Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-27
MANY M|SDEtDS LAID
At PRESIDENTS DOOR
Representative Bsa|I Gives Ra0ss-
veil About Hottest Roasting He
Ever Received.
HE'S NAN OF MANY CONTRADICTIONS
Very Much Against Race Suicide Yet
He Wants High Tariff on Baby
Carriages Do as He Peases
With the Senate and House and
Keeps Both in the Air.
nv Associated Pressl

WY ASoptldltu IltsSJ
WASHINGTON. d. C.. March &c
Charging that the President had na-
GRAVITY nsurped the powers given to
him by the constitution and had re.
peatedly attempted to influence the
judiciary, MIR. Bcall. Texas, in the
House today severely arraigned the
chief executive. He credited the
President with having appointed three
Judges Of the Supreme Court OF the
United States and a majority Of the
United States Circuit aud district
judges.
Drawing their sources of nuthori-
~ from him" he declared. land hold
ing their commissions from him. he
stands In n position To WELD n powor-
lul influence upon them. though they
are the representatives OF II dislinc;
department; of the government. The
President was not content with the
exercise of the same power exercised
by Washington. Jefferson, Jackson.
Lincoln and Grant, but in his over
towering ambition reaches out with
eager hands aud exercises powers not
dreamed OF by them.
Where does he get this authorityn
How does he Justify his action? The
was that there was Inherent mower he.
longing to all sovereignities apart from
any power conferred by the constitu
ton, the other was through judicial
Interpretation that must he vested IN
Il Federal government, power to do
things IL had not possessed.
Too Much Big Stick.
The President was denounced for
Insisting on a jail sentence for Robert
\. Harper. druggist of this CITY.
convicted Of violating the pure food
and drugs act. while the sentence was
still pending. AS regards the case of
Judge Willy, he said, the President
had insulted the legislative branch of
The government by writing letter TO
The judiciary committee while the case
was still under investigation. declaring
Judge Whitley innocent of The charges
against him.
That letter" he exclaimed. was
simply the will OF the big stick over
that committee and the membership of
the House.
He regretted the committee had
not asserted its independence by send.
ing the message back rs an Insult.
After ALL said Mr. Beall the
President was not entirely to blame
because the Senate and House sit
with Folded hands. Having abdicated
the authority given To them. they ST;
supinely at his feet"
In his opinion more disgusting
usurpation OF power was never wit.
messed by the people. of any nation.
Congress. he declared. no longer
was n legislative department. II is
simply machine to record the viii
of the man at the other end of the
avenue and il did not deserve any
more respect from him or lne peo
pie than ii now receives.
Can't Find tive Constitution.
He Yields the big stick with one
hand" Mr. Beall continued. "and a
fountain pen with the other and he
raises havoc with both. He is a
bronco buster and trust buster. the
only difference being that in busting d
boncho he blindfolds the animal. and
in busting trust he blindfolds him
self. He can draw he finest head ON
wildcat but cannot get n bead ON
the constitution at all. He is n con
lradiction. He declaims against rae
suicide bu, insists on Keeping
tariff on safety pins and baby bugeies
He cmltvntes the artistic. He
whitewashes Paul Morton and IS now
frescoing the reactionaries with
tint of blue.
HE can see a war cloud before
breakfast, lnt gets color blind before
lunch time.
He is generous: Given the power
by, and with the advice ana consent
of the Senate to make treaties. he is
willing TO relieve that body of this
one onerous duty ana do it all him
self.
Teddy the Magician.
He is the strongest man of wis
from our Uncle Joe. roaring lion
before us, into purring kitten at
the White House.
life is the Sandow of the century:
he can hold the Senate in one hand
and the House in the other and keep
both in the air most of the time.
He can even nominate q Preslden-
tial candidate.
He is the strongest man ne vic