Our country and its resources; . h freechoice as he may desire of those t70 OUR COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES gentlemen who stand at the headof the several great departments ofthe Government, but when they arecalled into conclave to advise withthe President, they have no powerwhatever save as personal friends,giving their advice and opinions inmatters which he may submit tothem. An exception should be noted to the restricted powers of the Presi-dent when a state of war such a time the Presidential pow-er immediately swings to its maxi- Republicans, Democrats, Progres-sives. Prohibitionis
Our country and its resources; . h freechoice as he may desire of those t70 OUR COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES gentlemen who stand at the headof the several great departments ofthe Government, but when they arecalled into conclave to advise withthe President, they have no powerwhatever save as personal friends,giving their advice and opinions inmatters which he may submit tothem. An exception should be noted to the restricted powers of the Presi-dent when a state of war such a time the Presidential pow-er immediately swings to its maxi- Republicans, Democrats, Progres-sives. Prohibitionists, Socialists, men of .every pauty and political faith,unite in support of the President inmatters which concern the welfareof. the country, and to this patrioticfeeling and belief in the integrityof the holder of the Presidential of-fice can he found the root of thatpower which the President enjoysin time of national st ress. The only way in which a Presi-dent can he removed from office isby—the process of .impeachment. This. Harris & Ewing THE PRESIDENTS ROOM AT THE CAPITOLRarely nsed except at the end f a session mum. As commander of the Armyand Navy and charged with the wel-fare of the Nation, in time of warhis powers may exceed those vestedin any other niler in any American people have an im-mense reverence for the position of(Jhief Executive of the Nation, andany man who obtains that office isat once invested by all Americanswith an authority and a dignity farbevond that of any other ruler. process is a prerogative of theHouse of Representatives, An im-peached President is tried by the Senate sitting as a court with theChief Justice of the Supreme Courtof the United States presiding. Only one President of the United Stateshas ever been impeached. AndrewJohnson, and the impeachment wasnot sustained. In addition to advising with thecabinet officers in regard to the con- THE PRESIDENT—THE EXECUTIVE 471 duct of the business of the UnitedStates Government, the
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