Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
House VIII Modify WilIett's vir-
ulent Speech and Senate is
Trying Hard to Muzzle
TilIman
CHANGE OF FRONT NOW EVIDENT
From the Brooklyn Eagle

rare against n freSlueDt,a ana from
now on they will only resent what they
regard as White House affronts too
serious to be allowed to pass unnoticed.
This is not due to a newborn love of
the executive, but to a large-sized, con
stantly growing fear of what the people
back home think of the ways members
of Congress, Republicans as well as
Democrats, are attacking the President.
There a noticeable tagging of enthu-
siasm on the part OF the members of
the various investigating committees
which have been charged with the
duty OF unearthing acts of the Presi-
dent which might furnish grounds for
further criticisms. The men who under
took these tasks when it looked as
though they had the President ION the
rum are now anxious to quit. The
reason for it all is the knowledge that
the country is back of the President in
his fights with Congress. Letters are
piling IN from the folks back home
sharply calling down Senators and
Representatives for attacking the Presi-
dent, and the statesmen are getting
cold feet.
The to expunge Mr.. Willett's
speech from the Congressional Record
is an evidence of the desire to back
pedal. Over in the Senate the senators
are seeking d rule by which they can
muzzle Tlllman, who is preparing an
attack on the President. ''They can't
do it, asserted the South Carolinian
with energy today, when he was told
what was being done; 81 am going to
criticise Theodore Roosevelt, and there
are no rules of the Senate that can
stop me-"
Representative Olmsted of Pennsyl-
vania, who was appointed chairman Of
the committee to investigate the Secret
Service under the Tawney resolution,
has made no move to do the probing.
He said today he had been too busy
with funerals and things to take up
this work.
Tawney, by the way, is having a
most unhappy time. 1t is said that he
gets a score or more letters every day
from his constituents, telling him that
he is misrepresenting home sentiment
in assailing the President.
Representative j. e. CLANCY of Indi,
ana is one of those who are willing to
apologize and admit that a mistake
was made in rebuking the President
for his message on the Secret Service,
II am sorry l voted against the Presi-
dent" says CLANCY. "If [ had it to
do over again, | would support the
President in his treatment of the
House." CLANCY was beaten for re-
election, but he hopes to be a candidate
in the future.
Even Senator Cullom, who usually
stands up for the Senate against all
corners, refused TO aid Senator Hale IN
u%ncovering alleged irregularities in
expenditures made by the President.
Hale asked Cullom to serve on this
special committee.
81 told Hale" says Cullom, THAT l
would not have a d-m thing to do
with the work"
The White House, as usual, is watch
ing the trend of events closely and is
getting much secret amusement out of
the panic which is Selling certain
statesmen. 1t is recognized at that
quarter that the Presidents enemies in
Congress have not decreased as a result
of strenuosity of the past few weeks.
1t is known, on the contrary, that there
are more men in Congress than ever
who would be glad to assail and dis
credit the President if they could do so
safely. But they are afraid, and the
White House knows it.
Letters are coming to the President
in great volume, indorsing his conduct,
for which the Senate and House have
criticized him.
IL L ICblOCAt "OhA0 OOh
the Secret Service affair if he had not
been convinced that the people under
stood what he regarded as the real
issue, which was the crippling Of the
crime detecting branch of the govern
ment.
He is convinced that the people are
with him in the move against certain
newspapers for publications rejecting
on his acts in connection with the
Panama Canal purchase. His untiring
and successful warfare on his enemies,
and the fact that the public generally
backs him up, is mighty discouraging
to that large element in Congress that
would howl with delight if it had a
chance to down him. There is no let
up in the gritting of teeth and shaking
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