The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-10-12

HF Nm arsrug q .rsrs GrcesIss tke n.rsr.
rratie psfty endafse hin a. be = Nud Nsk n.
i~ap'' g. elect him g. the Pres deney upon
nls past fucensistsneges aud he r,r...ut r-o-,
.ses hfs fs'ord ~ l. he nom nation - s-st.s-s
f"u suce then he has sHhihite.i swanderf,l
aferesItnn - lettef ~ritug The piatfwn o.
whtch thv CiuciunsN couVsniian pisrcd hisn
CONTAIN thess uords 80 trcs trade and p-ot-,s-
t'"n We fcmt The aiseussien oi The subject
g. the peop's n thelf cnngressienai dsirlcts
sna O. ihs decisinn y Congress thereon, wholly
Tree oi executive iutsrf~renc~ % dictsiion
Aner seventeen days deiiheration NJ cree
lev Srcte letter Of acceptance ~ long a. the
tsrif schedule Ia Which, "a referring b. tn.
plank IF the platform he sAid The raisins
= r~vsuue. whether ~ tariff % oteerw'.s shall
he recognizes aud treated ~ the peoples en-.
mediate business. q be SHAPED and dir~cisd bs
them thrragh their representative. "a Goa
gress. whose action thereon the President mus,
neither oveFrule by his veto. attempt ta dictate
nor presame 70 paaish' ny this M Greeley
tells us that he wlil aot reto any iAw Congress
may chcnsc u pass concerning the revenue and
the tafih. hsiere taking his seat II elected
Mr.. Greeley is obliged % take the follo~ ing
oath Of Office
Il Do solemnly swear that | will faithfully
execute the ofiice cf President Of the United
States. aRd will b the best Of my shility. pre-.
serve, protect and defend the constitution Of
the United States.n
stitu,ion says: "Every bill which shall have
passed the haute of Representatives aud Sen
ate. shall. before u hecnmcs law, be presented
g. the President cf the United States n he an
prove. he shall sign Il, bHfV aof, ~ sAal rsfHrn
y, with his objection 10 that House In which il
shall have originated"
u he does not approve bill the consultation
maks. u his s'eora. smPcratirs dEty 10 Wto 1.-
Yet Mr.. 1reeley promises in his letter II ae-
eeptance that he Won't veto any bill passed BY
Congress concerning the revenue. even shoaid
u repeal the tarin laws. abolish the revenue
aud bankrupt the nation. Aud he said little
more than year ago that if this same party.
whose willing instrument he has consented 10
become. should be elevated 10 power "it would
devote itself 10 taking OF or reducing tax after
tax until the treasury was deprived cf the
means Of paying the interest on the national
debt and would hail the tidings Of national
bankruptcy with unalloyed gladness aud un.
concealed exultation."
Mr.. Greeley, not more than six months ago
said he was n "ferccious protectionist" He
says IN his letter IL Congress chooses 10 strike
down protection at one blow he will not veto lie
action. BY doing this he pledges himself in
advance 10 violate his oath and 70 violate the
eonstitutiou-that instrument for which the
Democratic party hiss 80 long professed such
sacred devotion aud Christian reverence I
take II that Mr.. Greeley will write moro letters.
make more trips 10 the south and swing again
around the western Circle before America q In.
telligenee will place the helm Of the Republic
IN the hands of q man who pledges himself Be.
fore hand 10 disregard his oath Of once and
violate the constitution by Artaigning himself
sgainst lie veto provisions.
MAST HONEST DEnOcaAr
are two patriotic. TOO high.tousd, TOO much a,.
(c6nhinued oa PsurA Paps)