Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26
JOHN CADWALAD, r :
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in the absence or disability of tho PrcSi-
dent, nor is there any Inference 90 he
drawn from the name, that tho Vice
President holds position similar TO
that Of such an officer IN a corpora
tion or IN its usual meeting When an
inability ot the President to discharge
the power, and duties # his office cX-
lStS tha; otilcc AT onrc 'icvolycs' upon
thc Nnc President Tho office that dc
yulve~ i he presidency If the United
states until 'hr ith II March 1921
There ~ ne ambiguity IN this provision
and It i not olAcn to varied nterprc-
tltiun. Is NAV TO alleged as to some
The question. therefore. Is whether Nau
intend t. act N was Tint Will create
nm inability Ia discharge the powers
and duties > said o'fcc q President
Il ta1c fur Granted flat voli 10 not wish
20 ignore th, ml>tltufton which rou have
taken thr ma~t solemn oath under the
most solemn circumstances 10 preserve.
protect and icl,pt sad certainly the
Preidcn, q. 'ae utci states must bc
the last man IN ,r country to permit any
Strmnug .r inlScvuStrietlon of its PLAN
language There can hc no question that
while vau are. upon tho ocean YOU can
.rt discharge aflS 81 the duties 10 citi1cns
Wha cannot possibly reach you There
n, manv occasions. arising daily when
vuur presence Al the seat OF government
II absolutely necessary "a y0ur perform
ancc 4 vnur duties Onc however, al
paramount necessity. > sufficient 10 STOW
thlS lact The second paragraph ot the
seventh section ~ Article | Is rs follows
livery bill winch shall have passed
the House % Representatives and the
Senate shall before i becomes q law. he
presented 10 tho President of the nited
states IL he approves he shall sign it. but
Il net hc shall return II with his obJcc-
tious Il any hil shall not bc re-
turned bv he President within ten days
after Il shall have been presented 10
Inn The same shaIl bc a law IN like man
ner as Il he hsd signed it
This provision renders tic limit Of ten
davs SUNDAY excepted from the prcsen-
tation OF the set OF Congress to YOU
and its return by YOU imperative IN
act Of Congress must he signed by the
speaker Of the House and presiding
officer Of the Senate, and presented with
such signatures Wiring the contents or
cabling the words cannot he substituted
for the direct delivery OF the document
into your hands, nor can wireless
message or cablegram constitute It's re-
turn TO the House In which the bill
originated within the ten days pre-
scribed Your absence then clearly
creates a condition Of your inability to
discharge the powers and duties Of your
Office. and the Nice-President will at once
become the President in your place.
One reason for not providing for the
temporary peri Of presidential
duties by Nice-Presldent. no doubt, was
that. when the Constitution was adopted
the NIce-PreSident was always the second
choice for the Presidency, and q man
chosen for the Presidency itself by al
least the minority q the electors was
available This Institutional bar to YOU
leaving the country y, Of course SUI
hcient. tut you cannot be Indifferent to
the evident objection on other grounds
widely stated III The press OF the country
Rightly or wrongly YOU have not been
in accord with the sentiments Of the
people TT large ii the subject of the
proper relation rf tie nited States 10 the
great war The people have never been
too proud 70 tight They have never
desired peace without victory They did
not approve Of your extending in their
E.aIuc and In hat Of the government con
gfatulatioIs 10 the Kaiser on his birth
day during the period Of the worst out
RACES of tIe war They have always been
deeply concerned rs to the causes and
objects Of the war, and they expressed
no doubtful feelings when you did not
favor unconditional surrender
These quoted statements naturally lead
TO doubts as to the position that ght De
taken under your influence at the con
ference and it will be most unfortunate
if any lack Of harmony should exist in
adjusting the claims Of the Allies, who
have borne the great burden Of the var
for our sakes as we'll as for their own.
Thank God we came to their rescue be
fore it was too late, and all gratitude
and thanks TO you arc freely felt and ex-
tended, since you acqmesced In the ne
cessity Of our countrys aid being gwen
TO save the civilization Of the world. In
this the people Of the United States have
given magnificent evidence Of their APP
proyal and Willingness TO make every
sacrifice in the great cause.
Very respectfully, your obedient ser
want John CadWaiader.
philadelphia, November 22, 1915"