The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-14

purposes and against the encroachment
of the executive upon the legislature.
He also pledged himself to single
term, the Wing one-term theory being
as Tyler ayerred in the heat Of debate,
that greatest of all reforms"
The cabinet was wisely chosen from
the ablest men of the party, and in
cluded at first both Webster and Clay.
But Clay declined cabinet honors, pre-
ferring the freedom of the senate. The
party entered upon ats tenure Of power
with the happiest prospects. Its con-
gressional majority was large and its
relations with the president harmon
ious, while it was in substantial agree
ment as to its policy.
A President Without a Party.
These high hopes were speedily dash
ed to the ground by the sudden death
Of the president just a month from
the inauguration day. For the first
time vice president become. president.
Tyler's views in respect to a bank were
known TO be those of the Democratic
party but It was believed that he
would feel bound to carry out the will
of the party which elected him. The
first act passed by the special session
called by President Harrison was the
repeal Of the Independent treasury bill.
This President Tyler signed. But when
congress proceeded to pass a bill for
q new United States bank the measure
was vetoed. A second bill with slightly
different provisions Jared likewise. The
Wings now saw that they had placed a
Democratic president in power, whose
purpose was to hamper and thwart
them at every point. A bitter feud
developed. All the cabinet, Webster ex-
cepted. promptly resigned. A meeting
of the Wings in congress was held and
the president was deliberately read
out of the party" while Clay issued
an open letter Of denunciation.
Other vetoes followed. The govern
ment was in great financial straits.
Congress passed bills for increasing the
duties, coupled with a measure, to
which the Wings were committed, for
distributing among the states the pro-
+ ceeds OF public land sales. One after
another they were returned with the
/ presidents veto. At last enough OF
I the Wings were willing to yield and
aided by a few Democrats they car
ried bin for high duties but without
the distribution clause. This Tyler
/ signed.
All this quarreling worked disaster
/ to the Wings. The fall elections OF
/ 1912 displaced the great Wing majority
I " I'll q ACNlAAONAc lAlC mo 4NS Va CNCi4LS
The Ashburton Treaty.
! Webster, secretary of state, had re.
NAMED in Tyler's cabinet when his
/ colleagues resigned, in order to com
plete some diplomatic business. A
variety Of disputes had arisen during
/ several preceding years which ha(
brought about strained relations be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States. After long negotiations Will
Lord AshburtOn, the British envoy
Webster succeeded in arranging
treaty which finally settled the Main,
and New York boundary, provided fol
the extradition Of certain classes O
criminals and for the keeping of I
squadron of vessels by each Of the twl
powers on the coast of Africa for TIL
suppression of the slave trade. TIL
treaty signed, Webster also left tbs
cabinet
Tyler and Annexation.
Tyler early aspired to be chosen b
the people in 1914 to the place whics
he already occupied through accident
To that end he strOve to become ttt
head of a party. At first he dreamer
of uniting the moderate of both par
ties under his leadership. Failing fl