Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-18
GOOD FOR GROVER.
tIe Would Not Veto a Free
Coinage Bill.
RAIDS ON THE SITUATION.
They Fondly bull valnly Hope That the Presi-
dent viii Go 10 Thom--Sonalor Roach
Of North Dakota Tho Hero Of
an Uasayor; Story

Washington. March 1.-THE appoint
ment of the committees of congress ~
the leading topic oil conversation, u be-
ing stoutly claimed by the Republican
members aud some Of the Western aud
Southern members that the legislative
branch Of the government as now organ
lied is opposed to the administration.
THE REPUBLICAN VIEW OF TT.
Dispatches sent to Republican papers
say:
III the feeling which now exists among
Democratic senators aud representatives.
shall continue IT, seems inevitable that
Cleveland must mako Some compromise
with his party associates In congress,
unless lac Is content 10 permit Ids adj
ministratiye policy 10 bc restricted Cu-
iircly 60 bOmbastic prOnunciumeniOs.
The president of the United States can
not lCEislutp. He can ohstruct lcgisln-
ton below the two-thirds voting limit by
the veto power. but there his consttu-
tional power ends. He can Prevent, but
he can not enact legislation. When he
desires 90 have policies enacted by con.
grcss he must put himself in such rcla-
tiJus 10 the dominant majority In the
two houses that they Will approve of
his recommendations; or he must be able
TO control votes by the use Of patronage.
which is q cuphouiOus name for bribery.
7
land viii be almost entirely dependent
upon the Republican minority in the two
houses 90 carry ont such executive meas
urcs as the Republicans shall approve.
aud 10 which at present the masses Of
the Democracy in the two houses are
radically opposed
THE Democrats abandoned their efforts
TO increase the membership Of the finance
committee after they discovered that it
Mntfll a. RN la 10
the Chairman of tho committee without
seriously offending Mcpherson. and after
II was lcnrned Tint the Republicans
would not insist upon the retirement of
Senator Jones of Nevada, who is. Of
course. an extreme silver man. As the
committee is now constituted. there will
be Six In favor of free coinage and Eve
opposed TO IT,, the membership Of the
committee being eleven OF the six free
cuinuge men i've are Democrats, namely:
voorhees,, Harris. Vance. Vest and tOucs
of Arkansas. and one Republican. Jones
Of Nevada. The five Republican mem
/ bors of the committee viii be Morrill,
of Vermont. sherman of Ohio. Tones of
Nevada, Allison Of Iowa aud Adrich Of
Rhode Island all of whom. with the
exception of Jones of Nevada. are op-
| posed To free coinage, until nc least
there shall be au international agreement
~ TO the use of silver. The committee
fOuMIIINn
IN the sentiment Of the senate There
has been q gain in favor Of free silver by
the addition of the new senators
'Ono especially prominent symptom of
this condition which will confront MIR.
Cleveland is the prominence given TO the
two senator's from New York. Mr.. Hill.
| an almost new member of the seuntp. is
given place upon the judiciary com
| mttee, an almost unhoard Of recognition.
| lu addition TO this. Mr. Hill Is given the
| chulrmunship Of the very Important com
/ mlttee on Immigration. This chairman
! SHIP viii enable him to exert direct in
/ iiuencc upon any legislation herring
/ upon the control of quarantine. 1t may
| also enable him TO exert an indirect in
| iuence upon the action of the senate
/ upon the nomination of The collector e
! the port of New York. which is likely 10
| bo made 10y the president soon after The
| reorganization Of the senate committees
Is completed. Mr.. Murphy, whose election
| completed. Mr. Murphy. whose election
! TO the senate was SO openly opposed bv
! Mr. Cleveland is given the chairman
! snip OF the committee on relations with
| canada, committee whose work may
become Of the utmost importance within
the next four years. He is also placed
! upon such important committees as those
of the census, commerce. education and
labor and Pacific railroads
senator Ransom Of North Corolino
| who opposed Mr. Glevcland's denomination
! with conspicuous virulpnce. is m1de
I shoirman of a committee. Senator
iush OF Alabama, another conspicuous
opponent Of Mr. Cleveland, Is made
chairman OF the judiciary committeo
Senator Vance, who also Is no friend M
| MIR. Cleveland, Is made chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections
which Will not only pass upon contested
scholarships, but win also exert u strong
influence IN nlloting the patronage of
thut DOuy AFTER this fashion one might
run through the entire list so far as Il
rs now known, and show that In almost
every case the Democratic opponents al
MT Clevelnnd's policies have received
recognition more or less conspicuous
while his best-known friends have beer
gwen inferior charmanships and placed
upon inc less important committees"
Said one of the most eminent OF tho
Republican senator's today: "Prcsideni
Cleveland will surrender. He has ON.
doavored TO conduct his administrator
upon an impossible basis. His tbeory
of the presidential power Is In conflict
with the constitution OF the Initei
states. The trainers of the constitution
never contemplated the possibility mai
one mnn should usurp an tho nou,nr,
of the government. For TINT reason ~,
government was divided into thre,
branches, executive, legislative and I'M
dicial and each branch is indenendS
In It's respective sphere Mr.. Cleyelon,
has made the mistake of assumin,
that it viii be possible for one man n
exercise all of the functions of GOV
eminent. lie has commenced by dictot
ing 20 congress the policy which il shout,
adopt lie aid that in fact to the hons,
OF representatives before he was nougn
rated president His interference wo,
! resented, Such course cannot he snc
cesstul. Mr., Cleveland will be obllre,
10 recognize the power and autborit,
of the coordinate branches OF The GOV
ernment, No president cnn carry IN
successful conclusion such policy MS h,
has outlined. So far as his scnera
theory Is concerned with regard +,
hnance, I would appear that he vii
be compelled to come 20 the Rennblics,
, portion II he shall do so, The nnbl;,
should understand that IL win be ~,
president who comes 60 the Republican,
HE latter win not 90 to him IL 4
{ shall be deemed expedient by a Democrat
, lc president 20 advocate the policy ~
{ the Republicans, and 10 abandon IN,
, polcy which receives the support of IA,
, majority Of his own party, there can n,
/ no objection But the people must no
he deceived by any attempt on tho nar
or snbservient clique within Mr. Cieva
lands party TO make Il appear thar IN.
Democratic Drpgidnnt has onno,.ll ~