The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-04

the Sec-etas; OF the Treasury received
q few days ago" in Which the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury himself admits
that the provisions under which the
appropriation has been made have
been violated year after year for a
number OF years in his own depart-
meut,' append herewith as Appen-
dix A the lettsr referred TO. 1t makes
no such admission as that which Mr..
Tawney alleges. It contains on the
contrary. as You see by reaiing Il. an
emphatic protest against any such
abridgment Of the rights delegated 10
the Secretar yof the Treasury BY en-
isting law" and concludes by assert
ing that he "Is quite within his rights
in thus employing tne service OF these
agents" and that the proposed modif.
cation which Mr. 1'awney succeeded In
carrying through would be distinct.
~ TO the advantage OF riolators Of
criminal statutes of the United
States" call attention to the fact
that In this letter of Secretary Cortel-
you 10 NJ. Tawney, as in my letter to
the Speaker quoted below, the explicit
statement Is made that the proposed
change will be for the benefit OF the
criminals. a statement which simply
reiterated in public form In my. mes
sage to the Congress this year. and
which Is also contained In effect IN the
report Of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to the Congress.
A careful reading Of the Congress
slonal Record will also show that pElc-
t!cally the only arguments advanced in
favor OF the limitation proposed by
Mr.. Tawncy's committee, beyond what
may be supposed to he contained by
implication In certain sentences rs to
abuses" which were not specified,
were those contained In the repeated
statements Of Mr.. SherIey. Mr.. Sher.
ley stated that there had been "pro.
neanced abuses growing out Of the
Use OF the Secret Service for purposes
other than those intended putting
his statement in the form OF ques-
ton. and IN the same form further
stated that the "prirate conduct" Of
Members Of Congress. Senator's md
others ought not to be investigated
by the Secret Service, and that they
should not investigate n Member OF
Congress" VINO had been accused Of
"conduc! unbecomlng gentleman and
a Member OF Congress" In addition
TO these assertions couched as cues
tlons, he made one positive declara-
ton. that a"This Secret Service at one
time was used for the purpose OF look
Ing into the personal conduct Of
Member OF Congress-" This argu.
mont OF Mr.. Sherley, the only real
argument us to the merits of the oiles-
ton made on behalf Of the Committee
on Appropriations. will be found In
columns / and ofpage $3.50. and col.
unm OF page 5557 OF the Congression-
al Record. In column i OF page $3.50
Mr.. Snerley refers to the improperly
OF permitting the secret service men
to investigate men in tie departments.
officers Of the army and navy, and.
Senators and Congressman; in col.
umn he refers to officers OF the navy
and Members Of Congress; in column
l. page 5557. lie refers only TO Mem
bers OF Congress. His speech puts
most weight on the investigation Of
Members Of Congress-
What appears In the record ia allied
ont and explained by an article which
appeared in the Chicago Inter-ocean
OF January ., 1901, under Washing-
ton headline, and whirn market the
beginning OF this agitation against the
Secret Service. It was n specia! arti.
Gle OF about 5000 words. written as I
was then informed and now nder-
stand. by Mr.. L. W. Busbey, nj that
time private secretary to the Speaker
OF the House. inclose n copy o! GER
thin extracts from the article. marked
Appendix B. 1t contained an utterly
mwarranted attack on the Secret Ser
vice Division OF the Treasury Depart.
ment and its chief. The opening para
graph includes, for Instance, state
ments like the following:
Ha fthn rhief M the dlyisionl md