Show PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF I DICTATORIAL ASSUMPTION 1 cJ 1 T THE TV E unfortunate insistence insistence of the president upon pon h having ving his o own way wi without hout any c change and without ith ut any regard to the opinion opinio opinion of a Q majority of the senate senate senate sen sen- ate which ar s with him in the the treaty making makinE power power and zd the pi pr presidents president's ident's demand mand that the treaty should be ratified without any ny modification modification creat created re a a a. a situation f in which senai senators r were required to vote upon their consciences and their oat oaths s according according according ac ac- cording to to their heir judgment upon the treat treaty treaty's p s it was presented or submit to the commands commands com corn mands of Cl a dictator in a matter where the authority under the constitution co was WS theirs and not his bis The e senators performer performed their duty faithfully We approve approve e their conduct andI and I honor their courage and fidelity and we pledge the coming Republican ti an administration administration adminis adminis- 8 t to such agreement with the other othe nations of the world as P shall ha meet the full ful duty of A America r to civilization and humanity in ac accordance ord nce with American ideals and without surrendering the tle right of th the American people to exercise its judgment judgment judg judg- ment and its pow power r in in favor favor of justice and peace Extract from le the Republican can I Declaration of Principles |