The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-12

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WARRINGTON March 2.-Prcsidenl
Cleveland, IN his message 20 TIE Senate
respecting the question Of access 70 %
pcss bearing on nominations. states the
Ground that the papers regarding suspen-
elon are not oflcial. and says for that
reason be has refused % furnish the IN
formation against the transmission Of
such papers and documents" The Pres
ident sayss II hare interposed ny advice
md direction. This has not been done
upon The assumption on my part that the
Attorney General, or any other head Of
. department, h the servant Of
the President. and 10 % give
o. withhold copies Of docu-
ments In his once according to the
will Of the Executive. but because Ne
Rard the papers and documents withheld
and addressed 20 me or intended for my
nee and action, purely unoflcial and pn-
vate, not infreQuently confidential, and
having reference to the performance q
a duty exclusively mine. I consider
them In no proper seuse - upon the dies
Of the department., but ~ deposited
there for my convenience and remaining
still completely under my control sup
pose u desired TO take them into my
custody might do 30 with entire propri-
ETY.. Even the committee, IN its
report" the President says,
<sappears 70 concede that there may be
with the President or In the departments
papers and documents which. on account
81 their unoficial character, are not sub
ject 70 the inspection Of Congress. Are
ference In the report 70 instances where
the House Of representatives ought not
70 succeed in call for the production Of
papers, 10 Immediately followed BY this
statement: sThe.committee feels autho-
rixed 70 state, after careful research,
that within the foregoing limits
there IL scarcely In the history
Of this Government until now any in
stance Of . refusal BY . head Of de-
partment or even Of the President him.
self 70 communicate ofIicial facts, and
information - distinguished from pri-
vate and unoficial papers, motions,
views, reasons and opinions 70 either
House Of Congress when uncondition-
ally demanded To which OF the classes
thus recognized do the papers and docu-
ments belong that are now the objects OF
Tie Senate's quest? They consist Of let
ters and representations addressed to
the Executive, or intended for his inspec-
ton. They are voluntarily written and pre-
scented BY private citizens who are not In
the least instigafed thereto BY any oficial
invitation, or It all subject 70 ofIlcial con-
troll. While some Of them are entitled to
executive consideration, many Of them
are 90 irrelevant, or in the light Of other
facts, so worthless that they have not
been given the least weight in determin-
ing the question ~ which they are sup
posed 10 relate. Are all these, simply be-
cause they are preserved, 70 be consid-
cred ofIicial documents and subject to the
inspection Of the Senates II not, who II
70 determine which belong to this classf
Are the motives and purposes Of the Sem
ate, as they are day BY day de-
vel0ped, such as would be satisfied
with my selection? Am I TO submit
to theirs, ct the risk Of being charged with
making . suspension from Office upon evil
dence which was not even consideredf
Are these papers to be regarded Official
because they have not only been present
ed, but preserved in the public oficesi
Their nature and character remain the
same, whether they are kept in the Exec
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ments. There Is no mysterious power Of
transmutation in departmental custody.
nor is there magic in the underlined and
sacred solemnity Of department. files. II
the presence Of these papers in
the public o61ces ID stumbling
block in the way Of the performance
Of Senatorial duty. IL can be easily re-
moved. The papers and documents
which have been described derive no on
cial character from any constitutional,
statutory, or other requirements, making
them necessary TO the performance Of the
of1cial duty Of the Executive.
1T viii not - denied. suppose, that
the President may suspend public ON
Ger in the entire absence Of any papers or
documents 20 aid his oflciel judgment
and discretion, and I am prepared to avow
that the cases are not few In which sus-
pensions from ONCE have depended more
upon oral representations made to me BY
citizens Of known good repute,
and By members Of the House Of Repre-
sentafives and Senators Of the United
States, than upon any letters and docu-
ments presented for my examination.
have not felt justified in suspecting the
veracity, integrity and patriotism Ut Sem
stors or ignoring their representations,
because ney were not In party omliatton
with the majority Of their associates, and
4 recall few suspensions which bear the
approval Of individual members identified
politically with the majority in the SEN
ate.
"while, therefore, am constrained to
deny the night Of the Senate, TO the papers
and documents described, 30 far as the
right to the same 10 based upon the claim
that they ere In any view Of the subject
o0cial, am also led unequivocally to
dispute the right Of the Senate BY the aid
Of any documents whatever, or In any
way. save through the judicial process Of
trial on impeachment, 70 review or reverse
the oct Of the executive In the suspension
during the recess OF the Senate Of federal
o0cen. I believe the power 70 remove
or suspend such oficiaIs II vested
- the President alone BY
the Constitution which In express
serps provides that the Executive power
ehall be vested In . President of the
United States Of America and that
<he shall take care that the laws be
faithfully executed"
~ think 1t will be found,r the Presi-
dent continues, ''thst in the subsequent