Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

WOULD MAKE RECEPTION
OF WILSON, rArT AWD T. Il
Opposition Holds Exceptions
Would Inject pesadnal p.
vOritism Into AppIicaEisn ea
Principle Of GevefRmest.


( (By LeaeaIi WiFe o. E,eeurfau FFeHnBa \
Washington, Jan. s1.---tFhen the
senate took on the alu9lc presidential
term today. senasor Roots anend-
nent 10 make the cooptitatloaal
amendment 10 take erect Maseh 4.
1917. was defeated on = yfva voca
vote. but by demanding pon can hu
got H. before the senate aaain fcr
further cOnsideration. a. q uubasi.
tute, senator. lIltchcock- ppopnnea an
amendment 10 va fg1lson. Ro1navdie
or Tart have one stt.year tern unden
the new Qmeudment AVA
when we except thesa persons
from its operations We are rnakkns a
entirely personaL." daclsred y nnnafor
Borah; we might as well 9 name
these three men ID tha aSnendmenr
as being exempt RON lsa rfoylslonn.
We practically would he arnendirs
the constitution for their cSsSsh-
senator Payntsr thss psapoasa a.
amendment 20 naalsaaabs IA .36, saean
take effect In 1871. sbAne6f VERSA.
author Of the efisliknf fSAelhiliA sb-
dorsod senator flitthc6rkib plkn.
Senator cmpp, PraNtamlSt, took
emphatic exceptieR 10 fhlH ponstl0m =
"lt u refecuoA ul&nF ID 4 dADat6
itself, hs ceclhfee, N nbtiAe
e. the ceuRtry uIAg . 4tekk nfincipla
canuot pass this Sody knlsea shfea
great paftisan leaders are racnanln4d
and cared for q tas c8natltueaA.
II am not IN rssof of any umlta-
tlon on the rfeht .Of tho peaple a.
choose gheir own eae4nssfto." eontin-
ued senator Clamp, 'sbut II auch a
principle In 20 be eslnbiished, I re-
gard Il as trinins with the funda-
mental principles OF goyernneus 20
recognize the personal ,enuaglon. and
exempt three gentlemeu from the Op-
Grafton OF the constitutional amrmd-
ment. one of those rcntislneD I hold
In close friendhhlp; yet IN the inter.
est OF that ulsn 1 would not like 10
see q new pPlHclpIe bIt into eject
from the operation OF Which be would
be exempt.
III this chahse IN our constitution
Is wise. and II thia llmisafinn Is TO b
adopted. let us rise "a the Uccnsion
aud apply Il 10 every man."
senator sutherland urged the adop-
ton OF the Root amendment aatting
March 4. 1917. as the date. 1his
brought another protest from tne
Progressive ranks. senator Roindex-
ter declaring that Il tlinro was any
danger OF man 'perpetunttnH him
self IN 0iitcc" eScguss VI hls ability
aud popularity" az tile fFlehde of the
single term claimed, That dAAsef
should be met by mating the rFEolu-
tion immediately efregtive."
Senator Cummins favored and Sen.
aior Lodge opposed the exemptions
for Wilson. Roosevelt aaa Taft.
II ala ne, believe abyoae would
insist that this Legislation vas aimed
at Colonel Roosevelt," Declared sea
at0F cummins. "iiut Il has beeu very
buslly urged throughout tha united
states lately shat ne ara laklalatina
To make RoOaafels an eligible. There
is no truth Ia such slatements and
know they inust be abhoffept q
Colonel Roosevelt" stf
The debate eentered assne the
declaration ~ Senator Williams.
Democrat. that unisAs buch amend
men,s were adopted "a % make
Roosevelt. TAFT and Wilsnn eligible
for another tefms tue friebds og
Roosevelt and othefs nirht orposa
ratification Of tha cpnsnlugioaal
amendment by tbs states.
Whatever might te me motives or
those Who oppose Abs ainendmept.'
senator Williams Slid, ''tbsy Aonld BE-
able 90 aay 20 the peoplef
They are after oue u,a9's scalp.
he received more than s.e40.ee0 votes
of the Ameriuau people. ana now lhog
are tryins 60 make hlna ineueihio
They think ts iok hlane 20 pnt
this debate on 60 intlmals that ne
resolution IL being prBcsee because
Il might bar ColoBel nooa4pelt." saio
senator PoindeKter, pbogregbiYe, ''tt
Is highly unpleasant % HIM and 20 h1n
friends 10 have this debate reneSt
thus upon the afnblilons Of thQ fGiqaes
or the oppnnents ak senators wHo
voted on this resolution ~
Republican and Dembcfaalc. eeaa.
tors wha urged that R40atyell, tar
and Wilson All b. ma4t tllNsIe fdr
one mure elective term. nft tha %.
position of the PFoafaaaiven eaa ef
sofae of their own pagtg. meuefFb
The Progressive sena1orB objected d
o constitutional aniendmonl tnaa iln4.
lted the riEht of goteta % eslael lhelr
president. while they lReistfd th9i
any prohibition wree made l. ahonM
apply 70 All meu equally.
Ths amendmeuts ~ Eenatqr
iiischcock 20 make the rfopoaed ~
strictlon apply Qpls "a .neEnae Wl,p
have "hela the olstn hf t|Hna0a estlNe
March Z, iesl. ga oiaehAI9e8 ~ Gay