The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-05

eesascr HfH. of New York has Pro-
pasee ar nrnsndrn>r. &c the conxsfsut5cn
Which VII meet r1fh general srgroy a.
except By those xho are reluctant 70 kzse
any changes nate IN the srranie ian. He
proposes ths: fhe prsss1enf may veto \
Spectre item OF an appropriation BE wiki
cut vefnsne the btu The necessity for
sons such measure has already been seen
n state consfifusfors and ]. woaia un-
d1uetseiy result IN checking many pro-
t~cts which ars only assensed 10 hy the
majority ~ n essential condfsscn 30 sup
port By others OF cssasares which may b
eonscsenfioussy advocated
The veto power lodged In the president
may efsru esoons \ noss nsesui check
to al-oonssdsred legislation n that veto
we're absolute and -arsi there would be
ohssction 20 IL a. taking legislation out
.. the hands Of the legislative eodr. Un-
der cur constitution this IL not done The
fres5tsns Goes rot sAy the etu shall Tot
become Ian. lie says onsy IN eject that
he snds oe,ections 70 u ana returns it to
the legislative body for reconsideration.
After saca Reconsideration. II congress ss
satisfied that the higI should pass. IL can.
~ II did In the case OF the river and nsreor
bit. declare that IL has given recaass1-
Grafton 10 the suhscrt matter and pzrtsc-
dairy 70 the oeserssoas which hare been
pointed ost by the executive. ana that
neyertheS~xs ths: body desires &; ,c BE-
csuns . iAs. II 10 then iss.
II 10 absurd 10 cay that the exercise Of
Tie veto power made tn. president an
au;ocrss more dAnEeroas than q king Of
Eaxlani couid ever be Tie veto IL one
Of the best safeguards a people can have
Whether Il 10 exercised wisely or not De-
psats sron the character CO the president.
and his character Is generally Ekesr TO
ne ~ good a. thar o: the average con-
Er-ssnaz
The b5n in question has features about
= which rake II very unsorIerafe that
Tire president I'D not possess the right
10 eliminate frc1s q Measure which has
80 many cornnenSzhie features. sppro-
ra-nt engineers had reported as tn
w0rthr. We know BY ex-<rssrco that II
s not vel 70 have a great pueiir Improve
zasnt eersns entirely upo1 tie opizsoa Of
ere sorerrrner, engineer. bat !; Is easy
n case OF ar adverse opi7ion. 10 make
f9rtAer investigation There mus: he sore
,ss: by which tAs practieshiIssy and re-
eezssty OF public works are 10 Be deter
mined ard they should not. Of course. be
undertaken Oh the Recommendation os en-
gtneers employed for the purpose o. pro-
Enstfnx the work
SscssoS Was IL SO rHsts IN his utter
anoes that his Judgment sometimes seems
al fault. ha, Re expressed . truth when
Re posntee cut that nc: oaly has vast
szaozat u mo-ry e-e1 promised fer pub
lie vets from q tresxury which Is al
ready overtAxsd. eut hat TIE spp-eprss-
iisns ef shis eOaxress would exceed to-
seee as before reaching the river ara Aar-
Der sili. .r8 hat "eczg-sss has come 70
Sealing with vast sums a. HFntfy as zosai.
sorse Oriental prince VIE had nc eoaY-e-
keaSsea c: Values
When. however, xr. Was SAT. u,o-p
vita THE ,rensaco1s fierce Of isw from
ths pret2ct az labor. ard burning a~<eer
she stripes tate the shoulders CT Labor. =
/ Be saz talking sectie ncnssrSe. TS-a-
1ssz Is pas3 ~ ali The psopls; every &Si-
AR sxPsssst IN puAsie Improvements =
! expended ts the employment Q, lzho-
Dr~1xsns creeks. essytas eaassA cen
str2z.;nx eGiisiass ard cssssrGex.ns
s<.2kszsers al szspisy iAeov Which cay
contributes q frScsioral yro5e<tsea .. shs
! kakAtsoa .aPos-4 . pay ter Il