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ton the veto was used but "A times in
all. Mr.. Cleveland's term rounds out
THE FIRST CENTURY

frequently as it was used by all oil nj
predecessors in the long period OF nine
ty-siX years. 1t seems to me the Presi
dents conception OF the veto power II
that wherever he would vote "No," i
he were member Of the Senate ol
House, he would veto d measure ms Pres
ident, which is entirely new interpre
tation OF the Constitution, unknown u
the founders of the Government and alb
solutely repudiated by every one who
has occupied the Presidential chair be
fore him.
There is something extraordinary iE
the space which Mr.. Cleveland's vetOe.
will fll in the archives OF the Govern
ment. Hisvetoes OF private pension billt
will occupy more space in our political
history than all the regular annual mes
sages OF Washington, Adams and JeHer.
son for the first 20 years OF the Federal
Government; and il all his vetoes on
subjects be combined, the space they
will fill will be greater than the annual
messages Of all the Presidents from the
formation OF the constitution to the
close OF the second war with Great Brit.
ain. submit that the trainers OF the
constitution never intended 10 make the
President third legislative power with
q vote that could override both the
others. Such use Of the veto power
has been condemned by all the great
statesmen OF both parties. Such use
OF the veto power would dethrone any
constitutional monarch In Europe. 1t
was such use OF the veto power that
gave to that French King who brought
on the Revolution the name Of Mon
sieur Veto" and President Cleveland
will be fortunate ii in history he escapes
the same descriptive Sobriquet [ap'
plause.
DAKOTA DIsFRANcnIsED.
Fourth, the Republicans arraign the
administration for having unjustly, with
out precedent for partisan reason, dis
franchised 100000 American citizens in
the Territory OF Dakota. 1t has been the
established practice OF the Federal Gov
ernment to admit a Territory to the
privileges Of State when it had sutfi-
cient population to cntitle it TO one rep
resentative in Congress-a habit that
was naturally and readily deduced from
n clause in the Federal Constitution.
There las been no variation from that
except slight detention which occurred
prior TO 1850, by the efforts OF the slave
power to keep IN equity Of votes in the
Senate, and to force slave State into
the Union whenever Il free State was
ready to enter. Thus Mississippi
and Indiana, Alabama and Illinois,
Missouri and Maine, Arkansas and
Michigan, Florida and Iowa came in
practically in pairs in the order have
named them. But after this equality
was broken by the admission OF Cali
fornia in 1850, wicked attempt was
made to re.establish it by the fraudulent
admission OF Kansas as a slave State.
Since the failure OF that conspiracy, how
ever, long succession OF States has been
admitted with prompt acknowledgement
OF their right to Statehood when each
was able to send n representative to Con-
grcss. But now, when the electoral col
lege is so closely balanced that the power
OF the Solid South and two or three
Northern States 10 seize the Presidency
may be disturbed il 100000 citizens Of
Dakota are admitted TO their righttul
inheritance, the Democratic party and
the national administration make COM
bination to disfranchise that large body
OF men.
1t is worth while, fellow.citizens, to
contrast the condition OF Dakota with
that OF other States that have been ad-
mitted to the Union, since the old thir-
teen first formed n National Govern
ment. Dakota is so thoroughly a State
in all her equipments, in all her power,
that this year she produces and sends to
market
A LARGER WHEAT CROP
than any one of the thirty-eight States
OF the Union. She has within her bor-
ders larger mileage of railroad than
any of tho sixteen Southern States ex-
cept Missouri and Texas, a larger mile.
age than any one OF the New England
States, and nearly as many as all New
England together.
Fifth, tho Republicans arraign Presi-
dent Clevcland's administration for
breaking down the useful policy Of pay.
ing off the national debt as rapidly as
possible Ms the surplus in the Treasury
will allow. They permitted bonds OF
the United States, payable at par, to re.
main on interest while the income of
the Government was devoted to the
creation OF a surplus which might be
used to prejudice the financial and in
dustrial system that had steadily pro-.
duced condition OF prosperity in tbe
country. When the surplus was thus
designed they enlarged the Treasury
Department, and used it for the first
time since General Jackson broke down
the old United States Bank for the pur-
poso, OF loans, under the name OF de
posits," without interest to banking in
stitutions. When Mr.. Manning retired
from Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet and Mr..
Jordan resigned from the Office Of Treas
urer, the two gentlemen established "a
bank in the city OF New York, and the
the administration OF Mr.. Cleveland
loaned out Of the Government funds,
without interest, Us n fixed and perma-
nent deposit $l,l00000 Of the peoples
money. II in the days Of Louis Napo-
Icons most absolute power he had given
5, 500, 900 francs out Of the public purse
to two friends as an mid to private en-
terprise in banking, the barricades
would have been run across the streets
OF Paris and n revolution inaugnrated
against the government that could in
dnlgc in a iavoritism so ruinous.
[Chcers.l II Queen Victoria should re-
quest OF
THE ENGLISH TREASURY
that the same amount, G22O,OOO should
be issued to two Of her personal friends
as an aid to speculative venture in
banking, the Ministry would have made
an inquiry into the soundness OF her
Maiestys mind upon proposition 80
extraordinary. And yet Mr.. Fairchild,
acting for the President, ordered ST.
100000 OF the peoples money to be
placed in the bank OF Messrs. Manning
& Jordan, and authorized the bank to
"hoId that sum rs fixed BALANCE" ]
quote the secretary's exact language. II
has been there now for more than q year
= 8 a Il.