The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-10-19
QUESTIONS OF THE
DAY.
The Road to Anarchy.

This is the caption under which
one of the plutocratic papers on the
opposite side arraigns President
Cleveland in an indictment con-
tanning the following counts:
"Atthe beginning ofhis first term,
Mr.. Cleveland boldly refused to
execute law passed before he came
into Office and which did not meet
his approval. That was the act
appropriating 100000 for the pay
ment of sea postage to American
steamships carrying the foreign
mails. Mr.. Cleveland was opposed
to the payment of any larger sum
to an American than to a foreign
steamship for carrying the Ameri-
can mails. Hence he fatty refused
to execute the law. The only
remedy in such a case is impeach
ment, and as a Democratic House,
made secure by Southern election
frauds, refused to impeach, Mr..
Cleveland was saved from that
ignominy. The Constitution pro-
yideS that certain offices shall be
filled by and with the advise and
consent of the Senate. Mr.. Cleve-
land nullified that provision by
making recess appointments of men
rejected by the Senate, and by ap-
pointing and reappointing to many
important offices men whom the
Senate refused to confirm. He so
twisted that provision in the Con-
stitution as to make it a practical
nullity, and has continued in that
course up to the present time.
"At the beginning of Mr.. Cleve-
lands second term he went even
further in assuming autocratic
power. In direct and undeniable
conflict with the Constitution, he
sent private citizen to Hawaii,
and personally made him "para-
mount to the United States Min
, lister, who was a constitutional
officer. Then, in conflict with the
. Constitution and in bold defiance of
a law of Congress, that private cit
izen was placed in full command of
the naval vessels at Honolulu, and
the Admiral was compelled to obey
the orders of this civilian. Other
unlawful acts in the efforts to re-
establish debauched and half
civilized woman as queen are well
I known. At the same time, to help
his campaign against the silver law
of 1890, President Cleveland
authorized Secretary Carlisle to
nullify that part of the law which
made it mandatory to purchase a
certain amount of silver bullion
each month. And he is now, in
the opinion of some of the best
lawyers in Congress, again violat-
ing that law in the coinage of the
bullion to retire Treasury notes.
Mr.. Cleveland did not approve the
Chinese exclusion act, and through
his Attorney General he boldly
nullified it by refusing to deport
the Chinese who had been found
guilty by a Federal court of violat-
ing that law. Other acts of nulli-
fication are well known.
4 "The latest one is the refusal to
9e 9 execute the provision of the new
8 tariff law providing for the free
). use of alcohol in the arts. The
r President and Secretary Carlisle
!. opposed that provision in the bill
because it would deprive the Treas
ury Department of a certain amount
of revenue. Despite that opposi-
tion, Congress included the pro-
vision in the bill, and it is the law
of the land"
!, These are grave charges and
: everybody knows they are all true.
: But the most serious violation of law
Il and constitution by Mr.. Cleveland is
!, unnamed by this plutocratic paper
T. because that paper favored this
particular violation, which was
g ordering troops to suppress rail
road strike, on the mere request OF
a postmaster, into State, without
preceding the act with proclama-
tion, and without the request from
the Governor Of the State. This
was the most serious and most
dangerous usurpation of power ever
committed by any President, and a
precedent for future usurpatiOns if
if is NOT DrOVidad aOainSt NV Snaoia