Show EX INTERFERENCE Those senators s who object 0 ct to hav hay having having ing the president nt arrange matters of lf legislation do not seem to grasp gras the situation in Washington as well as might be expected It true the con constitution constitutIon constitution provides for the separation of the executive ve fr from m the legislative branch of the government and mos most presidents have regarded scrupulous scrupulously s sly ly the inhibition But things have changed with the advent of Roosevelt Ro sevelt The constitution c was all very well wel welin wellIn wellIn in its it day and may be invoked now occasionally when it suits the he admin administration administration adminIstration but generally speaking the president Is running this government himself In all its departments and the senate is 15 to be bo consulted only as i It suits the presidential mood In the particular case brought brough t be before before fore tore the senate the railroad rate bil bill amendment for a Judicial review the president called several sey ral Republican senators tp the eF J e House o se to le lethem let them what would suit him am and TV what hat would not As reported by the an by those th se in tn a nc the th Long amendment was wa as considered in the conference and re received re t e presidents pr approval When it was introduced Sl a number of sena senators senators tors on 00 both s of the senate enate asked for direct information about bo t the th con eon on ference None Noone was a more bitterly sar sarr sarcastic castle castic than th it ator r Aldrich Aldr ch once th the leader oti the Republicans Senator Senate Bailey for the th ri suggested that might property prop y hav hn e been consulted C co ti t d since Ince the bill as re reference fe por oID f 0 aid Id of Democratic votes and could pot not ot P s pass ass the senate without sup support support port ort fr ithe the minority There the In Incident Int t closed a for the day dayTo dayTo dayTo To outsiders ou the affair is significant only as ast confirming the conviction that thit the nt is assuming much more o e ethan than the thaI th rightful prerogatives I of his hig office Not ot satisfied with his executive executive executive tive duties dutes he has taken upon himself the function furi tion of chief legislator for the nation so far with the result that all his pet measures have ave been defeated d his own own party leaders le ders alienated his prestige Impaired If f he muddles the railroad rate question estion much more It is likely it will share the fate of the Santo Domingo treaty the Philippine tariff bill and the Joint statehood bill bilI All of these suffered Buffered from presidential Interference and all stand to his ac account account account count as as dismal failures achieved acl by persistent meddling with a distinct distinct branch of f the government Indeed the presidents record so far during this session of congress is an unparalleled example of what a president can earn in n the way of defeat if he insists on Ignoring or attempting to dictate to congress |