The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-11

| llllGt PREDECESSORS.
There is great deal Of curiosity Ia see
the wedding presents but the President Is
determined that it shall not be gratified.
One of the Cabinet ladies' says that nobody
outside of the Cleveland and Folsom fam
lics knows anything about them, and Col.
Lamont SAYS that two thirds of the boxes
have not been opened. There will be some
funny disclosures from all ] hear on the
outside. know of five or six members of
Congress who sent in contributions and
some of them did so with a more compre-
hensive purpose than merely to compll-
meni the bride. The custom house off
Gals at New York and other office holders
elsew here forwarded gifts, and some came
from people who have not yet received APP
pointments, but hope to draw prize in
the lottery The President will be very
much disposed to return such gifts when
he finds them. and it would he just like
him to do so. He has administered re-
Dukes more severe than that since he has
been in the White House, and nothing
could be more offensive to him than an at
tempt to win his favor by attention to his
bride 1t was perfectly proper for the
members of the Cabinet and others who
were invited to the wedding to take gifts,
and it was Il pleasure for the President to
receive them, but it is not customary in
private life for persons who are not hidden
to wedding feast to send presents, and
the president made il rs plain as possible
that his marriage was private affair. 1t
will be no surprise If many of the gifts
are returned to the donors, but whether
they are or not their source and character
will remain concealed.
One of the pleasant predictions anent to
coming social life at the White House, is
that Miss cleveland will spend great
deal of her time there Mrs. Cleveland
will very properly rely greatly on the ex-
pcricncc gained and the good Judgment
displayed by Miss Cleveland. who. in her
management, is said by the scvcrest critics
to have made but few blunders
The resignation of Mr.. Manning, as Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury Department, was
not altogether a surprise to the public, as
rumors to that effect have been atloat for
some time. and it seems quite natural
step. He was uncertain when he would
again be able TO resume his official duties
and was not willing to be only Il nominal
head of the department The President
has done wisely, however. III declining to
accept the resignation, and has offered Mr..
Manning leave Of absence from all duties
until October next. i'll order that lie may
give himself up to the enjoyment of
pleasure and beneficial changes OF scene
and air. Ills position at the head of the
Treasury Department has been in every
way Il credit to the administration, and it
would indeed seem Il pity to retire from
the field of usefulness and honor now be
fore him. Ills official papers give evidence
of broad and intelligent conception of
the interests of the country. and, equally
to his credit, they have been filled with
good, sound, financial doctrine. Together
with his wife and Joseph J.. Miller, Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Mr.. Man
ming left for Hot Springs saturday. and
acting Secretary,
| The President still keeps on with his
vetoes of private pension bills. In this he
will receive the support of all right-mindcd
men without regard to party. The Gov
eminent proposes to pension all eX-Union
| soldiers who. by reason of wounds received
i'll battle or by reason of diseases contracted
| in the line Of service, are suffering physi-
passed by Congress have all. or the major
! ity of them, been passed by the Pension
! Office and rejected 1t is but reasonable
to suppose that the clerks and examiners
in the Pension Office. most of whom are
eX-solders themselves. would be lenicutiy
inclined toward the applications of their
late comrades in arms and would only re-
ject their claims when forced to do 50
either by lack of evidence or manifest un-
worthiness. OF course there are cxcep-
lions. but it may be generally stated that
when claim is rejected by the officials ut
the Pension Office it has very little merit
in it, Whatever members of Congress on
| the Committees of Pensions may think of
the President action in scrutinizng for
himself the claims which they have passed,
his course in this respect will command
the confidence of good citizens of all par
ties, for it shows that Mr.. Cleveland is bent