The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-17
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 There iss really hope for The New York Globe yet. It has been such a thick-and-thi admirer and defender of Roosevelt that it is encouraging to find in it such ah editorial as the following. which we reproduce in full:
 Dienifed and appropriate, marked the proceedings In the House of Rep resentatives with respect to the ''se- cret service" passage in the Presiden- Psrkins' @ ss wso moved tIss "rs resolution % for for the appointment. Of committee to consider the Presidents words, were admirable both in spirit and substance. directly to the object, Is burdened by dtgnation.
 provision limiting the work in which secret service men could be engaged Congressmen were controlled by the investigated the President plainly in-. suited Congress as a whole Not identifying in any way the Congress- men men whose motives were thus Iasa asa the proviso. it Is not susceptible of denial that a charge Is made that could not be quietly endured with imagine what would be the demeanor of the President should Congress, tns an official and formal way. charge t that he had been guilty of similar
 The controversy. bristling with as- perities, fB- not mollified by semi-offi- eial reports coming from White House tentfons of the President It is said that he Intends blowing Into the air certain Congressmen if the inquiry is pressed---that he is prepared to name Congressman who have reason to fear secret service investigation. If the President possesses evidence of this character. 1t Is obviously his duty to lay it before Congress and the public without waiting to see what Congress may do. If he has possessed specific information which shows that Con- gressmen are dishonest and has sup pressed it thus far he has been dere- iict in his duty. What is wanted is not bluster nor threats. but facts-5a perception that government is seri- ous and sober business. and that the responsibility to expose corruption Is not dependent on the behavior of the corrupt concerning other matters.
 Thatlis calm. dienifed and respect ful. but is none the less plain and to the point. We might have expected something of the sort from one of the higher class of Dernocratio> papers but not from one which is given to defending Roosevelt at all times and to denouncing all who have assailed him in any manner. or have presumed to .criticise his words and acts! And by the way we confess to a feeling of surprise to find some Democratic newspapers severely eriticising Con- gress flor; its course regarding the Presidents insults.
 It may be possible that Congress. especially the House of Representa- tivss. has not followed the most diEni- fled method regarding the charges and denunciations of Roosevelt. II, might have been more effective to have re- ceived his offensive ebullitions with derislve laughter. as did the Senate when his special message was read on Tuesday; to have Laughed him out of court" in fact. but that was handy to be expected under all the circum- stances. Roosevelt himself has shown so little regard for the dignity of his oniee.. and such total want of respect for eo-ordinate branch of the gov ernment that it should not be a mat ter of surprise if honorable members of Congress treat such a President as he deserves and hand back to him some of the diet that he gives them. 1 If mud-slinging is his idea of deal ing with Congressmen he has no right i to complain if he receives the same sort of treatment.
 We are not claiming that there are no members of either House who are lacking in the higher virtues and at 1 tributes of the best American man hood. It would be strange indeed if, | out of such a large assemblage of | men from all over the Union, there l should be none above suspicion, but | Roosevelt virtually indicts them as a whole. With all due respect for the office he holds we say that in the main. the members of the two houses, | individually or collectively. have noth- ing to lose by comparison with him. If either branch of Congress. or any of it's members, should treat him with no more respect than they would treat a common bully he would have no right to resent it. He has laid the predicate and 1t does not lie with him to complain if his example is fol- lowed.
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