Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-15

dent and then president through tie
death 90 President Harrison. was az
| That time serving az senator from Nir-
! glnia. tie recognized the doctrine OF
| instruction. but % he was unwilling
/ o. vote Tor n mutllation OF the Official
records. be resigned The other senator
| nom Virginia Jeigh refused to recog-
ulzc the doctrine and disrcgarded the
/ Instructions OF his state For this dc-
zion he lost his party standing.
/ Tyler's resignation, looked upon as "a
/ form of martyrl0m. gave him the Vice
| presidency ana the presidency. During
/ his administration Clay's bill f0r incor-
/ pofating a new United states bank WAS
/ carried. Tyler vetoed the measure aud
! sent a message 10 Congress explaining
I why. The Wings were 30 angry that In
| the evening after the message had been
| received "a crowd assembled before the
| Waite House and demonstrated their
| disapproval in dis0rdcrly NOISES. The
Demo rattle senators in n body, called
' on President Tyler who had been elect
/ "a on q Wing ticket and congratulated
| him on tho courageous ana patriotic
steu he had taken.
few days after an inquiry into the
dHprderiy demonstrations before the
White House was moved senator Clay
awaited himself Of the opportunity 10
drama.i1, Ia satirical fashion the con-
sfatulatory meeting OF the Democratic
senators
Jlues Monroe served az president two
TERMS ite sent eight annual and rs
special messages to Congress. But the
one event Of mis- administration which is
ndissoubly connected with his name
and marks an epoch In the nations his
tory vas the publication Of the Monroe
doctrine in his seventh annual message,
December. 1928. The spanish colonies
Of South America were AT this period
rcbclling against the mother country
aud setting themselves up a. inde-
pendent republics. Some Of the Euro
pelu InOnarchies threatened 70 interfere
and restore the South American repub-
lies Go their subject condition The add
ninistraGOn decided that Il would not
De wise 10 allow tho nations OF Europe
o. NEEDLE with affairs on the American
continents. and the president accord
MY announced in his message a po-
Ntcal doctrine which. without legiHla-
tive sanction. Is still regarded as run
damental law and bears the stamp OF
authority both al home and abroad
President Cleyeland's most popular
perhaps his only popular act during his
second administration. WAS his reaf-
irmat,ou 90 the Monroe doctrine In his
Venezuelan message.
message was written while be was stil
under the influence OF the southern elc-
ncnt. IL showed how little he under
stood the temper OF his own time and
section. In his message he blamed the
anti-siavery men OF the north for al
the trouble, and seemed to justify South
Carolina IN her threats Of secession.
though he said she had no constitution
l right 10 secedc. At the same time
~ a
nation could not prevent Il, for the gem
eral government had no power to "co-
cree a state" In view OF the events
which the years brought forth iInmedi-
ately following this declaration. il Is
hardly unfair or discOurteous TO concede
hat even the chief executive. In his Of
iicial and formal statements, may some
times err.
In his message OF 1859 President
Lincoln recommended AN amendment
to the Constitution whereby a certain
amount should be paid by the United
states TO each loyal border state that
would abolish slavery before the first
day Of January, 1900. The amend
ment also proposed 10 give TO Con-
gress the right TO appropriate money
for the colonization OF the emancipated
slaves, with their own consent, at any
place outside Of the United States.
Shortening the war, Lincoln thought,
would be an economy, because a few
months war expenses would pay for
N the slaves. and this without the
shedding Of the best blood of the ma
ton. But the plan failed. and the
border states refused to cooperate,
though. as Lincoln said. they were not
wise to refuse. as the value of two
legged property" was becoming very
uncertain.
The presidents recent message TO
Congress concerning the absorption of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron COM
pany by the United States Steel Cor
poration. In which he states that he
has instructed his attorney general
not to respond TO the senate's inquiry
concerning his nonaction in the at
fair, inasmuch as the president thinks
IL Is not within the authority OF the
senate to give directions to the head
Of am executive department. is also
not the first message In which a presi-
dent has resisted what he thinks is an
encroachment by the legislative upon
the executive branch of the federal
government. In Washington's first ad-
ministratiOn the lower house asked
the president 10 send II all papers re-
latlng to the Jay treaty. This was
done after the treaty had been formal
~ declared. Washington thereupon
sent the house a message refusing TO
accede 10 its demands. as the assent
OF the house was not necessary TO the
validity OF the treaty In this message
Washington said: As ID Is essential
To the due administration OF the gov
eminent that the boundaries fixed by.
the Constitution should be preserved.
a Just regard to the Constitution and
to the duty OF my office. under all
the circumstances Of the case, for
bid a compliance with your request"
In February. 1895. the house refused
10 adjourn on the first presidents
birthday for half an hour in order 10
20 and pay him their respects, as had
hrnn fhn cllainIn IN 10 ihnf ilnnn