Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Sherman Would
Vdcate PreSidency

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, visited Canada and went to Mexico 10
confer with President Diaz. President
Roosevelt, he said, also left the borders
/ of this country at one time.
. Senator Smith, of Michigan. Repub-
lican. said President Taft had conferred
with Dlaz ON the international bridge at
Ell Paso, but did not go into Mexico.
Depiores Old World Influences
Resuming his speech. Senator Sherman
deplored the influences of the Old World
contact and declared when he reaches
Europe, "the whole American atmos-
phere that ought to surround the Presi.
dent is lost"
The effects Of such influences. he said,
often have been felt by nations.
"A kiss of sensuous woman" said
Senator Sherman, has been known to
| change the history of nations
I'VE ought not to put him in tempta-
ton" he added. after pause, while
| Senators and spectators in the galleries
| laughed.
Sovereignty Not Migratory
Senator Sherman contended that the
ordinary functions Of the Presidents Of
! fce cannot be performed while he Is
| abroad, that he cannot make civil ap-
pointmcuts. pardon or reprievc offenders,
| order troops TO preserve order or per
! form any of the routine acts.
| Sovereignty is not Of migratory
| character" he said. "Thc President
of the United States is not the President
J in foreign land. He is an alien, shorn
Of all his sovereign powers. He has no
mower of his own voltion to transfer
the seat Of government to an alien coun-
| try"
| The idea that the residence of the
United States ambassador is proper
place to perform a presidential junction
abroad was characterized by Senator
| Sherman as fiction.
In 1901. he said. President Mckinley
did not even step on the internationa
bridge across the Rio Grando when No
desired to meet President Diaz, of Mex
| leo. President Harrison vcnturcd as fal
az tie middle line of the internationa
boundary Cnce. President Cleveland go
beyond the jurisdiction Of the United
States once on a fishing trip of cape
Hatteras and President Taft once wen
to the Canal Zone, which, he said, was
violation of the principles of the tradi
ton.
washinEton's Visit Cited
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania. calleC
attention to a visit by George Washing
ton TO New England before Rhode Islan'
had accepted the new Federal Consti
tuition, pointing out that Washington
carefully avoided entering Rhode Island
The galleries were well filled whil
Senator Sherman spoke. About two
thirds of the Democratic seats wer
vacant.
Referring to the resolution of Repre-
sentative Rodenberg, Of Illinois, intro
duced in the House yesterday callin
upon the Vice President to assume tn
office of President, Senator Sherman sal
his own resolution goes further an
declares the Presidents office vacan
The Vice President, therefore. he argued
would cease to be the Senate's presidin
officer and would become President ii
fact until another is elected in 1920.
williams Defends Wilson
Senator williams, Of Mississippi re
piled to Senator Sherman rldiculing tn
latter's arguments and referring t
visits Of former Presidents Roosevelt t
Panama and Taft to Mexico and Canada
At that time no Democrat he said. ha,
antagonized the Republican President