The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-24
is THE VIEW TAKEN BY CON
oREss REGARDING
PRESIDENTS LATEST ATTACK
And From Now the Row VIII Get
Warmer, With Probably no Cool
ing Soothing Element on Eth
er Side Before March !.

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President Roosevelt deliberately in
suited congress for the sake of a row,
in order TO occupy the spot light to
the very end. or whether hc made a
slip of the pen. he has stirred mp a
storm about his cars winch promises
to last until March 4, or longer In
all his high iiuhs and personal eN.
ploitation nothing he has ever said
or done concerning congress during -.
the more than seven years that he
has been in the White House has so
outraged its membership as the delib-
crate reflection upon their honesty
and integrity contained I'm his mes
sage that they crippled the secret
service appropriation because they
did not themselves wish TO be In
N,stigatod
Even If 70 were the presidents bust
ness to extend his personal rule over
the coordinate branches of the gov
crnmcnt and run things after tho F
fashion of Napoleon and his famous /
secret police. the very indefiniteness ,
Of his statement in mentioning no
names reflects upon every senator .
and member Of the house.
The republicans in both houses took .
| the initiative I'm rescnting this graf
uitous reflection in order TO avoid
giving a partisan color 70 the action.
The house called the presidents
hand promptly and demanded Of him
the evidence upon which he asserted
that members did not wish themselve.
to he investigated by the secret SER
vice. and further tho evidence con
Meeting any member with corruption
in his official capacity.
The senate resolution reported by
Mr.. Hale was not -soforcofui ana spef
cific. a fact to which both Senators
Culberson and Bailey called attention.
Senator Bailey declared that congress
was either the most pusillanimous
body in the world or It would go to
the bottom of the matter.
Even the presidents friends in
congress agree that he probably went
too far. There seems 70 bc only two
courses open 10 him. II he knows the
men who Justly fear investigation Of
their official conduct and acts, II Is
: IN TO him to make their names known
and subject them 10 punishment and
at the same time afford a method OF
vindication for the innocent
If. on the other hand he spoke
/ without actual knowledge he cast an
mdeserved and unwarranted slur up
on the representatives OF the people
and should make prompt apology and
reparation.
From now until the end the
: row between congress and the exec.
utive will wax warmer He will also
have less influence with his own
party than Andrew Johnson had with
the radicals or Grover Cleveland had
with the democrats in his second
c term Congress has never been fond
of Mr.. Roosevelt. He has badgered II
on more than one occasion, when It's
: members did not agree with him as
= to legislation. He was then in the
height OF his power and popularity
and republican members hesitateC
20 make an issue with him. Onl,
the democrats have been willing {,
express themselves freely Of the maj
IN the White House and his prank
before high heaven. On no other oC
casion have the republicans eve
- waiypd party considrray ions ~
=: resented White House obtrusivcncs'
| The action taken by congress
this case shows that while it ha
heretofore been afraid of Mr.. Roos'
welt, politically, because Of his III
accountable popularity with the PEI
pie, its members are not afraid
being investigated themselves
Il is understood that the pres
dent WILL in his reply TO congres
give a detailed report OF every cas-
-1- Of members Of congress in which y
secret service has been used, and Il
the justification Of his course, W
rake up the scandals OF members
congress, who have in the past bee
convicted OF wrong-dong by Il
courts and sent TO prison. As SUI
persons no longer belong to eth
the house or senate, it would hard
relieve him OF the improperly
injustice Of scandalizing the prese
congress in promiscuous terms,
&c Il is declared that under the pre-
!: ent administration the surveillance