The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-26
SARCASM HEATED
 UPON ROOSEVELT Attacks on Secret Service h.
 Clude the President HE MUST RULE EVERYBODY Congressman Cook of Colorado Pours Such VitrioIic Fire Upon Roose-
 Vet's Head That He Is Not
 Allowed to Proceed.
HE MUST RULE EVERYBODY

Washington, February 25.-Vitriolic de- nunciation of the secret service of the treasury department was uttered fin the House today by Mr Smith, republican, of Iowa, during the consideration of the sundry civil bill. He likened the secret service men to common lars," charged that they were unable to unearth gi- gantic land frauds recently discovered by the Secretary of the Interior and said the only President assassinated since secret service men were detailed 10 watch the President, Mckinley, was shot down at Buffalo, while a secret service detective stood on his side. He further said that a secret service man did not capture the murderer but 1t took a man with a black skin to do so.
 The discussion arose over an amend ment by MT. Bennett New York, strlk- ing out the provision limiting the field of operations of the secret service A similar paragraph in the last appropria- ton bill is what gave rise to the Pres idents strictures upon members of Con- gress.
 Mir Bennett engaged in I general de- fense of the secret service detectives. His remarks were listened to intently by MT. Smith who at their conclusion spoke of the numerous special agents, postoffics inspectors and others, "every one of whom," he said, Ifs of higher and nobler type than the members of the so- called secret service
 He vehemently declared in speaking of the secret service that it was a mat ter of common Knowledge that a mem- Der must be common liar" Many of them, he said, work for B a day in hunting down land frauds when there is not a considerable number of them that know legal from an illegal entry.
 Necessary Force. Continuing MT. Smith suggested that If detectives were necessary to hunt down jurors they should be assigned by the de- partment of justice and not be taken rom the force in the counterfeit section of the treasury department. w ouldn't that interjected MT. Stanley of Kentucky. with sarcasm, interfere with the mystery, sensationalism and at tractiveness of the secret service?"
 Joining in the laughter which followed this query, MT. Smith continuing said that in prior years the abuse of the field of operation of the secret service was only incidental but that now it has be- come an enornlity. He referred to the assassination of President Mckinley and seemed to throw in his remarks all the venom he possessed.
 The only President assassinated since the secret service men were detailed to watch the President" he said was when President Mckinley was shot down at Buffalo, with a secret service man by his side, who was unable to observe the approaching murderer with his ban daged hand. That man did not even capture the murderer
 Then with the expression of bitterness still on his countenance he slowly re- marked:
 But it took a man with black skin to capture the assassin
 Roosevelt Scored.
 MT. Cook, republican, of Colorado, also discussed the provision with much spirit, and in the course of his remarks frequent ly referred to the President in most un- complimentary terms as In the following:
 Tt is unfortunate not only for President Roosevelt but for the citizens of the re- public, that he has not legal mind and no equipoise of reason, riding through and around the arena of political action on his broncho of arrogant. egotistical inn pulse. pretending to throw his lariat of execution at the broad horns of capital, for the deception of voting labor, and end
 
 prairie wolf or a gopher"
 So denunciatory of the President was MT. Cook that he was denied the privilege of continuing his remarks after he had spoken but few minutes.
 The voice of the people he vehemently asserted, was over and above all constitu- tions and congresses. In conclusion, he said
 President Roosevelt seems to think that he alone is the government and that ipse dixt, must rule everybody, including the poor and friendless soldiers of Browns vile who were insulted, dismissed and degraded without proof or trial, by execu- tive order and without any warrant or process of law.
 President Roosevelt runs the govern ment on the same principle that the beef trust runs its sausage factory from a personal standpoint. using executive and judicial pork as the crude material of his fantastic administration.
 Pooling the People.
 While initiating Rienz and Cromwell in fooling the people he Is practicing the hypocrisy and dictatorship of Cleon and Dionysus and has built up Roosevelt ring in the army, navy and civil ser vice, all for his personal and political glory, supreme in his impudence, vanity, arrogance and imperial egotism.
 Ills veto messages are made rom the impulsive and ignorant information of his cabinet clerks and the yasciliatng Attorney General Is weak legal reed of the Rough Riders dependence, who even recently gave a false statement to the President upon the joint resolution by Congress, determining the question of the boundary line between the states of Colo rado ana Oklahoma and the territory of New Mexico.
 Following a defense of the secret service by MT. Driscoll of New York, MT. Taw- ney of Minnesota attacked Chief Wilkie and accused him of standing practically alono in the campaign against Congress restrict ting his activities On the vote be- ing taken the amendments of MT. Ben nett were rejected fl to 1S