, 1879-03-25
JOHNSON AND HAYEs--A coMPAR1soH.

LIE Tribune h6s charged TINT tho pro-
grammo Of tho Democratic Congress, in Geek
ing to ooerco the President into an abandon
1nent Of his constitutional prcrogative Of
voto, is guilty Of violating tho spirit and pur-
poso Of the Constitution, which ia but one
step removed from dolibcrnto violation OF
tho very letter Of the supreme law. Without
undertaking to controvert this position, tho
st. Lsouis Republican endeavora to Justify the
action by assertiug that Republican Con-
gross holding similar relations to a Demo-
cratic President would do tho snmo thing,
and cites the long and bittcr controversy b.
tween ANDREW JOHNSON and tho Republican
Congress Of hla time in confirmation Of it's
assertion. Tho reckless way in which the
Republican pervorts history to servo its own
theories mny ba sufficiently gathered from
the following extract:
"As to tho two branches Of Government {Con-
Ercla} forcing thclr viows upon tho third branch
Tho prca!lent). TIN TnInuxE may, perhaps,
rccollcct That something Of Tho knd occurred b.
twoen 1900 and 1861. JoHNsos's Alminlat ration
still li7os In history Al tho first deliberate attempt
on tho part Of Congress 10 crush The President The
Republican majority then claimed to DO DUNG 0op
scrvico in fighting IN Executive whoas only crime
us',o ~ eassy oa' Inc poey o. s mas1yfsd
waat LscoIs would h.yo trte tn TO I .a -. ~ hs 10
10 was made tbs victim Of tho most unocrnpulous
and relentless pcrsecuton That has over dlsgraeed
nm nmot1eaa pnl..es II pemoesa.s were no better
rouoh t,mc ror thn nsr, t,.o va,r. "a H., a seay
.IohnsonI.inr, l.o s.ubbornly rcslats congres.
eona' action.-uot because Democrats lack ths
nowst' nut because they lack tho inclination. II
tho ncinat,on ~ '.y w" no' e'ea!o
vance Tbe majority arc In no mood for ID ,Ice NJ
dtctnt!on, much less aeuso and threats"
Tho nafn idea sought to bo couyoyed by
Tho misuamcd Repu1zIcan Is TINT tho Hopuf,-
lican Congress- Of 1906, ct .eq., threatened,
inttmidatod, and ooercod Tic Acting PreaI.
dent, and oncroaohod upon the constitutions,
powers Of tho Executive, to dcerco which
1t would bo impossible for tho prosont Den,o.
cratic Congress- to exceeel even If It wore 70
inclinod. What are tho facts? !? The fact of
chief bcnrine 10 TINT tho euoroachment CANA
from tho Executive md not from Conpross
N1r, LINCOLN was assRss;uated bv De,norrot
in April; but, notwithstanding tho oxtraor.
linary necessities for legislation which orow
out Of tho termination Of tho Wnr oni tho
work Of reconstruction, Joussov, In Lila
capacity of Acting President, ref,,sat, to onl1
an oxtra session Of Conuross. Conoroas t1i,,
not convene till tho next December. md in
the meantimo. JOHNSON Ind usurnea liz 1oo-
islatiye powors 1Io Ind not merely nrc-
sun,ed to prcscribo aud carry mt poiiov n
reconstruction. but pol1cy which In kno,v
would not roooiyo tho eanotion al lin
majority In Congress- tliroot1v ronroxont;no
tho ponular. RontIment II .yoa h nrov;1o
himself with m onnortunitv for ennlyiuo .
systeu, Of reconstruction whfc,, In tno,x ~
he ol,nox;ouH to t1,o 1nva1 no,,,,o ~ ,ha
Union, aul to their REPRESENTATIVE In con.
ureas. TINT ho had rof,,ssd IN corvono cor.
ctcss In o1trn aos.iou. Whan conoras,
ca,no tocothor nt Inst IN TIM rocu1., oa,raa
Of things, Joussou announced 10 tb,t 1oav
in an imnortous ,yov tho tb}rn. ,h,, i. To-,
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