The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-28
CLAUSE IS QUOTED
Senator Chandler Tim Jumps Right
Into Grover Cleveland.
POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
The Present Executive Is Charged
with tiavlng Defled Congress
and Is Compared With
Andrew Johnson.

Washington. Dee. E-ssnator william
Y Chandler has written the foiloWluE let
ter u the WGshn gton Post.
To fhg NtsaiTgt 10 iost Tho upV im.
migration law. n % passes will require
forci-ncrs coming TO live IN this country
to read and write as a test five lines II
Tho United Stilt.s constitution section
J., after cnum"ratiug IN L clauses th-
powers ~ congress. adds another as f0l-
lows Eighteen To make all Laws which
shall u" ns-'-ssary and proper for carry
Ing into execution tho forsgoing powers,
and all other powers vested by tho con-
slltution In the government OF ,he
United States or in any department or
officer thereof \ study of the above
clause may lead some of the defiant adj
Nocatcs of an arrogant personal govern
mrnt ~ the executive mansion 10 revise
their assertions
IT is not Intended that the above
clause i gives congress power by law
passed Over u veto hy a. two-thnds vote
TO interfere With any power made exclu-
siyc In the president by express words
~ necessary Implication what are the
powers expressly given 10 tho president;
First. to command the army and navy,
second. to grant paTtons third. TO make
treaties with IN. consent Of the ssnatei;
AfAtNN W hIlRiiAi hilliFlN % Nut lnltffl
States, ilfh. to convene congress and TO
adloIrn II when the two houses disagree:
sixth. To nrcril" ambassadors and other
public minister's seventh, to see that the
laws b" faithfully executed eighth. TO
commission officers OF the United states.
The above are an the powers granted.
Compare them with the long lit OF pow
,rs given To congress. Including that to
declare war and to provide for the com
mon defense and welfare, and ending
with the pOwcs given In the above clause
L. To make all laws necessary and proper
to carry into execution all the powers
vested IN the government or in any de-
partment or officer thereof
THE president may Command the army
aud navy. les. but congress-. by law.
may give him specific directions what 10
do with them. to use them In any partic-
ular direction or not to use them at all.
lie may grant pardons. Nes. this is an
exclusive aud uncomfortable power. but
congress may, by law. open all prison
doors and let criminals 80 free. He makes
treaties with the consent OF the scnat.
anh they become law. Here Il the only
power to make not vested In congress.
He may appoint officers Yes, but con-
sre-s may create and abolish the offices
and regulate the power OF appointment by
civil servic. rules He In to commission
all officers. but he can commission only
those who are appointed In pursuance OF
the law lie II to receive foreign minis
tcrs Yes, but only minister's from coun-
tries which congress chooses TO have rcc-
ognized. ~ two governments are striving
for control Of "A country congress may
decide by law which government the
United States viii recognize and tho
president ia bound TO obey the law and
receive minister from that government
and refuse to receive a minister from tho
other.
The idea that the president has sole
preTugatiVc In deciding what foreign gov
ernments shall he recognized by the
United States has no foundation what
ever In any words TO be- se.u In this con-
stltution The fact that the president has
recognized new governments without
congressional expression when congress
and the people have approved his action.
Ia no proof whatever that when they dis
agree with him they cannot control him
by law lie is their agent. ana when he
does what they want him to do no law
Is needed When he threatens to conduct
himself otherwise, whether by action or
non-action. the whol. subject may b.
controlled by law passed over veto.
under the power In congress granted by
section OF article OF the constitution.
which are not restricted nor limited In
this respect by any other clause In the
constitution There 4. no escape for the
advocates for monarchial government In
Washington from the provisions OF clause
ls. section :, article
II IN singular that the only two prcsi-
dents who have undrrtnkeu to defy con-
grcss have hocu Andrew Johnson and
Grover cleveland, Tn" one tried 10 create
aud maintain against the will OF congress
the new state governments IN the union:
the other claims the rirht against tho
will " congress TO aid In sustaining
abroad a bloody tyranny over an op-
pressed nation Mr JohsOu betrayed and
abandoned the party which elected him.
his trrachnry was condemned by all
right-mindsd men and he went out Of Of
Nc" without party and without u friend.
Mr Cleveland stiil fingers With U.S.