The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-04-17
What the President Is Reported Having
Said About PearsOn's appointment.

WASHINGTON, April S.--A Cabinet
officer is quoted here as having given to
a friend the following statement in re-
gard to the Presidents reasons for re-
nominating Postmaster Pearson IL was
not a thing that especially concerned
me or my depart ment, but the Presi-
dent was courteous enough to state his
reasons 20 ME, and ask for my opinion.
"I am under great obligations to the
liberal Republican press" said the
President in opening the subject, land
I must repay the Obligation in some
way which will properly express my ap-
probation of the services rendered.
Shortly after the New Y ear. had con-
veyed to Mr.. George William Curtis an
intimation that I should like to show
my sense of the Importance IN which
held his most valuable assistance, and
that rendered by the New York Times,
Herald, and the Evening Post during
the canvass, by a consultation with him
self aud The gentlemen representing
those journals as to the best and most
proper mode of acknowledging this OBJ
legation in some official way before the
country. The proposition was met, as
felt 1t would be, in the spirit made it.
"Mr. Curtis said that, for himself, he
neither sought nor desired any official
rendered had been given under a pro-
found sense Of right, and in the success
of the principles he had so long advo-
| Gated be had received the only recon-
peuse he desired. The other gentle men,
| who had brought to my support the i'm
| pOrtAnt Journals mentioned. replied in
| the same manner as did MI. Cults
None of them wished anV official recog-
milton, holding that higher duty to the
| country made it desirable that they
| should not be fettered by the obligations
| of Office They wished. however, to be
| considered as the waTmest friends of my
| administration In the direction of Ie-
| form and l assured them that their in
terest was very gratifying, and their
| wishes when expressed would certainly
/ have great weight.
| The thing that most impressed me
! in these interviews was that III no way
| did these Independents eviEce any de-
sire to stipulate Tor place. l would
! gladly have rendered Mr.. Curtis an i'm
| portant foreign appointment lit is be-
! lleved the President meant the mission
| TO the court of S.. Jamesl, but my inti-
! nation to that effect was met by him
! with so much finn, courteous determi-
nation to adhere TO his views that L said
no more. Mr.. SchuTZ positively declin-
ed To take office, and Mr.. Jones. of the
! Times, and Mr.. James Gordon Bennett
| expressed themselves in the same man
! ner.
When the matter o! Mr.. Pearson's
! reappOintment came up for cOnsidera-
tion, 1, through personal friends, invit-
ed some expressions of opinion from tie
gentleman alluded to. 1t was unani-
nous in favor of Mr.. Pearson's contin-
uance in office. I bad said early in the
canvass that faithful, bipartisan dis
charge of duty was incumbent upon all
officials This Mr.. Pearson had espe-
cIally emphasized in his course during
the Presidential contest. His opponents
were many and formidable. Some of
the Republican leaders particularly
wished to see him dIshonorably dis
charged, because he refused, in the heat
Of the canvass. to permit the postoffice
to be made a political machine. I stat
ed these views to the members OF my
cabinet who are from New York, and
they fully agreed with me in the propTi-
ETY. Of renOminating Mr.. Pearson. 1t
is a matter in which New York, as a
city, is more interested than any other
part of the country can he. l believe
the good sense of the whole country
will approve my course. But l know
am right, ard there l mean to stand OF
fall