The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-23
AS GROVER WOULD HAVE 1T.

The New York Sun has submitted
draft of a constitution which is designed
TO fit the Cleveland administration. Har-
mony between the Executive Of country
and ita organic law being an essential con-
dition to efficient government and MI
Cleveland having evidently conceived a
prejudice against our present constitution,
Gmethiug has to be done. The Sans con-
stitutiOn is short and to the point. Follow
ing Is all that has at the present time been
submitted:
TIE REVISED CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE dissection 7.
i. The executive and legislative power shall
be vested in a President or the United States Of
America.
2. The President shall have power. without
tie advice and consent of the Sen te, TO make
trsatles and 10 appoint Commissioners Para
Mount
3. He shall from time TO time conceal from
lie Congress information of the state OF foreign
countries.
(. lie shall guarantee monarchial form Of
government everywhere.
b lie shall have power TO make war without
previous notice TO Tic enemy OF to his own sub
leeti
Tie combination Of the executive and
legislative power in the President may be
considered happy thought. 1t will save
frietl0D. There will be no conflict be-
tween the two powers. If this proposed
constitution had been in force in March a
simpis proclamation declaring the silver
purchasing clause in the Sherman act re-
peaiee would have accomplished the work
Coneisss sweated over during the dog
days. The President might declare enacted
the tart bill the Ways and Means Com.
mlttee las prepared and which Congress is
quite IiJely to reject.
Inc second clause, relating to the treaty
power, would. if at present IN force. save
the Prf5ident much worry. 1t is true be
exercised the power to appoint a Commits
sIoner Paramount but that exercise of
power likely TO prove a kind of Ban
quos glost. which will not down at the
fFesiosnt's bidding. An inquisitiye Con-
gTess hay want TO know where be found
tue power TO superssde full-hedged min
ister With personal agent even if he in
Vesteothe agent with paramount power.
IhepOwer granted by the third clause in
Inc opposed constitution has also been as
sumec under our present constitution.
Congess never got hint from the Presi-
dentas to what was going On at the Ha-
Waihn Islands during the summer. H.
Iornation OF the state OF foreign govern
mems certainly could not De more effec-
tlVeL concealed under the proposed con-
stituion than has been the case since the
PRESIDENTS second term began.
me fourth clause is mandatory. II does
nosgive the President the power to exer
clSedlseretion. Il is true the result would
De be same as long as Mr.. Cleveland may
De resident. but when we have to deal
WIZ an obstinate man, care should be
takn not to stimulate his eombatiye or
gar. The fourth clause should read
In President shall have power to guaran-
Tee monarchial form of government
everywhere
lie fifth clause is more judlcious. 1t
say the President shall have power to
mai war, and relieves him from any obll-
gain 10 let either his enemy or his sub
lect know what he proposes to do. This
wilisnit Grover to dot. He does not like
peiIs questioned by an authority that can
enIfce an answer.
sixth clause might be added to the
oMs constitution wordsd somewhat as
fo!lws:
IN President shall rule as long as he lives.
ana hall live fnravar