The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-28
He Classes Grover Cleveland with An
drew johnson. whose ..Treachery
Was Condemned by AIi.-
THE CONSTITUTION QUOTED
AND RIGHT or CONGRESS TO RECoG-
NIZE CUBA ASSERTED.
Views of Spanish Politicians and 9th
ers ON the Attitude of the United
States Government.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Will
liam T.. Chandler. OF New Hampshire, has
written the following letter TO the Wash
ington Post:
The new immigration law. IL il passes,
will require foreigners coming 10 Ilve In
TINS country TO READ and wT1te as a test
nve lines OF the United States Constitution.
lhere are certain nve lines which eminent
Section \. atter enumeraIlng In seventeen
clauses the powers OF Congress, adds an
other follows:
rs TO make all laws which shall be nee
essdry and proper Tor carrying INTO exc
cution the foregoing powers, and all other
powers vested Dy tnis Constitution in the
government OF the united states, or in any
department or omcer thereof.
"A study OF the above clause may lead
some OF the defiant advocates OF arrO-
CANT personal government at the executive
manson TO revise their assertions. AZ Is
not conteEded mat the aooVe OIausc 40
gives Congress power TO pass over "A Veto
Dy "A two-thirds vote To interfere with any
power made exclusive in the President by
express words or necessary implication.
the President?
]. To command the army and navy.
- To grant pardons.
%. To make treaties with the consent
of the Senate.)
- TO appoint officers of the United
States.
- To convene Congress. and To adjourn
IL when the two houses disagree
% To receive ambassadors and other
public ministers
q To take care that the laws be faith
IS To commission officers of the United
States.
THE above are all the powers granted.
Compare them with the long list OF powers
given TO Congress. including that to declare
war and TO provide for the common de-
Tense and general welfare. and ending with
the power given i'm the above Clause Is. to
make all laws necessary and proper to
carry into execution all the powers vested
in the government or in any department.
or ofhcer thereof.
The President may command the army
and navy. Yes. but Congress. by law. may
give him specific directions what to do with
them, 10 use them IN any particular direc-
ton. or not to use them at all He may
grant pardons. Yes, this is AN exclusive
and uncomfortable, power: but Congress
may by law open al prison doors and let
treaties with the consent of the senate.
and they become law. Here Is the only
power TO make law not vested i'm Con-
gress. He may appoint officers. Yes. but
Congress may create and abolish the
offices, and regulate the power OF appoint-
ment by civil-serVice rules He is to COM
mission all officers. but he can commission
only those who are appointed in pursuance
OF law. He is TO receive the foreign min
| listers. Yes, but only ministers from coun-
tries which Congress chooses TO have rec
| ognized II two governments are striving
| Tor control OF country Congress may by
| law decide which government the United
states Will recognize. and the President
is bound TO obey the law and receive a
minister from that government. and re-
! fuse TO receive minister from the other
The idea that the President has the sole
| prerogative of deciding what foreign
government shall be recognized by
/ the United States has no founda-
| ton whatever in any words TO be
seen in the Constitution. The fact that the
| President has recognized new governments
/ without congressional expression when
Congress and the people have approved his
action is no proof whatever that when
they disagree with him they cannot con-
/ trol him by law. He is their agent and
when he does what they want him 10 do
no law is needed. When he threatens TO
! conduct himself otherwise. whether by ac-
| ton nonaction. the whole subject may
| be controlled by law passed over a veto
| under the ample powers in Congress
! granted by Section s of Article / OF the
! Constitution. which are not restricted nor
| limited in this respect by any other clauses
| i'm the Constitution. There Is no escape
! for the advocates of monarchicai govern
ment in Washington from the provisions OF
Clause 49, Section ). Article i.
l. 1t is singular that the only two Pres
dents who have undertaken TO defy Con-
! gress have been Andrew Johnson and
Grover Cleveland The tried to create
and maintain against the will of Congress
ten new state governments i'm this Union.
| the other claims the right against the Will
| OF Congress 10 aid in sustaining abroad a
| bloody tyranny over an oppressed nation
/ Mr. Johnson betrayed and abandoned the
/ party which elected him: his treachery
was condemned by all right-minded men.
and he went out of office without "A party
and without a friend. Mr.. Cleveland still
| fingers with US.