Show FRAUD AS A f ta yf the united states taken by surprise ur prise in the I aitor F Ila yort eeb we expected K u a matter of course when demanded by alie money and alie priests of try knowing well tl wielded by alio two when combined consequently no great excitement by it I have been to obi ervo alio t of tone in which alio me wige i commented upon by alio prcy y the guardian of ho of the people rily when a man eions of president of tho united states s his to alio net vetoed the press rises to alie dignity of the oc cion and supports or con deninn as alio judgment of men of adverse views may dictate but in alio pres case alio papers yecon to have overlooked or purposely blurred slurred over the ewt feature of alie message at hearit acl is lie impression I have received up to th present time while I do not at present propose to write an argument on the chilso question I may be allowed toray eliat in my opinion the vetoed bill mahibe regarded aix hu and us such might hive been check by a veto but tunit either a change in alio burlingaine ought to facto or alio tiling abrogio gated I am well convinced A joint resolution containing a notice to the alie government of china that we must leave a change would have been n act of courtesy to which that government would bo entitled and that might hive fur alio present that the price to bo paid for liberty i eternal vigilance is an axiom adopted by the liberty loving world and it i ai true and applicable in our american politics as any where clie it i nece wAry lie people should with care alie acts of elioe in power old maxim ui that power i always grail yally from the many to ahe ex which ia another hint to keep a choto watch upon our the principal dinger to our liberties growth out of the proverbial patience and docility of alio people alio are apt to regard a alight and ap patently ly harmic lc infringement upon their rights with apparent unconcern when lincoln assumed alio prerogative of inning his celebrated proclamation abolishing slavery the people gave no signs of alarm but silently acquiesced and foolishly in the act when grant marched a portion of the army to washington two years ago and threatened a usurpation of power in enforcing tho inauguration of the representatives of alie and adopted tho infamous mou electoral plan yielding a constitutional right of alio people anil to this alie falt maii n rl t and naw alien a man who fills tho lilice of a president the privilege of vetoing an act passed by alie representatives of the people uso of nuch d as thin it ia timo we should his word and find out juit what lie men the language used quote a follows alio authority to pr ini nate treaty with a foreign power by abug alio win of alio nation no longer to to it is a fac bivin controversy under our as is tho further proposition that alie power of making new treaties or modify ins existing treaties is not lodged by alio constitution in congress sn but in the president by tho a by alio of two thirds of that body A denunciation of a treaty by any govern nic t is con fe sadly only upon i reason born of the highest boea mr hayes mcain eliat congress cannot abrogate a treaty or that it oa 07 docia he assume that because the constitution ahi president to mke and the confirm therefore none but the ana the senate can abrogate totally or amend POO POOI I lie deny lie right of alio people by their representative to abrogate a treaty icso doca ho not arrogate to luni olf and to tho senate powers conferred by the upon congre alone hold that treatie tre itie are binding upon the people being lam enacted without the consent of the bouso of tl depre tint truo doctrine I eliat although lie president may agree upon ali terms of a ditl a foreign power such treaty is not a lw until to by the senate and that wen then should ho congress decide to abandon it it can be done as other acts aro usually mide into law of to lie oler party for damages any other view of the case would place the in the hands of a lawmaking law making power not by alio constitution no not mr you can veto butyok cannot inako without tho con tant of alio house of II 11 D J |