Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-13
|WelI WAY BErolV HIS POWER
Maryland Man Declares That Roose.
welt Absolutely had No Right to
Pass Judgment Upon the Artillery
Grandchildren is Being Treated
Like Some Desperate Criminal.
(By Associated Press)

WARRINGTON. ID G., May H.
Senator Rayntr. Of Maryland. TO-DAY
spoke in the Senate on his resolution
directing TN" appointment of court
OF inquiry to Investigate charges ag
ainsl Colonel W. r. Stewart OF the
coast artillery now stationed az Fort
Grant. Arizona. by order of the Prtsi
dent
MIR. Rayner prcfac"d his remarks
By declaring that he had no pOli'ica!
purpose in his criticism of what the
President had done in The case OF
Colonel Stewart.
The President had made mis-
take" he said. and added that that
was the reason ne was endaavOring
to Law this matter before the Senate.
He reviewed the career of Colonel
Stewart and pictured the loniiness OF
Fort Grant which he said was his
place of punishment" He read the
order by which Cbionel Stewart was
given only "a hours to retire from
the army before his assignment to
Fort Grant.
Saying communication had been
sent to Colonel Stewart informing
him that changes in the sanitary con-
dition CT Fort Grant would be made
if he desired them. Mr.. RayEer ad-
ded: The same sort of cOmnunica-
ton passed to Dreyfus. think
The charges against Colonel
Stewart" said Mr. Rayner, are fri
volous and petty and do net in the
slightest degree reflect or his char.
acter as man. his honor as citi-
zen or his courage as soldier. One
Of them is that he had Temperament
ia! infirmities.'
The President has come to the
conclusion that Colonel Stewart is
a man VINO wants TO have his own
way" said Mr. Rayner. Colonel
Stewart had his own ideas about his
duty and did not propose to be in
terfered with in the performance of
his duties
This is the charge" declared Mr..
Rayner-"nOt that Colonel Stewart
makes against the President but the
President makes against Colonel
SteVart."
senator HaynerS sarcasm.
He has not the temperament OF
the President. that fine system Of ad-
jnstment that always suggests res.
traint. calmness and moderation. He
thinks Colone! Stewart should yield
as he. the Presiden, never INDUCES In
fcrcible and vehement expressions
either in oral or in written communi.
cations. that he is free from many OF
the faults Of the race and that he
has given ms the most serene and
placid presidential epoch we have
ever been blessed with.
Mr.. Rayner read his letter 10 the
President stating his purpose to intro
duce in the Senate a resolution de-
manding an inquiry into the Stewart
case and then read the President
reply.
AT present I do not see how a
court OF inquiry could be OF use" the
President stated in his letter. "as
do nc; see how any coErt should ex-
press an opinion which I could pay
moe heed 10, than the Judgment Of
Wade. Grant. Murray. DuvaH and
Davis. On whose Judgment have
acted"
Mr.. Rayner declared that with \
single exception these officers named
by the President had been promoted
over the head OF Colonel Siwart.
Continuing. he read the Presidents
letter saying that the charges against
Colonel Stewart ALREADY had been es-
tabiishPd and he did not see wnt
more n court Of inauiry could DO.
This act" exclaimed Mr. Rayner.
"is tho Presidents Interpretation 81
his constitu: ional prerograti~e He
has meter bcen paraiellcd IN the mill.
tary records of American history 7
challenge the production of case
that Is a parallel 20 90"
Nothins More TO Consider Said the
President.
The President said In the letter
thar no would give further considera-
,ion to Mr Raynpr'S demand for =
corrt ~ Inquiry. He aadsd hor.
oves. that there was nothing 10 ind
out ss nothing couid more clearly es-
iablish the facts snd said this vas
ono the raanv Csses 81 copfep'ious Of.
f~prs demanding courts o. indulry. ~
grant shirh would destroy the disci-
rIiBc 81 the army. He continued "a
declare that the President. az com,