget. Possible the sting OF the sena-
tors remarks was intensified by the
knowledge that the friends OF the admins
istration in Ohio arc trying to destroy
him politically. Apparently he was In
spired only BY Indignation. He declared
with great dramatic effort that his oath
of office was ns sacred to him as was
the Presidents to him. and no preach
ments from the White House were essen
tial to the proper performances OF his
duty as Senator. He gradually worked
TIP to splendid climax, declaring, with
arms outstretched toward the President,
NO one in this country ever loved the
President moro than did No
ono ever fought harder for him or
more loyalty. That was when he was
In the right. But wrong. / have OPP
posed him, and shall always do So
"rhat Is tho way I see my duty to my
constituents, and my country. and am
glad am able to say this in the pres
ence of our distinguished Chief Magis-
trate. The people Of my own State know
do my duty as see 1t, and they know,
as myself have told them. that they
can retire me II they believe I have
Instrumentation of 1t.
"rhe President was as eager to reply
to Mr.. Foraker as was Mr.. Foraker to
reply to the President. Several times the
President was heard to declare soto voce
that Foraker could not carry q county in
Ohio.
Justice at White House.
"After the applause had subsidized. the
President. who had arisen without invi-
taton. declared through his teeth that
the only place the negroes could get JUS
tice was at the White House. The Senate
could not give it to the discharged negro
soldiers. because the power lay only with
him.
"If the. President was not mad accord
ing to all those at the dinner in the
language of David Harum, he Was
about the Misunderstanding man imagln-
able, and then Bergman drew some clev-
err cartoons, and Uncle zoe Cannon told
a story, at the conclusion Of which the
President prosposed a toast to Senator
Foraker; and the assemblage dispersed"
There Is said to have been no doubt on
the part Of anybody present that Mr..
Foraker gained triumphant victory In
the encounter, although tho sympathies
Of the audience were undoubtedly with
the President In the course he took to-
wards the negro soldiers. But Mr.. Foraker
got the applause because the President
had forced the fighting at n time when
only fun Is supposed to prevail.
The affair is, of course. regretted, and
correspondents. whether members Of the
club or not, feel sorry that the conf
dence rcposed by those speakers who at
tended the dinner that their remarks
would not be published was violated, but
no newspaper man broke the rule against
publication.
Guests who were not speakers talked
to writer's who were not at the dinner.
and the latter were not under the
slightest obligations to keep silent, al
though the club members are trying to
show that all Of the craft were bound
to say nothing OF the remarkable Joint
debate. which will become historic.