The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05

dent by legislation, which furnishes evidence
that to lin such power it was supposed To- bs
necBsslrT to supplement the constitution by
SUCH legislation.
Iae dfst enactment of this description was
passed under sgTsss Of partisanship and Po-
Pres dents irnpeaPan This law provided
that the Federal CHEERS To which it applied
could only be suspended dfsrZsy the re
cess of the Senate when shown % evidence
satisfactory to tae President 10 be guilty
81 IA so3dauct in Office, or crime, Or
when incapable OF disqualified to
perform their duties, aud that VITA VITA = lwenr{
Should be the duty 81 the pfes dent TO 70
port 10 the senate such suspeliai0Tl, y Ga tue
eyidetcA and reasons .tUr his ,actioa III tad
case THIS statute, sassad - 1ssi, ;s -
II opposed, politically, TO the Presf
dent, may be re garded as an indication
that even then it was thought necessary
b. q Congress detefTn. NED Son the snOju
gut on Of the EXecaty We 10 Legislative Will to
furnish itself L. = ESr tlifst purpose, Instead
OF attempting TO reach 5le obje3t Intended
stitutional right :. Theiaw which thus found
us way to our statutebook was plain
III its terms and it intent needed no
;,v-~ss f vslid f aad row II operat on on
the Senate and c0mlna the 0bsd edcE OF the
Executive to It's demands It rfiiy, However,
pc Telnarka in pass ng that Under til S law
the President had tie psiy lege of presenting
to the body which assumed to revie4s the Ex-
ecutiVe act3 n s reasons therefor instead of
Delng excluded from explanation or judged
by papers found in the departments
TWO years after the law of 1857 was passed,
and within less than five weeks after the in
auguration Of President in political cord
Nitf toth. branches Of Congress the sections
OF the act regulating suspensions from Office
during the recess of tho Senate we're en-
tireiy repealed, and in their place were sii5.
sututed provisions which, instead of
limiting the causes Of suspension to mis-
conduct, or me, disablt7 or disqualification,
expressly permitted such suspension By the
PFesconb in his seretien, and completely
abandoned the requiEerient 0bilginss BIN to
report 10 the Senate tine evidence aud rea-
5oas'' fer Ii s action With these notifications
and with all branches az the Government IN
political harmony, afid in the absence of
the law, as it was left by the amendment
Of 1850 was much less destructive of
Executive discretion and yet the
great General and patriotic citizen who on
the Atm day of March, 1859, assumed theduties
of CHIEF Executive, and for whose fresg ad-
nlinstrat on Of his nigh 8fice the most hate
f1l restra nts Of the law OF 1851 were; 9ri the
5th day of April, 1867, removed mindful of his
obligation to defend and protect every
prerogative of his great trust, and APP
preheitsiys of the injury threatened the
ton of these statutes. even in their mod
flcatioa in his first message to Congress i'd
vised their repeal and set forth Their uiIcon-
stitutiOnal character and hurtful tendency.
am unable to state whether or not this recon
mendation for repeal of these laws has been
since repeated, II 1t has not, the reason can
probably be found n me experience which
demonstrated the fact that the neGess ties of
the Political Situation but rarely developed
their vEioiis character,
And so it happens that, after an extension
of nearly twenty years OF almost iInocuous
desuetude, these laws are br ou yht forth, APP
pareatly the repealed as well as the unre-
Dealed, and put in the way of an Executive
who is willing, Il permitted, TO attempt
! EnmlOt in the met bQ6S of admin
istration. The e0nstitutionalisy OF these
laws is By 70 means adm tied. Bttt
law, VIII Oh. required sp5ctho cause for scspen-
sion and areport to the Senate Of evidence
and reasons, be now, III effect, applied to thu
present Executive instead OF the law, after
ward passed and unrepealed, which distinct
" permits suspensions by the Pres;d9ct in
his discretion, and carefully omts the re-
GU rGment that evidence and reasons foc his
action in the case shall be reported TO the
Senate?
