The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-11-05

Kuiuau republic. and OF other .-t.ui-
of government thai have been formed:
even with Il written conNtItuti"n they
may agree upon a certain construction.
We Will set UP here Il tribunal. far re-
moved from political contest. the Sr-
prcmc court, of the United States tap
p~lau>et. with power Ia say To the public
body and the representatives of the stat"
and the Senate: Thus far shall You
go in dealing with the rights of the pco-
pie. thus far and no farther. and we
hold that You are forbidden To do these
things by this constitution of the United
Stntc>.' ,.Applau~e.l
They said further that the President.
occupying the oiilc" of the greatest po-
tcntatr on earth. with these gr-at pow
crS conferred upon him. he may trans
crrSS this constitution 90 the United
States. and thcr" is no power Ia inter
f"rc with him rs il stands. except by
way of imncachmcnt before the Senate.
and if the Senate and the President
agree. that power would hr futile, 50
that we Will name this great tribunal.
lar away from partisan. politics. TAR
away from the passions of clcrtioIS.. far
away from the dictation of party cuuvon-
lions. and the decision of this tribunal
aS to what may be done. or what may
not bc done. 10y the President OF the Con
gross of the United States. tliat decision
Shall be final and binding on all the
people of the United States zap
New. what have we today: In the
first place. we have this extraordinary
proUoSition made. We find the powers
| conferred upon the President of the
United States To execute the laws Of
Congress- in these two things: we find
that lay the law of Congress the prosi-
dent must see To ii 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. Cpplause.)
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 r.
| sisted, and find in the declaration of The
party platforms made at Chicago Il state
| ment i'll effect that the President of the
rral laws; cannot execute the power
conferred upon him by Congress and the
Constitution of the United States. except
by leave of the governor of the state
| tapplause). and this is declared, fellow
citizcns-mark it well-this is declared
ut Chicago and declared that they were
Jacksonian Democrats. Laughter.)
Why. gentlemen. i'll 1872. John C.. Cal
noun advised that Il convention gather
in the state of South Carolina TO con-
slider the question whether President
Jackson could execute the law for the
collection of tariff. this high protective
tariff. and to execute the tariff law in
the state of South Carolina. That con-
vcntion declared that the federal gov
eminent. through its President. had no
power to execute that federal law in that
state without the leave of the govern
ment of South Carolina.
What did Jackson do? These people
call themselves Jacksonian Democrats. |
and | speak by the card. Before the
latter end of 1882. jackson ordered Gen. (
Scott. then i'll command of the United
States armies. to establish his military
headquarters in the capital of South Car
olina. in the first place. (ApplauSe.)
On the same day he ordered the two
most powerful ships in the American
navy 10 Charleston harbor. Next he or
lrlcl the troops of the United States
available on the Atlantic coast To con-
contrate within striking distance of
South Carolina. CApplause.) And he
@.r,, word 80 John G.. Calhoun. not by
public proclamation. but in privatc-they
ha,l been good friends before: he said:
You tell John C.. Calhoun that if he
persists in this trcaSonahle advice to his
state. by the Eternal. | will hang him
higher than Hannah. daughter and ap-
~DlauSe.)