Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-11-03

thas Il precisely IL eondition 3 vhaeh
thousands oe soldien Who took hooorstlS
part - The country 3 dsfense afo La b e.
peesidentss veto.
lourth-The republicans arsaiaa ia
pssetdeot not merely for his veto e pension
osus, but for bic general and dangerous ass
previous history Of the country ma aito-
esther beyond tho conception Of imagine
ton OF those Who framed The constellation.
Mr.. Jefferson, whom the democrats have
politically named as the founder
OF their party, had eight years Of
administration, distinguished BY trouble
soma periods and BY events Of
occasion even once for using the veto, 90
great was his respect for the win of the peo-
pie, as manifested through their Representa-
ttves IN congress. (Cheers.l For the LONG
period from Washington's Inauguration TO
the close Of Arthur's administration, the
veto was used seventy-five times in ALL
Mr.. Cleveland's term rounds out the
first century Of the federal government,
and thus far in his administration
he has used the veto $40 times, more than
four times as frequently as it was used>by
all his predecessors in the long period OF
ninety ELK years. It seems to me, the presil
dents conception of the veto power is that
wherever he would vote no." if he were q
member of the senate or house, he would
veto measure of the senate or house, which
is an entirely new Interpretation of the con-
stitution unknown to the founders of the
government and disapprovsd by ali his pre-
decesscrs. This is something extraordinary
in the spscs which Mr.. Cleveland vetoes will
fill in The achieves of the government.
His vetoes of private pension bills will
occupy more space in our political history.
sksn all the regular annual messages of
Washington. Adams and Jefferson for the
ment, and if all his vetoes on all subjects be
combined, the space they will fill will be
greater than all the annual messages of all
the presidents from the formation Of the
constitution to the close of the second war
with Great Britain. submit that the
trainers OF the constitution never intended
to make the president a third legis.
latise power, with vote that could override
both the others. Such use OF the veto
power has been condemned by all the greai
statesmen of both parties. Such abuse OF
power would 6ethrone any constitutional
monarchy in Europe. 1t was such a use OF
the veto power that gave to that French
king, who brought on the revolution, the
name of "Monsieur Veto" and President
Cleveland will be fortunate if in his history
he escapes the same descriptive sobricuet.
[Applause.l
Fifth-The republicans arraign the ad.
ministration for having unjustly, without
precedent and for partisan reasons, dis.
franchised zoo. eco American citizens in the
territories of Dakota. It has been the estab-
lished practice of the federal 60, eminent to
admit territory to the privileges of a state
when it had sufficient population to entitla
it to one representative III congress-
habit that was naturally and readily de.
duced from clause in the federal constitu.
ton.
Sixth-The republicans arraign President
Cleveland's administration for breaking
tional debt as rapid as the surplus will allow.
They permitted bonds of the United States.
payable at par, to remain on interest. while
the income of the government was devoted
to the creation of surplus which might be
used to prejudice the financial and
industrial system that had steadily reduced
q condition of prosperity in the country.
the treasury department. for the
first time eince General Jackson broke down
the old United States bank, for the purpose
Of loans, under the name of "depos-
it's" without interest to bank
ing institutions. When Mr. Man
ming retired from Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet,
and Mr.. Jordan resigned from the Office of
treasurer: the two gentlemen established
bank in the city of New York, and the ed-
of Mr.. Cleveland loaned them
Of government funds without interest, about
$4,000 and deposited 100000 of the peo-
pie's money. In the days of Louis Ma
poleon's absolute power if he had given
!, SOC, COO francs out of the public purse
to two friends, an act to prevent
enterprise in banking, the barricades would
have been across the streets of Paris, and q
roUnlnfinv, inon0npnfe6 onoinck tho
ment that could indulge in a favoritism so
ruinous. [Cheers.] If the queen of England
should issue 220, O00 pounds sterling to t xo
of her personal friends as speculative vsn-
lure in banking, the ministry would make
IN inquiry into the soundness of
her msjesty's mind upon a PROPOSE
F.sbd son@ for tSs n,s sad ys
Tered 81, 1OO, 900 of the peoples money to!
be placed in the bank of Messrs. Manning
Jordan, and authorized the bank to "hold
hat sum "a fixed balance" tuote thi3
Il exact language. It has been therd
'or more than year. and will probably rel
main there for many years more if the dem!
,cratic party should retain the power to |
.buse their trust, and use the peoples money |
or private purposes.
stration Of the treasury department. equally |
,ffensive and equally aggravated. Mr..
speaker Carlisle, at his last election, mar
owly escaped defeat, If in fact he esl
aped at all, but he was seated on the cleo !
ion certificate, and held the place. His |
,endins election is one of great interest to
he democratic party. and Is sharply contested
y the republican and labor parties. As an aid
0 Mr.. Carlisle in his extremity, the treasury
department. has placed a special deposit,
Vhich il in the nature of loan without in
crest, in all the national banks in the city
t Covington, four in number, the deposit
a each of the banks exceeding 800 900, and
ggregsting nearly $4,000. If there
as ever been any use Of that
haracter known to the treasury
f the United States. desire some gentle
nan competent to instruct the public to
make it known. [Cheers.l # there be any
arallel to the use of the public money so
and so corruptina, desire thai
may know it and apologize to the treas4
~ department. for arraigning them "a the
rst who have ever entered upon policy of
ersonal favoritism at the expense Of the
ublic treasury. fCheers.l
But on a larger scale, and as between
rather than individuals, look
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