The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-28
s.nator Bourne Charges Presi.
dent With Using Appointiye
Power for Coercion.
sgrRETARY N0RT0N'S
LETTER IN LIMELlGHT
yot a Single Voice Raised in
Defense of the Action of
IS the Executive.

WASHING loN, rep' 80
M, by Inference WAS charged tonight
,;tb using his appointive powers TO
,.,;m;date members of congress. The
,,isred charge was made IN speech
4 thc senate by Senator Jonathan
pune of Oregon, president Of the New
p,ooressiye Republican league and, un-
h recent trouble over an Oregon ap-l
,s,,meut, the intimate friend and
raliiug companion of the chief execu-
tm.
TIM surprising thing was that al
.hmpb The senator S audience con
.msl his remarks as an attack upon
A. orcsidcnt. not a word WAS uttered
1 i raply. The Beverly letter, in which
. S,rctarv Norton said thc president had
vtbheli federal patronage from certain
gustors and congressman. but would
Il dis,ontiuuc that practice was brought
/ INTO the limehght. On previous ocea-
Scns iusurgent senators threatened toI
4 bsd this letter. but until tonight mol
\ r1bEc reference had been made to II.
M. Bourne opened his speech by al
\ iesnsson of The Oregon law. lie SAID
l Wen this law is enacted by all thel
i .ia,es il viii destroy the power of theI
1 fsderaI machine 10 renominatc pres
I lcut or demand his successor The
eseam roller he says. Will he relc.
4 ried TO the political scrap heap and
I Is operators 10 the shadow OF things
i iufgo,Ien, while fourth-class postmas-
d tsrs will cease TO be political asset
4 im anybody or any party,
n Bribery OF Intimidation.
Mr. Bourne said the use of the pres
Iilniial appointing powers TO coerce
nenbers of congress would be either
Eribry or intimidation-bribery if pat
{ pngc was used rs reward. and intlm-
q ilahcn If. withheld as punishment. In
connection he read section 54JO
= II tbe revised statutes. making 1T
|iliue for any person TO offer or give
|nyihiDe Of value 10 any member OF
iiihfr house OF congress with the in
isgt 10 Influence his vote or decision
! b any matter pending i'll either house.
continuing he said:
- The natural inference from the Nor
nn letter is that the president of the
lDed States used federal patronage TO
lriluence the action of members OF
Itsgrcss This is n charge which no
- Anen can discuss without regret: yet
We whole subject is of such vital i'm
I Eriancc in the preservation of repre-
Rrstivc government that | would feel
itliss in nv drty If | failed to call
3 10 the attention of the country and
pace before the country such Informa~
pn relating thereto rs may come to
'.3nI attention. The undcuied state
emt Indicates dcplorablc and dcspic-
, able subservience on the part Of the
~ Fsla've branch and dangerous and
trlorallzing usurpatiou upon the part
q "a The executive.
3 Gkes at Foundation Of Government.
y would have as much respect for u
( pamon ward hcelcr who buys votes
. tac polls as for president of the
'h'ed States who uses his appointing
: 'asr as means for forcing or per
.aqlng members of congress to deter
= ne or change their course of action
ae transaction is as dishonest. as cor
: TX and as depraved MS the other
4 q me latter Is more dangerous, moro
8 -.'uolA more pcrnlcious than the for
q i... oerause 1t strikes al the very foun
'uh OF free institutions, sets u pre-
sSsg! Tor corrupt methods in all Off
~ NE and MARKS the beginning OF
4 q 's'oIsllp and decalcncc of the M
eut. Mr. President. the use Of ap
Isnng power to influence the actor
,.rf1 members OF congress is only ont
iIN'( py winch this power may b,
,Nsen Public patronage is also nj
- <j|fleu,e f,lsns,e and dangerous power whcl
= ,peu Tor the creation or maint en-
t a political machine with th
,1slns; ot forcing nomination of al
suVe, or lthe nomination Of n maj
hs rharacter.''
- Beginning of Dictatorship.
: L|,i;.i Bourne outlined the manner il
= ~ cNi' employees arc sometime
:; 1|ca control national conventions
= z(|,e a'Iieuiarly he complained Of thei
J. ( In ~. ~ sending delegations from south
- a.cs when never send Rcpublica
~: .jntativc: 10 electoral college!
~ s,ppldng, he said.
4 y i'.g,;r.' r'easion Of the power of the eS
Z; g .'kp Tt N the beginning of dictator
7 - |ise.l,.. NJ remedy IS to make president
-<'isl sIo., accountable TO party and gel
q = <'as.ids.iprates by cnacting laws fc
tsS ire,ins "a, primary votes. thereby d,
- t.|'ll tbSs;. ."e power Of political bosst
y y |Pikto,.' packers, the campaign col
20 'TLa' me people can be trusted,
e pa act voh'poslte citizen knows MOI
I,lze from higher motives than an
- n Veil W. idual. however experience
fti,en vaIs. auIrst.Gioped. In the compost
' n[1||t Ns ;;Sn1iisnncss is minimized. viii
Il e'' Hl.;s '"u'V'dual II is usually dom