Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-30
SHERMAN HEARD
IN HOT SPEECH
Replies to President Wilson's
Jackson Day Speech Without
Mincing Words.

~lndianapoli, Ind, January 29-Sen
ator Sherman, of Illinois, replied ic
President Wilson's recent Jackson
Day speech here tonight, in an ad
dress before the Indiana Republica:
Editorial Association. He arraignet
the President and his administration
CRITICIZED the work of the presen,
Congress and promised the country
an early return to prosperity III
der Republican rule and a restored
protective tariff.
Takes President to Task.
Quoting the Presidents declaration
that the Republican party had not
had a new idea in thirty years, the
Senator asked:
"Where has this Rip Van Wrinkle
slept the last thirty years who now
rubs his eyes and says the Republic
can party had not had a new idea in
all that tins? The great national
statutes of thirty years have sprung
from the councils of that party. He
cannot distinguish between the morn
ing light of Republican sunrise Of
things doing and done, and the dusk
that is falling on the Democracy"
THE President recently admitted
in Indianapolis" Senator Sherman
said at the outset, that the Demo
Gratis are a minority party and that
they are still on trial. The returns
of the last November election indi-
cate that he is unable to distinguish
between a trial and a verdict against
the defendant"
Refers to Majority.
Referring to President Wilson's
election "by a minority" when the
majority was divided, the Senator
said:
IF three men be in a raee and two
stop and quarrel, the third can walk
to the. goal and win. But let not
the victor eXult in his speed for he
won not on his own swiftness, but by
the quarrel of his adversaries. The
less he invoke his deceptive strength
to justify legislation to which his aG-
versaries are both opposed. For
when his adversaries shall see VIA;
has ,beel. wrought by President Will.
son they will rise together and over
throw him. -
The President must and does as.
sumo the responsibility for both the
legislative and executive acts of. his
administration. Congress, until re-
Gently, has only registered his execu.
tive DEGREES. The first sign of legis-
lative independence e7okes a threat
against Congress that d~isobedience to
his orders will bring deep bitterness
to them.'
These are not the words of a Con-
st..uticnal President sworn to per
form his duties. They are the law.
less proclamat{ons of a man who has
thrown aside the order and procedure
of government by law and substitute
ed the unregulated will of the arbi.
trary and accidental man.
f.3f Assaults Senate.
"The President assaults the United
States Senate in language the Sena.
tors are forbidden to use toward each
ether even in the acrimony of per-
sonal debate. While his attack is on
the Republican minority, it reaches
all Senators who do not agree witt,
him, ,0
In dealing with men nothing is
gained by peremptory orders to shut
up. This language may be used in
the kindergarten. An executive who
applies it to the United States Sen
ate 'betrays his inability to grasp the
difference between an independent
legislative power ii, the conduct OF
human affairs and the absolute do
minion of his arbitrary impatience.
Cease your talking he says. You
are misguided, blind, ignorant. /
have settled everything. / have clear
ed the decks He, has said how the
business OF the country shall be done.
how thu Philippines shall be govern.
ed,S how our waterSpowers shall 30
handled, how the resources of the
$40 Assas " 81 HaL.a ~ - L.