The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-26
The Threatened Veto.

The silver bill Is set for the spcclal order
in the Senate for to- morrow, Tuesday. and
we shall, therefore, soon know lbs fate fn
that body. The Indie atoms strongly favor
It's passage but - IL is now generally COM
Sidered that 10 will be vetoed. 10 is OF yitnI
importance that the Senate majority I'm IA
vor of II shall be two-thirds. lC hasA two
thirds majority In The House, ami something
over, aud IL 10 can secure "a similar majority
in the Senate it will become "a law, MIR.
Hayes veto Notwithstanding. 1t Is Thought
the Senate viii strike out the Allison amend
ment providing for the purchase hv the
treasury, OF silver bullion 20 the value OF
not less than 81 900 900. nor more than az
100000 per month, for coinage, aud pass tha
Bland bill naked AS 10 came from the ilou3e.
This might as we'll be dOue for, since there
Is TO be iiyht between the people ora one
side and the creditor class. backed bv MIR.
Hayes aud Secretary sherman. on tho other.
IL is better that the fight be for the whole
stake. The popular demand Is for the coin-
age of silver dollars without limit. aud that
the minis be set TO work, at their full Capn-
city, turning th0m out rs fast as possible
these dollars, the product OF our own mines,
10 be "A full legal tender for an debts, OF
whatever amount, public as we'll as private,
The bonds OF the government as we'll as the
note OF hand of individuals, and 10 is on
this broad issue that the struggle had bet
ter take place.
Mr.. Hayes has assumed to defy the known
will of the people on this important popular
question. He has forgotten their rights 10
plead the cause Of the bond holder. under
the pretence of the public credit-as " tho
people of the United States, not the bond
holders, were not the real interpreters and
custodians of the national honor. Tt NAV
be that an executive whose entrance into
office was a signal setting aside of the will
of his countrymen falls naturally into the
habit of defyiug that will on other popular
questions; or It may be that he has yielded
too readily To the influence of Secretary
Sherman, one Of the authors of the demOue-
tization fraud OF 1873. Whatever the reason
lOf 1t may be, we have before us the uufOr-
tunate fact OF quarrel between Mr.. Hayes
and the people. He has seen ~ o. oppose
himself TO the popular will "a declared iu
the recent elections and In the house of re-
representatives.. aud become the champion Of
the unjust demands OF the national credit
ors He gives the sanction of his high
Office to the nsolent proposition that sever
al hundred millions shall be added 30 tho
debt burden Of the people for the benefit Of
outlawed, and all obligations con formed TO
the gold standard, or that, if silver dollars
must be coined for all other persons the
national bond-hOlders be exempted from tho
general obligation or receiving the cheap
metal, and be allowed the exclusive privi-
lege OF receiving gold. We think MR.
HAYES has mscalculated the consequence OF
this business. There is more Ia &c than ho
and his secretary of the treasury suspect.
IL Is not mere question Of coinage aud
finance. IL is a question of forcing our hon
Orable and exemplary nation 90 pay moro
than 1t fairly owes-and IL viii outlive Mr..
HAYES threatened veto. A veto defeat Will
only exasperate t.. The people are deter
mined 20 have all the ground covered by the
silver bill, and they will secure &c, even 60
they have TO elect "a congress expressly 10
extort 1t from Mr.. HAYES reluctant grasp.