Show A GOOD VETO PRESIDENT ART ant hag has shown his good judgment once more in his hit action on the chinese bill the veto power we consider has been wisely exercised the outcry against the chinese has been raised in one seo tion of the country and has beer caught up for political effect an ant used by demagogues demag agues to gain pope larity indeed this seems to be tl tili motive that prompts much of ty legislation that obtains in the COP gress of the united states this hs i supposed to be a goven goveia ment of the people by and for W ty people the popular ben sen benum timot should then be ascertained on every important question but the popular demand deman a for any measure when the popular mind is inflamed la is no criterion for tor the framers of national law vox fox popai nis MIS either eoa voa def del or cox vox diioli according to the spirit which prevails at the ume time it la is uttered i when stirred up by passion the voice of the people la Is an unsafe guide and in nothing is this more apparent than in outcries arising from religious animosities or race antipathies antipa thies reason then has baa little place in the hearts of the populace 3 and statesmen should stand above the level of the multitude and its fury and aeh act as an wisdom dictates but we have too few statesmen and too many politicians to warrant ex p of such lofty of ty action we hope president arthur will continue during his bis administration to exercise as much sound discretion i and firm determination as be he has exhibited in his hla veto of the anti chinese folly |