The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
COURAGE, /" SAY
SENATOR'S OF
DANIELS CASE
Seating Of Wilson'S Candidate
Over Opposition Of Progress.
sives Stirs up Revolt
TO DISREGARD
OATH OF SECRECY
CLOSED Door" Sessions of Body
Get Body Blow as Result
of Row

WASHINGTON, April 4.--Ths fore.
ing through of Winthrop Moore Dan
iels. Of Princeton. N. j.. as interstate
commerce commissioner over the op.
position Of senate Progressives was
characterized by Senator Kenyon, OF
Iowa. today. as an outrage.
but one good thing has been &C.
|complished." he ADDED, and that is
that the secret session of the senate
has been given its death blow. Never
again will appointments be made
without the full knowledge on the
part OF everybody concerned, includ.
Ing the senator recommending the ap-
pointment. that what il said on the
moor Of the senate will 90 out to the
country. Then the blame may be
placed by the people.
For my part, do not propose to
be bound by any rule of secrecy, as
do not consider that my oath as q
senator binds me to adhere to any
rule which Is not to the public In.
terest."
Confidence of the people In the
interstate commerce commission will
be broken down. am afraid" de.
clared Senator Jones, Of Washington,
one Of the insurgents against secrecy
In c0nsidering nominations, today.
III such men are to be named as com.
missioners. am afraid that the peo-
pie will 1t once jump to the conclu.
sion that strong influences are being
brought to bear to force q decision
on the pending rate cases. So much
has been charged along this line that
the Intense desire on the part Of the
president to have Daniels put
through, despite the opposition OF
those who did not like his record in
New Jersey as q public service com.
missioner, il bound to have an inliu.
ence.
II am mighty glad that Q decision
has at last been reached that there
snail be no secrecy In the future re-
garding the consideration by the SEN
ate Of nominations. It II rule that
ought to have been broken long ago,
this sealing of the mouths Of the rep.
resenratives OF the people, when they
know that the best interests Of the
people demand that they speak.
think publicity In the consideration of
several recent nominations would
have most salutary effect, and might
even have defeated confirmation Of
the nomination.
In executive sessions where
treaties with foreign powers are not
under discussion. + think the press
gallery should be open. 10 that the
newspapers q tho country could
print the proceedings.
Especially should the press gal.
lery have been open In this Daniels
discussion. Nothing against Mr.. DAN
iels' character was brought out. II
was merely charged that his attitude
was 'pro-corporatiou.' SO that was
nothing which should not lave been
given the widest possible publicity.
80 far AZ I am personally con-
cerned," said Senator Cummins, II In
tend that the country shall know not
only what the views of the nominee
before ID are, which count OF great
importance to the country, but that
the people are entitled to know what
senators have said, and why they
have given their approval to the Sc
lection Of this member of the inter
state commerce commission. re-
serve the right to refer whenever
please to the speeches that have been
mad here on this CASE
6nator La Toilette today said.
II propose hereafter In, the open
senate, on the stump, In the press,
and anywhere else that seems proper
to me, 70 discuss this or any other
matter OF public interest that. II
brought before the senate In sxscu-
tive session"