The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-04

he IS Oeaui another was OIOhDeu
in 1870. and his widow ola
not apply for n pension until 1883;
substitute was in the army one month
and seventeen days, one month ana
eight days OF which were spent IN tne
hospital. and had an attack Of measles
! fifteen years later he found that the
measles bad settled in his eyes
and affected his spinal column
q deserteT. who never did a day s
service, was drowned in q canal;
another committed suicide IN 1882; the
next was also drowned after the close OF
| the MAR: ami about another the Presi-
dent says it must be conceded the
claimant accumulated a great deal OF
disability. In ali the cases where the
/ bills we're vetoed the President shows
| that the deaths were not due to wounds
contracted in the military service. OF
course the Presidents vetoes. in this
connection have struck CONSERVATION
in the midst of Congress. and IL is in
order for that body-both Houses-to
denounce him in no uncertain terms.
On Friday last Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsyl-
vania, during the night session of the
Hohse made
GEASD ATTACK UPON THE PRESIDENT
For his presumption in yetoing so many
private pension bills. He was as
founded. he said, at the yetoes. In the
whole history of The Republic they
we're without a parallel. Austere and
rigorous Andrew Jackson, DESTROYS OF
asserting his power and making his in
dividuality conspicuous, had never
monopolizsd power as the presen-
President had done, with reference TO
these pension bills. This man had
even had the temerity to sneer
at the reports of = committee
of the House. He had the temerity
10 put the seal Of his sarcasm on the
reports of committee granting apen-
sion TO the widow of some man who had
been slain in the service OF his country.
This man, himself 10 soldier, himself
walking the path of peace, when all
these other men impeTiled their lives to
save the Union. came in and put the
ve.o or the unanimous vote of the
House OF Representatives and the Sen
ate OF the United States. What con
stiiuiiOnal authority had the President
for going 70 this length? Who had in
vested ibis man with such power that
he must assert himself and say to the
people OF the country, Il am
larger than you all, and 1 know
more about what should become
aw than the 325 members of the House
OF Representatives and the seYenty-six
members OF the Senate. IL was fault
of men endowed with brief authority TO
GrrogSie knowledge that they did not
possess. He was no better than any
other; he was no better than any
American citizen, and ne, by God, was
not the equal Of any man who inn
periIed his life and went 10 save the
Unior."
Such was the vehement language used
against the President in the House on
Friday last for doing his duty, and the
same sort Of pantomime was being en-
acted in the Senate. Republican Senat-
ors especially Senator Sawyer, who
has faihered most of the private or any
other Sind of pension bills during the
session-were enraged ct the audscity
of the man in the White House, and
nothing now is talked OF but carrying
the vs;oes over his head. Doubtless an
attempt so 70 do will be made this
week; but even II both Houses should
meet with success in this respect they
ont hurt President Cleveland IN the
least degree, so far 4 his stGnding with
the country Is concerned. Avery day he
is becoming more popular with the
masses-eyCa If he don't tura all the
rsscsls ont in g bunch--and the con-
yention OF 1887 will probably see him
renominated with a majority that has
never before been known IN the Demo-
cratic party. He fears