| Show THE AND THE THE conflict beti between veen the president and the senate over the removal from office of a number of republicans to make way for or democrats threatens to be serious but it will not probably ably be attended with any disastrous results there is really 40 no reason why there should be any great difficulty the right of the resident president to make the chantiles chan changes ties that heltai he nas attempted is undeniable den lable it Is also the right of the senate to refuse to confirm the appointments upp app p point ments ats there ought to be harmony between the president and the senate but this is hardly to be expected when the majority of the upper house houpe are the political opo opponents of the executive the senate may ask for the reasons of ae president depp wr for the removals but it cannot compel their production the president however has given a little advantage to republican lican senators by his announcement at t his inauguration augu aug ration that officials would not be rel removed noved except tor for cause and that republicans would not be ejected lor for party reasons unless they had used their offices for party purposes now they n naturally a eliy want to fineout fin find dout ou tw whether hether thear the resident e t has acted upon the policy which ne ae hi defined he has positively ively reused refused f to 10 accede to the request to furnish farnish the desired in certain casa caird aaa bui tue mu probability is that the 6 tu a tiiu so trailed wll wall ref refuse use to vote lur luti nominees this will willoney only be serious for the appointees poin tees and it if the president chooses to stand by their appointment it will not be fatal to them for ne lie can renew ren e w it at the close of the session and ha have v e his way inspire in spite factious opposition the democratic senators approve of the action of the president to in refusing to give elve his reasons for making the of facial changes he deems necessary lor for the thep public utilia good and the question now is what are the republican senators 9 t to 0 do about it bing being in the ia majority 1 1 rit y they can prevent the confirmation of the appointments but if they do this dimply because the president exercises an undeniable right they will place themselves in a bad position before the country and their course willbe consid considered erect as partisan obstruction the advantages are on the sije side of the executive and the senate will no LO doubt isee the point |
