Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-26

responded.
ATTACK ON CLEVELAND.
Mr. Stewart then went on with hiH
speech. He began with a citation from
President Cleveland's speech last Monday
on the occasion OF commemorating the
hundredth anniversary of the laying OF
the cornerstone OF the Capitol. This
speech had been made by a President
having more than 10000 Federal offices to
dispose of. and with a veto-power whlch
had been designed only for extraordinary
occasions, backed by concentrated capital,
and encouraged and 1attered by venal
press He described Mr.. Cleveland on that
occasion as turning his face towards the
Senate wing OF the Capitol and, in angry
and menacing tones, using the following
language:
"If the representatives who here as
semble TO make laws for their fellow-coun-
trymen forget the duty OF broad and dis
interested patriotism and legislate in
prejudice and passion, or in behalf OF
sectional or selfish interests, the time
when the cornerstone of the Capitol was
laid and the circumstances surrounding IL
will not be worthy of commemoration.'
This declaration, Mr. Stewart said, had
been cheered and encouraged by thought-
less multitudes and construed by Venal
press ~ "A rebuke from the President OF
the United States TO the Senate. Inc
fight for constitutional liberty, he con-
tinued OF the Anglo-SaXon race, had been
long, arduous and attended with many
sacrifices. and had lasted now for nearly
n thousand years. He went on TO quote
at a great length from Macaulays HIS
tory Of England as TO the parliamentary
struggle with the Stuart kings
DISREGARD OF LAW.
Coming back to the present time. Mr.
Stewart charged that the Presldeht-n
disregard Of his oath Of office 10 execute
the laws-had permitted the Secretary oi
the Trea surv to violate the law Of jan
uary nth, 1880, which made the purchase
of four and one half million ounces OF
silver bullion per month mandatory. In
proof Of this he cited the short purchases
OF SILVER by the Treasury department
during July and August He could not
conceive how this could be justined III
view Of the scarcity Of currency which
should have been increased by the issue
of treasury certificates for silver bulIloh'
He knaw that an excuse was made mat
silver bullion was not purchaser because
the holders asked more than the market
prices: hut he insisted that the marker
price OF property wac that al whlch 'ne
owner was willing to sell However inuch'
he said. some senttore might deprecale
the law OF July 4th. 1880, as kinS James
had deprecated laws On the English etat-
ute books. all Doth high and low had 10
obey. II the law Of civil liberty was 10
be maintained and II constitutional govern
ment were TO exist The Presidents oAth
OF Office commanded him 10 soc that the
laws, we're faithfully executed. but mere
was b plain mandatory law that had been
disregarded. Was II not time. he asked,
10 sound an alarm. II constitutional
liberty was OF any value. 1t seemed 10
him that all, friends and foes shou'd
stand up and say % the President OF the
United States: You have overstepped inc
mark We cannot afford TO have the laws
Of Congress disfegarded.'
Mr.. stewart then drifted to the anti
Chinese biIl. and asked whether the Exe-
cutive had enforced IT, Whatever might
be- thought Of that law. IT was In force
and # the Executive might violate one
law. he might violate another. was the
President. he asked. 10 have the option
To obey or % refuse 10 obey enactmehtS'
THE PRESIDENTS EDUCATION.
Mr. stewart quoted remarks made by
AR Cleveland at different times, some oi
them I'm what purporteA 70 be- interviews
which he construed 10 indicate that MT
Cleveland held Congress In rathet 10"
estiuatIon-that he assumed that Con-
gress was ignorant. This assumption leo
Mr. Stewart to inquire how ana "her'
the President had learned all he khe"
Whore had he had the opportunity Oh Pos
gessing himself Of the science OF MONEY
and economies? Whore and when ana IL
what school had he studied ltF lie De
ueved that Cleveland was the ohiy ireS
ident oC the United States VINO hau no
possess-d a liberal education eltner II
some college or on farm where ne ma
cornmuned with nature. and learned ma
tur,,s laws. He did not believe that th'
education Of A clerk. or Of a lawyer Win
ont a prior liberal education In college
or without a liberal education In studylnt
tha works Of nature. fitted man To pre-
side over the destinies Of this country
The. President OF the United states wa
required to take a wider view OF the iaW'
Of money and Of nature than couh De Oh
taIned in a lawyers office or In u sherlii
Office or in the office of a mayor, or any
other such contracted place, Where th'
great book of nature was closed ash
ington, Jackson and Lincoln were adnuce'
by Mr. Stewart as great examples ="
great Presidents who had not had coIleb
late educatiOns. but had acquired thrl
extensive knowledge of government p'
closs contact with the people. But un
toT,,,,otol,, " he continued. "our Presi
Aant WAS denied both collegiate educd
tt,on and that grander and better educa
tion communion with the great producing
clas of the country. communion WIZ
tho ploneers of the West, communion WIZ
those who are the bone and sinew OF th'
country. ,,,..,,
.Jf ne had the knowledge which WASH
ington had and had known the people a
washington knew them, ana as Jac4N'ol
did he would not have uttered the re-
marks which | have read ana Woui1 no
have talked about the ignorance OF Coh
eress But his environments nave peer
peculiar" 1 49,, con.
Mr.. stewart then read from the Con'
gresslonal Directory OF the pressh' SeS-
sion the Presidents biography Hldhi"s y
amusing or sarcastic comments upon ~
os be read. When he read the sentence
that Mr.. Cleveland had wheh s,N'eei' aaI
wears old. become clerk and an as
sistant teacher OF the blind in New fotR
CITY. his comment upon it was that CleVe-
land had not entirely gotten over tha'
habit yet. daughter.
ON Voorhees, TOES.
Mr.. Stewart read a Washington des-
match from the New York Evening
Post OF June 29th last. The despatch al
Iuded incidentally to the fact that Eoor-
hees had got "a plum" in the appoint
ment of a candidate OF his to the once
OF Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury.
"What Is that" Mr. VOORHEES, asked,
when he realized that the despatch had
used his name. ,.,-
Then he got the paper at the clerk
desk. read II, and returned 10 MS seat
without making a remark Mr. stewart
however. offered an apology staunB tha'
he had had the despatch read not ior
the purpose OF rejecting upon the gen
ator from Indiana.
At o'clock, the Vice President an
nounced the unfinished business the re-
peal bill" but Mr.. Stewart asked 'he
privilege OF going on with his speech.
Il have no objection on my part, saIu
Mr.. Voorhees,. Ito the Senator's going on
and finishing his speech.
What is the Senator's requestF the
Vice President inquired.
ITO proceed with my Speech MT
Stewart replied.
with the regular order pending was
Mr.. Voorhees's addition to the request.
Il do not care what IL pending. sald
Mr.. Stewart Il can speak on the Dill
or on the resolution. but / want 10 nave
the resolution acted upon"
After some coll0quy and an objection
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