St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-24
EAR-FETCHED CONSPIRACY.

y AR-FEI ETCHED SONSI1hAS1s
Wall street is terribly worried over the
MORRISON treasury surplus resolution. In
heir worriment the organs of Wall street are
attempting to make the public believe that
here is a conspiracy among the Democratic
leaders in congress to thwart the president
in his governmental policy and to bring his
administration into disrepute. The Her
AIDS Washington bureau claims to have
unearthed conspiracy of this kind and as
serts that the three Democratic leaders of
the house of representatives, Messrs. CAR
ISLE, RANDALL and MORRISON, are at
the head of it. The Herald recites the
fact that of the several recommendations
the president has made to congress con-
cerning the currency, the tariff, the public
lands, the reconstruction of the supreme
eourt, Indian affairs, seacoast differences
and the reorganization of the navy,
none have been approved by the
house of representatives. In every
instance there has either been no action
taken, of if taken it was done in opposition
to the policy suggested by tho president
From these facts the Herald argues that
there is a deep laid plot among the Demo
cratic leaders in congress to sit squarely
down on the administration. Strange as 1t
may seem, MI. RANDALL is charged with
being a co-conspirator with CARLISLE and
MORRISON in this plot. 1t is even asserted
that the action Of the house on the tariff
measure was the result of previous under
standing between RANDALL and MoRRI-
SON, SO that each may seem to have per-
formed his duty to his particular faction
and at the same time result in giving
black eye to the administration.
While the Herald's arguments are made
with degree of FEASIBILITY, at the same
time it is apparent to the public mind that
it is all bosh. There are no reasons
why leading Democrats should de-
sire to bring Democratic ad-
ministration into disrepute. Whatever
variances may exist between the president
and the Democratic branch of congress are
only the result of a difference of opinion.
The main point of dispute between the ad-
ministratien and the lower branch of con-
gress is concerning the MORRISON surplus
resolution. The treasury department, nat
urally jealous of its powers and dignity,
protests against the MORRISON reso-
luton as an impertinent interference
with the management of the depart
ment. Messrs. CARLISLE, RANDALL and
MORRISON unite in the opinion that the
surplus should be applied to the payment
of the public debt, and inasmuch as the
treasury department has never taken that
view of it, they deem it to be the duty of
congress, as it unquestionably has the right
to do, to direct how the public
money shall be appropriated. That is
all there is of that conspiracy,
and if the Wall street folks don't like it
they can lump it. The president is making
no kick against congress. BE performs a
constitutional right when he makes sug-
gestions to congress. On the other hand
congress has the constitutional right to do
as it pleases concerning the suggestions
If congress believes that the presidents
recommendations will not promote the pub
lie welfare, then it is the duty congress
owes to the country to discard them and to
adopt policy that will be public benefit
even if it does have the appearance of CIV
ing the administration black eye. 1t is a
thousand times better that the administra-
ton should have its optics discolored than
that the country should get black eye.