The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10
WAS THE PRESIDENT AS GUILTY 80
HARTMAN THOUGHT HIM?

In his address before the religious con-
vention a. Carnegie Hal, in New York,
sast week. President Cleveland made use
of the following language.
But IL is not only as your fellow
citizen. but as the Chief Executive Off
Ger of your Government that desire TO
speak for / am entirely certain that /
serve wei our entire people whose SER
want / am when / here testify TO the
benefit our country has received through
home missionary effort and when join
you in an attempt 90 extend and
strengthen That effort.
I'll must also Doe confessed that re-
movai from old homes and associations
TO "a new and more primitive home has
a tendency among honest ana respectable
settlers TO smother scruples and 10 breed
liberation Of evils and Indifference 10
chrlstian.zins and olelatine agencies.
These conditions. il unchecked and UNI
corrected lX upon the new community
ly their growth and expansion charac-
ter and disposition which, while dam
gor0us TO peace ana order in tle carly
stages OF settlement. develop into badly
regulated municipalities, corrupt and un-
safe Territories. and undesirable States
on Thursday last Nir. Hartman. Re
publican representative OF the State Of
Montana. found himself moved Dy these
words 10 a state Of great uproar and in-
dignation for the reason that he plainly
saw "a lecture from a Wal-street gold
bug to tho frec-sllver ho0dlums OF the
peterborough States in the language
used by the President. Accordingly, he
had the words quoted read 10y the Clerk
Of the House. and then he proceeded TO
say what DE thought of the man that
uttered them after Che following fashion:
Mr.. Chairman. whatever may be my
individual opinion of the President OF
the United States matters not, and II
would not Doe proper for me 20 state it
here. Tor The high office OF President Of
the United States / have "a supreme re-
gard. The legitimate functions of that
office arc limited 10 those enumerated in
our Constitution and laws. Under the
Constitution ard laws / deny the right Of
the CHIEF Executive 10 wilfully and wan
t0niy. I'm public address on otherwise. Gin
salt amy of the citizens or amy State of
tho republic over whom he has been
called 20 preside. i deny tho coustitu-
tional authority of thc President to give
uitctauce. i'm public address or other
NIr'. 80 stltllllN MS INNDili4n or ADVERSE
20 proposed legislation pending in either
house of Congress. When ihe President
made the foregoing remarks he knew
there were pending in Congress bills for
the admission OF certain Territories into
the Union Of states. lie had been adj
Nised that q majority OF the citizens Of
those Territories were antagonistic 10 his
peculiar financial and economic views
and. under the cloak Of a supposed dig
ton, and with gross improperly. and for
the purpose OF preventing the ac' cve-
ment OF the rights Of statehood 10 which
they aspire and are entitled. hc gave Ut
tcrance. ~ Chief Executive. to THIS un-
founded SANDER against those citizens
and State of the republic whose In
terests ne is sworn 10 protect ara up
hold"
When Hartman had got this far. Mr..
Powers. Republican representative from
Vermont interrupted him 10 know ~
there was nobody on that floor related
20 the President by ties OF aMnity or
consanguinity social or political. sust
what use towers was going 10 put such
a person to II one had appeared he nezsr
explained. Possibly he was gong. 10
throw him at Hartmans head or maybe
he would have been contented with Know
ing that there was such man there.
However It might have been no ono Of