Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-03

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g nUx, "A, March ;, loeo.
Z Il - Coagreooman,s Reassas.
h q ~ xA1lte Hkpres has had the cour-
81 ea1sfprise 10 publish In full our
urluDdnan's 0vs-minuts speech upon
~ G0otum question which enables 10
~ 0eoo that Mr.. Brosius consider that
~ two ob1ections which he finds to
4vo hen made on the Democratic side
~ 1pahsr Resd's rulings, that they are
~ Warranted by the constitution and
a oppoued BY an unfaillng precedent,
- Il No ConseQuence because, hnt, the
Ooncesatie party does not understand
- constitution and, second, precedent
49, : proper bar TO plead to Republi-
sQoA eutespf3ee.
v II. Deooius' constituents may be
~ With thess reasons for sustain
NJ Hood Ia counting quorum when
\ 1oh thing had never been done be-
~. Thsrs = no telling what may mot
paooDe Mr.. Brosius' Republican con-
ll1nonts. Their minds are past fathom-
~ W any ordinary intelligence. On
Hnoral principles it may b as
5lnned that they arc always ready
politically TO accept anything that II
1hbeIed Republican and that It IL very
un1ikoly indeed to occur TO them that
tksy should reject It because 1t does not
+ ooum to b right. Mr.. Brosius h
chair worthy representative, and quito
probably guages their idea correctly
When he finds It to be q sufficient
Bsason to approve the constitutionality
I ~ Speaker Reeds ruling, that the DEM
oc1o(D dispute IL. There Ia nothing
hDly to b % convincing Of the consti-
4 1ionality OF . measure to the mass Of
,. Brnsius' Republican constituents
tho fact that the Democrats
INK Il unconditional. Mr.. Bro
Il ~ makes no bones Of placing
Y ~ approval Of the constitutionality Of
3cUuflng : quorum upon the fact that
I Donocrats think 1t unconstitutional.
5. H dceG not think Il worth while to look
4 11thef into the matter and to seek to
/ 6sksrmins for him1if the constitutional
4 s0l1eofion, upon his own examination Of
Z 3 though he takes care 10 tell the House
that he Il lawyer and that
Il a = his business to examine
. INTO 1egal points. Mr.. Brosius Is
A @uIte content thai the Democrats have
s e1Inmined this point aud quite content
4 - Ee& on the other side, without
I lx6ubllng himself further about the
llght Of the wrong Of II; and he even
\ ngTAtulAtes himself upon his smart
4 11S 10 striking the true inwardness Of
~ constitutional question in this easy
~
1f M. Brosins was alone In this way Of
Umping 70 the other side Of constltu-
!: onal positions taken by the Democrats,
IN easy way Of reading the constitution
Woeld not b Of much consequence but
H truth y that It 10 his party's habit ;
4 nd The consequence 10 that the Demo
( erots are left alone ~ students Of the
coostitutlon.
UEpublic nre given notice that II is
onIy the Democratic party that cares to
eonstrue the constitution according to
4 ~ text and the intelligent part Of the
public u very likely to conclude that
Democratic opinion upon the constitu-
tion alone IL valuable. Such intelligent
Z opinion will not follow the Republican
tdea that It ID necessarily wrong opinion
\ because 1t II Democratic. 1t may do to
print such . statement In community
that takes its news and views from the
Atits Express, printed in the heart of
Warwick township, which Is too blackly
Republican to be politically Intelligent;
bnk les bsnighted communities will hesi.
tn1e TO swallow 1t.
And 20 win intelligent opinion refuse
esedence TO Congressman Brosius' posi-
! ton that precedent which has lasted
since the creation Of Congress and that
4 hss bound all Of the speakers Of the
House Of all parties down to Speaker
Il Reed, = no proper impediment to any
y ruling that he may desire to make that
~ party will support him In.
Mr.. Brosius dropped his lore as a
lawyer In taking this position and 1t
\ h remarkable exposition of what q
4 lawyer will do when he gets into dis
cussion outside Of court, a. a partisan.
Mr.. Brosius knows full well that pre-
esdent makes law and he knows that
{, when he declares that the Republican
4 party may properly override it at its
{ pleasure, when 1t has the power,
that his doctrine would upset the
temple Of justice, II practised there +;
\ inst ~ It will upset the Republican
4 party In the fuilness Of time. 1t takes
4 no prophetic eye to see that doctrine
which puts the Democratic minority
(0fQ the power Of Republican ma
nr put Republican minority
* ofa Democratic majority and
The bole result of upsetting con-
Ional precedents will be the gov
nsnt Of Congress by the might of u
0rlty without law.