| Show considering ALL SIDES those who are disposed to critic criticism criticise ise the au ministration for its action or 01 rather father inaction regarding the geary law laithe the number being large anu and growing have probably not consid arod the case in all its bearings ordinarily there to is no discretionary power vested in the president in respect to the enforcement ot a mandate of the people coming as an enactment of toe the lawmaking law making department especially when it the test of the judicial interpreters nod even the action ot the latter should be waited for while it should certainly never be anticipated but there are exceptions growing out of peculiar circum stances sometimes and tuese these may be paramount on a lull consideration we deem we the matter under ul soulmon to be shown to possess such features it is not to be assumed wounded in the light ot of current history and a knowledge 0 the mans that mat president cleveland is disposed to shrink from the proper and prompt enforce mont dent of any enactment coming within his purview Wj aar a should it be believed that he is disposed to be lukewarm or evasive in the performance ol of his official duties but when there ib ft or an ambiguity in ILI ft matter ot of duty he has tile name right to satisfy himself and ke be secure regarding the performance ot of it that any other servant has in ILI the case under discussion the president is not only apparently involved in a conflict but a dilemma and do what he will he must go against one thing or another marked out lor jor him to do the united states is bound by means ot a treaty with china to the observance of certain things which it Is 19 claimed the strict enforcement of the geary law will be a repudiation of and assuredly a contract with a foreign power even when opposed to law of congress Con Oon gresa which is by the he supreme court is in paramount it 18 w the same as an agreement made by Ml members embere of a firm or corpora tl abo aa which by its terms runs anter to 0 an agreement by such firm or corporation as a whole with some other company or man the rules rulea of business and the guidance of honor would cause the internal arrangement to be not let aside in favor of the superior agreement even if there were no statute to that effect it to is so with the president he is willing to enforce the geary law but undoubtedly to is not willing to violate a sealed and solemn treaty to do it |
