, 1876-11-17

paper of hcatlesR form Of Government, Ia
certninly an astounding condition Of things;
bnt that Ia tho present trouble In tho Times
Office. We presume tlore In no way of nvoid.
ing periodical intliction Of 'cclectic' pol
itics and tho "aceplalous iilca Of Govern
ment so long as tho ctlitorahip OF the Times
In in dispute between KEENAN, md his subor-
diuatcs; nor would tho discussion be ANY,
thing moro ahan tedious at any other time.
But, Just now, whom 1t is admitted Mt all
silos that there should bo aon,e anfcr method
devised for electing President, and whom 1t
is not impossible that tho country will hayo
to depend upon tho Democratic party for It's
Legislative wisdom, It is dangerous to have
conspicuous organ Of that party hammoring
away at q schemc, the supreme folly Of which
may not be readily recognized, md which
would DO attended by much moro serious
dangers than any incident to tho present
system.
The project in the headless 1imts ofico Is
TINT responsible Government nhall DO OBJ
tanned by enabling the popular branch Of
Congress-tle House of Representativos-to
elect the President. Tho scheme ia not out
lined any more fully than tlis, but It would
follow rs 4 mntter Of courae that there would
DO Presidential election once in two years
ut least, since Il new Congress- Is chosen every
two ycnss, aud as much oftcner as there
might be an appeal to tue country. Tue first
obvious effect of such plan would be to
merge the executive in tho legislative branch.
Congress would not merely mike the laws,
but It would administer them. It would only
remain to absorb the judiciary function in
tho same way to make Congress absolute, nnd
this would not probably DO long
deferred. Tho President being crea-
tura Of Congress, the power Of appointment
now vested in him would be practically We.
toed in tho ring majority Of Congress,
which would proceed like any other ring to
enlarge tho patronage, increase the number
Of its oftice-holders, apd bui'd up vast army
of stipendiaries, upon which it could doponl
for sustaining any aud all of its acts. The
future Of this army Of stipondiaries at my
time to control the country in behalf Of tho
Congressional caba1 would simply set up an-
othor cabal with sweeping rovulsion in the
civil service, md still moro thorough prepa-
rations against dislodgmont. The veto power
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KEEsAs's editorship is in question, alnlits Of
every variety of opinion on the samo day in
parallel columns, nt1irns and denies, prays
md curses, blows hot and blows