The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-30
A SEVERE SCORCHING
STEWART CALLS CLEVELAND DOWN
Congress IL Not Created To DO the Bist-
ding Of the Executive hut to Make
Laws for Him TO EnfDree.


routine morning business was the con.
sideration of Senator Stewards resolu-
tion, offered Saturday, to arraign the
president for attempting 10 coerce con-
gress into passing the silver repeal bill,
thereby impairing the independence of
the coordinate branches of the govern
/ ment In violation OF the constitution
! and destruction of the government.
The Nevada senator had scarcely spoken
dozen words in support of his resolu-
tion when Senator Henderson of Ne
braska interrupted with a point of no
quorum. Enough senators finally
strolled in to make up a quorum and
Senator Stewart proceeded.
STEWARDS SPEECH.
Senator Stewar, began by refer ring
to the recent centennial anniversary of
laying the corner stone of the capitol,
when, he said, the president with more
than 100000 high paid government
Offices 10 bestcw, with a veto power de
.igned only for extraordinary occasions.
and backed by concentrated capital
and ''venal press" turning to the SEN
ate wing declared in menacing tones
that il the representatives there as
sembled legislated in passion or preiu-
dice or in behalf OF sectional or selfish
interests, the time when the corner
stone was laid or the circumstances sur
rounding II were not worth commemor-
ating. This sentiment was cheered BY
the thought less multitude, and con-
slrued by venal press as rebuke
from the president TO a guilty and
venal senate.
Senator Stewart then quoted from
the history Of England as to the parlia-
mentary struggle with the Stuarts.
Coming 10 the present time, he charged
that the president, in disregard of his
oath of Office, allowed the secretary of
the treasury TO violate the act which
made the purchase OF $500, 600 ounces
Of silver per month mandatory, by ex-
ercisirg unlawful discretion in purchas-
ing a smaller amount. lie declared
tina, no time stree Charles l., In either
England OF the United States had any
king or president SO openly and de-
family disobeyed statute which he
himself declared mandatory, or allowed
subordina,es TO do the same thing. Was
II not time TO sound the alarml
Senator Stewart said the president
had no exalted opion of the senate or
the house. He seemed 10 regard IL as
an apendsge TO the executive. In one
of his letters the president, SPOKE Of
expecting soon TO have session OF
congress on his hands" That spoke
volumes touching the presidents opin-
ion OF the coordinate branch of the
government. Congress was on nobody's
hands.
Senator Stewart then read from the
Cincinnati TimesS.ar an interview
with the president, in which he said :
The repeal of The silver purchase act
could not be effected this year" Ii was
no newspaper reporter who would mis-
represent the president in the columns
( OF his paper. They all had too much
respect for his office TO do that. The
! article continued; The people are
with me and my policy" said the presi-
dent, but ! fear shall not be able TO
command action from congress, |
never saw such obs,inacy as exists
among the members on the silver ones
ton. II is useless to appeal to them
now" The assumption Of the president
that he knew best, and that those who
had studied the sub ect all their lives
such sentiment was uttered by the
chief executive it became pertinent TO
inquire where and when did he &C
quire all this knowledge; where and
when did he have au opportunity TO
familiarize himself with the wants and
needs Of the American people, and with
the science of money and economies
Where and when did he study it and in
what school
~ believe that the president is the
only president Who has ever presided al
the White House who did not possess ]
liberal education either in some college
or on 4 farm where he communicate
with nature and learned natures laws.
Il believe either country education
among the people or a collegiate educa-
tion is necessary. do not believe the
education of a clerk or lawyer, without
the liberal education of a college or 4
liberal education by studying the books
of nature can fit man to preside over
the destiny of this country"
Senator Stewart then read from the
presidents biography in the congress
sional directory, the authenticity of
which could not be questioned. "A 10
years of age he became assistln,
teacher In the New York institute for
the blind" read Senator Stewart, and
added: at looks now as If he had not
gotten over that idea ''In 1853 he went
west in search of employment" Con.
tiuued the biography. LET us see
what his idea of the west is" said
Senator Stewart, and then read on.
engaged with his uncle at Buffalo
laughtcr-to aid In the compilation of
an American herd book" Laugh,er.l