New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-26
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execution OF Charles had any king or president
either In England or in the United States. oVertiy
or defanty disobeyed statute which ne hlihse'i
had declared mandatory or had allowed MS suooroi-
Mates to disobey II. The Presidents oath OF once
commanded him to see that the laws were faith-
fully executed but here was plain mandatory law
that had been disregarded. Was IL not time ne
asked. to sound the alarm? IL constitutional ND
erty was OF any value IL seemed 70 MN that all
friends and foes-shoud stand up and say 10 tne
President Of the United States: you nave over
stepped the mark. We cannot AFFORD 10 nave 'he
laws of Congress disregarded
Mr. Mcpherson Dem. n. j asked whether Mr.
Stewart held that price demanded by seHer
fixed the market price.
Mr.. Stewart replied in the affirmative
That is very strange idea. SAID MT NC
Pherson II always supposed that the market value
of the article was the price at which II would sell
IN the market. and that in order 70 quote
price there must be purchaser as well as seiier'
Mr. Stewart said that he had reliable Information
that at the time the Secretary of the Treasury was
refusing 10 buy silver bullion in this country mill
ions Of it being bought in New-fork and
shipped 10 England at prices higher than the
Treasury refused TO pay.
lie DIDN'T DEPORT THE CHINESE.
Mr. Stewart then drifted to the Geary law
and asked whether the Executive had enforced II.
Whatever might be thought OF that law, IL was III
force and IL the Executive might violate one law
he might violate another. Was the President he
asked to have the option TO obey or TO refuse 20
obey enactments?
He went on to remark that the President hao
no very exalted opinion either House of Congress
and in that connection he read the President Ie''e
of June % last accepting an invitation to be pres
ent at the centenary OF the Williams University
but saying that he expected ITO have session OF
Congress on his hands at that time
THAT is the idea" said Mr.. Stewart In doleini
tone. that he has OF Congress. That incidental
Ike interpreting
which the President has Cor coordinate brahch OF
the Government Could a man who fuily appreci-
ated the responsibility Of his o'hce make such d
remark even by accident Congress on the hands
OF the President How would such remark nave
sounded from the lips Of a Washington. Jackson
or a Lincoln? How would 1t sound II the Houses
of Congress had said that they hao 'he rlesue"'
on their hands,"
Mr. Stewart went TO say that he had reau
many interviews with the President, and they were
all NJ tho same tendency He had one such inter-
view in his hands. This sentence occurred In H.
as coming from the President: when the squeeze
comes the men who stand In the way or Ieslsiauoh
intended TO preserve public confidence Will lose
eight of their local theories and sentiments and be
willing 10 ioin the opinion of those who kIaw best
what should be done."
WHAT PREPARATION HAD HE7
Mr. Stewart said that he had never seen mat
Interview contradicted and should be glad II some
friend of the President could, by authority contra
Congress was ignorant and that he knew best was
remarkable 1t led him 10 inquire where. when ana
how the President had learned all that ne khe"
Where had he had the opportunity or possessing
himself of the science OF money ana economies
Where and when and n what school had he
studied il? He believed that Mr.. Cleveland was 'he
only President OF the United States VINO had not
possessed a liberal education, either in some COL
lege or on farm where he commuhed VII"
nature and learned natures laws. He did not De-
lieve that the education OF clerk, or Oh a"Se''
without prior liberal education in coliege' OF
without liberal education in studying the works OF
nature fitted a man to preside over the oesuhies
of this country. The President OF the Uned states
required to take a wider view Of tn. laws OF money
ard of nature than could be obtained In lawyer
Office or a sherin's office, or III the once oI "
mayor or any other such contracted place ""ere
the great book of nature was closed Nashins'oh'
Jackson and Lincoln were adduced py MT, S'e"
art as great NIPPLES of great freslaehls WHO iaN
not had collegiate educations but had acquired 'he
extensive knowledge of government by close cen
tact with the people.
But unfortunately" he continued, our fresi-
dent was denied both collegiate educauoh anu
that grarder and better education communion WIN
the great producing classes of the country com
,punon with the pioneers of the West, communion
with those who are the bone and snew OF the coun-
try II he had had the knowledge which Washington
had and had known the people as washington hNew
them and as jackson. he would not have uttered
have talked about the ignorance of Congress. But
his environments have been peculiar
Mr. Stewart read from the Congressional drec-
tory Of the present session the PRESIDENT dog
raphy making amusing or sarcastic comments
unon It as he read. When he read the sentence
that Mr. Cleveland had when sixteen years old.
become a clerk and assistant teacher for 'he p'i"u
In New-York City, his comment upon II was 'na'
Mr. Cleveland had not entirely got over 'ha' "aoi'
yet. Uaughter)
When he read that Mr.. Cleveland in 1919 hau gone
West In search of employment, he said: Let us
see what his idea of the West was IL was bui.
falo. n Y, where he aided in the compilation oil
the American herd book. lie went West-west 10
Buffalo" tLaughter)
THAT HORRIBLE WALL STREET.
Then he read on until he came TO the statement
that Mr. Cleveland in 1889 had located in the city
of New-York and resumed the practce OF law
vie comment upon that There he came IN
contact with men who knew about as much as ne
did There he may have learned his con,eihp, ~,
the ignorance of Congress. He learned II IN wan
Street Wall Street is cunning; but what A"'eii-
can citizen would trust the legislation oil the cou'
try to the tender mercies OF Wall street; TO , me
crooked ways of Wall Street? wall St,eee 1n1ted
has accumulated half the properly OF iiva ne S,aet
States without earning dollar. wan rt oIe'
which deals in securities but aGfs mi mi pforTna
lion ' from Wall Stree" ,,. -, Mr. csve-
lands biosaPhy na w Saf M hat record neither
cd,,cated in a college nor among the people, utterly
ignorant OF the peoples thoughts ana aspiratlohs
this man, this President has great coBienipt III
ali his savings and dOings, for n co-ordinate ue-
nortment of the Government. From whence does
that contempt arise? Why does ne say IN n con on
ten,nt,ous manner, that he has Congress on MS =
hands? Why does he say that we are re, on s,,
and will not allow others who know all ABOUT IL
70 establish the financial policy? Does that ar.
rogance arise from knowledge or from lsnorane a
II, what public manner has he ever SHOWN any
light on the great question or finance? IL rs I'M
fortunate that the President Of the United States
sbo,,d not have learned that there are three CO.
ordinate departments OF Government We must
here and now. protest because, II we let IL pass,
let those Violations OF law pass they VIII ripen
into nrecedents for which they may be no remedy
nv cont the remedy OF revolution The protest must
Oh further The attention of the people must he