The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-10-17

Congress, can you go. thus far and no
further, as laid down in this written doc
ument.
We named an officer to execute the
laws called the President, comforting
upon him certain powers to execute and
carry out the provisions of Congress
His powers were conferred and limited
by the written constitution; il had never
been done before. What then? Still "A
further check in this new experiment
To what tribunal or what umpire shall
it be referred to decide upon the question
whether Congress goes beyond its writ
ten license under this constitution of the
United States, and to what umpire shall
it be referred if the President shall 90
beyond the powers conferred upon him
by this constitution of the United
States2
We had created a congress independ-
ent Of the President: we had created
President independent of the con-
gress, within the powers conferred by
the written instrument. Then the faith
ers decided that another check was
necessary; this President and this Con
gress, that we have set up, may 90 the
way Of the French republic, or the
of government that have been formed;
even with a written constitution they
may agree upon a certain construction.
We will set up here a tribunal, far re
moved from political contest, the Su-
preme court of the United States Tap
plause). with power to say to the public
body and the representatives of the state
and the Senate: Thus far shall you
go in dealing with the rights of the peo-
pie, thus far and no farther, and we
hold that YOU are forbidden to do these
things by this constitution of the United
States" lArpIausc.l
They said further that the President,
OCcuDving the office of the greatest pO-
tnntatc on earth. with these great pow
crs conferred upon him. IA may trans
-rrsS this constitution "a. the United
States and there is no power to inter
fprp with him as it stands, except ny
way Of imuCarhmOnt before the Senate,
and if the Senate and the President
agree. that u1ypr would be futile, so
fbat We win name this great tribunal
FIR ayvrv from nrrff-an u0lf-fcs, far
a,yay from the pa~s.ar~ Of elections. far
away from the digratinu 81 parity c0nycn-
ff.rs anal tha decision or This tribunal
rs ro what NAV bu dome. or what may
NOT I,o .Ioga Iv -h.. President. or the Con
800 ~ H. T,ff.7 stata- Thar decision
Shall bn final and binding on all the
nnon1e If the United States. zap
rlo,Isn1
w what bayo we today? In the
first Mace we have this extraordinary
DronoSition made We find the powers
con errnd unon the President Of the
pItpI States to execute the laws OF
Congress- i'm these two things: we find
that by the law of Congress the Presi-
dent must see to it that the mails of the
United States. the communications be-
tween our commercial people, shall be
kept open; that the mails shall go at all
hazards. (Applause)
We find Congress providing, as be
tween the states, that the President shall
execute the law regarding the free trans
mission of freight and merchandise from
state TO state. We find this power re-
sisted, and find in the DECLARATION OF the
party platforms MADE al I lineage a sta re
ment IN senect that me lTeSluenL Oh ~ ne
CniteG states tahhoI execute 1"E Leo -
erai laws, cannot eAC G,I- cae p9W tt -
contef.teu upon tn r ~ +as ~ IocIt
TIIlu1'"u u ,ne oF 10 900
~ ttane u ne s. ii 4aI3roJ foIIoy,
lanILauSe, an" :. '"I r,on tbfs - 5onlared
br bodL Of noonIe thai came together
~ Sbicoo % and declared tba+ they we're
G.a1&eo n d. II ergbter
W. ,eSDii' Gentlemen in 1872 IoRn g Cal
houn advised that convention gather