Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-04
MENTIONS NO NAMES, BUT SAYS
EXECUTIVE MUST BE
CAREFUL.
HIS POWERS EASILY ABUSED.
Independence Could Be Destroyed by
Bold, Aggressive, INSCRIPTIONS and
Designing Commander-in-Chief."
PEOPLE SHOULD BE WAICHFUL.

AoAA@1'Cs ", SCPh' AAAS 9NA0 P IN
tween President Roosevelt and Senator
Foraker over the discharge of the
Brownsville troops was recalled by those
who heard the senator speak at the dedi-
cation of the Fort Meigs monument to-
day. He said in part:
"A government under which a people
can accomplish such wonderful success
at home and exert such influences abroad
cannot be too thoroughly studied or too
carefully guarded. Practically all the
greatest publicists agree that the most
vital feature of the general plan OF our
government is found in the distribution
of it's powers among three separate, IN
dependent and coordinate departments.
1T is fundamental that neither shall
encroach upon the other. The leglsla-
tive shall not, without constitutional
warrant, take from, or add to the pow
ers of the judiciary; nor shall the judi
ciary annuI OF embarrass the lawfully
enacted will of the executive.
I'VE can only speculate as to the dis
appointing consequences that would ell
sure if they should work at cross pur-
poses for. to the credit of these two de
partments, neither has ever wllfully IN
fringed upon or denied the powers of the
other.
What Executive Can Do.
But worse than legislative and jul
dicial discord would be an invasion of
either of the other departments by the
executive. Under bold, aggressive. UNI
scrupulous and designing executive, this
power of appointment and these armies
of appointees could be so exercised and
directed as to destroy the independence
and impair the usefulness and efficiency
of both the other departments.
Such an abuse OF power would be
violation of the constitution, which, if
long acquiesced in, might eventually
work its overthrow.
Such practices are of such serious
character that they are not likely often
to occur, but nevertheless we should
be ever watchful to rebuke them when
they do occur, lest in them we find our
undoing."
Sees Toledo Parade.
The two main attractions of the
G. A. Il. encampment today We're
the dedication of the Fort Meigs
monument and the civic parade. In the
latter 5000 members of local organ
cations marched with bands playing and
banners flying, while the veterans, whose
parade will take place tomorrow, looked
on approvingly. The parade was led by
platoon of mounted police In the or
der named came the Cherry Pickers,
which is the marching club of the Elks,
two lodges of the Independent Order of
Foresters. uniform rank knights of Pyth-
las. three lodges of the Knights of the
Maccabees. fifty children descendants of
veterans the National Veteran Women
| of America. the Toledo Newsboys as
ISOLATION. the $50 members of which
have done gratifying work as guides to
arriving veterans. two companies OF
| sharpshooters and one of lancers, conf
| pany of hAmericans in uniform
and the Toledo fire department.
Monument Is Dedicated.
The most significant of the days exer-
cises occurred at the village of Perrys-
burg. twelve miles from Toledo, where a
great granite shaft was dedicated in hon
or of the dead of Ohio, Kentucky, Penn
sylvania and Virginia, who fell i'll the
| battle around Fort Meigs during the
war of 1872.
| 1t was at Fort Meigs that Gen. Will
liam Henry Harrison checked the Brit
sh advances under Proctor after the
general had profted by Gen. Hull's sur
render of Detroit With citizen soldiery
| gathered from Ohio. Kentucky, Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia, Gen. Harrison sue
! ceeded in preserving the American
| boundary as it now exists. Not many
| years ago the graves of the heroes of
Fort Meigs still lay unmarked.
Gov. Harris Speaks.
| Several thousand veterans and other
! visitors were present when ID. r. Hollen-
| beck. president of the Historical society,
! called the aSSemblage to order. Follow
| ing the singing of America" and the in
vocation by Rev. Father J. P Michaelis,
Gov Harris of Ohio made an introduc-
tory address reviewing the chronicles of
the historic spot and telling of the work
! of the monument commission. Other
! speakers were Senator Foraker, Gov.
| Wilson of Kentucky, Iieut.-Gov. Muir
| ply of Pennsylvania and Maj. Robert
| w Hunter of Richmond. Va.
Cities After Next Meeting
The contest for the honor of enter
! tanning the next annual encampment of
| the G. A. r. today narrowed to Allan
| ia. Ga, and Salt Lake City, Utah. with
representatives of the latter city claim
| ing victory.