New-York tribune., 1909-01-28
RACK UPTHE PRESIDENT
ETNDIT LETTERS POUR IN
Congress Rswored by People for
Secret Service -1ttitude.

--aEHirG1On- jan tine W hlte House Is
,s,ns almost swamped with communications
f.o-, eli sections of the country expressing in
..s strongest terms the faith of the writers In
$50 executive their disapprovaI of the course OF
congress in investigating the Secret Service ex-
,e,ditures and their inability 10 understand the
,,rpose of the House in seeking to curtail the
se.,llness of that branch of the federal ser
Vice
4. vast number of like communications are
eachiug the members of both houses of Con-
rress but nothing has been at the Capitol
. --,ich compares in extent with the correspond
snce received at the White House A repre-
,ontative Of The Tribune there to-day a
,oIis nile OF such letters several feet in height
~ have read all would have required many
hours Of labor. but enough read to per
nit Of the outlining OF the general character of
the letters and memorials
II appears that all over the country organiza-
.ions have met and adopted resolutions of ap-
n,oval of the course of the President. and in
many instances town meetings have been held
a. which resolutions were adopted and signed
= p-ohsbfv 50 per cent of the letters come from
,ba smaller towns and from the plain people. as
,s indicated by both the spelling and the chirog-
rapIy
Boston man writes long letter 10 the Pres
toeut in which he says: Washington, at the
summit OF his achievements was embittered
br inst such critics: but his fame and glory
have endured long after his enemies all
dead"
From Holland Patent, n. Y, which is in the
ytc;nitv Of the home OF the Vice e-President-elect
,n5 Is the old home of Grover Cleveland, comes
me Of the most interesting communications. 1t
supears that the people there held a town meet
ing at which adopted resolutions uphold
ing the President in what is termed his con-
rol,,
signed hy the president of the village, all the
officials the banker, the grocers. the merchants
and number OF men who describe themselves
as laborers-
The Claremont Citrus Growers Association Of
Cisremont Cal. held a meeting and adopted
resolutions indorsing the attitude of the Presi-
Gent Kith regard to the OF the Secret Ser
vice
The Christian Citizenship Union OF Denver
sdopted resolutions Of similar tone, as did the
residents OF the 18th Ward Of the city OF Mil
rsukee the signatures from this point showing
that most of the subscribers are Germans.
An alderman in the town OF Lincoln. Ill,
writes the President that he indorses his posi-
ZION on every point where he has taken issue
with Congress and says he has written his
member of Congress telling him to break away
p from that bunch that is fighting the President
the only friend the people have in Washing
tons'
4 resident of a Western state writes enthusl-
asticalIv indorsing the course of the -esident
and saving that ne and his neighbors respect
fully suggest that perfectly proper use TOT inc
gecret Service would be to find out how our
r.o,-rsss-nan has accumulated
s1ooono since he has been in Washington
The member of Congress IN question has been
in the House ten years
The President has received many such letters
during his various efforts to obtain Legislation
Of national importance, such as the railroad
rate law the pure food law, the meat Inspection
law. ETC. but never before has he received such
quantities, nor III what he regards az purely
personal fght made on himself by. hostile mem
hers of Congress
A West virginia state official writes letter
of cordial Endorsement adding: 'The common
psopIe rule this country. and the common peo-
ple alone The common people have always
been believers in your fight for square DEAL
and the common people are still behind you IN
your fight with Congress
Many individuals ask the President to explain
10 them 'the real reason" why the House seeks
n c,Irtail the usefulness of the Secret Service
and what Representative Tawney ana otleIs
have up their sleeve
a later uritten on :he Ietterhead Of Irdi-
ana home for dependent children reads: "Our
Dear President: God forbid that we should ever
forget the great principles you have taught us
70 stand for etc.
4 New Yorker OF more than ordinary prorni-
nence writes: 1.-The people Of the United States
are with YOU heart and soul" New Jersey
Official writes the President that he is "ever-
iastingly right in trying to prevent the Gripping
Of the force which is intended to check criminal
operations" He adds. The people cannot un-
oerstand why Congress should try to cripple
Esch force"
4 remarkably large number OF writers VINO
describe themselves as travelling men write the
President indorsing his position, the following
being type of their letters: You are all right
- We know from our business connections. The
people are with you In this fight. as they have
been In all previous ones." The travelling men
representing one Of the largest clothing houses
IN the country, and one whose advertisements
are seen in almost every magazine. held for
nal meeting at which they adopted resolutions
sndorsng the course of the President and con-
dernning the attitude of Congress-
The "Gideons.r a quasi-relgious order of trav-
cling men, are extensively represented in the
correspondence, and one Of them writes from
Boston: See 7 Corinthians. XIV, 58." This
verse reads: Therefore my beloved brethren,
De ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding
IN the work Of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know
That your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
representative Willett appears 70 have made
grave error. not only IN attacking the Presi-