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Radical View of the Matter.

Radical View of the Matter.
THE PRESIDENTS GOT HIS BACK
UP, AND SHOWS FIGHT.
He is In Full Accord with the United
Republican Party, and Cannot be
Persuaded or Frightened Against
His Sense of Duty.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Prcsidont Hayes
conccnls his views on the important political
questions now agitating the country from no
one with whom he cOnvcrses with any free
dom. liz docs not think 1t proper for him to
announce in advance, in nm authoritative
way, that he will sign or Will veto any meas
urb that may be sent to him by Congress. A
usage which has almost the force OF law re-
first. In II formal manner, his objection TO any
bills which he declines to sign, and thai no
official or semi-officlal announcement on the
ofa veto message.
II there ever was a time when q President
would be justified In breaking over this rule.
the present Ia one. The Democrats in Con.
gress are open In their threats to force the
President into the approval OF their obnoxious
measures, by Withholding the necessary ap-
proprlntions for the Government until he
does, and by 40 doing they have violated the
SOdll COY oClNCCA LllS vi
the Government, which they are 30 anxious
hat the President should observe.
But while the President says 10 no one who
calls upon him that he will veto the two up
! preparation bills over which the controversy
has arisen In Congress, if they come to him
containing the Objectionable political Sec
lions,
HE HAS Err DECIDED VIEWS.
on the subject, and does not hesitate to c1-
press them. He thinks II Is Just as proper for
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know what his opinions are on the current
questions OF vital Importance to the country
IN that other men holding important posi-
lions under the Government should do So.
the President said that the present political
struggle seemed to him to be onlya
NEW roR4 OF H LON STANDING CONTEST
between tho people who believe that the
United States are a nation, on the one hand,
and those who hold TO the doctrine OF States
lights. on the other; The Den9eratie party cy
Representatives In Congress By Federal au-
thorlty, and TO all legislation which in n
way intcrferes with the sole management OF
fore Intend, If thoy arc able to do 80, 70 sweep
from the statute book every law tina: has been
enacted for the purpose OF preventing frauds
In elections. This the Republicansa are deter
mined that they shall not do II II can be pre-
vented. Tho President said that he had no
doubt that ample power WAS conferred on
Congress, by the Constitution, to enact these
laws. nor does he for q moment question the
necessity OF maintaining them. The question
AT issue, he remarked, was not q sectional one.
The laws to prevent frauds ut elections for
Representatives are becoming, every year
more Indispensable tn fair elections, and es-
pecinlly so In many Of the lnrgc cities OF The
North, The question IL Il fundamental one,
and * the same which was In controversy be-
tween the two great parties before the war,
and which was Involved In the war Itself
In nnuuunr tn tina tSnttn yrhnfhAF TIM
Army bill, rs 1t now stands before the House
and the country, did not. in his opinion, in.
volve the same question that would be raised
when the legislative PHI. with the sections
for discussion, and whether 1t would be proper
to consider any one portion Of this political
legislation independently on Its own merits,
he replied that he had taken very little In.
forest In the debates on the Democratic plan.
TEE FIRST, AND OF TIE CHIEF BE
TONS
to the proposed legislation was the method
by which IL was proposed 10 accomplish 1t.
That bad been cxccllcntly described by Gen.
Garfield. In his speech last Saturday, as rcvo-
lutionary.
The President added that he was not sure
that 1t would not become the duty Of the Re
publicans In Congress TO take stand against
new legislation OF any kline on Appropriation
Congress to attach TO these bills measures
which cannot stand On their own merits. and
illustrated 1t by relating one or two striking
examples OF such legislation. He said TINT
gone through Congress In the last twenty
i've years had been carried through on APP
preparation bills, and that the party. or the
man In this country, II he holds a position
! high enough In Influence 10 make his action
felt, who takes tho ground that Appropria-
tion bills shall contain nothing but nppropIi-
ntions. Will win. An II now Is, those which
should he the 50 fest measures passed by Con-
gross nrp the most dangerous.
Referring To the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that
1t would require unusual courage for Il
President to veto one OF these appropriation
bills, the President remarked that tint was a
mistake. He had been .ur two years engaged
In u struggle to ma!ntain tho prcrOGntive OF
the Executive TO nominate public officers. n
prrrogativc which Ind been uSurpcd by the
Scnatc. In that contest he had stood almost
Rlonc. Now. IF he shall he called upon to
vindicato the constitutional right Of the
President to participate In legislation. he Will
have not only the Republican purity Mt his
,%cic bit III a majority 'f the ne, RIe,"p pic; t. his
opinion, require rs much courage and firm.
ness 10 do what lie conceived to DC his duty,
III In the former case.
but, Mr.. President" snid one Of his visit
Ors, "whnt will re the worst TINT can happen
II the Democrats In cOrgrts IS refuse to grant
supplies. and leave the government without
The necessary means TO carry on Its func-
lions -
WILL NOT COM TO THAT.
The President replied that 1t would moi
rome to that. The Democrats have only five
majority In the House. and That majority
Will melt away before the point suggested
had heard 1t explained, Was to adjourn the
Cong ross and leave tho President to meet the
emergency when the money gives out. But
lie will not have TO meet II alone. for II such
a time ever comes, the Congress will be here
to meet II with him. The Constitution gives
the President
AMPLE POWER TO CONVENE
on any extraordinary OCCASION, no matter
whether 1t Is absent Oh hcrount OF the finul
adjournment OF the session, or bccausc a long
recess has been taken; and, wh.n tho new
fiscal year begins, Congress will be here ~
meet the demands OF the people.
THEY WILL FIND SOME EXCUSE TO YIELD.
"wl,nt arc you going to do about this fall.
urc TO provide funds with which to carry on
the Governments"
But thut time. in his opinion, would mover
come. Before that, the Democrats will find
some excuse for yielding. They will say that
they have made the Issue and will now APP
pcnl to the people. or some other pretcxt for
IL surrender will DO found. The Representa-.
tives from tho large cities inny be Influenced
To- give up. or those from the close districts.
II there should come n time when important
branches OF the Government were not provid-
ell for 1t would, Of course, cause inconve
nicncc.
Referring ugaln to the Army Bill, relative
to the use Of troops nj the polls, the President
said hat 1t was OF itself
latter OF VERY LITTLE IMPORTANCE.
The troops have been very rarely, II ever,
used to preserve the peace ut elections, and It
will be impossible to use them for that pur-
pose hereafter. There were no soldiers availn-
BILE. There has been q regiment In Georgia.
but It has been sent to Montana, and the only
troops len In the States, except u few artlllc.
rymcn stationed ut the forts, will be on the
Texns frontier. But the Democrats, he said,
had tnken this simply rs n pretext, and us n
preliminary to q more Important repeal OF
tho election laws. These were the statutes ut
which they were aiming.
From the above, which gives only the SUBJ
stance of what the President said In the
course Of the conversation, 1t mny be seen
that he Is In the
LIE st ACCORD WITH TIE UNITED REPCB-
CAN PARTY
in the present crisis, and lf that party stands
up, rs H. will, resisting these obnoxious fncas-
urcS rs long as resistance Is possible, they
may then let them 60 to the President, In the
firm conviction thai lie cnnnot be persuaded
or frightened into any course thu. Is not In
accord with his Views OF BIS official duty.
Where tn csc idens OF his duly will lead him
to no one can doubt from his conversation.
HON. D. WYATT AIKEN.
lie Takes Part In the Debate on
the Army Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, APRIL SIN the committee OF