Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29
The Veto.

The Veto.
The veto has never been a popular
American remedy, and was not intended
TO be such when provision was made Tor
it in the constitution. It's usual fate has
been to make the president using it most
heartily disliked. We very much doubt
whether the message sent in last Wednes-
day by the president will be different in its
history from many a predecessor. 1t has
certainly aroused strong opposition among
those supposed to be most friendly toward,
and powerful with, President Grant. All
the more to his credit then to have sent it,
and thus to have driven back those who
were making an insidious attempt upon
the good faith of the government.
The initiation bill, thus killed by the last
hand that could be raised against it. was
such, more in theory than considered as
practical measure Whatever infiationist,
whether Logan who was so captious in
regard to Senator Morrill's remarks, or
another reconstructed the bill, bungled in
his work, for the thing was so constructed
AZ to arouse enemies on the ground of
principle. and to gain no friends on the
ground of its practical working. But
Door as the bill was to obtain what its adj
vocatcs were after, an increase of the cur
rencv in circulation, it was a success in
bringing squarely before the country the
two antagonistic financial policies. the one
or the other of which must prevail
These two policies (they might be called
principles. except that one of them is a
want of principle,l look ut contract in
entirely different lights. The one sees il
to be a thing to be carried out; the other
sees it to be thing subject to the conven-
fence of the performer. Government
having received the consideration it asked
for its promise, should carry out the prom
ise says one side; government having re
ceived the consideration it asked for it:
promise, finds it irksOme to carry out it.
side of the bargain. therefore, it may ash
fer Il revision of the contract, says tn
other side.
Every stride away from specie payment
is towards region where cupidity tempt
men through their pockets to break faith
to say that the bond-holder gets as good a
he gave if he gets greenbacks, to make hin
take greenbacks because there is the pOwe
to make him take them. The imitation
bill once on the statute book, and it wOnl
have been but short time before the al
most forgotten Reputation schemes of hal
dozen years ago would have been one
more crawling into light. Its imme,liat
effect would have been to run up rice
and to unsettle business.
President Grant was earnestly presse
on ali sides The Boston men came t
him, and with the usual shrewdness {
Beacon Hill, wandered from the one thin
to be discussed, to condemn his admins
tration in non-essentials, before askin
him to do the thing which they wante
him to do. New ork's magnates wen
and were highly excited, because certai
inhationsts intruded themselves into II
interview. They seemed to take the who
thing for granted; that Grant had invite
the Senators to hear their interview; tn
he was against them and not for them, ar
that finally they had been abused.
1t now turns out that the Senators we
present by their own invitation, and v
very much doubt whether they had al
design of intruding themselves into I'll
New York conference, it being much mo
likely that Carpenter, Morton, Logan al
Ferry had gone up to do the same sort
thing that the New Workers and Bostonia
had been doing, only on the other side
bore the president in regard to matt
that he had already made up his mil
about with reasons.
The presidents course is warmly a
proved within his own party and likewi
among democrats throughout New En-
land and most of the middle states b
in the west his action will no doubt be u
popular. 1t is just as we'll to acknowled
this, and make up our minds that the
has got to be II good deal of financial
cussion among the people before many
them will cease to believe that all that
wanted to make good money is Il pal
mill and little ink. Until that delusi
is done away with, we look to see the V,
message which has for the present say
the faith of the nation, condemned by
west and the south. That there should
full discussion of this matter is most
sir;lble. for of all undesirable lines of d1
ion fer political parties, geographical O
are foremost.
The west and the east are not land
hostile interest; they are simply with
identical interest. That which breaks
public faith can ultimately benefit neitl
yet the east will finl it better to t.
means to convince the west of the f
and that the result was the one best for
country, rather than to set about hold
Qualifications over the victory. 1t wo
be a great misfortune to have an idea Q
strength in the powerful and grow
west, that get all and hold fast - is
prevailing passion in the older states.
The Arkansas Quarrel.
A private telegram from Little r