The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-14

v~..tinrfnn. . Irealu'H
suck crashed GOV" upon w.
-. Of Representatives iawn.y y,
eaas smith % Iowa. sheriey 81
nh,' Ss and Fitzgerald Of New York.
IN. executive sent a SPECIAL message
nv. ,ouse Of representatives. befntins
.slcns for being champions o. the
o.s,.i move 10 place limitations upon
80 Of the secret service.
r..itent also declared that the
...l,stl,n Of tho house OF the secret
~. rl,uss In his last me~aee was
-.'.,.,.,ood. and had there been sny
49,, whleh would point 10 the ncces-
a, investigation ~ members. such
S,,.rr. would long ago have been turned
:, 10 the proper authorues
~. .,c.sase vas In answer 20 the res
~. ,r,nsmitted from the heuse IN
80 the representatives asked for evil
- mon which Nj. Roosevelt based
.,,isments that tho chief argument
80, Of the provision was that the
.,...rren did not themselves wish TO
,,,,.fifa,ed BY secret service men"
n,,,,oe Of the President
and Reasons Thsvesor.
n. message In par,
"a Tho House % Representatives; 7
a., received the resolution OF the house
,,pre.sn,atiyss OF December ~. 1905.
rrnins 80 follows
. .yh,rsss Their. W.. contained IN the
,s,y civil appropriation It'll which
49, congress AZ i,s last session and be-
,rs A law. provision In reference 60
Il employment 81 the secret service IN
= treasury department. and
o. whereas IN the last annual message
!, ne president % the United states Go
/. two houses - congress u Was stated
reference o. that provision; II 10 not
n, much o. say that this amendment has
.,n of benefit only. and could b. Of ben
,st only. o. tho criminal CLASSES" and u
uas further stated The chief argument
I, favor ~ tho provision was that the
s-rressfnrn ana not themselves wish Go
~ Investigated hy secret service men"
,,s Il vas further stated "But " this IL
r5t considered desirable = special sKcsp-
lion could De- made In the law. prohib-
ignr tho use % the secret service force
N Investigating members Of congress. n
you'd 10 far better 10 90 this than 90
A. uhat actually Vas done. and strive TO
pr.,eut Or At least 10 hamper effective
sr,ion against criminals by the eaccstivs
branch % the government" and
whereas the plain meaning ~ his
uofds IL that the majority Of tho con
srsssmsn were In fear % wing investi-
gated By sscre, service men and that con-
gro.s a. a whole Vas sctusted by that
notve In enActing the provision In ques.
lion Nov therefore
y. u Resolved. That the president he
| requested 20 transmit TO the house any
~idenoc upon which he based his state
uents that tho chief argument In favor
| = ths provision was that the congress-
msn did not themselves wish 60 he In.
| tstuEaied BY secret service men, and
sso 70 transmit 90 the house any evil
| isnce connecting any member of the
houss ~ representatives % tho Slsiicth
| lrEfas1 with corrupt action in his offlcisl
farariy. and 90 inform the house whesh-
- 10 has Instituted proceedings for the
punishment ~ any such individual By tho
roHf,s or has reported any such ailcscd
aAHnenrlca 60 the house OF represent
au,es
Cannot Understand Trend OF
the House Resolution.
7 an wholly AZ a loss 70 understand
y. concluding portion 90 the resolution.
have made no charges % corruption
hsainsi congress nor against any member
'I me present house. II had proof ~
such corruption affecting any member %
No house 10 any matter as 20 which the
federal government has Jurisdiction, ac-
Ton would AZ once he brought. as was
done To- the cases ~ Senators Mitchell
ard Burton. and Representatives william
son Hermann and briggs, AZ different
umes since ! have been president. THIS
'old simply be doing my duty IN the
execution and enforcement % the laws
Nitu0ui respect 20 persons but I do not
regard u as within the province or tho
all's ~ The president 90 report 60 tho
N'iAH alleged dchnquencies' of members
me supposed corrupt action % a
h'nher IN his Official capacity The
p .hrrsh'p % the house il by the con.
,u'uuon placed within tho power % the
.','' alone In tho prosecution Of Grim
.aah snf tho enforcement OF the laws
" PRESIDENT must resort 20 the courts
o. lte United States
pm ne Third and fourth clauses % the
I'''uple u IL stated that the meaning %
ny words n that the majority OF the
.o'sfc'smen are In fear OF being inves-
.sa'ed by secret service men and that
,olEiets a. a whole was actuated by
,N4l motive In enacting the provision In
H-''u'n and that this n an impeach-
,u' OF ihe honor and integrity OF the
h.i'aA. These statements are not
,.'nh IN accordance with the facts
oselares He Said Nothina
to Warrant the Statement.
careful reading OF this message will
.. mat said nothing TO warrant the
s,.. ,'ht mat the majority OF the con-
,.,.ah were In fear of being invcaii-
80 uy the secret service men, or that
, ,,..., as whole was actuated by that
dld not make any such state
ne,.. W thls message Moreover ! have
-. made any such statement about
..i.s,,,N as whole. nor with a few In.
q, on- exceptions, about the members
,nnsies' In any message or article or
~, On the contrary I have always
$50. my deprecated but vigorously re-
80 'he practice OF indlscrlmlnate at
CON-. upon congress. and indiscriminats
al lnall"n % all congressman. wise
ain. D"w's'' NJ and unnt. good ana bad |
Inn, No one realizes more than I the
.t,o,,,i,i'e OF cooperation between the
tls ,',. ana Congress, and no one hold. |
a, ,t'noily end dignity OF the conxres. |
TIA, mted states In higher respect |
pa,h, 90 ! nave not the slightest sym- |
for ,, WIN the practice OF Judging men.
ne,,,. OF Tor IN, not on their several |
one ,,. out IN mass as mcmberx ,of |
t,..iu saIueulae body or one caste M nnt
heid an men holding or WIN havs |
me "a particular ONCE. whether A. he ,
Tor o1 OF president. or Judge. or se,a-
at,,a1 member OF the house OF renr.san,-
xarA u 10 class them all. without re-
tood w. Welr individual differences n.
fens,h,. PAD seems TO me utterly inde-
wbs,s' ana II IL equally indefensihla
hal N. the good are fonfounded Mr. ~
pIo,'h heated ana unwarrantea chan
Wa,rs.p OF all, or In a heated ana nm
cb,.-n assault upon ali.
""9e IN Hesolutlo., ~