The Detroit times., 1909-01-11
No Honest Member
Of Congress Had Any
Reason to Care
President Roosevelt Said What He
Did Justifiably, for There Have,
st Least. Been Crooked
Congressman.

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For saying which, his President Roosevelt
has been rebukd by Washington by
vote of 3s
BY the message of Dec
will into the together with all of subsequent
; sage dealing with the subject
The president a very
stive spot.
Over the upper body injured innocence is most
marked the the Hon. Mes Bailey Tman and Foraker
The that such thing would be possible as
the bribng of member of the by corporation
such the Standard Oil company.
congress much hurt and disturbed consequence
the revelations in the Achbod letters in the campaign
outstanding
Our service apparently of dummies and
become simply to government.
What and of what It the people
who support the of the service be confined to draw
ing salary only?
supposing just moved into
house where burglar has lived
police recognize the that
Of the man who previously resided in the house.
They that the burglar has moved and to
search the house for plumber
Upon explanation will submit in fact he
honest will readily welcome the police them that
there is no longer burglar at that number.
He realizes that stolen been left buried the
cellar is to his advantage have taken right he
while they there.
congressman finding himself a position
where others pracced dishonesty would want
himself investigated, well.
until has
convinced his employed safeguard the purity
of awmaking that he needs watching
congressman president deeply offended
will that there such thing
crooked member Of that of the government?
They recall doubtless the Oregon which the presidents
message involving Mitchell and Congressman VIII
lamsa
president particularly appears where
ed opposition suggesting that
themselves did be investigated
In the light of the Mitchell and Williams does it
appear that detail from the civil service watch
would be mighty good thing?
"The argument provision the
gressmen did investigated by the
gressmen-"
That the which congress fit and the
president challenged submit his proof for this reflection
The president replied referring the house the congressional
record and pointing Reps Tawney (Rep) Smith (Rep) Sher
ley (Den) Fitzgerald (Dem) members of the appropriation
committee responsible for the the house
What Roosevelt intended by this doubtless demonstrate
that anything else might
with and the could reflection upon
body than its action in passing this amendment
Nobody this district has any idea from what the president
said IN his that Congressman DENLY shadowng
And those who know the member from this district
presidents rejecting upon
gentleman
We however Senator Tillman
charges against upper
has made in getting back at congress for the rebuke
1t would that there established Tlmans
enough
The whole thing in a shell amounts this:
Honest members of had feel
reflected and recognizing there
should have accepted the presidents reasoning
of the could purpose
invite criminaity.
The message aimed honest members congress-
1t could reasonably offend only dishonest members.
refrain however from accepting the rebue
president accurately describing the division
those consider did
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