Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-19
PLEDGES BROKEN AND POWER
ABUSED.
speech of .vxi.. Stade,
or VERMONT.

tyRCGCH ~ eFnFs sytNUGs
or VERMONT.
On the Bill making appyOpriafions TO,
The ciru and diplomatic eapenses Of The Cor
erament for De gear 1880
Delivered IN the iousc Of Representatives, Feb 22
Continued
But, sir. the gentleman from North Caro-.
lima, (Mr ByNum) while he does not and
cannot undertake to defend the Adrninistra-
ton from the charge Of an improper exer.
ton Of influence, by appointments of mem.
bers OF Congress 10 Office. seems quite anx.
ious 10 vindicaie il from the charge Of ineon.
sisteney; and, for this purpose, has read to
us that portion Of General Jackson's annual
message OF December. 1929, in which he
recommended on amendment of the Consti.
tuition which should exclude members oil
Congress from all appointments I'm The gifi
Of The President ia aohosc election Mey MAJ
hare been officially concerned" Treating this
as the rofession. he asks, where is the incon.
sistency Of the practice, since no member OF
Congress has been appointed TO Office who
has been officially concerned" in the cleo.
ton either Of General Jackson or Mr. Van
Buren2
Mr. Chairman. it is moi the message OF
1929 which we make the test Of inconsistop.
cy in this matter; il is General Jackson's
address to the Legislature of Tennessee, in
1925, when he was just starting in the race
for the Presidency. In thai address he
said that he would impose a provision
rendering any member Of Congress ineligi-
Bile TO Office" In The message OF 1929 he
took care 10 limit the exclusion to such mem
bers onlyas may have been officially concer-
ned in the election OF the Pres't" who should
propose TO appoint them. So far then. from
the message Of 1929 being the standard by
which General Jackson's consistency is TO
be tested, that very message is proof of bis
Inconsistency. Sir, the message was itself
an artful abandonment OF the profession Of
1925, and was intended to prepare the way
for the practical abandonment OF il which
followed The profession OF 1925 had ans
wered its purpose and. like all other pro.
LESSONS. was now TO be cast of and thrown
to the winds. Poner had been obtained by
it, and now poioer was TO be retained by its
What "change had come DER the spirit
or General Jackson's dream ia four Short
years. How marvelously the dangers of
1925 had vanished in 1929 How sudden.
ly were the bars thrown down, and the
halls oil Congress, dusrrur,eu UInS W I. -.
tinaency OF rare occurrence.l with his hands
full of brides TO tempt the Peoples Represen-
,atives. No, a suspicion was breathed that
members of Congress would be ''liabe TO be
Withdrawn from legislating on the interests
of the nation, through Executive patronage,
or tina, 'their vigilance would be interrupted
by party feelings and party excitements," or
that there was any danger 10 be apprehend-
ed from "inlrigue and management" Not
an aspiration was raised for the preservation
of 'the morals ofihe country" or an appre-
hension felt that corruption would become
the order of the day" or that 'rhe People
would be attacked in their constitutional sove-
regnty." Human nature" was miracu.
lously cured Of its "proneness to evil ! and
it had come TO be seriously doubted whether
it was at all necessary that members OF Con-
cress should pray that they might "not be
led into temptation ~ Such was the change
of four years. Such the difference between
Candidate Jackson in 1926, and President
Jackson 1929
Pledge Of Reirenehment and Economy.
close, Mr. Chairman. my allusion TO the
professions and promises which preceded
the election Of General Jackson. by advert
ing to those Of retrenehment and economy.
no period since the foundation OF this
Government has there been more reasona
bic and Just regard to economy in the pub
lie expenditures than during the administra
ton Of John Quincy Adams. No consider
able increase was made during that periot
either in the number or the salaries OF lh'
public officers and the aggregate OF public
expenditures remained almost precisely thu
same al The close as it was at the commence
ment of that administration. There was II i
true, disposition to favor expenditures 10
works of internal improvement; but these
so far from furnishing ground for tn
charge of extravaganza, were but the USING
of the Peoples money to increase their Ia
cilities of intercourse, give an enhanced val
\ ne to the productions OF their industry, AM
bind the country more strongly together II
i the bonds of fraternal union. The charg
of extravaganza however. was not fastene'
on expenditures for internal improvement. :
The conspirators against that administrator
we'll knew that il must not be assaied o.
that ground; that that battery must be masked
as was that against the tariff by the declare
ton of General Jackson in favor of "Jud
eiops" tariff, until they should get possessio
of the Government and be able to strength
en- themselves for an attack on both thos
interests. Ifthey had then openly lassalle
iternal improvements and The tariff the
mnnld now be able 10 snu that there are tic