The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-31
Grover Cleveland and Andrew jackson
tOntraSted.

ST. Paul. Mimi. Aug. p, 1896.
To the Editor Of The Times.
Sir,-As an eXiled but devoted Virgin
J ian, thank you for the courage, candor.
! and ability of your editorials
In the issue Of The Times of the 18th
instant there appears the communication
! Of Senator Chandler TO the Granite
| Monthly About Mr.. Clevcland-he ranks
| next TO Jackson in power Of Will What
ever Gle may bee said of him. he Will never
| be called weak; ne viii certainly stand as
the President OF greater power of will
tnan any of his predecessors, except
one lie has always enforced his views
End decisions, in the Vonluct of the
Executive branch of fhe Government -
HOW prepost ,rous. and insulting 10 the
intelligence and just pride Of ;he coun-
try. this comparison OF Mr. Cle,eland TO
Andrew Jackson is viii maniiestiy ap-
year by e. little obvious reelection. Not
only is there no comparison. even "l0ng0
intewalio,' but there is the widest and
the broadest contrast. As we'll compare
walrus 20 a war-hOrse; Auscovy
drake 10 an eagle, q common barn-yarl
fowl 10 the PROUD bird that scars i'm the
sans eye.
Think of Andrew Jackson's fiery heart.
prompt ald ardent soul. intrepid and
Iishiy mind, skulking and shrinking from
the exercise of the constitutional function
and sworn RESP lnsitllty of his office. and
permitting an act of Coner' IS to become
a law, which Pee not only lislp0rOvci and
hid strcnuously opposed, but had openly.
bitterly, and absolutely iolllncaI as in-
famous, rerihlious. and injurious 10 the
honor and interests of the country. The
veto power of me President. so nippantly
denounced by shallow demagogucs and
partisans, as the "one-man power" is
the great cOnsergator OF the liberties of
the country. and NiGcus the basis of the
popular viii The law-mlkiTe power OF
the Constitution IS not the Congress OF
the United States. as Is generally and
iglOrantly asserted. IL is vested boz the
two houses Of Congress and the Presl-
dent; and not only is the President a
factor In the making of every law. but
he has, by the wise intendment of the
Constitution. more elemental power than
all the House Of Representatives and
"a majority of the Senate. or. "e converse"
than the whole Senate and a majority
OF the House of Representatives CONF
bined He is the representative of the
whole people; and. IL he shall consider an
enactment Of the two houses of Con-
gress 10 be hasiy. ill-advised. cOrrunt. or
unconstitutional. il is his sworn and Off
cial duty TO veto IT, and. thus. 20 require
II 10 be rcconsldcrcd and passed by q
concurring two-thirds vote of each sepa-
rate House OF Congress- or TO go be-
fore the people of-thc whole country as
an issue in their next election of repre-
sentatiyes. This is the highest function
Of the President; and who. that knows
anything of the gallant and illustrious
career of Andrew Jackson. through more
than fifty years OF the prOudest history of
the country. can conceive Of the spectacle
Of his quailing and avoiding the respon-
sibility and the sworn duty of his great
office?
T. Il. FAINTLEROY
In our opinion. Mr. Cleveland acted
most wisely in permitting the Wilson
German tariff bill 10 become law
Neither Mr.. Cleveland nor Andrew Jack
son. If he had been alive and well and
in Mr. Cleveland's place. could have con-
trolled the situation according to his
own will and the country demanded re-
pose from the agitation and uncertainty.
Mr.. Cleveland had rendered this cOuI<
try as great service as ever Andrew
Jackson did-though on different lines
Ed