The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-11
STRIKES SHARPLY
AT. THE PRESIDENT
Says He Is Accountable Only to
His Constituents and Will
Not Submit to Boss
Rule" in the State
or Outside
of It.

CANTON, o., April 10.--In q speech
cussing published statements regards
ing the Presidents attitude toward the
Senator's speeches at this time, replied
to publication mentioning him as
one Of anti Roosevelt combination, re-
viewed the Investigation Of the dis
charge OF the negro soldiers on ac-
count of the trouble at Brownsville,
Texas, reiterated his views regarding
recent railroad legislation protested
against the Infringement by one
branch OF the government OF tho
rights or another branch, declared that
the representatives, OF the people In
Congress are accountable only to the
| people, and are not properly subject
| to any other influence" denied the
right OF any one except his constitu-
| cnts to call him to account. and sound
ed note Of warning against Increased
surveillance OF business men who need
no. moral regeneration"
A Bad Precedent.
He quoted published report that
President Roosevelt has drawn q dead
line for Senator Foraker" and that
III he attacks President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt would be heard
from in no uncertain tones" Senator
Foraker said That the President OF
! the United States should become per-
| sonally engaged in n political contest
| to determine his successor is without
/ precedent. unless 1t be the bad prece-
dent set by Andrew Jackson fH to
| Martin Van Buren,
| That he would enter upon sIcll a,
struggle with a declaration that he is
10 set Limitations upon tho freedom OF
4 Speech OF those who may differ from
| him, and that they are to disregard
THESE limitations at their peril, Is with
\ out precedent. even In the case OF Jack
son. and is SO inconsistent with the
dignity OF his high Office and the pro J
pretics always to be observed. that I
feel II duty toward the Pre- dent
himself to enter for him on my own
motion disclaimer of all responsible
i lty Tor such publication.
No Dead Lines.
me time has not yet come, and no.
body knows better than the President
himself. when dead lines can be drawn
IN debate for ANYBODY to observe; nor has
liie tine come when any real man would
respect them il they were drawn
So lar as am personally concerned. I
shall always speak with malice toward
none, but according to my convictions
whenever and wherever may have oc-
casion to speak at ALL"
4 Mr. Foraker characterized as a sort of
comparison piece a published statement
that the President to his friends has
named as members of the combination to
90 e, MN up for his attitude toward Wall.
Street, Il. II. Hartman, j. b.. Foraker
and John D. Rockefellcr
In view of this publication, said Mr..
FORAKER. II trust l may without irnpro-
| Prlety say that until it was given ont
at washington a few days ago i never
lleard tell Of any combination or trust on.
conspiracy to oppose the President in
awning; much less did ever hear OF
the SO called five million dollar conspir-
acy. Of which we have heard 81 m,cb
i during the last week.
4 II never saw John D. Rockefa,Ia, 5b,,t
once IN my life, and that was twenty
years ago, or more. while was Cover
nor OF ONO. With that single exception
! never saw him, never spoke to him and
never communicated with him in any way.
directly or indirectly. Except only for a
prief conversation with Mr. Hartman in
.he .he presence OF the company at n dinner,
never communicated with him, directly.
Or indirectly, on any subject whatever.
Wild, Crazy Stories.
call attention to all this with par
tlcuiarity, so that at the outset such
,.'.'''' !, !, E1Sn'Ss'' citi1y stoTlcs may be put
into the class Of campaign literature
where they probably belong. III
but these stories are but samples Of
many others, all of which, taken to-
gether, seem to have for their object the
dissemination Of tho idea that am at
a war with the policies OF President Roose-
!. welt.
No man ever occupied the White
House who has been identified with Sc
many legislative measures as President
roosevelt. He Is tirelcss worker. He
is constantly doing. is causing to be done,
4 something Of great Importance. This 4,
true not only ms to domestic but also as
to foreign affairs. He has been President
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