Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-05
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Washington special to the Cincinnati Ga
zette: President Hayes conceals his views on
the important political questions now agltat-
ing the country from no one with whom he
conVerses with any freedom. He does not
think it proper for him to announce in ad-
vance, in an authoritative way, that he will
sign or veto any measure that may be sent te
him by congress. A usage which has almost
the force of law requires the President to
convey tv congress first, IN formal manner,
his objections to any bill which he declines to
sign, and that no official or semi-ofhcial an
nouncement shall be made before the trans
mission of veto message.
If there ever was time when President
would be justified in breaking over TINS rule,
the pres Mt is 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-
preparations for the government until he
does, and by so dong they have violated the
courtesy between the CO. ordinate branches OF
the government, which they are so anxious
the President should observe.
But while the President says to no one
who calls upon him that he will veto the two
appropriation bills over which the contro-
him containing the Objectionable political
sections,
HE HAS VERY DECIDED VIEWS
Oh lQt SuulcCJ. anu QO0b uOj H6SlIdJc " cA-
press them. He thinks it is Just as proper for
the President to let public men and the peo-
pie know what his opinions are on current
questions of vital importance to the country
as that other men holding important posi-
tions under the government should do so.
In an informal conversation this evening
the President said that the present political
struggle seemed to him to be only
NEW FORM OF THE LONG STANDING CONTEST
between the people who believe that the
United States are a nation on the one hand,
and those who hold to the doctrine of States
rights on the other, the Democratic party is
opposed to ali supervision of elections for
representatives In congress by Federal au-
thority and to all legislation which in any
way lnterferes with the sole management of
those elections by local officers. They, there
fore, intend, if they are able to do so, to
sweep from the statute book every law that
has been enacted for the purpose of prevent
ing frauds in elections. This the Republi-
cans are determined that they shall not do if
it can be prevented. The President said that
he had no doubt that ample power was con-
ferred on congress by the constitution to
enact these law, nor does he for q moment
question the necessity of maintaining them.
The question at issue, he remarked, was not
sectional one. Tue laws to prevent frauds
at elections for representatives, are becoming
every year more Indispensable to far cleo
tions, and especially so In many of the large
cities of the north. The question is funda-
mental one, and is the same which was in
controversy between the two great parties
before the war, and winch was involved in
the war ITSELF
In answer to the question whether the
army bill, as it now stands before the house
and the country, did not, in his opinion, in
volve the same ques ion that would be raised
when the legislative bill, 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 tagen very lit
tie interest in the debates of the Democratic
plan. The first, and
ONE OF THE CHIEH OBJECTIONS
to the proposed legislation, was the method
by which it was proposed to accomplish it.
That had been excellently described 10y Gen
eral Garfield, in his speech last Saturday, as
revolutionary.
The President added that he was not sure
that it would not become the duty of the Re-
publicans in congress to take a stand against
new legislation of any kind on appropriation
bills. He spoke of the growing tendency IN
congress to attach to these bills measures
which cannot stand on their own merits, and
| illustrated it by relating one or two striking
examples of such legislation. He said that
| Dy Tue SLOtllcI pau Va bAC JUS lAdt
had gone through congress in the last TWEEN
| ty-6ve years had been carried through on az
preparation bills, and that the party, or the
| man in this country, If he holds a position
| nigh enough in influence to make his action
felt, who takes the ground that appropriation
| bills shall contain nothing but appropriations
| will win. As it now is, those which should
| be the safest measures passed by congress are
the most dangerous.
| Referring tD the Democratic suggestion
that it would require unusual courage for a
President to veto one of these appropriation
bills, the Pre- sident remarked that that was
| mistake. He had been for two years engag gee
in struggle to maintain the prerogative O
the executive to nominate public officers
prerogative which had bean usurped by thu
senate In that contest he had stood almos
alone Now, If he shall be called upon t.
vindicate the constitutional right OF the Pres
ident to participate in legislation, ne will hav
not only the Republican party at his back
but a majority of the people. Under thes
circumstances it would not, in his opinion
require as much courage and frmness to d.
what he conceived to be his duty, as in tn
former case.
"But, Mr.. President" said one of his Wis
ltors, ''what will be the worst that can hal,
pen If the Democrats in congress refuse t
grant supplies, and leave the government
without the necessary means to carry on it
functions?
WILL NOT COME TO THAT.
The President replied that it would no
come to that. The Democrats have only fiv
majority in the house, and that majority wi
melt away before the point suggested wa
reached. The Democratic plan, as he ha
heard it explained, was to adj urn the con
gress and leave the President to meet th
emergency when the money gives out. Blu
he will not have to meet it alone, for if sue
time ever comes, the congress Will be her
to meet it with him. The constitution give
the President
AMPLE POWER TO CONVENE CONGRESS
on any extraordinary occasion, no matte
whether 1t Is absent on account of the I'm;
, adjournment OF the session or because Ion
recess has been taken, and when the ne
fiscal year begins congress will be here to an
swer the demands of the Veople.
THEY WILL FIND SOME EXCUSE TO YELL
what are you gong to do about this fan
ure to provide funds with which to carry O
the government"
But that time, in his opinion, would neve
come. Before that the Democrats will fin
some excuse for yielding. They will say tn:
/ they have made the issue and will now appe:
to the people, or some other pretext for
, surrender will be found. The representative
, | from the large cities EnaY be influenced
3 give up, or those from the close districts.
there should come 4 time when importal
| branches of the government were not pr,
vided for it would. Of course, cause inconv,
; nenee.
e Referring again to the army bill, relati,
t to the use OF troops at the polls, the Pres
/, dent said that 1t was of itself
: a NATTER or LITrLE IMPORTANCE.
q The troops have been very rarely, if eve
q used to preserve the peace at elections, and
will be impossible to use them for that pu
pose hereafter. There will he no snldin