Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-26
TIE PRESIDENT AssAILED.

Ouls 0oOIBo w OSoAi NRAN'
in Congress from COLORADO, delivered a
yltviolic attsck upon President Roose-
velt yesterday during the fve-minute
discussion on the secret ssrvics clause ol
the sundry civil appropriation bill, and
VAS preparing to follow up hls charges
vi d iurther criticisms and ridicule, but
Chairman Tawney, who wss in charge
of the bill, declined 10 extend bis time.
Col. Cook was even denied the privi-
lege of extending his remarks In the
Record. However, be continued taIki1g
after Mr.. Tawu0y had declined to yield
further time to him, and another mem
Der was making a speech while the at
tsck of the Colorado representative was
still 10 progress. He was faslly stopped
when be had balf 6oished his remarks.
Ool. Cooks assault ON the chief exccn-
tive was directed against him In reply
to the presidents criticisms OF Ger an
decisions OF Judge Lewis, OF the District
Oourt of Colorado, relative to the work
of the sscrtt service men In that sale,
and also the presidents statement thss
one OF Chief Wilkes men, Walker, had
been ssssssioated while pursuing his
duties in Colorado.
BE said the decision OF the Colorado
cour had been upheld by the msjority
of the citizens OF that state, and declared
that he claimed the right to defend ita
citizens and himself from "the encrosch'
meuts and abuse Of the executive power
of the present national administration "
He contsnded the president should
not have referred to This sffiir ia his
message to Congress, January 4, deal.
ing with secret service. He then said
that one OF the three men accompany
log Wa ker, when he was killed, wss
q. otorious horse thiei," and bal been
empl yed by Inc government 10 ass st IN
det-cuog crime in CoOfado.
de also ssse,td ha' the prtsi 'en'
had recsolly v,t)ed the bill fixing ths
bound ~ liue bsiween Colorado and
Nea Mexico, AID that the iDAuencs
against this act was corporation In
Colorado anxious to avoid the payment
of taxes on thousands of acres Of coa
land.
Col. Cook further said:
"This unprecedented and dicta oria
encrt aebmeDt of the executive sga rs
tbs legislative and Judicial depar.meD
of the government is almost dsily
threat to the peace and prosperity Of th'
republic.
L. is unfortunate, not only for th'
president, but for the citizens of the re-
public, that he has not legal mino
aud no equipoiss of executive reason.
'In ali of this fuss and feathers OF th'
whole administration, be aud his plan
attorney general have not sent a singl
plulocrst to the ptniientiary.
"Such q keen political sPeculator ant
6asucial streuuoSity hiss never been seer
before IN this country, and let Us fer
vently hope that his like shall never b
seen again. The liberty of the peopl
is gradually and secretly stolen D.
sneskiny executive eDcrOschments, an'
even iadicisl decisions where the free
dom OF speech aud of the press are de
MED. Il is en- Outrageous injustice t
the toilng multitude.
president Roosevelt seems to thinl
that he alone is the government, ant
that his ipse dixit must rule everybody
including the poor and friendlesss blscl
soldiers Of Brownsville, who we're insult
ed, dismissed, aud degraded withon
proof or trial by executive order AM
without any warrant OF reason or law.
president Roosevelt runs the govern
ment on the same principle IS the bee
rust runs its sausage mill-from per
sopal standpoint, using legislative ant
judicial pork IS the crude maierisl o
his fantastic administration"
The most violent blows intended 70
president we're contained In that part o
| OoI. Cooks remsrks which he was no
allowed TO dnish or to have put in tn
Record. Part of his manuscript from
which he WAS reading was a. follows;
"No citizen of the United States eve
heard a president brag about welding
big stick over Congress and the curt
until the present acked egotist can
into power by The bullet Of an assassin
The impudent presumption and tyran
beast Of whirling big stick over th
l,gisative department of this great re
public is the most outrageous insult tha
has ever been given to Congress. And "
sit here peering vScsOtly like lot
Rocky mountains sheep and allow tbi
lawless Dougal Dalgeity to call us spoill
men without murmnr. There can De q
nation without a state, sud there is o
state without the individual unit
citizenship. The srmy and navy com
from the pla'n people, and we are th
supreme masters Of the republic no
and in the future. But a few day
mere and RoossvelPs glittering sands
official life will Rave passed foEev'
through the hour glass Of time, and the
We will have in the White House 6r
scholar, a grest lawyer, and 40 hopo