New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26
HARVESTER LETTERS
STIR SENATE DEBATE
Williams Denounces Roosevelt
and His Methods, Comparing
-. the Colonel with Caesar.
BRlSTOW IN VAIN DEFENCE
Democrats Enjoy Liveliest Politi
cal Day in Upper House in
Months-Third Term
Dangers Described.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. April Gas a result OF at
lacking the administration, particularly the
Attorney General. for transmitting to the
Senate official correspondence disclosing
president RoOsevelt's part in blocking the
prosecution Of the harvester trust, Sem
st,r Rristow experienced bareback" in
IN. Senate to-day, and provided occasion
20 an afternoon of political discussion, in
which Senator Williams took the lead in
sssailng the ex-Pres!dent
Senator Nelson, coming to the defence of
President Taft. also described how Presi-
d,7t Roosevelt had sent for the reports
=. atinC TO the absorption of the Tennessee
g. al and Iron Company by the United
ties Steel Corporation, and sat down on
papers" when the Senate Committee on
jiciary desired to investigate the trans
ion
What President Taft has done" said
7ator Nelson. in connection with the re-
al OF the Attorney General to transmit
the Senate all the information relating
the harvester trust suit, 'is no worse
an his predecessor has done. Its exact
the same II either is guilty, President
aft has been guilty. because he followed
evil example
senator Bristow. who purposed to cham
ION the Roosevelt cause. appeared TO be
iected at the unexpected turn of affairs
sought 10 smooth the troubled waters
saving that there was no disposition
either side Of the chamber to criucise
President or the ex-President
o this observation Senator Williams
,mptly took exception. and taking
position in the middle of the centre aisle
proceeded to ridicule' the ex-President and
hg chief defender, Mr.. Bristow.
This is q day OF Democratic rejoicing
ne said. Perhaps we may see what the
Republicans have really been doing. We
have the spectacle OF one Of our chief up
filters protesting against the lid being
rfted," he added, referring TO Senator
Bristow's protest against the publication OF
harvester trust correspondence. Il am
in doubt whether the Senator from Kansas
was paralyzed by the suddenness or GER
tainty of the information
"Are We Harkine Back to a Oespotism?'
The Senator from Mississippi then set out
10 denounCe the methods followed by Pres
ident Roosevelt as a government Of men,
not OF law, under which the Chief Executive
decided whether the law was to be enforced
or not.
Are We barking back to despotism,' he
said Under this system, TO be perfectly
rerfect.' as | understand 1t, the bureau OF
corporations must be under the cont:oi -
the Chief Executive. Good trusts re. ce
treated kindly. In other words, -; HIns
had been kind. The steel trust had been
kind The President was advised not 10
make I'm mad. because they would fight.
Perkins had said he would fight Therefore
the Tennessee Coal and IRON Company "as
taken up by the steel trust. There was
nothing evil in this, and the steel trust
was doing no harm, because they SAID So
ard the President said that we mustn't
disturb them"
Is this Perkins" Senator Williams was
-ked. the same Perkins who fought his
way through a snowstorm 10 oyster Bay
IN an automobile and later contributed $l5,-
100 10 the Roosevelt campaign fund.-
81 won't say" replied Senator Williams,
while the Democrats grinned with delight.
Il gather from the press that ii Is, but
Hon't be TOO sure. because when ! arrived
IN New orleans on one occasion after
triu to Europe / saw by the newspapers That
a John s. Williams was jailed for stealing
ham
What do you mean" another Senator
oueried. by the expression Campaign dis
cIetion'?'
That can best illustrate by an example
OF all the Presidential candidates there IS
oily one who has not said word about
duclng the tariff. Even President Taft
IS said that there are excrescences on
present tariff bill that ought TO be
)pcd eff but this candidate has been alb
iutely silent. II I were following this
curse I would go TO Judge Gary and ask
rim for o campaign contribution, because
H. the natural course of things ! might
expect II from him"
"lf this candidate is elected" interrupted
nator Nelson, 81 pity you Democrats
Don't pity US" Senator Williams said.
coming serious, pity the people OF the
ilted States Are you going TO Next
lize the country where the chief execu-
ti'c holds office for an indefinite period?
u; We you forgotten the counsel OF Wash
'u,1on and jefferson and Mckinley on the
subject Of the third term? Are we going
20 have a bureaucratic form Of govern
ment IN which the chief executive shall
decide whether or not the laws shall be
enforced. and whether they shall he en-
forced against some and not against
others" The American people are no wiser
than anv other people. and they will suffer