The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-10-31
SPEECH OF HON. JAMES G. BLAINE
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HoNEsT BUT IRRECoNC1LABLE DIFFER
ENCEs.

ENCEs.
no positive opinions about any thing at
| all That was what went over from the
Cincinnati end of the wire, and Horace
sat at the other end, and, as the telegraph
boys say, repeated the message, for here
is what ne said about it, when he came
to answer it and accept the nominal on
Here is the fifth paragraph of his letter
THAT the raising Of revenue, whether
by tariff or otherwise, shall be recognized
and treated as the peoples Immediate
business"
Now that is very kind and condescend-
ing in Greeley l suppose that he meant
that lie was competent to settle every
thing alse himself, but this was to be the
peoples business, (Laughter.) And so he
goes Onto be shaped and directed by
them, through their representatives in
Congress, whose action thereon the Presi
dent must neither override by his vote nor
attempt to dictate" Now, mark you,
gentlemen, the Cincinnati resolution says
that it must be settled by the people in
their congressional districts, without any
recommendation whatever from the ex-
ecutive. eyes," says Mr.. Greeley, II have
not got any opinions oe my own, won't
make any recommendations; | won't veto
anything, bass anything you please, barter,
hire, bride, log-roll, buy, drag, push your
measure through in any way you please, I
will sign it, (Cheers.)
WILL GO TO IT BLIND
For, says he, I will agree to anything
/ fc II o. VIZ q
square in the dark; and for the matter OF
that, any one Of you who have ever read
his signature would readily believe that
he could sign in dark as we'll as in the
light. Great Laughter
! Well, Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen, if
1t was possible thing to impeach can
didate for the presidency as we'll as the
president, and if there were twelve Lib
erai Republicans so called, RI as we term
them in Maine assistant Democrats"
in this audience, would like to organic.
them into a jury, and put them right up
here and swear them In and impeaoh Mr..
Greeley for high crimes and misdemean
ors, not In office, but in the prospect of
obtaining Office.
Now, o serve, the constitution of the
United States is document of some CON
siderable impol tarce TO this people, and
among other things, it lays down with
great stress the various duties of the va
rlous departments Of the government, and
1t is expressly plain and perspicuous when
it comes to define
THE DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT
of the United States. 1t says the Presi-
dent SHALL want you To observe that
the word is emphatic it is the imperative,
cot may" but the President "shAll," not
may, cat, might, should, or, on the whole
II would be better, or that he ought to d.,
50, but it says the President "SbGU recon-
mend to Congress, from time to time, such
measures as in his judgment will conduce
to the public welfare" Horace says he
will dc no such thing. II agree" he says,
with the Cincinnati convention, that as
far as the tariff, taxation, internal revenue,
and other financial questions ON the
whole Of these national questions which
concern Us all, would rot say anything
at all" Laughter.1 And the Cincinnati
platform was written after the Cons itu-
ton of the United States, and therefore
must be binding. A laugh.
Then. gentlemen, observe another part
of the constitution. How it prescribes
the enactment Of laws. 1t says that every
bill when it shall have passed the senate
ana house, shall be sent to the president
What for =? Does it say that he shall i'm
mediately sign it in the dark A laugh
Not a bit of 1t. Mott says: Every bill
when 1T shall have passed the senate
and the house, ST all be sent to the presi-
dent, and if he approves it, he shall sign
it, and if he don't approve it, he shall re
turn it to the house in which it originated
with his objections thereto. Mr. Greeley
says he will not do any such thing. He
says be agreed that under no circumstah
ces will he use the veto He has bound
himself that he will not, if elected presi
dent, exercise the powers eDjoincd on hin
by the constitution; he pledges hlmsel
in the most solemn form that language
can command that under no consideration
no matter what outrage may be pushed
Through congress, in the way of opprc 8
sing the people, by financial bin that h,
WOULD NOT USE VETO.
Now, gentlemen, the veto power of the consti
tuition, though it may have been abused, is yet on
Of the most precious and estimable powers confer
red for the benefit of the people on the president
Let me give you one instance only last winter
partly through inattention, and partly by the sym
pathies of others, and partly by the energetic &C
ton Of still others, . bill passed congress givn
to one j. Milton Best, of Paducah, KY,
$25, 900 COMPENSATION
for house destroyed by the UAion army. Gen
Grant sent that bill back with hid objection whic
was short, and simply this: That no nation eve
had, and no nationIever could undertake to repai
all the ravages of war, and while he had as grea
sympathy with Mr. Best as he could have, whic
he showed by making him postmaster at Paducal
that he could not, in conscience sign that bill "a