The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-29
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1866.
The Sayings OF DooIittIe.

hu8 OhylnRS Ol DOOuItIes
MIR. DOOLTTTLE, of Wisconsin, made a speech
last night in this city, to urge Republicans to
vote for the Democratic ticket, at whose head
stands Hester Clymer, a disloyal man, whom
General Grant says it is an insult to ask any
Union soldier to vote for.
Doolittle told his hearers that the great
question this fall was whether Congress was
above the Constitution" He shirked the
true issue, which is, whether Congress shall
be maintained in its integrity as the LG,O-
making power in the Government, or whether
the Executive shall usurp the functions of
that body, and make laws as well as execute
them. Doolittle knows perfectly well that
Congress is the only constitutional law
making power in our Government, and that
the work of reconstruction is a Legislative
work.
With his usual shallowness, he chuckled
over what he evidently thought a strong
point, when he averred that, in asking the
Rebel States to ratify the Constitutional
amendment, their right to immediate repre-
sentation is conceded. He evidently forgot
that the Executive, whose "policy" he sup
ports, required these States to ratify the Anti
slavery amendment before he would acknow-
ledge their restoration. The dilemma, there
fore, II one exists, is one which applies to the
Presidents plan as we'll as to that of Congress
Let Mr. q. DoOlittle get out of it as well as
he can.
Mr.. DO0little had great deal to say about
the Constitution" as though he and his
~ fho Iu yhn
that instrument, or regarded its provisions,
while at the same time they are striving con-
Stantly to overthrow Congress as the law
making power of the Government. But so
far as the requiring of ofguarantees by Congress
Of the late Rebel States is concerned, Nj.
DOolittle is completely estopped from plead
ing the Constitution against it, If 1t was
constitutional for the President to require
such guarantees as he saw fit it is equally
constitutional for Congress to do so. Indeed
the requiring of guarantees is properly a
Legislative act, and so Is the proper function
Of Congress alone.
Mr.. Dooiittle made his usual point that
President johnson is but following out the
policy of President Lincoln-an assertion
which is so false on it's face that we wonder
he has the hardihood to utter it. Does any
body suppose that Mr.. Lincoln, had he lived,
would have now been using all the influence
of the Government for the building up of
the Democracy of Pennsylvania, led on by
such a disloyal man as Hester ClymerP
If there has been no change from Mr.. Lin
coins policy, why are Mr.. Lincoln's ap-
pointees being removed by hundreds all over
the countryp Preposterous Mr.. Doolittle
knows better, and is trying to practise con-
scious deception upon the people.
Mr.. Doolittle's speeches are weak and
sOphistical. lie feels that he is in a false and
awkward position. The men whom he is
serving in this Stale despise him in their
hearts. They make use of his treachery to
the Republican party, hoping thereby to
catch few votes, but, in obedience to com
mon instinct OF humanity, they despise the
traitor, We can imagine how they laugh in
their sleeves and chuckle to themselves,
as Doolrttle gets off his silly falsehood
that the Democracy of Pennsylvania
which opposed the war, defended the South,
maligned every act of Mr.. Lincoln's admins
traton, and cherished the most bitter hatred
towards his person, are to-day but carrying
out his policy and following in his footsteps!
Nonsense Heister Clymer is running
avowedly upon his disloyal record made dur
ing the war; and Doolittle would have us
believe that he is carrying out Mr.. Lincoln's
policyl