Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-10
THE COMING ADM1NIsTRA.
TON.
Daniel Manning, Secretary Of the
Treasury.

Differing accounts of probabilities
rs 10 the Cabinet agrees in giving
Daniel Manning place in it, and 50
far as we have observed, agree also
III placing him at the head of the
Treasury Department. As the dis
tinguished politician thus honored
has been eminentlv useful to his
party and to Mr.. Cleveland in par
ti,ular, there is nothing remarkable
in The probability 0fthcappOlntmcnt
Mr.. Manning has proved himself to
be- an able and versatile man, and
/ tre Is NJ reason 10 doubt that hr
would I'll efficiently The important
appointment 10 which he is dcsignat-
c by an unanimous voice.
lie is several wears on the snnn,
de OF fifty, an Albanian by li'ih.
aud a self-made man. Ills par n =.
were In Il very humble and obscure
position in life, aud 1t Is not conceiv-
able that they ever thought their
bright aud precociOus boy would de
yel0p into u Cabinet minister When
he was very Young boy. Daniel
was sent TO work as Il m sssenger and
general drddgc in the printing
Rce of the Argus, Albany, New
York. From this mean position his
fellow citizens of the pace of his
birth have observed his rise, certain.
ly to cminence il not TO greatness.
Before long the boy had learned
the art aud mystery Of setting type,
aud worked at the case. lie had,
moreover, manifested ability, which
Mr.. Cassidy, then editor of the Ar
gus, was quick TO observe. Accord
ingly he gave the young cOmpositOr
position as reporter, one for which
he proved to be admirably adapted.
Manning at the time was about
twenty wears of age, healthy aud Wig
crous, seli-asscrlive aud aud plucky,
Ills first assignments were in the
chamber of the New York Assembly,
where he soon became well known TO
the members, especially AS he evil
icnccd an extraordinary interest in
politics. This found Impression in
hard work at meetings, in caucuses
aud at the polls. The young jour
nalist rose step by step with the sue
cess OF his political work. lie is now
President of the Argus Company,
which owns the newspaper on the
stan of which he earned his first
dollar, and the Argus speaks as in
spired by the man who began a busy
life sweeping its Office.
Mr.. Manning has been Chairman
of The New York Democratic Com
miltce for several years. lie is a
near friend TO Samuel j. Tildcn, and
to him is largely due the Democratic
victory in New York State last No
vember-thc victory which insured
the return of his party TO power in
Washington. His dexterity was the
chief cause of Mr.. Cleveland's nomi-
nation to the Presidency.
The above portrait of Mr.. Manning
is from recent photograph, and the
reader needs not be told thai its sub
iect has a handsome countenance.
His figure is tall and large, and his
carraige commanding. The visitor
10 Mr.. Manning finds him TO be cx-
ceedingly aflable and courteous as
well as digni6ed, and scrupulouslv
"point device" in his attire. While
not great orator. Mr., Manning
speaks with Il ready, exact and pleas
ing address in public. In counsel he
is sagacious, and in planning and
executing party schemes adroit and
able.
lie has a second wife, to whom he
was married recently, aud a son and
daughter born in first nup.ials. lli'
wealth is considerable, he lives il
good style and dispenses hospitalit,
with good discrimination and liber'
ality.