Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-02

determlaed upon the sub1ugallon Of the
executive TO Tho legislative will, 10 fur
nleh Itself q law for that purpose Instead
OF attempting 10 seact The object Il III.
tenSed hy an invocation OF
any pretended snnstltutlonailtr
The law which thus fcuud
it's way To- out statute books was plain In
term aad ITS intend needed no asowai. II
valid and now In operation Il would
! justify the present course OF the senate
and command the allegiance ~ the
executive to its demands Il lnay, how
ever, be remarked In passing that under
The law tire president has the privilege
OF presenting 10 the bo0y which has
assumed 10 rnNieW executing nets,
| his rcasonS therefor instead OF belng
excluded from an explanation as Judged
by papers found In thf departments Two
years after the law II 1867 was passed
/ and within less than i've weeks after the
Inauguration OF prosldent IA political
, accord with both branches nf congress
the sections VI the act. regulating SUE.
pensions from oillco dnrlng the RECESS of
The senate were entinly repealed and Ia
their places wcfs substituted q provision
which, Instead Of limiting The causes OF
suspension so misconduct, rrlnc, disAbili.
I W VI INSTRUMENTATION NNIfftNNfN ItInNtfi0
such suspensions Nv the PRECEDENT lin HIS
discfctionl aud completely abandoned
the requirements ohiigine him a. report
to the senate (tho evidence aud rcasoisN
4 for his action, With these mOdlncatlons
ana Will, all the branches OF The govern.
mont In political harmony aud In the
absence ole partisan Incentive 10 cap.
| tious obstruction, thu law as II was left
/ by the amendment OF 1869 was much less
dos ructlyc OF executive discretion, and
the great general and patriotic citizen
who, ON the 4 "a OF March, 500, assumed
the duties Of ohiti executive aud fOrwhose
free administration OF his hgh ollloe
the most hateful restraints OF the
law Of 1867 were on the 9Th day
of April, 1862, removed Mindful ~ his
obligation To defend and protect every
prerogaiivo ofhls great trust, aud apprt-
henSlvc Of thr Injury threatened the pub
lic service ~ The continued operation OF
these statutes oven In their modified
FORM IN his tlrst message TO congress he
adylsod their repeal and sot forth their
: unconstitutional character aud hurtinl
I tendency. am unable TO state whether
or not this recommendation for the ne.
peal OF those laws has resulted IN
their being repealed. II IL has not the
reason can probably be found ia tho OK.
I pcricnco which demonstrated the fact
that the necessities Of political situations
but rarely developed their Vicious char.
| actcr and so II happens that after m OK.
istencc OF nearly twenty years, of almost
lunocuous docrcpitudo, these laws
are brought forth, apparently the
repealed as well as the nnropealod, and
put In the way Of an executive who N
/ willing, II permitted, 20 attempt an Inn
provemont of the methods of administra-
tlon. The constitutlonalIty Of these laws
b Is by no means admitted but why should
} the provisions OF the repealed
law, which required specific cause
I Tor suspension and report
: | 90 the senate (of evidence and rcasons)
n be now In effect applied to The present
|, executive, instead Of the law afterwards
I passed aud pnrepcaled, which distinctly
a permits susponsIons by this president On
& his discrstlon), and carefully omlts the
o requirement that evidence and reasons
L for his action In the cases
6 shall be reported 10 the senate. Tn,
n requests and demands which by the acor,
4 have for nearly three months been pre-
y scented TO the different departments o
}, the government, whatever may be thell
q form, have but one complexion. Thcj
d assume the right OF the senate TO sit II
o Judgment upon tho exercise OF my OK
Il elusive discretion and execuiiy,
|, function for which am sole
o ~ responsible 10 the people iron
& whom have 40 lately received the aaareS
n trust OF the office. My oath 20 supper
Is and defend the constitution my duty /,
" the people who have chosen me 10 exc
D. cute the powers OF their great ONCE, an,
Le not TO rcllnquish them, and my duty 4
,r the chief mniistmoy, which ] must pre-
h serve unimpared in all ~ dignity an
u. yigor, compel me 70 refuse to compl
o. with these demands, To tn
DO end that the service may ,
ns improved the senate Is invited to the full
90 est examination Of all persons submitto
- 10 them for public Office, In rccognltio
ge OF the conAtltutlonal power OF that bod
ie TO advise Ind consent To their appoint
u. mcnt. shall continue, as have thu
be far done, 10 furnish NJ the request 3
4. flat body all information
Of posecss touching The fitness OF III
AZ nominee placed before them for their &C
nl tion, when they are proposed 10 tlll VI
~ canclcs and 10 take the place OF SUI
ID pended officials Upon refusal 20 COZ
ch lrm, | shall not assume thu figl
q. 60 ask the reasons for the aciio
", OF HE senate, nor question u
al determination cannot think tbt
er anything more " required 10 sccul
X worthy incumbcnts 10 public Office, tina
~ careful aud independent discharge
Ia our respective duties within their We
%. defined limits Though the proprieiy
he suspension might be better assured II u
10 action Of the president was subject 20 r
b. view by the senate, II The constitute
NJ mud laws have placed this r
d. sponfibilily upon the execntiN
~ branch OF tho government
Il should not be divided nor the dlscrctio
Is- which IL Involves relinquished, ~ hi
h, been claimed that the present cxccuti'
ng having pledged himself not 10 rcmo'
his officials except for cause, the fact
az their suspension implies such mlscpndu'
Of on the part Of suspended Official US i
be lures his character and reputation, on
on therefore the senate should review n
nj easc for bis yindicetioD. have said thu
len certain olileinlH should not 10 my oplnlr
n. be removed during The continuance I
Nv the term Tor which they we're appointe'
n, solely for the purpose Of putting IA HE
Id places those ia political afiihation VII
ss the appointing power, and this declar
zee tion was Immediately followed by q q