Show WILL VETO IT cleveland against all measures la in favor of the people the president appeals to congress tor for help in sustaining the finances of the country on a sound basis it is next to ca certain wn that congress will not re apon 0 with his de desires alres inthe first placa mr cleveland takes it I 1 t alv hh ua us od bound basis and d in tho second place a he be assumes to dictate the tha legislation ai cessia to ta preserve jit it such being hie case the question naturally arises what has haa congress to do with the jegu legislation at t antry Un try anyway jur L cleveland seems to 0 o be under th the e im that he be is the governa government en a and nd that the only function of c angrest Is to come together and register hla him decrees A mere matter of form ol CI course his second election coupled cou with his success in forcing the repeal of the sherman law appears to hav completely turned hla his head it is mort mor than like likely ly that he will veto any measure that Is sent to him so far as th the I 1 merits of 0 the tariff bill are concerned it is a matter of indifference to us what whal he does with it As a party it is neither fish nor flesh and its merits are doubtless fairly open to dispute but in our judgment any president makes a mistake who ho vetoes a bill merely because he does not cot approve oj 0 its details the veto power is an extraordinary tra ordinary one and should only be exercised on extraordinary occasions unless a measure masure contravenes public policy or iu fates the constitution th thi president should not set up his judgment against the combined wisdom ol 01 both houses of congress congre s in the pres ent juncture nothing vill satisfy mr ir cleveland but legislation legi that will fasten the golden shackles upon the limb of his countrymen country men for al au time can dor forces us to admit though ahal thai there are large numbers nii babers of republicans republic ant in congress who ho ld be very gl td id to help him some of them may mav actually do so eo but some sor ie will vill not dare not we ve do not believe that there will lil be any legislation that will tend to sustain su rafn the gold standard without V ishou such legislation that standard cannot be maintained for any consid considerable crable length of time me with a a wa war un dundei I 1 existing con conditions that premium ii ia bound to come a little later and then good b be e to the gold standard with ith all a of its oppression oppress lon extortion and wrong |