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

The eastern papers are unanimous IN
their approval of the presidents veto.
New England and New York stand side
by side on this question. Pennsylvania is
divided. Forney's Press condemns the
veto and there are some other papers of
the keystone State that do likewise. But
the :. debatable ground on this question
is still farther west and south, and the
utterances of their papers are Of more in
tcrest than those of eastern sheets, for the
argument is not as one sided there as here.
Mr.. Morton's home paper says it is idle y
to talk of n split in the party in conse-
quence of the veto. The bill was not a
party measure; 60 republicans voted
against it, and nobody has thought of
ostracizing them for so doing. At the
same time, the indianapolis paper feels
bound to remark that " the course of sew
eral journals at the East, notably Harper :
Weekly, which attempted to read the
friends of an increase of the currency out
of the party organization, was both i'll
timed and impertinentn
We give the following extracts that will
show where many of the leading Western
journals stand on this question:
The president OF the United states has again crinset
himself the tawuing tool of Wall street The message
Is empty OF reasons why the tool in the White HOUSE
should thWart the almost unanimous wish of the PEG
PIE OF . states one hundred and three republican
mistake y Cincinnati Enquirer.
Had the president sought popularity lie would hay
y majority of the people favor imitation, but whel
come apparent Ihere VIII De d change ~ that sentt
ent. which Is at this time on the side of initiation.
adherin- to his convictions, courage scarcely parallel
rudingy award Inn the S cdr i MS
vile Courier Journal, Ind
The veto Of the currency bin may have BEEN absolute
fTightfai doubt|I milwaukee, Sentinel, Rep "
oafd the resdeat for 7ednF o tbs B Te thn
s9DeF fc6s business men OF the country viii af
In writing his message of disapproyal Gen. Gran
won civic victory htto be ranked with the decisiv
Detroit tribune Rep.
The braves and grandes act Of the presidents Hf,
I-IChicago Journal, Rep.
The more closely the veto message is scanned I'll
more pr does it appear But one cor
m9t upon naneiy that i1 TIE pri nd 1a
been unduy Influenced and his usual clear appreheI
cianor OF eastern politicians congressman and news
papers and his OF justice OverbOrne by the pow
erful and mportunate lobby of bankers and aitalis
who disreEarding alike custom and propriety have il
yaded the privacy Of the executive mansion TO fore
upon the head OF the government their selfish d;
nlands.-lChlcago Inter-Oeean, Rep.
President Grant has hitherto done few things SO we
calculated to give him honorable distinction his
yesterday, OF the Senate finance bill; He has come
OF credit from disaster most critical period
, Cincinnati Commercial.
The bill the first step down hill course
the bottom Of which lie bankruptcy. national dsho
and possibly revolution The president is enttle
to the thanks OF the countryIChicag1 Tribune Ind
Mr. Grants message vetoing the Senate repudiatio
bill degree the cleareSt the sOundes
and the ablest official paper that has pro:eede
from his pen.-LChicaro Times, Dem.