Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-31

na"tAOu-A Sem1sOmcl0A StAtemeut Oh
the Grounds for the Presidents
Action.
The nominations sent to the Senate to-day
were the greatest surprise that President Cleve-
land has given his party. To say that the DEM
ocrats are dissatisfied is to express the preva-
lent feeling in the party too mildly. To-day's
nominations have added fuel to the flame OF
party discomfort and q regular conflagration
may ensue. The nomination of Henry G. Pear.
son to succeed himself as postmaster of New
YORK city elected words of condemnation on
every hand among democrats. Prominent
senators Of the democratic party did not hest.
gresham spriggs, of New York, said that every
democratic Senator who is moved by feeling
OF allegiance to his party ought to refuse assent
10 Pearson's confirmation. He declared they
ought to go further and fight the nomination to
the bitter end.
GROUNDS OF THE PRESIDENTS ACTION.
At the White House it is stated that the reap
pointment of Mr.. Pearson was made after q
most patient examination of all the facts con-
nected with the charges against him, and his
answer to the same, which was yesterday sub
mttted and read by the President. The ap-
pointment, therefore, may be considered a com
plete vindication of the postmaster.
THE RECONCILIATION NOT TO BE A PRECEDENT.
1t Is further stated that the reappointment OF
Mr.. Pearson will constitute q notable exception
to the course which the President may be ex.
pected to pursue. The New York post Office is
the largest and most important in the country,
ana OF interest to all the people and especially
10 the vast business enterprises centered In the
metropolis. 1t Is to-day complete illustration
OF the successful application Of civil service re
establishment. This condition has Sheen been brought
about very largely by the intelligent effort OF
Mr.. Pearson, and he Is thus identified in the
closest manner with this example Of the Suo
cess of the reform.
A RECOGNITION OF THE INDEPrNDENrs
To retain him insures faith and confidence in
the movement, which would receive q shock
from his removal. His retention was earnestly
requested by large number of business men OF
the city, both democrats and republicans, and
very generally by the independent republicans
who did such good service in support of the
democratic candidates in the last campaign.
This act of the President must not be regarded
as indicating that in other cases those opposed
to the party of the President will either be ap
pointed or retained after the expiration of their
terms of Office.
NEITHER HYPocRIT1cAL, UNPArR1oT1c OR UN'
GRATEFUL.
In answer to the suggestion that the reap
pofntment of Mr.. Pearson might cause great
dissatisfaction in the ranks of his party the
President is represented as saying: "The demo-
cratic party is neither hypocritical, unpatriotic
or ungrateful."
THE NEW MINISTER TO CHILL
William r. Roberts, of New York, nominated
for minister to Chilli, is democrat who has
been somewhat prominent in the past. He has
been in Congress and in the New York legisla.
ture. 1t will be remembered that during the
sitting of the democratic Chicago convention a
telegram was received in that city denouncing
the charge that Cleveland was unfriendly to the
Irish: That dispatch was sent and signed by
William Il. Roberts. In it he asserted that he
was an Irish patriot before the traducers OF
Cleveland were born, and that the democracy
had always been the friends of the Irish. Rob-
erts was Tammany man until 1879. when he
refused N ST low
Robinson and was expelled. He has since been
connected with the county democracy and has
been known as an active fenian.
CHARLES W. BUCK,
of Kentucky, named for minister to Peru, is an
unknown quantity, SO far as the Senators and
public men Of that state here in Washington
are conc rned. Senator Beck, when asked
by STAR reporter who Buck was, re-
piled that he did not know him. He
added: II went this morning to Bayard,
know him, but against his being permitted to
crowd out men who are known to the party,
and who have been recommended by the demo
Gratis. Mr.. Buck may be a very clever man.
perhaps he is; but don't know anything in the
world about him -