Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-21
1.-THE HOT END OF THE 70.
BkEak.'.

1t lie an old saying, says the st. Lous
Rsrvtlicaa, 1T makes good deal Of differ
enee which end Of TIE poker you have
hold Of, the hot or the cold
The exercise Of the veto power by the
President when IL affects measures which the
Radical party are bent on carrying. is an
impeschabe osfen.e. l, is constructing the
will o, the people'-it is "defying the law
making power Of the Government" But
the same gentlemen who see impcschable
offence veto Of the acts Of the ''law-mak>
ing power" under some circumstances. rec
ognixe il - legitimate weapon to be wied-
cd BY Eexecutivs hands when measures are
adopted which they do not happen 10 like
Then they gros clamorous for the exercise
Of the Veto The Tariff bill leads the New
York Pet, Chicago Tribune, Monroe Senfi-
mel. and other Radical papers. to look to the
President for protection against the "law,
making power" Of the Govcrnmet. The
Post says the Presidcnt will see the bill, and
that - veto will be approved by very many
who otherwise disapprove Of his course. =
The Sentinel calls upon him 10 save the
country from financial rum" and says I'VE
hope President j ,hnson will veto the bill
But the most signal Instance Of this incon-
sls,sucy Of tho Radicals, in one breath de
nouncing the Presidcn, for interposng hi.
veto and menAcing him with Impeachment
for obstructng the will of Congress. and il
the next imploring him TO do il MS a patriot
ic duty, is to be found in the New Yorl
Herald, the most abusive Of the enemies o
the President, and the most noisy il
demands for his impeachment. 81
shameless has that sheet become tha
on the same page It both denounc
e. the President for using the veto, am
says It constitutes . ground for removal
and calls upon him TO save the union by
using the veto. In one article, which mp
pesrcd ten days ago, strongly urging th'
impeachment Of the President. IL insists
that the use Of the veto power in mum,
bers Of cases, In open defiance Of the will o
the people. rs expressed by their LEGALLY
chosen Rep rescntahves in Congress assetn'
bled, 10 Of itself sufficient to warrant his i'm
parchment and removal
On the Same page in another editorial tn,
hope 10 expressed that the hope may b,
true that tho President intends to veto tn,
Tariff bill. II says ave hope Mr.. John.
son will veto II, aud We urge him 20 do it.
Again on the 18th inst in one cditcria
at the head Of the column. il says IL tn
President should veto the abominabc re
construction hill introduced by Mr.. Elliott
% be applied % Louisiana, ''there would n
longer be any doubt as to the duty Of Con
gross to remove him BY impeachment"
In another editorial, At the bottom OF tn,
same column, it assures the President tina
if he will veto the Tariff bill. hc will chang,
the current Of fecling running against him
IL says:
Let linn return il without his approval
and hc will turn the current of popula
opinion now settling 80 strongly ngains
HIM ia his favor, and there Is no iorescrin
whore the tide may carry him IN the end
The Radicals who thus blow hot and col
In the same breath. exhibit by il their ute
lack OF principle aud sincerity. II the Pres
ident vetoes u law passed 10y Congress whic
they do not like, il Is a patriotic act. If Il
exercises tho same power upon al act whic
they wish to become a law, it is "defyin
the will Of tho people as expressed throug
Congress" and is an impeacbablc offence
II he should refuse TO veto the Tariff bill
they would demand hi, impeachment for
criminal omission of duty.