The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-25
ETERNAL KICKERS.
Edmunds and HOar at Their
Old Business.
JOHN SHERMAN ON THE TAIL
Cleveland Offers Them the Earth
and They Kick About the
Fence Around 1t.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, August 24.-Immedi-
ately after the reading of the Journal
the message from the President on the
subject of the rejection of the fisheries
treaty was laid before the Senate and
read by the clerk. The reading was
listened to with close attention.
When it came to clo'e, Sherman
moved that II be printed and referred |
to the committee on foreign relations. |
EDMUNDs IS FACETIoUs.
Edmunds On that motion l would |
like to say a word, although l am in
favor of it. Had 1 been five or six years
younger than am, 1 should have been
surprised at that message; but l am
not, and am only too highly gratified
at the patriotic expressions of the hopes,
wishes, almost intentions of the Presi-
dent of the United States in reference
to the protection of American interests
and American rights. But the pecu-
liarity of the situation las it seems to
mel is that, having had statute pro-
vidlng for the self-defense, approved by
the President of the United States and
passed by a substantially unanimous
vote of both houses, (if that made any
difference to his duty, in faithfully exc
cutting the laws) and after the full con-
sidera.ion of all its points and
bearings, the extent to which it should
go, the objects to which 1t should be
| limited and the circumstances under
which it should be bro lght into play.
Eighteen months, in round numbers,
have gone by, and we are now Informed
by the President OF the United States
(for l take it that is what he means, al
| though no word of that kind is IN the
messsge) that no step of any kind has
Teen taken to carry into execution the
plain provisions OF that law.
1t is true the law did not require the
President 10 put into effect in day the
sef-defence until a case should have
arisen os injustice, which should satisfy
him that Americans rights were being
lupiustIy dealt with. Ii there has been
no instance of injustice since the pass
age OF the act, the President has been
right in taking no step IN re-
gard to the matter. II, however.
in his opinion, as he now stste it, there
have been instances of the denial OF the
lust rights, why is it that the President
has not taken any steps in the exercise
of the powers imposed upon him, In the
exercise of tine high duty which the
Constitution imposes on him, OF seeing
that the laws are faithfully executed
Why has he been silent for eighteen
months with the whole power OF law IN
his hands? 1 must express my surprise,
not as a partisan, but as a ciu'
zen. that he has failed to
take any steps and now sends
a message asking that additional pow
ers be given him. The Canadian gov
eminent has not refused to trans-shlp
fish on the ground that article 20 OF the
treaty. of Washington was not In force.
. It has refused to trans ship fish on the
ground that the article did not
9 override the convention of 1918. by
which an American fishing vessel was
not to come within the three-mile
limit, When the Canadian authorities
: denied theAmerican fishermen the right
to trans-ship the fish from Halifax to
New York or Boston, the Presidepl
was justified in denying Canadian p ID
or other goods transportation across
our country.
THAT IS THE FACT.
The President tells US it has existed
for two years. following that fact
which the President says is gros:
: outrage. If the statute of the United
II States SAYS, if he is satisfied tina
s such fact exists he shall apply tbt
l means of redress which the statut,
G has put in his hands, why does he NJ
y do it? Alas! Mr.. President, it is al
Il Infinite pity that in so simple case 81
G ADEQUATE and full statute, which ba
q never been tested by the first step
! should remain unexecuted and so il
's a state of "inocuous desuetude" unit
u the President may see whether Con
d gress will not put more ammunition
into his hands,"
e SENATOR HoAR
y said the Senators on the Democrati
side had fairly laid down before the de
mands and threats and pretention
of the little Dominion of Canada
They thought they were lyinj
down by the side of the President t.
comfort him in his position, but nov
behold, the President undertook to ge
up and, shaking the mud from his owl
"a coat, TO leave them where they hat
lie placed themselves.
y MORGAN REPLIES.
j. Morgan said: 1.-THE evidence clearl
y established that the purpose of all thi
- ~ opposition to the President in respec
,e to these fisheries had not teen to &c
ne the government into better shape, bu
lie to entrap the Executive and put hin
II into straight jacket where he woul
do the bidding of the mInorit
of the people of the Unite
States represented in this chamber
They have threatened even the Pre-:
ident with impeachment if he dared
disobey his commands and to counter
y. vail their will" He thought th
ly country would appreciate the fortitud
en of the man who could stand up agslns
es the utterances of the Senator from Vel
sd mont and perform his duties without
81, tremor. Morgan said he had discusse
no the retaliation law as law looking
~ treaty as a result. The Senator frOl
de Vermont had discussed it as a la
tel which looked to war as q
ce end. The Senator from Vernon
a had drawn the law, and if b
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