St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-06
CLEVELAND SPEAKS BOLDLY.
The Motives that Prompted Him to APP
point Pearson Postmaster of New
York.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April s. One of the mem
bers of the cabinet has made the following
interesting statement to q friend regarding
Mr.. Parsons nomination:
The nomination of Mr.. Pearson, and rea-
sons for the action, were fully discussed with
the New York members of the cabinet be-
fore it was presented as an official matter
1t was not thing that specially concerned
me OF my department, but the president was
courteous enough to state his reasons to me
aud ask my opinion. After hearing what he
had to say fully agreed with him in the
course he was about to take, as did
EVERY MEMBER OF MS CABINET.
The conversation had with him was so in
tcresting that | will try TO repeat as many Of
the presidents words as may be possible.
81 am under great obligation to the liberal
Republican press" said the president in
opening the subject, "and l must repay that
obligation in some way which will properly
express my appreciation of the services rem
dcred Shortly after the new year l had
conveyed to Mr.. George William Curtis an
intimation that l 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 Evening Post, during the canvass. By
consultation with himself and the gentlemen
representing these journals, us to their best
and most proper mode of
ACKNOWLEDGING THIs OBLIGATION
in some official way before the country, the
proposition was met rs | felt it would be, in
the spirit made it.
Curtis seil n, AZ for ba ro;thcr
sought nor desired official position, but what
ever service he had rendered had been given
under n profound sense of right, and in the
success of the principles he has so long ad-
vocated he had received the only
recompeuse he desired. The other gentle
man who has brought to my support the i'm
po-tant journals mentioned replied in the
same manner as did Mr.. Curtis. None of
them wished any official recognition, holding
that higher
DUTY To THE COUNTRY
made ii desirable that they should not be
fettered by the obligations Of office. They
wished, however, 10 be considered as the
warmcst friends Of my administration in the
direction of reform, and l assured them their
request was very gratifying, aud their wishes
when expressed would have great weight.
The thing that most impressed me in the
interviews was that in no way did these in
dependents evince any desire to stipulate
for place. 1 could gladly have rendered Mr..
Curtis an important foreign appointment,
(lt is believed the president meant the mis-
sion 70 the eoutt of St. James, but my in
timstion to that effect was met by him
with so much firm, courteous determination
10 adhere to his views that l said no more
Mr.. Schurz positively declined to take Office,
and Mr.. Jones Of the Times and
ME-. JAMES GORDON BENNETT
expressed themselves in the same manner
When the matter Of Mr.. Pearson's reap
poiu,meut came up for consideration, l,
through personal friends, invited some ex-
preston OF opinion from the gentlemen al
luded 10. Il was unanimous IN favor Of
Mr.. Pearsou's continuance in office. had
said early in the canvass that the faithful,
bipartisan discharge Of duty was incumbent
upon all officials. This Mr.. Pearson
had especially emphasized in. his course
during the presidential contest. His op2o-
nents were many aud formidable. Some Of