Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-19
PETIT DNTRoVERsY I.


The following pumant upon the |
controversy between President Roose-
yelt and congress arising out Of the;
Secret Service maj appears ii the
current ISSUE of the Review 5of! Re.
views 5Es.
The preside nt's annual message to
congress at the op ening Of the session
IN Il lDlecembe was 4 not in point Of fact
an affront to cong ress, but was: pub.
Zig ocumsnt 5of great range. in which
the, president did his best to set forth
the condi tion *ofs public business and
to rec commend he regarded as
.ii1nprota Smea assures on congress to
consider at the present session cry
subordi nate to the great matters pre-
sse In this message was d section
devoted g to the. Woll of the govern
naent' secret service Officers! Con.
gress ID the preceding session had re-
stricted the executive IN the use of
the secret service, and the president
asked asa 6 for the removal Of the restrict
lions. He held that such restri ctions
made Sit easier for criminals to violate
the laws He stated that If congress
Ibid not wi sh the secret service to- be
used to- investig gate members Of the
Legislative body restriction I could
be. made to apply along that line; but
that the preside nt ough Ito have free.
dom TO use the governments detec.
tiVes in tracing crime in the different
executive depa rtments. The house;
under the influence of some Of its
leaders. chos find III the presidents
Language 81 slurE pom Its honor nc
Iattitud de of the house was absurd and
without hllmor, because the president
4 could have had no reason to assai1 the
Honor and dignity Of congress as &
i whole, and cert inly would not have
che sen to insult congress BY al Incl
4 dental sentence In the course ofs
long message Of great dignity IN which
4 heSSwas seeking most respect fully .ite
secure the Co operation of congress il
/ the supp port of various public measures
InS its effort to persuade itself thai
Y had grievance congress 81 w Il
I guilty of child,s play, and made q
laugh in tock Of $iitsel Long AM
4of aluable5 time in which congress
4 should have been consid ering public
business We're devoted 4 to- twaddlins
debate by way Of ttrying to decide Wl,a
10 do with the presidents message III
sidenf Meanwhile. in answer Il
Inquiry had sent a special MESA 81
fully exp planning the me ning 81 iii
Irem % rks on the secret service, and
swing ample inform Oh Congress ssn1s
final Ana decide % punish the presiden,
by aging on The table hat Dart 81
the annual ny mess ge containing the dis
tasteful sentences, and also the whole
lofS the special met sage relating to TN
Igecret service. The grou una for 1ay Win,
the special message Oh the table was
i exprsssed q ia the atements that it= was
unrespon Congress felt that ii
bag s found 4 app way I'd indicate its
dignity and settle the score nj ean,
while the bread grin 81 the face 81 81
the whole country gradual & penetrat:
80 the gloom az the house 81 rep ire.
gentatiyes, and the members who &, ID
neither thrust thense Ives forward nor
YET been pushed To the front sin the lie
controye were the ones who III 3tl,e e
lend congratu tied thenselVes Oil their
good luck, ne fact III that congress
l had not u Intend at this session ID do
much except pass the ppropria lion