Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-05-13
NO. 1890
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Nav 10. 1885,

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not intend to work much during the
summer. Each is on pleasure bent,
and has his plans for recreation out
| lined. The convalescent Secretary of
the Treasury will probably start to
Old Point Comfort tomorrow, where
he will remain for several weeks. while
his Albany residence is being put in
order for himself and family.
1t was rumored about the hotels a
few evenings since that Secretary Man
ming had suffered a relapse. This re-
port originated from the fact that in
the last few days he has not been i'm
proving SO fast as was expected ON
account of the mental disturbances
brought about by a conference with
the President. Mr. Manning, urged
by his family and friends, had about
made up his mind to retire from the
Cabinet and seek rest in foreign travel
This determination the President firm
ly combatted for political reasons. He
pointed out the chaotic state into
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be thrown by the loss of Mr. Manning
Having already taken two members
of his Cabinet from New York, Mr..
Cleveland knew he could not elevate
another man from that State to sec
retaryship without stirring up violent
opposition in the South and West
Mr.. Cleveland relies very much on Mr.
Manning's political sagacity.
The man whom he credits with de-
signs upon the party in 1888, is David
Bennett Hill, of New York, and Man
ming is the only man who can out
maneuver the Governor The Admin
istration Democrats, with Cleveland at
their head, are therefore very averse
to permitting Secretary Manning to
withdraw from politics. As for the
Department, that is vast machine,
which, now that Mr.. Manning's policy
has been we'll defined, will run itself,
as it has frequently done in the past,
under the guidance OF the Secretarys
assistants. So it has come to pass, it
is affirmed, that Mr.. Manning is to re-
tain the portfolio and whip in the
boys, while Assistant Secretary Fair
child is to do the work.
Within the past three days extraor-
dinary pressure has been brought to
bear upon the Secretary by the party
in New York. The result of the Nov
ember elections in that State is said to
depend very largely upon the reten-
ton of the Treasury Department by a
New York man. I'VE cannot let Man
ming go, said Tim Campbell, OF New
York, last night. Cleveland cannot
let him go. Manning is the connecting
link between the President and the
party
At the Soldiers Home, three miles
from the city, they are beginning to
make the annual preparations for the
President. The cottage there which
is known as the Presidents cottage is
really the property of the soldiers. He
occupies it on invitation from the in
mates. 1t is usual at the beginning of
the summer to circulate paper among
them for their signatures, inviting the
President to use the cottage. The old
soldiers like to have the Presidents
come, because their presence there
adds much life and interest to the
place. When the Executive stays at
the Home he virtually lives upon the
bounty of these retired veterans. All
of the supplies for his table come from
their farm and commissary stores. The
cottage is also maintained at their eX
pense. Every President enjoys this
change from living at the White
House.
When George William Curtis, the
boss mngwump of them all, was elected
President of the Civil Service Reform
Association few evenings since, he
make some remarks. He said that
President Cleveand's sincerity and
courage in regard to reform was un
questionable, but he could not sue
ceed In the first place, according to
Mr.. Curtis, the President could not
have formed a cabinet devoted to
Civil Service Reform because his party
did not afford the material "When he
became President" said Mr., Curtis,
s'he was subjected to such a pressure
as no other President ever expert
enced. The entire body OF the party
descended on him at once with de
mand for a clean sweep OF all the civil
Offices But Mr.. Curtis admits that
Mr. Cleveland, like every other Presi-
dent, has felt the necessity of party
support, and his course, he says, must
be compromise between his party on
one hand and the interests of reform
on the other, and the inevitable end of
Sucb a cOnrSe is disaster "
The great social event of the present
week will be the Kirnes to be.given at
the National Theatre on Thursday
and Saturday evenings The dances.
of the various nations will be given in
costume by society maidens, who have
been thinking of nothing else for at
least two months. Preparations for
the affairar on scale of fmagnificence
never before attempted in Washing
ton, and as it is for charitable OBJ