The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-18
THURSDAY, JUNE Is, 1896.
NOT JEALOUS.
Is James Arnold of Your Uncle Joe
ChadderdOn.

To THE ED1roR:-In your report OF
the picnic at Weaver's Grove l believe
you do me little injustice, though
perhaps unintentionally or in spirit
of raillery. You speak of me consti-
tuting myself chairman, and also ex-
Guiding Mr.. Chadderdon from speak
ing at the picnic. Those statements
are entirely contrary to the facts. 1t
was at the request of MIR. Chadderdon
and others that I took the chair at
the exercises, and it was at the request
of Mr.. Owen that l made the opening
address. Nor was Mr.. Chadderdon
or any one else prevented, by me,
from making a speech. You are we'll
aware that there we're but few seats
for the ladies and none on the plat
form until the band started for the
dance. The people we're getting tired
with standing. Some wanted to see
some of the base ball game Ito which
you had already gomez and it was
therefore deemed undesirable to have
any more speeches. My remarks at
the close were given largely to hold
the crowd together to collect the trav-
cling expenses of the large hearted
speaker from Minneapolis, his travel
ing expenses being all he will receive
for his clear-headed and patriotic
speeches all over the State.
As to my remarks, and my opinion
of the present incumbent of the presi-
dental chair, you must admit that l
am in very distinguished company
when both houses of congress by an
almost unanimous vote pass bill ov-
er the presidents veto. In support OF
this statement quote the following
extracts from the Minneapolis Times
report of the passage of the R. and
H. bill when passed by the senate ov-
er the presidents veto:
Mr. Pettigrew (Rep., S. d., in expressing
the belief that the time had come for con-
stitutional amendment limiting the veto
power made violent attack on the presi-
dent
The present occupant of the White House,
continued Mr.. Pettigrew, lis not content
with the violation of the constitution by the
exercise of the veto power alone. but with an
utter disregard of his oath of office as we'll as
the constitution. he overrides the laws, in
fuences congressman with patronage, en-
riches his favorites at the public expense-in
fact, permits no restraint but his imperial
will He has refused to enforce the laws OF
congress so often that the list of violations
is next only to the list of vetoes. He has sold
bonds at private sale, to his favorites and
former associates, upon terms and at price
many millions of dollars below the market
price of the bonds on the day of such private
sale. In view of these facts, it is time for
congress to give some attention to these
usurpations. If this government is to sur
vive, We can no longer look with indifference
upon the shameful autocracy of Grover
Cleveland
Mr.. Vest Dem. Mo- denounced the fire.
quent exercise of the veto power, preroga-
tive rarely exercised by the early presidents
and then analysed the statements of the
veto concerning extravaganza. The presl-
dent had, he said, stated that the bill made
direct appropriations of about S14OOOOOO
while in fact they aggregated S12 ,6O7 900 a
difference of 1891 100. This was hardly
characteristic of the eXactness of the ema-
Of NJ ,ho h I'D
served in legislative body and seemed to
have tendency to minimize the RESPONSE
bility of legislator to his constituents.
Mr.. Vest took up other items, showing
that the totals were less than the presidents
statements would indicate. He had been
unable to secure information from the chief
of engineers
80 that for reasons best known to the ad-
ministration, said Mr.. Vest bitterly, lit is
considered best not to go into details on
these charges, but to indulge in general and
rhetorical defamation as to the alleged ex-
travagance and favoritism contained in it.
Mr.. Sherman said he would vote to pass
the bill over the veto, because the improve
ment of the waterways of the country was
one of the most important branches of ma
tional development, and one in which other
great nations were showing even greater
advance than the United States. Moreover
the legislative, branch was given the exclu-
sive right to appropriate money.
1t is time to curb this daily exercise OF
the veto power" declared Mr.. Sherman. III
is most extreme power and a dangerous
one unless exercised only in the most ex.
IRENE cases. involving constitutional ques.
tons But this wise restriction is set aside
and we have veto every week or two"
Mr.. Butler Pop, N. c. spoke on the presi.
dental use of patronage to influence legis-
lation and elections. This, with the veto
power, made the president an autocrat
more dangerous than King of England
could ever be.
You will see by these quotations
that your own party as we'll as others
have now formed the same opinion O.
the occupant of the White House tha
l did two years ago, and for which
you condemned me in The GAzETT1
after that picnic. Now, why does no
Congress which is largely Republican