The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-04


II was for the purpose OF stopping
the use OF this service in every pos
eible way by the departments OF
tho government that this provision
was Inserted and Mr. Smith says
Now. that was the only way Ia
which any limitation could be put
upon the activities OF the secret
service Mr.. Fitzgerald followed
In the same vein.
Tawncy was added TO the An
aniaS club when the message
said. MIR. Tawney In the debate
stated that be had Va his possession
p letter from the SECRETARY Of the
treasury received A Few days ago,
Ia which the SECRETARY himself al
msiz that me provisions under
which the appropriation has hecn
made have been violated year after
Year for a number Of years IN his
own department ! appeal here
with as appendix A the letter re-.
fcrfed 20. Il makes NO such adj
mission as that which Mr. TAw-
ney alleges On the contrary Il
asserts that the modification
which Tawney carried through
would be distinctly 10 the advant.
age Of violatofs Of criminal
statutes 81 the United States
Letter Makes Good.
The president makes good By
sending copy Of Cortelyou's let.
ter to rawney from which the
quotation is made. and then he
Qaotes Sheriey If Kentucky as say
Ing in debate that the private con
duct OF members az congress ought
net to be Investigated By the secret
Z service.
The president says that AZ the
time the Cortclyau letter was writ
ten 20 TRwucy a similar one went
to Senator Allison urging an
ample appropriation Tor the secret
service, and the president himself
wrote 20 Speaker Cannon. Il was
ur9ed In each letter that 20 cripple
the secret service would aid only
criminals. OF. as Roosevelt said il
has letter to Cannon only Grim
inals need fear our detectives" Al
leon agreed and the senate agreed
& Nith the presidents contention. hut
! the house Knocked the appropria.
~fion out. and the senate yielded.
The president next wheels his
guns close 70 Speaker Cannon when
he says
An article In the Chicago In.
tcr-ocear or January 3. 1904.
opened tire fight on the secret
service u vas written by l.. w.
Hvebey. then private secretary 10
tire speaker Of the house"
i Gees Win Il.
3 This article IS sent along with
y he message and the president also
quotes from Il as follows
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The message closed up OF
Speaker Cannon when Il prOcesdes
20 say that.
a AT the time Of this pubiica.
ton the work 81 lhc secret service.
phich was thus Assailea. inelndcd
especially che Investigation OF
KreAt land frauds Ia the west. and
the securing ~ evidence In the