Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-26
WHAT MUST Be DONE
To Avoid a Terrible Business
aa Crash. kE{a
cLEVELANO's coURsE OUTLINED
The Senate AstOnished by a Vicious
and COmbiaed Attack on
Arthur,
AND The SWAIN coUaT MARTIAL.
Spscial . sAs R.aisr.

nfectas - i1e RsgtaT.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-The proba.
ble selection Of Mr.. Daniel Manning for
Secretary of the Treasury, under the new
administration, islocked upon among Dem
oerats here as one Of the Wisest that could
possibly have been determined upon BY the
incoming Chief Magistrate. 1t must not be
forgotten that 4 Mr.. Cleyeland's admins
tration succeeds it must be through the dis.
arming Of the fears Of the business public,
that some action may be taken on the
tariff question tending to unsettle COM
mereial values as they exist to-day,
and though the creation Of q general conf
dence in the commercial world. Justly or
uniustly ghost has been raised which must
be "dowued if a panic worse than that Of
'7S is to be sVerted. 1t may be true that
the existing fear is the result of illogical
conclusions from untensble premises.
Probably every man who voted the winning
ticket last November believes that such
it is. But of its existence there
/ can be no doubt and if it
is to be removed there is no single act of
the new President that can accomplish
more in that direction than q discreet ap-
pointment of q Secretary ct the Treasury.
Among the Southern Senators and Repre-
sentstives with whom l have talked, do not
find any diversity OF sentiment on his point
have had the most inveterate free traders
tell me that 1t would be most unwise for the
PreSidenteleet to appoint Secretary of
the Treasury who was known to
be in accord with their own radical views,
and without exception it Is conceded that
in the interest Of the country at large, New
York ought to have this department be-
cause it is the greatest commercial State
and one of the greatest manufacturing
States of the Union A NV York man in
sympathy with the interests of his State
would not be likely to so act in the exer-
cises Of his quasi judicial functions as Sec
retary of the Treasury as 10 alarm manu-
facturers or middlemen.
As between Hewitt and Msckay there is
no doubt that the latter is the abler and the
more conservative statesman. He is a
| journalist Of undoubted capacity, political
| organizer without peer, unless President
[ Arthur NAV be reekoned in that category
/ and withal a gentleman whose appointment
/ could give no offense to the Hurd- Carlisle
/ Morrison wing of the party, with which he
/ is not in sympathy, for the reason that In
| the light of the late campaign it would be
! regarded as only Just reward for the mos
/ meritorious services.
[ A. opA Tho Hafa Nf thA
auguration approaches, 1t becomes more
evident that the ceremony is sure to be one
| of the grandest, as the change is one Of the
Bmost significant in our national history
/ The fears experienced some time ago as tC
the success Of the Insuaural ball appears tc
/ have been entire removed.
The sentence Of the Swain court MARTA
which has been approved under protest by the
President is one Of the most outrageou!
trsyesties on military discipline ever perpe
prated, even under the somewhat lax eos
toms. which have prevailed in the past
The court finds him guilty, and at hrs
recommended that he be suspended on hal
nav for three years. This was returned q!
! inadequate. Then it vas recommends
that he be reduced to the cank of Major anc
| Judge Advocate General but General Ar
! thur responded that this verdict could no
be constitutionslly complied with as ther'
was no vacancy in the rank to which it wa
proposed to assign General Swain. At las
| The court recommended hat he be suspend
cd on half paw for the twelve years ne has Il
serve before he can be retired. This hs
finally been approved. Il simply retire.
! tbe convicted officer on half pay at once, {
boon to which any Brigadier General or
the active list would be glad to receive a
his halt paw allowance would be sutheien
for him 10 live upon most comfortably.
S. A. Miller and ID. Z: GailaheT 0
Charleston. and ]. B. Hereford, also Of Wes
Virginia, are at the National Hotel