The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-23
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Defends Administration
Against Foraker - ~, *,
In His Maiden Speech the Senator
from Idaho Says the Evidence
"ssustains Contention Of the, .
Government. :

Washington, April 2O.-Senator
borah, OF idaho, addressed the SEN
ate today on Brownsville, and de.
Tended the action OF the President
IN dism1ssing without honor the Me-
gro battalion. As speaker he was
enecttve, but he was not as convinc-
Ing in hia arguments as was Senator
Foraker, who took -the-epposite
view, Last week. Tomorrow SENATOR
Warner, OF Missouri, member Of the
military committee which Investigate
ed the shooting up of the Texas
town, will a4so assail the Ohioan's
position. and he said today that his
speech may run over into Wednesday
When Mr.. Foraker heard that, he
coupled 1t with the aforesaid rumor,
and concluded he could not leave
Washington at this time. But SINCE
be has resolved to stay, it Is his pur-
pose to insist that other senators
who wish Or intend to defend the
President do SO as soon as possible
In order that the senate may reach
vote before Adjournment. .,*
A story was printed In the East
today to the effect that Mr.. Foraker
would filibuster against, all other leg
islation If his opponents In the
Brownsville matter employed dila-
tory tactics with respect to bringing
that case to an end. But he declar-
ed 1t was not true, that he. never
filibustered, but would, as already
stated. insist on it's being disposed of
without unnecessary delay. Senator
Bulkeley, OF Connecticut, who voted
with Senator Foraker in the commit.
tee, expects to follow Senator Wac-
rer, and attempt to show that the
President was not warranted in dis
charging the battalion. Senator
ffffefaeRwayy,- ef -Indiana,---R1Il also
speak to the same effect! -.
~, A Maiden Effort.
Senator Borah. az Idaho, who, al
special counsel for that state, con
Quoted the prosecution of w. D
Haywood on the charge OF murder
ing former Governor Stennenberg
found opportunity In his maiden
speech to express his disapproyal o.
any effort to- secure leniency fol
-6Stt-GOtftSSbtk
thrower Of the bomb which caused
Steunenberg's death. The utteranet
was a part of a speech by the sena-
tor on the Brownsville affrly. lie
said in part:
"A ec;l blooded,, !nhu uaI,. ire:l.
nate devil blows to pieces IN ex-
governor i':'.'n the doorstcps OF lis
home, is caught and coptes.es. and
before the grave Of the man whc
died a martyr to law and order is
green sentimentaliam that puts 8
halo upon the brow Of. the 'blackest
spirit that ever escaped the crypts
OF hell. Men wearing the uniform
of a soldier OF the Union, the In
sigma Of government and the sym.
Dol Of law and order, In the quiet
OF night, while homes are defense.
less, assault and attempt to murder
wnUIe families and finally succeed
in committing one murder. To com
promise with such an act or such q
deed is cowardice; it is betrayal Of
government; it, is an insult to every
intelligent and right-thinking Negro
for 1t presupposes he is a traitor I'd
his country and criminal at heart
Besides containing an analysis Of
the testimony taken in the Browns
Vile case his speech was in reply, to
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