Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-19

cduse. The united discretion NJ the President of
the Uaiied States and the Representatives Of the
States that is the cause. Uthc President Of The Unit
cd States thinks f0r any reason that sutignct hts moral
nature that il Is better 10 make change IN an office,
and proposes 10 as, and satisfied for dngred-
con that is consoaaHt 10 oar moral NJ right ant
trrong that that change ought 10 mr. mag BE- made then
Is done and there Is cause. Ny friend may 90 into
dissertation II he wishes 10 do 80, when comes 10
his turn to SPEAK, upon prorimdte and mai cause
There Is much discussion in books ~ phdoso-
MIN about that. But II IL cause enough for me, sir
constitutional cause, II the Senator will-when the
President Of the United States acting II he s honest,
he always must, upon a conscientious regard for
the public service and conscientious sense Of his re-
sponsibty to the people and to God, chooses to send
IN one mau's name for place that another man
holds. when he has done that be has done his duty,
whether that satisfies my friend and me or not
Then becomes orr opportunity 10 speak and 10 COM
slider, and il zee are satisfied NTH the cause or with
any other cduSe that appeals 10 oar judgment and
good sense, the act Is accomplished"
The italics which we use in making this eK.
tract are for the purpose Of showing both its
real sentiment and meaning, and how the
language Of Mr.. Edmunds has been garbled
and his meaning distorted. Some time last
fall the Boston Herald brought out that part
of this extract which is printed in ordinary
type, but carefully omitted the essential
and vital portions which go before and fol-
low it, and which we have printed in italics.
! The New York Sun caught up the extract
from the Herald, and since then the lesser
! lights of the Democratic press have made
free use Of il until at last the Roformer takes
it up and repeats it parrot-like but probably
without any idea Of what Mr.. Edmunds was
really saying on this occasion.
The Senator did indeed say that at il
cause enough for me, constitutional cause
| when the President chooses to send
in one mans name for place that another
man holds" But be also said that THE uniteC
discretion of the President and the represen
tatives of the states is tie Cdue," and that
after the President has chosen to send in on,
mans name for another mans place. He'
it is the opportunity of the Senate to take th,
case in hand and "if we THE Senate are sat
ished with the cause the act is accomplished.
The context, as we have said, is the essenta
part Of the passage, and with this left out tn
extract is CARRIED, misleading, untruthful
Taken as a whole the extract shows that MIR
Edmunds's position to-day is not only con
oAoNShti ~ 10 tAdOtlg luouNlSul, WIN lis pObl
ton in 1869, He held then, and he holds to
day, that the responsibility of the Executiv
and of the Senate is mutual in the matter O
removals and appointments.
In this connection we go one step farthe
and say that in Mr.. Edmundss record q
twenty years in the Senate his enemies tr
as they may, and try as they surely will, ca
find nothing which impugns the consistenc
or uprightness Of his career.
Although we have set down in black an
white convincing and ndisputable proof this
the Rsformer is totally wrong and destitut
of foundation in the charges which it hs
made against Mr.. Edmunds, we do not for
moment anticipate that it will correct {
withdraw them. Nor will it cease maxim
such attacks in future. 1t has begun a ms
licious, relentless war Of misrepresentatio
, against tbs Senator, and we look to see
keep on in its course regardless of the fact
But We have placed the facts before Ii
public, and the public may rest assured th
,, they are facts and that they cannot be su
% cessfully assailed.