New-York tribune., 1911-11-19
ROOSEVELT, AUTOCRAT"
Henry Says Hamilton Was Novice
in Doctrine of AbSolutlsm.
"MOvE FOR THIRD TERM"
Congressman Says Ex-President
Is Trying to Discredit Taft
and Wickersham.

Washington. Nov 18.-Declaring that
Theodore Roosevelt makes Alexander
Hamilton look like a novice as an advocate
| of absolufism, Representative Henry OF
Texas. chairman OF the House committee
! on Rules, issued a formal statement to-day
| in answer TO the former Presidents views
on the trust question in his recent EDITORIAL
| in "The Outlook"
Mr. Henry asserts that Mr.. Roosevelt.
| through his message is feeling the pulse
Of the American people for third term
| that he is trying TO 'discredit Mr.. Tart
and Mr Wlckershsm." and predicts that
/ ne will "fnd the road 20 the Presidency
rocky while he is running for third
term. with the Steel Trust snugly and con-
senIally sitting astride his shoulders"
the Democratic Congressman. who re-
Gently made public proposed amendments
/ to the Sherman Jaw providing that trust
criminals be forced IN wear 'felons'
stripes" assails Mr. Roosevelt chiefly for
what he terms his advocacy OF "legis-
lative courts" and Legislative executives
! He quotes from the ex-Presdents editorial
| the following reference 10 the Standard
| oil and Tobacco trust decisions Of the Su-
preme Court:
II Is contended that in these recent de-
| cisions the Supreme Court legislated. so
| IL did and IL had to- because Congress hau
| slgnaly failed 10 do its duty by leglsatlIs'
But where the legislative BODY pei
sistent,v leaves open a field which it IS alb
I solutey imperative, from the puolic stana
| poirt, TO hll, then no possible DlsInS ~, az,
| tacnes 10 the official or officials WHO steP
| in because they have to, and who then 40
i ,o work in The interest OI iilt
/ people.
Continuing. Mr.. Henry says
| This is absolutism run mad. Never IN
the history of America did any man, daI,I
| or dead. advocate such rank, nhsetap,re
| and rottet, doctrine The adherents OF Al
| exander Hamilton should tenderly lake up
| his ashes, make due apology LOT MS pellIS
/ a novice in the doctrine OF ahsolutlSnl, anu
remove his sacred urn to some Pulet i ail'i
senuestered spot and give way 10 the reS'
thing-to one who has views.
The Car OF Russia never dreamed OF
such power; the Caesars were strangers TO
| il and the Spartans never got IN haulnG
distance of it. our Constitution vests dl
! legislative powers herein granted IN q
| Congress of the United States. Away
with Mr.. Roosevelts doctrine Away with
Legislative courts and Legislative eXecu-
! tives"' There is no place for them IN our
Republic except by usurpers pure ana SIM
pie.
Mr.. Henry attacks the proposed ieuera'
trust commission. asserting that 1t robs the
states of their powers to deal with COR
| porations
This proposal is vicious beyond descrip-
ticn." he says. Corporations would i'm
rnediately raise hundred thousand issu-
/ able questions and points and rush to the
bosom OF the commission for settlement.
I They would pile up their controversies
| there and the commission would not ne
able to settle them in a hundred years
| Mr. Roosevelts attack on the Tobacco
Trust. Mr.. Henry describes as "a terrlnle
indictment Of the President, Department
OF Justice and the Circuit Court In New
York" 1T looks like Roosevelt Is right
here" hc continues, land l say Lay on,
| Macduff"
| Charging that the trust commission idea
| is Mr. Roosevelts issue, the Texas Con-
! eressman says in conclusion:
| This will make him the candidate or
the steel Trust which he defends. and the
| advance agent of the reactionaries, not
the Progressives. In my opinion he IS har-
Messing himself up with the wrong crowd
| and on a mighty bad issue, and even Mr..
Taft and Mr. Wickersham can whip him
/ IN his party