New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
From The Tribune Bureau. !


ONLY THE pREsIDENT.-Any one VINO
has cherished the fond delusion that a'
head Of nation Of upward OF l"'"''V0'
people or as Chief Executive of "o''N
power. the President Of the United S'a'e'
,s e,,,,,sd N n,od,cum OF respect ana
courtesy need only attend hearing OF ''i'
sana.e Committee on Finance TO be ois
fulsionized. Any one who happens TO e''e'
tain crouch" against the Presiden' heeu
only go before that distinguished pouS'
cor,posed Of fourteen United States zen
ators 10 have. snv views. no matter now
d,srespectful. accepted without rebuke anu
duIv recorded IN the Official hearhss
Ex-Governor John Strange, who shares 'ne
views Of the distinguished Senator to.'
wisconsin of which state he rs prou", -
has testified before the Finance
tee In the course OF his remains W.
Strange took occasion 10 say app opoe
the reciprocity agreement and III
tion Of his contention that It was ios'e'
hv an association Of publishers WY
any man be privileged win an
office who will yield 10 the oeii'i.,.
,h~o,,e, oouardice Of such an unworthy
complainant as II 1.-THE American
ers' Association? I ask you tha'' -
is the basis on which this whoie sesS'O
Of Congress rests, and II wouio never H
been called except at the Dehest W
trust acting IN restraint OF every ~" y
and letter OF the Sherman act "hen a
man occunving an exalted place IN tills
1-,ited States fears for his own election
ra,b.r than Re concerned in the welfare OF
tho nation. then I say 1t is time Tor MS
resignation. I an against this bill because
I, &c conceived IN cowardice ana rear II
has no bravery in II. II has not an
OF character: It has not sem
American patriotism; not one. iH'S
men did not come out into the open o"4
charge in a dignihed manner the manu-
facturers Of paper with a great
1-,der cover Of darkness and In co"arulco
.rd IN fear Of the light they Appeared II
eecret 70 the powers that be, ana cum
nelled them. through coward>6e anu ieA'
n WELD the dignity and the oecenoy
American citizenship. MS very
hest made through our weak 'hiei
aout,ve has caused this unwarranteu eA
.,sA" Was there any rebuke TO THIS VII
n..so None whatever. Both Senate anu
1Jovsa bava rules against critlclslns VI
,,,,,,,er,ng the motives Of one OF theh
49,, orr,hsr or Of member Of the othel
hod,. hnt there appears to be no rule ana
40 ohisction TO any criticism. however ois.
resnectful or insulting. OF the fresiue''
the United states. No memper ol ''7
Finance Committee raised his voice 10 ie
buke the witness
THE BLACK PERIL-Rarely nave
Democratic Senators from ths No'' i
states heen more terrified than they are To-
dav nv the communications they are
oei,-ing from their several states resaiuiHs
the attitude Of the negro population to"ai"
the Borah amendment providing for popu-
lar election Of Senators The WORKERS
hack home" are daily advising their sen
a+ors that unless they vote for the Su'her
land amendment every negro VII De los'
70 the Democratic party IN 1912. ana thaI'
,,orAover the men OF that race nave he
com. so aroused that they are threatening
m make personal fight or every senator
who opposes the Sutherland amendment 10
The Roreh proposition. II is far 700 near
Presidential election for the Democranc
Senators n view this situation with any
thing approaching eouanin1ity. As mas neeh
told in these dispatches. there IS every pros
mart that the sutherland amendment Will
ba edopted But II the Senate adds that
amendment. providing that the federal gov
eminent shall retain control over the cleo
ton Of Senators. the Democratic Senators
IN the states in which thu negroes nave
been effectively disfranchised will not vote
for the Borah proposition. and even II, as
Il. PROBABLE. the Borah resolution. as
amended nv Senator Sutherland. IS passed
bv the Senate. there Is grave doubt that
the House. with tie preponderance or
Southern Democrats. can he induced 20 ac-
cept e. The prospects are. therefore. that
the Rorah amendment will die IN confer
ence. and many there are who regard this
fate as o sort ~ poetic Justice doled ont
n the Idaho Senator IN punishment for