St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-12
Cries Senator Wilson to the President,
Which Has Been Assaulted on 643
Occasions.
The Hawkeye's Political PrOtOplasmic
Presence" Should Go to History With
"Innocuous Desuetude."
Secretary Manning Makes Courtesy
the Ground OF Refusal of Papers
TO the Senate.
Dement, Confirmed by the Senate--
Maynard Disallows n Lot OF
Roach's Claims.
An AssnnIt rom Chnrncter.


of the treasury transmitted to the senate in
formation as TO the claims of government
workmen under the eight-hour law. MT.
Jones of Nevada presented petition from
the National Bimetalic Coinage association,
and obtained unanimous consent 10 speak
upon ii. Remarks were also made by
MeSsrs. Morrill, and Teller. Mr.. Hawley,
from the committee on civil service, re-
ported adversely Mr.. Vance's bill for the
repeal of the civil service law. Mr.. Logan,
from the minority of the committee on mill
tary affairs, submitted the views Of the
minority on the FitZ-JOhn Porter bill. Mr..
Wilson of Iowa then addressed the senate
on the majority judiciary resolutions. lie
said:
For the first time in the history of this gov
ernment the executive power Is being used
as a means Of assault Oh the character ana
reputation OF It's citizens. have not stopped
to determine whether il is the result OF pur-
pose, inexperience, want OF Thought or other
causes. 1t is an unexpected fact, whlcn
would doubtless have been gaurded against IL
the trainers OF the constitution had believed
such a result possible in an administration OF
the executive power under the provisions or
that instrument as prepared by them. Who
could have anticipated that from the political
protoplasmic presence which flowed on the
bosom of
of 1854, and whose indehniteness was eX-
pressed in the words, 1--WE favor honest civil
service reform" could have evolved result
so harmful TO the character and reputation
of citizen as the practice of the present
national administration. The protoplasmc
presence which foated on the platform
seemed TO take definite shape in Cleveland's
acceptance. After the election. at the glad
Christmas time, Mr.. Cleveland addressed
letter to Mr.. Curtis indicating that
the political evolution was going steadily and
resolutely on toward those higher conditions
| and purer praC tices which show the presence
of reform in the method Of executing action.
| On the 4th of March, 1855, Mr.. Cleveland told
| tine assembled people of the country that the
! third stage of the political evolution had been
reached. His utterances on civil service re-
form marked the official aud highest stage OF
| the
POLITICAL EVOLUTION,
whose subtitle forces had wrought wonder
fully in the elevation of Mr.. Cleveland TO the
presidency. He renewed this declaration in
/ his first annual message TO congress and took
| care TO give il great elaboration. He desired
| TO impress the country that the indefinite
| protoplasmic presence had evolved sub
stantial and forceful principle which would
/ purify politics and bless the country in gen.
eral. The people have given Mr.. Cleve-
/ land generous credit for sincerity, but
/ they could not reconcile his actions
/ i'm suspending competent and faithful public
| officers with his repeated assurances that
| such things would not he done. He said men
/ would be discharged only for cause. 1t was
! the universal belief that charges other than
/ political should be lodged against public
| officer before his suspension could be as
| sured 1t logically followed that whenever
| an officer was suspended the people believed
/ that some grave charge had been made
against him. Indeed, every suspended officer
/ is, by the presidents own declaration, made
| TO stand before the country as
UNWORTHY OF TRUST
and confidence. He has suspended 643 officers
and marshaled them before the country as
unworthy of trust and confidence. II Is a
most extraordinary manifestation OF ere
form" for the president TO place himself be-
fore the country as the accuser Of 643 public
| officers, whom he suspended. at the same
| time denying 10 them information as
| to the things of which they are ac-
! cused. The senate hiss been asked TO join
| hi in these accusations. This is against the
| theory of the constitution and contrary 10
both the theory and practice Of the govern
| ment from the beginning. The outraged citi-
| zen must not inquire concerning the charges
| made against him, b. cause that would be an
| eucroachment upon the hngly prerogatives
of the possessor of the executive power, who
\ placed under lock and key the public records
! of the country. If this be reform" the
sooner we return 10 the old methods the bet
ter. The administration has been engaged in
COMEDY of Errors" and its position, in the
| light of all that has been promised, is not a
kAtte discouraging.
Mr.. Kenna obtained the floor to speak on
the resolution. After an executive session
the senate adjourned.