The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-05
OMNIBUS BILL JAN. IA
Concluded From First Page.)


mails and the enforcement of the
laws the president must resort to the
courts of the United States.
] In the third and fourth clauses OI
the preamble IL is stated that the
meaning of my words is that THE
fear OF being investigated by secret
service men" and that congress as q
4 whole was actuated by that motive
/ In enacting the provision in ques-
I ton and that this is an impeach'
ment of the honor and integrity of
not think in accordance with the
facts. The president here quotes
from his former NESS and con"
tinues:
a careful reading ofEsur message
will show that said noaerig to war.
rant the statement than the ma.
iority of the congressman We're in
fear OF being Investigated by the Sc
cret service men," or that congress
as whole was actuated by that mo-
tive. did not make any such state.
ment in this message Moreover |
have never made any such statement
abont congress as a whole, nor with
a few inevitable exceptions, about
the members of congress, in any mes
sage or article or speech On the
contrary | have always not only dep
recated but vigorously resented tine
practice of indiscriminate attack
upon congress, aud indiscriminate
of all congressman,
wise and unwise, fit and unfit good
and bad alike No one realizes more
than | the Importance of cooperation
between the executive and congress. .
lnd no one holds the authority and
lightly OF the congress of the United .
5tates in higher respect than | do
have not the slightest sympathy
With the practice Of Judging men. for
,cod or i'll not on their several
merits, but in a mass. as members Of I.
ne particular body or one caste. To
mt together all men holding or who
ave held a particular office whether
be the Office of president. or Judge.
r senator, or member of the house
4 representatives, ana to class them
u without gard to their individual
differences, as good or bad. seems
. me utterly indefensible and IL Is
Qpaliy iadefensible whether the good
ro' confounded with the bal in
Gated and unwarranted champion
MIR Of all. or in a heated and unwar.
lrted assault upon all would
either attack nor defend all execu-
We officers in mass, whether
residents governors. cabinet officers
: officials Of a lower rank: nor would
attack or defend all legislative off
rs in mass. The safety of free
1yernment rests very largely in the 4,
lllty Of the plain. everyday citizen
) discriminate between those public !
sryarts who serve him well and
ose who serve him III. He can not
ms discriminate If he Is persuaded
PASS Judgment upon a man. not
nh reference To whether he is a :
or unfit public servant, but with {.
ference to whether he Is an execu- !,
We or legislative officer whether he
alongs to one branch or the other q
the government
This allegation in the resolution. '
ierefore, must certainly be due to
entire failure TO understand my d
essage
The resolution continues: THAT
10 president be requested to trans.
it to the house any evidence upon I
hich he based his statements that =
e chief argument in favor of the .
.cyision was that the congressman
Il not themselves wish to De in.
by secret service men,"
his statement which was an attack
'on no one. still less upon the con
'ess. is sustained by the facts.
The Evidence.
Now as 10 the request of the con y
ess that / give the evidence for my
at, ment that the chief argument in /,
vor Of the provision was that the !
Hgressmen did not themselves wish
be investigated by secret service
en-
The part Of the Congressional Rec d
Il to which ! have referred above
.tirely supports this statement. Two
stinct lines OF argument We're fol y
wed in the debate One concerned "
e. question whether the law war.
ntei the employment Of the secret -
ryice In departments other than the -
rasury. and this did not touch the
ohts Of the service IN the least. y
Ic other line OF argument went to y
e merits Of the service. whether
Tiully or unlawfully employed. and >
re the chief II not the only argu. !,
INT used was that the service =
culd be cut down and restricted y
cause its members had Swallowed" =
investigated members OF congress u
= other officers Of the government. =
We examine the debate in detail It y
pears that most Of what was urged
favor Of the amendment took the %
rm Of the simple statement that
q committee held that there had y
Ell violation Of law by the use y