The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-03-18

An HONEST PAPER.

The Bomb Which President C1oso1sA4'
Has Thrown into the UnitsA States 6eA-:
ate-senlstor Edmunds' Constsrnatioa. i
For three months the Republican MAJ
jority of the United States Senate has
been strutting around in executive Sos
sions with large number of Presi-
Dental nominations in its pocket and y
chip of defiance of the Presidential
prerogatlve on its shoulder. Yester-;
day the President took notice Of tho
challenge and threats of his wouldrbe
tormentors in spirited and dectstve
message that fairly startled poor Sen-I
ator Edmlunds into the belief that 10.
was back in the days of his youngcrt
manhood when Charles 1 was King
Visions of Runnymede, the magma
charter, the bill Of rights, the ship tax
and PMsch's essence Of Parliament
danced t,efore his seniscent eyes. Butt
Notwithstanding Senator Edmund g tre,'
the people of the United States VIII be
thoroughly gratifed at this new proof
that they have man In the White
House who within the fair lines of hI6
office is determined to be every inch .
President. There is ring Of honest
courage about the manner in which
Grover Cleveland states his convictions
that adds weight to the blunt logic BY
which he sustains them. He does mos
waver q hairs breadth from what he
considers his constitutional right to
make removals for cause. he invites
the Senate to exercise its constitutional
supervision of the nominations submit
ted to III and asks fair scrutiny of his
appointees. That he has made mis-
takes he is willing to admit. He 40
knowle,iges the binding force of his,
ante-election pledges and challenges
the Senate to show wherein they have
been disregarded. He stands manfu1ly
by his wears record. made in the face
| of. disafected Democratic friends and
malignant Republican foes. and prom,
ises to continue to fulfill the promise Of
good governments upon which he was
elected.
It will bother the Republicans Of tho
Senate nightly to reply to this mes
| sage. The record of their party on the
Tenure-of-O Office act is such that 1t Writ
ually estops them from consistent crit-
icism Of the Presidents position. When
Lincoln was inaugurated removals Of
Democrats from Office were made with
IdpluItJ duU WlbuOub luccIAcE0uC0s ~
was not until johnson began to re-
place Republicans with Democrats that
the Tenure-of- Office act was passed
The first bill introduced in the Senate
after Grants Inauguration was one to
repeal this act, and the second was ono
by Senator Edmunds to amend It.
March 9, 1869, Ben Butler introduced
and rushed through the House, under
suspension of the rules and the pre-
vious question, repeal Of the act, and
on every division in accomplishing this
lightning feat Congressman (now Sem
ators) Allison, Conger. Hale, Cullom.
Dawes, Logan and Hoar voted with the
candid Ben. The Senate amended this
bill for repeal, but after conference il
was passed in shape that emasculated
the original Tenure-of- Office law into
the present impotent conclusion.
When the conference bill was before
the House Mr.. Logan made q spirited
speech concerning it that should range
him in the ranks of the Presidenti
supporters in the present struggie.-
Chicago Netos.