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Show SENATORS ATTACK WILSON POLICIES Alternate Criticism and Support Sup-port Mingles in Discussion of Cummin's Resolution. WILLIAMS A DEFENDER Cannot Befoozle American People Borah Roasts President Presi-dent in Long Speech. Washington, Jan 13. In a Stirling debate today the senate heard sharp Republican attacks upon President Wilsoh'a recent Indianapolis speech. 1 criticism of the administration s pol-fcj pol-fcj toward Mexico and denunciation of Democratic legislation, followed by warm defense of the president by Democratic leaders and a prediction, of his renomlnation and re-election. Political discussion was precipitated over Senator Cummins' resolution r questing information from the president presi-dent as to what the government proposed pro-posed to do vvith .Mexican customs collected col-lected during the American oc upa-lion upa-lion of Vera Cruz. The resolution did not get a vole. In the course of the discussion Senator Sen-ator John Sharp Williams of Missis Mppi declared with emphasis that President Wilson would be renominated renom-inated and re-elected; " Senator Borah of Idaho was referred to as a Republican Repub-lican presidential possibility and Senator Sen-ator Cummins of Iowa voiced the wish: that President Wilson could be confined con-fined to "the exercise of his consii-i tutional powers " Borah's Broadside. Senator Borah delivered a general broadside against the administration which reached a limax In an attack on ihe chief executives speech at) IllHiflll'j nn I i Inct n-rtnL- n. ! U ntuMni I lar reierence to the presidents warn j 1 n u to men who should dare to break the solidaritv ol the Democratic I team tor any purpose or from any mo- I tive." The Idaho senator denounced this I statement, comparing it with "the sole and central principle upon which any corrupt political machine was ever organized or put into existence " He declared it was like the utterances utter-ances nf "Tom Taggart of Indiana to ! his Followers, 80 per cent of whom , pleaded guilty yesterday to the crime I of political corruption," ami "the or-: or-: ders issued by Murphy to his satel-i satel-i Iites in Tammany hall to follow the li( i, ue of the captain regardless or ' the clictates of conscience or judgment. judg-ment. ' Resents Attack. it is a remarkable speech.' Senator Sena-tor Borah 1 ontinued. "its purpose i and purport cannot be mistaken or misunderstood, it is a most virulent attack upon one of the greal political parties of this country by the chief magistrate of the nation, a party in whose traditions millions of his countrv coun-trv men take reut pride and in whose policies they devoutlj and patriotlc-plly patriotlc-plly believe It not only challenges the wisdom of its leaders, but it as- aii.-, the Intelligence and patriotism of the rank and file All this is done I at a time when our country has sore I need of united wisdom and patriotism, when ihe mericans. regardless of party, have long shown patience and forbearance and have long tendered SUPPOrt in order that a situation most delicate because of foreign complications complica-tions might not be aggravated The people were not prepared for such a tpeech at such a time Accepts Challenge. Mr President, we accept the challenge chal-lenge While opposing no legislation ; which we deem to be wise and for the I public good, we will hold ourselves j perfectly free to oppose In all proper ways and to the full extent of our alulitv that which wo deem to be unwise un-wise Understanding that our chief magistrate prefers the leadership of a partv to a chief magistracy of an entire people, we shall not need to be reminded of that fact again." Senator Borah appealed for an extra ex-tra session of congress next spring In which to pass rural credits legislation which he insisted was vastly more important than the ship purchase bill. The federal reserve act he characterized charac-terized as a "sort of antedeluvlan mastodon, too dead for a menagerie and too much alive for the operating table, designed for the treasury, but seemingly in Us way to the Smithsonian Smith-sonian institution. Referring to the outlook after 1916 the senator said that the cry of the campaign Would not be for new ideas, but for bread, not for more rhetoric but for more soup." Of the administration's proposal to acquire the Xicaraguan canal route, he said, having built one canal and given it to England, we now want to build another and give it to Germany." Ger-many." When Senator Borah arraigned the administration's Mexican policy, Senator Sen-ator Robinson asked what he would do with Mexico ll charged with executive execu-tive responsibility, or "when you get to be president." Senator Borah replied "If I were president I would say to the Mexic an people, We want you to settle your own internal affairs and we will never interfere for the purpose of acquiring territory ' Secondh, would say to them, 'You will respect American ives and property or the United States will see to it that they are protected." " View of Cummins Senator Cummins is discussing the resolution as to projected disposition of Vera Cruz customs, denied the "6i ui uc luesiueiu 10 Bay 10 waai government, to whar bondholders or obligation holders money collected by the military forces of the United States should go." Senator Stone wanted the Cummins resolution referred to the foreign re latious committee and in the debate that followed Senator Cummins attacked at-tacked the president s alleged efforts to control legislation, declaring that "it would be a great service to the people of the country if the chief executive could be confined to the exercise of his constitutional powers. Senator Williams declared the president pres-ident would be re-elected because "the American people have found him not only able to take the place of men about whom they were quarreling, but good enough to stand in his own stead " |
