Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-05
RECOMMENDS GREATER POWER
FOR CHIEF WILKES MEN
Congressional Record Cited as Proving business OF Structures
Contained in Annual Message Men Responsible for So
Called Attempt to Hamper Administration OF Justce Rep
reSenatives Tawney and Smith Singled Out for Attack

l. SPECIAL LEASED WIRE.l
! had proof of such corruption affect
ing any momber Of the house in any
matter as to which the federal gov
ernmont has jurisdiction, action would
at once be brought as was done in
the cases of Senators Mitchell and
Burton, and Representatives william
SON Hermann and briggs, at differ
ent times since ] have been president
This would simply be doing my duty
in the execution and enforcement Of
the laws without respect to persons
But / do not regard IT as within the
province or the duties of the presi
dent to report to the house alleged
dclinqucncies" of members or the
supposed corrupt action" of "a mem
Der in his official capacity. The
membership OF the house is by The
constitution placed within the power
of the house alone In the prosccu
non of criminals and the enforcement
o4 tho laN- sl president m0s' resort
to the courts of the United States
IN the hird and fourth clauses OF
the preamble ii is stated That the
meaning of uy words is that che
majority of the congressman are in
fear of being investigated by secret
service men and that congress as a
whole was actuated by that motive IN
cnactng the provision in question,
aud that this Us an Impeachment OF
the honor and integrity of the con
gress These statements are not |
think in accordance with the facts
The portion OF my message referred
to runs as follows.
Last year an amendment was in
corporatcd in the measure providing
for the secret service which provided
that there should be no detail from
the secret service and no transfer
therefrom Ii is not too much to say
that this amendment has been OF ben
eht only. and could bc of benefit only,
to the criminal classics. If deliberately
Introduced for the purpose Of DUNN
ishine the effectiveness OF war against
criIn9 il couId not have been better
devised to this end tt forbade the
practices that had been followed to a
greatcr or less extent by the executive
heads If various departmcnts for
twenty years no these practices we
owe thc securing of the evidence
which enabled us TO drive great lot
ferries out of business and secure
quarter of million OF dollars in fines
from their promoters These prac-
uccs have enabled us to discover some
of the most o,tragy Gus frauds in con,
n.rfio, vith the thcft of government
land and government timber by great
cornorations and bv individuals
These practices have enabled us to get
some Of the evidence Indispensable in
order To- secure the conviction of the
uealthfcst and most formidable Grim
innls with whom the government has
IA. deal. both those operating in viola
tion of the antitrust law ana others
Tho amendment i'm question was Of
benefit To no one excepting 10 these
criminals. and it seriously hampers
the government in the detection OF
crime and the securing Of justice
Moreover. ii not only affects depart
ncnt, outside of the treasury. but IT
tends to hamper the secretary of the
treasury himself in the effort to util-
ize the empl0yrs of his department SO
as 10 bost meet the requirements OF
the public service. 1t forbids him from
prrelntinr frauds upon the customs
service. from Investigating irreguiari-
ties in branch nints and assay offices,
and has seriously crippled him. IT
prevents the promotion of employees IN
Tho secret service. and this further DIS
rnufaees good effort In its present
form the restriction oper"tcs oniy TO I"
wrongdoer e.,,.r If the
provision Mas that The consressme.ln