The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
WILSON A WINNER IN 1876
So Says John Sharp williams in Defense
of Presidents Course About
Vera Cruz Customs
Bu Associated Press.

Washington. Jan. 13.-An attack on
President Wilson'S use of his eonsti-
tutional powers; criticism and support
of his Mexican policy and political
speechmaking mingled to-day in Sen
ate discussion of Senator Cummins reso-
luton asking what the United States
intends to do with the taxes collected
during the occupation of vera Cruz.
John Sharp Williams, defending the
resolution, said it was well known the
money was to be turned over to any
government in Mexico eventually recog-
nized.
"You can not embarrass the ad-
ministration nor befozzle the American
people with any such resolution, saao
he, launching into a defense OF the
President s policy. He declared II - a
certain American had been in the
White House, there would have been
stern messages to Congress climaxed
with: Come on boys, charge.
Woodrow Wilson will be renomi-
mated for the Presidency" said Sen
ator Williams, "and reelected, not ms
minority but as majority candidate
This is so because the American people
have found him not only good enough
to take the place of men about whom
they were quarreling but also good
enough to stand in his own stead. ~
Senator Cummins insisted Congress,
not the President. should decide what
shall become of the Vera Cruz money
and then, paying tribute to President
Wilson s integrity and ability, added;
II am simply objeeting to his posi-
tion that he is trying to run the Unit
ed States. 1t appears in every utter
ance that falls from his lips. He as
sumes that under the constitution he
is the final arbiter of all these things
| have no doubt he assumes it with per
feet honesty and with the most careful
consideration.
Senator Borah assailed the Presi.
dent S Indianapolis speech, characteriz'
ing it as an admission by the President
that he had arrived at the conclusion
that he preferred to be the leader of his
party rather than the chief executive
of the whole people.
81 wish to quote the most significant
statement ever made by a President
with regard to a coordinate branch OF
the government said he. "No such
statement has been made since the days
of Andrew johnson. | will not say
that the spirit which actuated is the
same, but it calls for serious considera'
tion of every man. [ quote the Presi'
dent S statement as follows:
=" If any group of men should dare
to break the solidarity of the Demo
cratic team for any purpose or from
any motive theirs will be most un'
enviable notoriety and responsibility
which will bring deep bitterness tc
them
"The President did not say for any
evil purpose or any unwise principle
but for any purpose or any reason
Such is the sole and central principle
upon which any corrupt political ma
chine was ever organized or put into
existence. There is no difference be
tween what he said and what Tom Tag
CART said to his Indiana followers
eighty of whom pleaded guilty yester'
day to the crime of corruption. There
is no difference between it and the
orders issued by Murphy, of Tammany
Hall. to his satellites 10 follow the
dictates of the captain regardless OF
the dictates of conscience or judg
ment.