The requests and demands which by the
score have for nearly three mouths been
presented TO th5 different departments of the
Government, whatever RAY be- their fofm
have but ono complexion. They assume the
right OF the Senate TO SIT in Judgment
upon the exercise OF my executive func-
ton, for which | am solely responsible to
the people from whom I have SO lately
received the sacred trust of Office. Ny
oath to support aud defend the cOnstitu-
| ton; my duty to the people who have chosen
me 10 execute the powers of tEieir greet
oficeand not to relinquish them, and my
duty to the chief-nagistraoy, which /
must preserve unimpaired in all its
dignity and vigor. compel me to refuse to
comply with these demands. 10 the end
| that the service may be improved the Senate
is invited TO the fullest scrutiny Of the per.
sons submitted to them for public Office in
recognition of the constitutional power OF
that body to advise and consent to their ap-
pointment
l shah continue, as / have thus far
In IpI1iC ri s1f
the confirming body, ali the informh--
ton / possess touching the fitness of
the nominees placed before them for their &C
ton, bothwhen they are proposed to fill vacau-
eies and to take the PLACES of suspended oM
Gals. Upon refusal to confirm | shall not
assume the right to ask the reasons for the
nation. l can not think that any thing
more is required to secure worthy in
cumbents in public Office than a care
full and Independent discharge OF our
respective duties within their welldefned
limits Though the, proprie5y of suspensions
might be better assured if the action of the
President was subject to review by the Sen.
ate. yet If the constitution and the laws have
placed this responsibility upon the Executive
branch of the Government it should not be
divided nor the discretion which 1t involved
relinquSd6d.
1t has Daen claimed that, the present Elk
ecutive having pledged himself not to remove
officials except for cause, the fact OF their
suspension implies such misconduct on the
acter and reputation and therefore the Sen.
ate Should review the case for his ylndicatop.
have said that Carta officials should not, In
my opinitl DO removed during the con-
tinuanca OF the, term for which they were
appointed solely for the purpose of putting
i'll Their place those in political utilization
with the appoint " ,poW,r; and this dec
laration was Immediately followed by
description of official partisanship which
ought not to entitie those in whom it was ex-
hibted to consideration 1t is not ap'
announced carries with it the consequences
described. Fin any degree the suggestion IS
worthy Of consideration it is TO be hoped that
there may De defense against unjust sus.
pension in the Justice of the Executive.
Every pledge which have made by which
/ have placed limitation upon my ex-
ercse OF Executive power has been faith
fully redeemed OF course the pretense is
not put forth that no mistakes have boen
committed; bat not suspension has
ee9 ae except ta y appered 20 ny ~
improved thereby. Many applications for
+, suspension have been denied, ant the adhor-
ence to the rule laid down 10 govern my
action as 70 such suspensions has caused
much irr. tation and Impotence on the part of
those WHO have insisted upon more changes
in the Offices
The pledges have made were made to the
people, and to them [ am responsible fer the
manner in which they have been redeemed
l am not responsible to the Senate. and am
unwilling to submit my actions and Official
grounds for an allegation that tho fear Of be.
| ing found false to my professions influences
me in declining TO submit to the demands on
the Senate. have not constantly refused to
suspend offic ais, and tnuS incurred the dis
pleasure of political friends, and yet willfuhY
brokea faith with the people for the sake Of
being false 10 them
Neither the dscontent of party friends nor
the ailurements constantly offered of confir-
nations of appointees conditioned upon the
avowal that suspensions have been made
on party grounds alone, nor the threat
proposed in Jae resolutions now before
the Senate that no confirnfet ons win be
made unless the demands Of that body be
complied with, is So liicient TO discourage or
deter me from following in the way which I
am Convinced leads to better government for
the eSeope. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. G, March
]. 1895.
When the Presidents message had been
read Mr.. Edmnads said i5 reEiu.icd him of
the communication Of King Charles I. TO the
Parliament. lie also Sid that the President.
uniIstentionally no doubt mad entirely mis-
stated tue question Involved between hIa1-
self and the Senate. G-r. Edmunds con-
tinued:
" think am safe IN saying tbat it is the
first time in the history OF the Republic that
any President of the United Sfatcs has under-
sake7 to Interfere with the deliberations OF