The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-30
THE PRESIDENTS NEW YORK TRIP.
Hints that the Journey Is Made for the Pul
pose of Consulting Tilden.


pose of Consulting Tilden.
Washington Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
President Cleveland, with a majority Of his
Cabinet are to leave here tomorrow night for
New York. It is announced they go to par
ticipate in the decoration of soldiers graves.
This, however, is believed to be only conven-
lent cover for its real purpose. which is to feel
the temper of the political leaders as to the
course of the first quarter of the new administra-
tion. While it may not be fact that Samuel
j. Tilden has had to any appreciable extent, his
hand in the political appointments made by the
President, it is fact not to be gainsaid or dis
puted, that the financial policy of the Treasury
Department is absolutely dictated by him. Til
den has good firm grip on the Treasury. 1t
was through him that Manning attained his Cab
met seat much against the inclination of Cleve-
land, who rebelled at first against giving New
York two Cabinet places. When criticised for
such favoritsm, the President has made the
excuse to more than one person that Manning
was forced upon him" and that his selection was
not of his own. Tilden insisted upon Manning
and Mr.. Cleveland gave way.
1t John Sherman, when Secretary of the
Treasury, had followed out the policy which is
now prevailing in the Treasury Department, he
wonld have been the subject of criticism from
one quarter of the land to the other. The exist
ing policy is such as to enable the National
Banking Associations of the land to get their
clutches on the Treasury gold and to hoard it,
Innovations have been made which are likely to
prove dangerous experiments. To aid the new
order of things, Mr.. Tilden kindly selected the
Treasurer of the United States, and, through a
Secretary of the Treasury of his own making
Conrad N. Jordan, one of his most trusted allies,
was made the custodian of all the public rev.
enues
1t is not to be regretted that the financial part
of the new dispensaton is in such able hands,
Indeed on the contrary, it is creditabie, for Mr.
Tilden has shown himself to be a master in
finance, both in the management of his own af-
fairs and those of the public. His private in
terests have been large, at times colossal. Hence
he approaches his new duties as the actual Secre-
tary of the Treasury with an experience which is
OF lncalculable value for the public good.
The trip to New York may be to serve laud-
able purpose. The President will, no doubt
give some little attention to the boys in blue
who are to engage in patriotic duty, and it will
be strange indeed if at some stage of the pro-
ceedings he is not missing Doubtless under
Mr.. Mannings wing trip to Greystone will be
made. At this Mecca the chief magistrate will
he given Democratic suggestions which, if Needed
will aid him no little in sailing the Democratic
ship out of the trough OF the sea into which it is
now fast working. Politicians here believe the
trip has as its main object a conference with
Tilden, and the exercises of Decoration Day
come in as an opportune cover for the making
of IL