The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
TWO REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEM
BET STRONG IN DENuNcIA-
TioN OF EXECUTIVE.
ALSO SECRET SERVICE
Action of Member of Service When
Mckinley Was Shot Recalled
by Smith OF lowa--Bona-
nartc Also Scored.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Tha feature
cf today's discussion of The sundry
civil ria was severe denuncia1ln
of the secret service by Mr. Sm tn
Of Iowa and Cook of Colorado, ta
Republicans.
Smith denounced the tr asGry Ge
partment's secret service m as
worthless, and in support OF tIi8
statement referred to the case whrre
the secret service men were "ca'le
Off and special a~ents allowed to
do the work alone, and said that in
consequence lani frauds inyo wing
millions Of dollars were unearthed.
Smith, continuing said that I'm PRIOR
years the rr'se OF the field OF opera
tins ct 'ae secret service was only
OCCIDENTAL, but that now II had be-
Iecme an enormity He referred to the
assassination Of President Mckinley
and seemed To throw into his re.
marks all the venom he possessed.
When Mckinley Was Shot,
The cnly president asSassinated
since the secret service men wcr de.
tailed to watch the president" he
said was when President Mckinley
was shot down 1T Buffalo with Sc
cret service man by his side WHO wss
unable To observe the approach Ing
murderer with his haud handagel.
That man did not even CAPTURE the
murderer" Then with the eXpr 8.
sion OF bitterness still on his coulte-
nance he slowly remarked; But 1t
took man with black ska to cap
tnrc the assassin"
Cook in the course Of his remarfs
frequently referred TO the presid Mt
In the nest uncomplimentary phrase,
as in the following.
Has No Legal Mind.
1T Is unfortunate not cnly for
President Roosevelt, but for the citi-
2cns of the republic that he has not a
legal mind and no equipoisa OF TeHT
son, riding through and around the
arena of political action on his hron-
cho of arrogant, egotistical impulse.
pretending to throw his lariat of OK
eGution at the heels o Droadhorns of
capital. for the delectation of voting
labor, and ending the scene with a
cunning catch of prairie wolf or
a gopher"
One Was Horse Thief.
So denunciatory of the persideut
was Cook that he WIS denied the
privilege of continuing his remarks
after he had spoken but few min
utes. In the main he was addressing
himself to the work of the secret ser
vice agents in Colorado in certain
alleged land fraud cases, on of whom
he stated was horse thief.
Referring to the attitude Of the
president in the matter of ferreting
out fraud, Cook declared that, in
all of this fuss and feathers of the
whole administration the president
and his plant attorney general have
not sent a single plutocrat to the
| lpenitentiary.
Messages Abusive.
Such a keen political speculation
aud political aud financil stranu-
osity." he added. has never q ea
seen before i'm this republic. End lei
US feryently hope that his IKE shall
never be seen again. Look at tIe
paragraphs of his ratified messages
and YOU will be startled to sew AMI
read insinuations aud ahrs'v.
phrases against the legislative ald
judicial departments OF the govern
ment.
He declared that :ha liberty IT the
people was being gradually and -
crStly stolen by sneaking executive
encroachments and even iudirlll ses,
sions where freedom of speecn and
ogtthe press are dsaisd, is the most
outrageous injusuce : TO tlss'. toiilGns
multitude"
Mistreated NEGRO Soldiers.
The voice of the people he
Ivehementlv asserted. was ov-r sll
constitutions AMI congress PTesi-
dent Roosevelt. he coniiEnsI.
seemed to thiuk that he alone IS
the government. aud that his rs
Iaixit must rule era yi"a;'s il'iu.iiils
ltl,c poor and .rie1il's' black ,oldi-i :
of Brownsville. who were insulted'
dismissed aud degraded, wit1out
proof or trial by executive ofier
lanJ without any warrant or reason OF
law"
The president. Cook declared mas
lhuiu un Roosevelt ring in the q my,
navy and civil service. all tcr Dis
lpersonal and political elorv. supre ne
IN his iplpudento. vanity. arroga7c'
land imnerial egotism
Boraesrte Scored.
His veto messa~Cs were maae
ifrom impulsive and ignorant iuterHls-
ltsop Of his cabinet clerk. and Iae
vacillating attorney general Is e
weak legal reed Of the rough Fi'ief :
l6ependence. who even recently gave
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