The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-25

ANOTHER THING.
1899 ON the Question of Executive
Power"
Judging from Washington dis
patches, one of the most ~vociferous and
thorough-going of MI. Edmunds' lieu
tenants in the contest of the Senate
with the President is General John
Alexander Logan, the son of thunder
from Illinois, who never willingly lets
slip q chance to lift up his voice and
cry aloud. To-day, General Logan is
one of the most strenuous upholders of
the right of the Senate to investigate
the Presidents reasons for suspending
Republican office holders, and in inter-
views with numerous correspondents
he manifests a disposition to insist on
all the rights which an extreme in
depreciation of the provisions of the
Tenure-of-Ofi act confer upon the
Senate.
1t was not always thus. In 1869,
when the Tenure-of-OHice act was
pending, General Logan was a member
of the House, and his views upon the
propriety of the Senatorial prerogatives
were exactly opposite to those which
he holds now.
At that time General Logan fought
~ nlo UoMo P"e'"so =.
tne present act' anu III
aDoiitlon; his IDEAS upon tne necessity
the ofices were emhod;ed In the follow
:no 80 L.s- - a.
ing resolutlon, Wnicn ne sent TO the
Speakers desk and asked to have
passed:
- T ma I AZ CYL omoes, except those OF a Mugs Zee
appoinsment by the President 81 the United
States, by and with the consent Of the Senate.
0 0eI tne s sns f an OF Of March, 9,ra ,s asS'' Snai Dc vacant
He denounced in round terms the
mower which the nresent T~enure-of-
6Afce law conld give the Senate.
Among other things Re- said.
/ The sen.te now proyIdes for itsa,f h.com,ne
the executive branch Of this government SO
far as ~reappointi9g suspended otac ers Is con S,1.
t6en bending, donbiy Styes them The power
which they have wrenched from the 60 ordI.
t nat 1 Irancnss OF d dn I not c,n;m th un re shIs : ~ )
contest for patronage, but it is a struggle for
power on the part Of the Senate, and nothing
tt6e rennre.of.oaho act Of 1853. Tor which the
Tenure-of-O68ce act now in force and then
p pHhc,ng y 7 : hs svos sr1'e9 70 70 f pc 0cn ns ~ constl
~tutionaIity, yet I have. believed and believe
now that It was passed for 2 purpose; not be
SmtI becamse tsere was a ~ G ssesit for ititht
Republican necessity OF b~ull-rasging Andrew
Johnson nso Having once sSss beer d passed .s5, the the sen e,
hold that power in their hands, never to give
It up aeain for fear that II they give i ~
hands I again. ~ 'A ~
General Logan, in the last part o
the foregoing quotation. .spayen til,
secret Of the passage Of the presen,
Tenure-of-Ofic act a.away." Tht
Republican representatives were al
and. of course. the Democratic repre-
sentatiyes were to a man, So wer,
Sherman. Morton. Yates and others O
the Senators. But TrumbulL Edmund
and Conkline were strenuous for main
tanning isthe dignity Of the Senate
and holding on to all the power the,
had got into their hands: and the
were able to control a majority of th,
Senators by promising that the Law
would not be enforced while Republic
an Presidents. should continue to occu
py the White House. That promis
was kent, No attempt was made L
enforce the law until MI. Cleveland be
came President.
,Messrs. Hoar. Dawes. Cullom, Hale
Conaer and Allison were members O
the House with Logan and are now Re
nnbJ;car Sarators With him Tho
upncan ena1o VIII MN. luz
with him IN favor of reneal. HoIdin,
-" ..:.-s - 1acnD wIi.L l., ~
sacn opinions mo IN 1903, whlcn' ~ .n
- ~ * athars .ho,,a 49,
eral Logan anu sne oehefs apose n ane
n1on:t;on 10 IN II thev have on
oAN DSJ
TO give.
ossar+od 70 ho +r,o in 1890 that ali IN
aSsoieeu W ue o1uo IL too0!T'noo ~ W
important offices ought TO De IN tn
=: .ar ~ $500 has %,
tainly been moderate in maxim
changes, and there is no tenable groun
for maintaining that any greater n,
cessity exists for the enforcement of ii
Tenufe-of-Ofice act than existed ther
when all these gentlemen were in fave
of abolishing It, because it might /
made to hamper the President in tt
exercise of the executive power whic
rightfully belonged to him. The 70
, lowing was the language of one of Il
leaders of the Republicans of the Hou.
in 1869. which General Logan, Senate
Hoar and Dawes and the rest indorse'
We have now before us a proposition
clothe the Senate with power to control 7
aPp pI tine Is M mace aas, ny 1 me I nriocinles Of ~ Il
government that It's executive officer shall
called upon to do work when sa ne can not e. e.
work. whv do 1 prefer the Exec
tive TO the Senator The Executive is respc
sibie. any om0er can pc sev c an Siu ce ..WSg ~
you do thisaS ANY representative of the pc
pie can call an unworthy officer to accou
|, P fsepe on nae se rres,re beinp p q sbield for anotb'