New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-21
RLnWN OYER.

The ehullition of feeling in Congress against
the President has practically subsidized Inc
Tribune's Washington dispatches announcing the
subsistence are confirmed from many quarters
II was inevitable that the tempest should quickly
pa S. for the issue which provoked il was Trivial
and insubstantisl, and the House Of Representa-
tives imagining at first that II had a real griev-
ance against the Executive. now realizes that II
was dea ling with a bugaboo of its own creation
The country has not taken the House seriously
in its attempt 70 quarrel with the President
about the Secret Service. because the House mas
failed entirely 10 show that the President was
wrong and il was right on the main issue in that
controversy Approaching its failure 10 impress
public opinion the House Is now more than anA-
ious TO forget the past and bury the hatchet-
Undoubtedly much of the resentment expressed
at the Presidents remarks on the subject OF the
Secret Service was an accumulation of long
standing There were many Representatives VINO
had chafed under political pressure brought 10
bear By the Executive but who had had no
chance TO liberate their feelings until the Secret
Service message offered plausible pretext for
indignation The concern Of the House for its
own dignity would not alone have accounted for
the eagernesS of so large ma jority TO "rehuke
the President. The ''rebuke' covered multi
tude of other complaints which could not have
been vented on their own merits.
The country has never been deceived about the
motives or the pertinence of the 'rebuke, ana us
opinion is now being made apparent in Washing
ton We notice that the proceedings in the House
have not attracted the sympathy Of representa-
tive Democratic newspapers. which, though not
friendly 10 the administration. are fair minded
enough to admit that the attack by the House on
the President was unwarranted and unconvinc-
ing. We publish with pleasure this comment
from The Charlotte Observer, which cannot De
accused of being q partisan Of the President:
Does any one in cool blood suppose that
President who. with all his faults. did great
things led an exceedingly important forward
movement and stamped his personality upon
HIS times and their records as not many men
have done since the modern era began-does
anv ore sinpose that he can be discredited by
the usual chorus of yelps or more than tne
usual chorus Of yeps at a retiring Presldeht ;
heAs7 AS showing how the House or repre-
sentatives already senses the ridicule following
close upon the vicious pretence OF ITS recent
''rebuke" IL may be noted that resolution
proyiding for the publication OF two miIloh
COPIES of the 'rebuke" proceedings. although re-
ported unanimously from committee and en-
week earlier, was finally tabled without dis
sentinv vote. Congress may or may not De
aware that the greater part of the judicious
and intellectually honest press has at no tirne
been nisled upon this subject and that those
who were misled are gaining clearer vision.
It is agreeable 10 know that partisanshp and
the natural temptation to foster a quarrel be
tween the President and his party in Congress
cannot move Democratic newspapers of the type
of The Observer" 10 approve the theatrical
manpuyres of the House or TO repress the fact
that public sentiment has been quite unaffected
by IFS exaggerated exhibition of excitement.