The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-10-05
SENATOR STEWARDS SPEECH Ar
RAIGNING THE PRESIDENT.

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Senator Stewart is the man of til
hour Last week in the United State
Senate he delivered a mastery speech
arraigning the President for attemptin
to coerce Congress into passing the Silve
Repeal BILL thereby inpairing the indie
pendence of coordinate branch Of til
Government, in violation of the Cousti
tuition and destructive OF the Govern
ment. We have space for only few O
the salient points Of the speech.
Senator Stewart charged that the Pres
'ident, in disregard of his oath OF office
allowed the Secretary of the Treasury I,
violate the act which made the purchas,
Of 1880, 900 ounces of silver per montl
mandatory, by exercising an unlawful
discretion in purchasing smaller amount
| The Senator declared that at no tim,
since Charles |, either in England or tn,
United States, had any King or Presi
dent openly and defantly disobeyed Z
statute which he himself had declared
mandatory, or allowed his subordinates
to do the same thing. Was it not time
to sound the alarml
In reading letter from Cleveland,
Stewart criticised the use of the word
intrinsic az applied to the value OF
6nld aud silver, and said the President
81 not know what he talked about.
Where and when did he acquire all his
hnowledge? Where and when did he
have an opportunity to familiarize him.
self with the wants and needs of the
American people, and with the science of
money and economics Where and whom
did he study it and in what school!
~ believe, said Stewart, cleveland
is the only President who has ever pre-.
sided at the White House who did not
possess liberal education. acquired
either in some college or on farm. The
three greatest Presidents we ever had
tSooiScu tHat HUofhi cuuChtiOu WulCu
nature affords, coming in contact with
the people and taking wider views Of
laws and men and of nature than can DO
obtained.i in law office, or in . Sherifs
Office, or in the office of Mayor. or any
other contracted place, where the great
book OF nature is closed.
/" Unfortunately the present President
was denied both college education and
that grand and better education that
came from communion with the great
producing classes of the country;
communion with the pioneers OF the
West; communion with those who formed
the bone and sinew Of the country;
with the pure aspiration of
free American citizens II the present
President had known what Washington
knew, if he had known the people 90
Washington, rs. Jackson and as Lincoln
ully appreciated them, he would not
rave uttered the remarks no did; he
would not havs talked of the obstinaoy
Of Congress $50
Stewart read from the Presidents bio.
sraphy in the Congressional Directory, |
The authenticity Of which could not DO
Questioned CAT sixteen years Of age he
Do came an asascant teacher 10 tho New |
York Institution the Blind" read Stew.
srt, and added. sit looks now as il he |
mad not gotten entirely over that idea"
Laughter. -
I'm '55 he went west in search Of en-.
'loyment," continued the biography.
Let US see what his idea OF the West
3, said Stewart. Then he read on:
Engaged with his uncle at Buffalo
laughterl to aid in the compilation OF an
american herd book" Laughter.1
President Cleveland says that
were obstinate and would
ot allow others. who knew all about it,
o establish the financial policy Of the
ountry. Did at arise from knowledge?
n what public document had the Presi.
ent ever showed any light on the great
question of finance? II we would stop
he necessity for revolution and pre-.
erve the equilibrium Of the departments
+ government, we must protest now.
The attention Of the people must be
allied to these aggressions. 1t is the
My way to preserve the independence
{ the coordinate branches of Govern.
nent."
Stewart closed his speech with .
'assionate indictment OF Cleveland o. .
monster that stalked through the country,
down the interests Of seven
states and Territories; that claimed to
lirect the legislation of Congress, and
whose voice had been heard at great
celebration on the east front of the Capt.
ol, rebuking the Senators.
1t is to be hoped that tho Nevada
arraignment win help to reduce
he swelled head OF the ex.sheriff and
ring him to realization Of his position.