The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-26
IN THE SENATE.
stewart Consumes the Whole Day With
Abuse Of the President.

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Abuse OF the President.
WAsHINeToS CRY. Sept. 25-The first
thing in the senate today after routine
morning business was the consideration of
Stewart's resolution offered Saturday, ar
ragning the presidents for attempting to
coerce congress into passing the silver re-
peal bill. thereby imparing the independ-
ence OF coordinate branch OF the govern
ment. in violation of the constitution and
TO the destruction Of the government.
The Nevada senator had scarcely spoken q
dozen words in support of his resolution
when Manderson of Nebraska interrupted
him with the point of no quorum.
Enough senators finally strolled in to
make up quorum and Stewart proceeded.
He began by referring to the recent CEN
tennial anniversary OF the laying of the
corner stone of the capital, when the pres
dent, with more than 10000 high-paid
government offices at his control, with
the veto power, designed only for extra
ordinary occasions, backed by concen-
trated capital ana . venal press, turn
ing 10 the senate wing, declared
in menacing toness eff the rep
resentasives here assembled legisIate in
passion or prejudice. cr in behalf of Sec
tional or selfish interests. the time when
the cornerstone vas laid or the circum-
stances surrounding it will not be worth
commemorating. This sentiment was
cheered by the thoughtless multitude and
from the president to the guilty, venal
senate. Stewart then quoted from the
history of England as to the parliamentary
struggle with the Stuarts. Coming TO the
present time, be charged that the presi-
dent, in disregard OF his oath Of Office,
allowed the secretary of the treasury TO
violate the act which made the purchase of
100000 ounces of silver per month man
datory, by exercising unlawful discretion
in purchasing smaller amount Stewart
declared that at no time since Charles I.
in either England or the United States,
had any king or president openly. de-
family disobeyed statute which he him.
self declared mandatory, or allowed sub
ordinates to do the same thing. Was il
not time TO sound the alarm? liz consti-
tutionaf liberty was valued all should
stand up and say to the president, "You
have overstcpped the mark We cannot
afford TO have the laws of congress disre-
earded" Stewart said the president had
no exalted opinion of the senate or house.
He seemed to regard il as an appendage 10
the executive. In one of his letters the
president spoke of expecting soon to have
"a session OF congress on his hands.
That spoke volumes. Congress had as
sembled as an independent branch of the
government. but was on nobody's
hands. Stewart then read from the
Cincinnati 7iwes-Sdy an interview
with the president, in which he
said, ''the repeal of the silver purchasing
act could not be effected this year, There
was no newspaper reporter, Stewart said,
who would misrepresent the president in
the columns of his paper. They oil had
too much respect for the Office 10 do that.
The article continued: The people are
with me and my policy" said the presi-
dent. ''but I fear | shall not be able to
command action from congress. never
saw such obstinacy as exists among the
members on the silver question. II is
useless to appeal to them now" The as
sumption of the president that he knew
best, said Stewart and that those who had
studied the subject ali their lives were
wrong, was remarkable. With such a
sentiment uttered by the chief executive
il became pertinent to inquire where and
when did he acquire all his knowiedge !;
where and when aid he have an oppor-
tunity to familiarize himself with the
wants and needs of the American peopie.
and with the science of money and
economies; where and when did he study
Ii and in what school? II believe" said
Stewart, 'the president is the only presi-
dent who has ever presided at the White
House who did not possess liberal educa-
ton, either in some college or on a farm,
where he communed With nature
and learned natures lessons. | be-
lieye either q country education among
the people Or q collegiate education
necessary. do not believe the education
OF clerk or lawyer without liberal ednca-
ton in q college or liberal education By
studying the books OF nature can lit man
To preside over the destiny Of this country.
The three greatest presidents we ever had
received that liberal education which na-
ture affords. coming in contact with peo-
PIE and taking wider views of the Laws
OF man and nature than can be obtained in
a law Office or q sheriff : cffics or IN ths
once OF mayor, or any other contracted
place where the great book OF nature Is
closed" lie cited Washington. Jackson
aud Lincoln - great examples Of great
presidents as the result OF liberal einea-
tion. Unfortunately the present president
was deaiesi both college education and that
grand and better education that came from
communion wiIh iha great producing
classes of ihs country, communion sith
tue pioneers Of the West. communion With