The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-12
FORAKER CHARGES ROOSEVELT 7
AND TAFT WITH A
SERIOUS CRIME
Declares They appoprd the Funds the War Department to Secure
False testimony Brownsville Afair--Ohio Senator Bitter in
His Denunciaton of the President and Secretary Taft.

Washington. Jan, ia renewal Of
ihe discussion OF the Brownsville af-
fair in the senate today by Senator
Yorrker. called out large gathering
that filled the galleries TO cverflowing
The senator had the stricte6t atten-
lion OF his colleagues on the floor.
nearly all OF whom were present, TO-
fctbcr with z considerable number or
members OF the house. who occupied
D,aces In the rear Of the chamber
Among the visitors In the gallery
there was a large number OF negro
men and women, many OF whom have
been present on every occasion
when MI Foraker has defended the
negroes of the Twenty-hfth regiment
asnInst the charge of having shot.
w Che town OF Brownsville on the
night OF August 1874. 1905.
Senator Foraker had prepared his
seeech very carefully but bis reading
6i the manuscript had al! of the In
lerest OF an eXtemporaDeous ad-
dress.
Washington, Jan. 12.-Illegal di-
version OF public funds by the Presi-
dent and VIM. II. Taft while secretary
OF war to pay for the investigation
by private detectives into the Browns
lille affair. was charged by Senator
Joseph B. Foraker. of Ohio, In the
senate today. in a speech in replying
10 statements OF Herbert J. Browne.
Of this city and william C, Baldwin OF
Roanoke. Va, who were employed by
tho secretary Of war TO secure evil
dence Of the guilt Of the negro soldiers
OF the Twenty-ffth infantry, L. S. A,
In shooting up Brownsville on the
night OF August 1874. 1905. The gov
was characterized by Mr.. Foraker as
"atrocious, shocking and revolving"
This charge Of illegally diverting
$4,000 from the war fund Of s3,000.000
Appropriated by the deficiency act of
March 3. 1899. was made by Nj. For
9ker In concluding his remarks which
consisted Of very careful considera-
tion of certain legal phases of tho
Brownsville AFFAIR. and the reading OF
a number Of aGidavits by soldiers
whose testimony and confessions,
Mr.. Browne alleged, he had secured
10 unravcl the mystery of the identity
OF the men who did the shooting and
these affIdaylts denied with great par
iicularity nearly every statement OF
importance by the detectives.
Speaking Of the 80 900 900 war fund
of 1899 appropriated as an emergency
10 meet unforeseen contingencies con-
stantly arising to be expended at the
discretion Of the President. Mr.. For
aker said:
II Will probably be surprising in
formation that the appropriation made
len years ago at the close of the Span
ish-Amerfcan war. 10 enable the Presi.
dent to meet emergency army conun-
gencies, such as were then arising in
with our military establish
mcnt, should have been construed 10
De permanent appropriation
Mr. Foraker declared that tho
statutes directed the head Of each de-
partment 10 make an annual report 10
congress giving a detailed statement
oil the manner In which the contingent
iund OF his department has been ex-
pended.
This appropriation" he said. being
Tor the war department, the report
should have been made by the secre-
tary OF war but SO far as can asccr.
tain. no detailed or itemIzed reports
TO congress OF expenditures from this
fund have been made, but only general
reports"
Senator Foraker says that. walying
all technical or doubtful objections.
and assuming for the sake Of argu.
ment that the constitutional provision
quoted does not apply. the question
remains whether sucn payments. now
under consideration. are legitimate
and proper To be made from It. IL
would seem that, granting all I have
Indicated. they are yet. nevertheless.
clearly Illegal and in violation OF the
following statute provision:
mat no employe OF the PInkerton
detective agency or similar agency
shall be employed In any government
service or by any officer OF the District
Of Columbia"
Speaking Of the use Of private de.
tectives In investigating the Browns
Vile affair. Mr.. Foraker declared that
IT is impossible 10 find language with
which 10 fittingly characterize such q
procedure as this detective business
has been from its incipiency down 10
The monstrous stages IL has reached
il Is atrocious. revolving. shocking In
cvery sense Of fairness. Justice and
even common decency'
Mr.. Foraker reviewed the state
ments made by the President In MS
messages to congress on the Browns.
vile affair. 1T will be noted" he
said. that the guilt OF these soldiers.
as charged by the President. was. ac-
cording TO the President, conclusive.
" established by the testimony frst
submitted The senator said. how
ever. tnat the President recognized
ine necessity OF strengthening his
case, and thereUpon dispatched Mr..
rnrdy and Mannor Blocksom 10
proNnsyille to secure the evidence 10.
ported by them.
In the message nc sent To the sen
s'e after the report Of the committee
90 military affairs. he reiterated thai
.le facts claimed b. him had been By
ed"
Nhen the committee reported. SEN
"''r Foraker said, everybody apparent.