The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-06

Theodore r. Bur 0lLsON oAnDNnn
ton OF Ohio, Knute Nelson Of Mime
sofa, and Lee 8. Overman OF North
Carolina. There were others who
have been active. but who hava
chosen TO keep their activities Of
private--not to say uno6acial-chnr'
actef. OF the shove named senators
Il may be eaid--as has been said o.
ten In this orrespondence are
"reactionAries." Regardless Of nom.
inal party a6nliations they serve spe-
cial privilege - opposed to the gen
eral welfare.
Things written BY this coFrsspon.
dent about these and other reaction
aries In the senate have annoyed and
angered them. For instance. Senator
Fletcher did not like IN article about
the $4,000 junket taken 1t govern.
ment expense by his southern com.
merc1al congress crowd, 0stensibly "a
study rural credits abroad. Mr.. Town
send did not like the testimony
brought out In the Mulhall lobby In.
vestigation showing Townsend to be
in high favor with the National A..
sociation OF Manufacturer. Burton
did not like the published account OF
his conferences and friendly cCeopera-
ton with the shipowners lobby and
the unfortunate effects OF these con.
ferences ON the seaman's bill. Mel.
con did not like what was said about
his service In killing antitrust leyis-
latiOn back In 1908 and hin tndorse-
ment by the N. A. N.
In short, the practice Of this cor.
respondent In telling the truth about
public men has offended consider.
able number Of these gentlemen, NOT
ably those bearing the reactionary
stripe. In passing. Il should b. 6aid
that these particular senators ere
personally smiabls and interesting
men. The writer likes them and IN
many respects admires them greatly.
Nothing has ever happened. outside
Of this Newspaper criticism to mar his
pleasant relations with them. Il a
only a. they are unfaithful public
servants that these gnntlemen have
|anA n thus censuSine tkaIn Ne vfitsr
has been merely carrying out what
he feels TO be his duty 10 the reading
public which be serves.
Mutually OF autipathies drew these
senators. together. Republican and
Democrats found common ground IN
resentment against 0ila0n Gardner.
They agreed that he was . pestifer'
Gus. annoying. bothersome, and. q
course. untruthful person. He ought
not 10 be permitted IN the press GAL
lsry. The correspondence are IN the
gallery ''as guests Of the senate
Why not throw him out? Happy
thought They pooled thar nswspa-
Per clipping and wrote . letter to
the standing committee Of correspon-
dents-the committee which - elect.
~ BY member Of the press gallery
and which has charge Of III matterl
Of eligibility, reputabuity and dis.
cipline.
The standing COMMITTEES met and
heard the rules committee tell about
the complaints Of the individual Soma
tori VINO had been telling the rules
committee their woes. This correo-
pendent had said that E1otcher's rural
credits bill bore the stamp Of Wallet.
That was underlined on one Of the
Newspaper clippings. This correspon-
dent had printed parts Of the nulhall
lobby expose which had not appeared
I'm other dispatches. He had In
duIgGd In critical opinion Of these
and other reacti0nery senators with
great abandon Such were the com
plaints.
The standing. committee met and
considered the matter for number
Of days and then replied. In lot.
tsr dated Sept 20, 1913. and Cd
dressed 70 Hon. lie 8. Overman,
49, -so~. 49,