Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-03-27
bEALl THROWS SAR-
CASM AT PRESIDENT,
House Enjoys Fun and He Harms No
Ex-senator Smith Of Maryland
d---CurrenCy Debate.
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, March 26.-More shafts
of sarcasm were aimed at President
Roosevelt in the House of Representa-
tivCS today. In one of the most Scath-
ing arraignments of a public officer
ever heard in that chamber, Mr. BealI
of Texas charged the President with
having been guilty of "a disgusting
usurpation of power" rot only from
the national Legislature but the judi
ciary as well. Congress. he said, abdi-
Gated for him and the judiciary OF the
country felt the effect of his infiu-
ence. God and the future alone knew,
he declared, just what niche he was
to occupy in the temple OF his coun-
try.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was considered for amendment and
when it was laid aside for the day
there had been stricken out the provi-
sion for new weather stations in the
states of Texas, Kansas, Virginia,
Michigan, Vermont, Missouri and In
diana.
Washington, March Exchanging
that the President had flagrantly
usurped the powers given to him by
the Constitution and has repeatedly
attempted to influence the judiciary,
Beall of Texas severely arraigned the
Chief Executive in the House today
He referred to the President having
appointed three judges of the supreme
court OF the United States and ma
jority of the United States circuit
and district judges and then declared:
Drawing their sources of authority
from him. he stands in position to
WELD a powerful influence upon them,
though they are the representatives of
distinct department of the govern
ment.'
The President, he charged, was not
content with the exercise of the same
power exercised by Washington, JEFF
fersor, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant and
Mckinley, "but in his over-powering
ambition reaches out with eager hand
and exercises power not dreamed of
by them.
"Wherc does he get this authority?"
Beall demanded. How does he justify
his action?" The President, he said.
made two defences. One was that there
was an inherent power belonging to
ali sovereignties, apart from any pow
er conferred by the Constitution; the
other was that from judicial inter-
probation there must be vested in fed
eral government 4 power to do things
ii had not possessed before.
The President was denounced for in
sisting on a Jail sentence for Robert
H. Harper. local druggist, convicted
of violating the pure food and drug
act, while the sentence was still pend
ing. AS regards the case of Judge Will
fey, ne said the President insulted leg
islative branches of the government
by writing a letter to the judiciary
committee while the case was still I'M
der investigation, declaring Judge Will
fey innocent of the charges against
him. "That letter." he exclaimed, twas
simply the will of the Big stick over
that committee and the membership of
the House" He regretted that the
committee did not assert it's independ-
ence by sending the message back as
All insult.
After all, said Beall. the President was
not entirely to blame because the Senate
| and House 'sit with folded hands. Hav-
| ing abdicated the authority given to
| them, they sat supinely at his feet" Ir
| his opinion "a more disgusting usurpa
| tion of power was never witnessed by the
people of any nation" Congress, he de-
| clared, was no longer legislative depart
ment. 1T is simply machine to record
the will Of the man at the other end OF
the avenue" and it did not deserve any
more respect from him or the people thar
it row received.
| Democratic laughter greeted Beall's
summing up Of his opinion of the Presi
dent. "He wieds the big stick in one
hand he said. land a fountain pen with
the other. and he raises havoc with both
He is a broncho-buster and trust-bust
er. the only difference being that in bust
ing a broncho he blindfolds the animal
and in busting a trust he blindfolds him.
self. He can draw the finest bead on 9
wildcat. but can't get bead on the Con.
stituton at all. He is contradiction. He
declaims against race suicide; but insist:
on keeping a tariff on safetypins anC
baby bugges.
'He eliminates the artistic; he white
washes Paul Morton and is now frescoins
the reacticnaries with a tint of blue.
He can see war cloud before break
fast. but gets color blind before lunch
time.
HE is generous; given the power by
and with the advice and consent of ths
Senate to make treaties. he is willing t.
relieve that body of this onerous duty
and do it all himself.
"He is a magician: he can transform
our Uncle joe n roaring lion before II!
in the House, into a purring kitten a
the White House.
"He is the Sandow of the century: HI
can hold the Senate in one hand and th'
House in the other, and keep both in thu
air most of the time
After convulsing the Democratic side o
the House by declaring that "he cal
even nominate Presidential candidate,
Beall said: