Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-03
OPINIONS OF THE MESSAGE.
What Leading Papers Have to Say OF 'ne
Message.

BALTIMORE, March z.-lne oun VI
morning has the following concerning IN
Presidents message: "The President OF
tributes the stand he has taken upon tn
question Of removals and suspensions t'
his desire to reform the civil service OF tn'
country, an object he cannot hope to Sac
complish the principle Of Senatorial con
troll of executive patronage, asserted
unsuccessfully against Garfield By
Roscoe Conkling in 1881, be conceded
to Mr.. Edmunds in 1886. Mug
wumps who desire to see the spoils system
DESTROYED in the sphere where its influence
is mos, potent, for evil will now rally &c
the support of the President. To DO other
wise would be to admit that the Chief Ex
ecutive of the United States, in order Y
have the business of the government 60 on
must dicker with Senators over remoyalS
suspensions and appointments in the way
mayors of large cities are often invited to
do, even by city councils that have been
elected as 'reformers.
TIE DISPATCH sUsTAINs THE PRESIDENT.
PIrTsBURG. Pa, March 1.-The Pits
burg Dispatch this morning had the follow
ing editorial comment:
The President message to the Serate
on the right of that body 10 demand the
reasons for removals, is vigorous and
able document. 1t apparently puts the
Republican Senators in position where
they may realize that they would have
been wiser, ss The Dispatch pointed out
come time ago, to have dropped the mat
ter, as soon as they had placed the admin
istration in the position of refusing to
disclose the causes of removal. So far as
the constitutional question is concerned,
the President seems to have the best OF
the question. The right of the Senate to
supervise the ground on which the Presl-
dent removes officials, has been asserted
only By the tenure of Office act, and that
was abandoned as soon as Republican
came into power. lnpush'
ug The question to q point where the con-
authority OF the two branches Of
government are brought into the contest,
he Senate has made tactical mistake.
WHAT CINCINNATI PAPERS SAY.
CMcIXyATI, March 2.-The Enquirer
publishes the following concerning the
Presidents message: President CIeve-
and has sent special message to the
United States Senate declining to deliver
o that body the papers in the cases
# suspension from Office, and the
majority of tee Senate is not sat
sized lhereat. While the squabb!e
between the President aud the Senate is
,oiug on not little Of the business OF the
.onnIry is at staudstill But what is the
BUSINESS of the country in comparison
With the dignity aud stubbornuess OF the
senate and the President? Dignity and
tubbcrnuess must be maintained at all
hazards.
COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The President aent special message
o the Senate yesterday. He is like Dan.
)alton-he does not propose to give up
them there papers He gives the Ssna-
ors bis views about the powers and dig
lity Of the Chief Magistrate, and works
If several paragraphs Of solemn com.
nonplace with an Dir Of q man deeply
that he "a saying something.
lie tells US also-he is regular Mugwamp
n his uufailing improvement OF each
opportunity to do so-of his high purposes
lis peculiar lofty estimate Of official duty;
lis willingness TO help the country along
but he misses the point. He was elected
President upon the false presumption that
le was going to do something so pure that
he people would be csptiva ted, and opposi
ion paralyzed.
WHAT NEW YORK PAPERS SAY.
New YORK, March 2.-The Times, COM
nenting on the position taken By tne
President in his message 10 the Senate,
ays 1T is proper, dignifed, selfrespect-
ui, and entcrely respectful to the Senate,
md ought to put an end to the swapping
Ind suGrling in which those lesderO have
nduleed. 1t discloses, however, a condi-
ion Of things in the Federal Offices
which is unfortunate, iDjuri-
,us to the public interests and unbusiness.
ike. The civil service of the Government
las reached an extended development
which requires that it should in all It's
,ranoheu be subject to an orderly and re-
ponsible system Of management. Suspsa-
ions from office, save in possibly few
,ases, of men in position of great trust
hould De made in q public manner and
or reasons capable OF public record. IF
wcro made as they should
,e, there could be no serioas difficulty in
he way of applying this principle to sus-
pension ard removals
TIE WORLD
The World says, "fhe Presidents mes
,age TO the Senate is a remarkable doou-
nent-remarkabl iu tone, in its defiant
character, and in its evident desire 70 pro.
yoke rather than to avoid conflict with
hat body. The President complains be
has recsived no invitation from the Senate
10 explain the position he hss felt con-
strained to sssume in relation to the
papers desired by the Senate or 10 in.
terpret for himself his acts and motives in
the premises. He sneers at the allusion
by the Senate to the fact that departments
which have held documents from it
were cSestel By lays pgds b. itself, and
says that be supposed the departments were
created By Congressional laws for the pub.
lie good, and were unem mbsrrsssed by any
obligations to the Senate as the price OF
their creation. \ The most inter
estipg point OF the remarkable document
couceding the Presidents constitutional
and unlimited right to make suspensions
during Senate recess, without giving any
reasons, is the defiant claim of the Presi
dent that papers on Gle in the public de-
partments are his oEn priTste property, to
be dealt with or disposed of by him at his
will and as be plesses. We are bound to
say, and We say it with great regret, that
the attitude taken By the President will
not strengthen his srgument or bis posi-
ton generally"
a witness Becomes Deranged.
RuFFALo, March 2.-Mrs. Sarah With
ersll, Of Collins, this county, Who testified