The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-10-27

srnts ssinsxa en<nps~x~ eunfssys u The
ssossxpusas. having tie Prs~isse=ss.
be e~4ssass ana the Huxss~. Nhat
did sne tssuaa<r.sse C.,Hxry~ss de- Il
did nos ssg~al The Slsrsus.n anti
Tru~s LA. Ii did rot ssl~ma 10
aus~usl IL. Esui IL talked Ga several
r@rsgrz psa- sss at Trusts uss The Cur
suaa- u il~ssa tarrd tai. ~hlen shsy
sa1ounesva would D. complete nsasi
effective remedy for tbs ira-s evil
Dsd PRECEDENT Cleveland or any
oae af hi. law offieer- alssnaps IL
enfors- that law No. Did they
ever attempt 10 eufors. the shsr-
man anti-Truss Law against any
single one uf the ordinations No.
But President Roosevelt has Iao-
csesied 10 enforce the Shermsn anti
Trust Law, aud did /, effectively.
The fact l. that every antitrust
Law that IL on the statute books
" hieh has any force aas enacted by
the Republican party. aud every
serious effort at enforcing that Law
against Trusts has been done under
the Republican Administration.
This is shy the Trusts backed
Cleveland, aud il Is why they are
now backing Parker.
THE TRCTH ABOUT PENSION ogpER
40 IS.
Sd. With reference TO the claim
that Judge Parker has charged
Roosevelt with having usurped the
right Ut Congress in issuing the
Pension Order No. IS, have only
To say that Democratic Attorney
GeneIgI advised President Cleveland
that the Pension Law passed by
Congress vested in him, the Execu-
tive, the power and duty, in admin
istering the law, to fix ali age limit
for disability under which soldiers
should be considered to be incapeci-
lated TO perform no more shan half
labor, and should, therefore, receive
half of the lowest pension. On
such advice, President CIevels nj
issued Pension Order, fixing the
age ar rs years, and Congress sus-
tanned him in it.
President Mckinley followed the
same precedent, and, acting OH the
experience acquired by the Depart
ment in the administration Of the
Pension Law, changed the date to
65 years.
ROOSEVELT FOLLOWED MCKINLEY
AND CLEVELAND.
President Roosevelt followed the
precedent OF both Cleveland and Nc
Kinney. and in the light of expert
ence gained by the administrator
of the law and following the prin-
ciple established by the Executive
pension orders of his two predeces-
sOrs, issued an order limiting the
age 10 62 years. This is ali there is
to the charge that the President has
Congressional authority.
CONGRESS APPROVES
Congress promptly endorsed the
Presidents order by appropriating
The Oney estimated to be necessary
to meet the requirements thereun-
Ter.
Judge Parker does not say that
he Pension Order made by Presl-
dent Roosevelt is wrong in prlnci-
pie, but he says that he will revoke
The order if elected, and appeal to
Congress to do the same thing and
even more. He goes 10 the extent
Of saying that he will ask Congress
o pass a general Invalid Pension
Law.
What will be the result of Judge
oarker's declaration if he is elected
md it should be carried into effect?
De would, if he should be elected,
evoke the order, and, therefore, at |
nee cut off pensions from those
whom he admits are entitled to
hem. and let them continue with
nut these pensions until Congress
hould act. And then he would
ave Congress go further and PEN
ion everybody who served in the
Union army, no matter what the
&c. His policy would carry PEN
ions to many that are not now re-
Giving them, and would call for
cry large appropriation Of money
D meet the same.
THE ORDER BE REVOKED
Judge Parker would undoubtedly
ave the power to revoke that order
aould he be elected President, but
doing so he would exercise the
xecutive authority in way not
'arranted by the fixed rule govern !
'g the Executive Department, In
ealing with private rights, and
yainst precedent and the rulings of {
le Supreme Court of the United
tates II
1t is fixed executive policy not {
disturb the principle esta blished /
long line of Executive or De- 8
lrtmental Rulings. A law passed g
7 Congress must be construed in
application by the executive Off '
r or his constitutional legal adj r
ser, who is charged with its en- i
reement; SO much weight and def It
ence is given to the Interpretation
the law nv fh, oxocutix,a +h.t a