Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-10
c.on.ns Declares President
Has Eliminated Congress
and Is Running Country by
His Own Will
coASTWISE VESSELS
SHOULD PAY TOLLS
Ria6t 10 Handle Domestic
Questions as United States
Sees Fit Cannot Be Given
Away by Treaty.

,.,o,,,,,ia JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w"El
CEfo.oo April O. - United states
ecnator Albert B. Cummins Of Iowa
.oaiabt crIicIsea ihe democratic ad-
mfnis.mtion. defined his stand on ms
,oIs repell bnl, pronounced the re-
nnbli.an party the true progressives
and blamed the republican national
committee for the democratic victory
In 1me. Tie was the cnief speake.
al the AppomattoX day celebration OF
ihe Hamilton club.
Democratic Goteat at the next ma
ional election. senator Cummins pre-
dIc,ed would be effected by republi-
cans ana progressiyes united as the
republican party ana embracing g
platform of progressive doctrines.
Congress Oblitcratcd.
In dealing with the records of the
democratic administrations Senator
Cummins asserted If was unnecessary
a. speak Of congress.
"The president has for the time be
ng obterated that ancient and once
powerful department of the govern
ment he said.
"When, therefore. speak of the
democratic administration, / mean
woodrow WILSON, The overthrow Of
representative government does moi
seem 20 nave excited alarm. bat the
day win come when the country viii
understand better than il does nov
how yiu IL is to preserve the inde-
pcndence OF legislative authority
THE president passed the tariff
aw The republican tariff Of 1909
was too high. We ought to have re-
duced it. bul we did not and are
now suffering the consequences Of our
folly The fact that our tariff was
much toe high furnishes no defense
for the extraordinary amount of ig-
norance ANA Indifference which this
administration has fastened upon the
country tt acknowledged no economic
principles but its crowning injustice"
IS in los rank, deliberate discrimina-
lions
Tolls Repeal Probable.
The Panama tolls exemption repeal
probably win pass the senate, accord
1g to senator Cummins.
There are two entirely distinct
and independent questions involved in
This controversy" he said The first
concerns domestic policy ana with
ID no foreign nation has d right to in
lefiere and we would be craven
people If we permitted even the sug-
sesuon of Interference.
That Isl II we had no treaty ohi
cations. is iJ wise, is it fair TO the
"hole country TO give coastwise boats
Tree passage through the eanal2 Ny
answer is mo-. 1 believe these ships
ousht 10 pay their just proportion of
'ae expense Of maintaining and oper-
aimg the canal
american Sovereignty Absolute.
me second question concerns our
'bas under the treaty. To that
.p'lu say there is nothing in the
"saV mat in any way restricts or
.''"''S our absolute sovereignty In this
''sard and the man who is willing To
'7p' the construction asserted by
'a' , britain or yield to the still NOR"
,s"o'llnlous Interpretation involved In
.",'hg to the demand made by the
e'i'eht is willing to pay a higher
guy ior The friendship Of that great
b',''F lhan ] am willing 10 pay for
" layor Of the world.
' Is impossible for me to under
n NV me Intellectual processes of
MAJ VINO insist that our contract
~ Great Britain denies us the es-