Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-01
The Press on the Veto.

FROM the View Herald
President Grant has the remarkable
lGcnlty OF doing the right thing at the
right time. His character shows the ST.
preme value u: what has been called saving
common sense Wesee that the President
understood the suhiect from the beginning
that he compreheuded the whole question,
its stroug points and lis weak points, md
that he arrived at the conclusions he ex-
presses by inexorSble and crushing logic
The argument which the President makes
IL complete and unansverabe.
From the New York Times
The course ot the President is satisfactory;
not merely because ii kills a very bungling
and confused piece of legislation. passed.
with wholly indefensible purpose, but
also because IL proves the consistency of the
President in his devotion to the cause OF
specie payments.
From the New York Tribane.
Once more General Grant has deserved
well OF the country. lie merits the thanks
OF Congress no less than years ago when he
defended the country against the assaults
of no more dangerous enemy. We do not
care to question the motives OF the influences
which have led hun t. vetO the initiation
bii Ii j. an act of great moral courage,
under the circumstances.
From the Boston Adye.ti-er.
Ii report say truly, only two Of his cahi
net ministers favored vetO-the secretaries
OF State and Of the Treasury. To have
tken Il position boldly against such pres
sure required great irmneSs and Courage,
for which the Pre-iden; will Ly and by re
ceiye the ere lit that il his due And even
now many mistake of which his admins
tratIon has -een not few, will be forgot
fa-t in M i..r rls4r
US from national disgrace.
From the Boston Post, ,Doml
Ii is not - much thanks for the perflrn
ance of an obvious duty, To which he stands
pledged hy frequent Official uttsranccs that
the public has To offer the President, IA tor
the unmistakabie attitude of hostility which
be assumes towards initiation in any form
The veto i a. decided ia tome a. words can
make it.
From the B.stoa Herald, Ind
We wish to give him fall credit for hiS
action against the tremendous pressure
brought To bear upon him by the rabld IN
latiOnists Of the Vest and the South, aided
by the few renegade New Englanders who
misrepre>eut their constituents IN Congress
Poor Butler lie must Re sadly di-appoint-
ed After all his trouble. his boori-h
behavior to the New York delegation. and
his confidence that the President would
sign the bill he must have te.t very much
- he did when Gen. Grant ordered him to
report at Lowell, Mass, tor military duty
From tie Springfield Republican.
President Grant. in ve;"Ins the finance
bill. has taken n step which will be reineln-
berei a. one ul the great and good things
of his administration. rns settlement vi
the Alabama difficulty * the only event To-
he compared with it. The Geneva zrbitra-
tiun and the preservation Of the pubic
credit will stand rJg' thcr e. the two great
achievements of his administration.
From the Worcester Spy.
Those persons who have been led to be
iicSe that the Presldent j. selfish, unscru
pu!ouS man, without genuine regard for
the public welfare ur adequate conception
ui the duties Of the oiice, mast revise their
Opinluii- ui him in the light Di this act The
veto Of tins bill saves the national honor
from deep stain. Ii tend- t. give conf
dcnce and vlgor To business and Industries
of all kinds t. preserve the laboring mel
oi the country irOm en-. distress which
COMES u them more surely and severely
than t. ANY others iron il Gsba~cd currency
lt l. a wI-e, honest ani bold act, which will
he remembered tD the PfesdenIs honor
long after his iSIliDs- aud errors, which
have been ut times - cOnsplsa'u- and pro-
yok ing. have been forgotten