The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-03
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rho Comments of the New York Press on
the InStrumSnt.
NRw YoRE, March 1.-THE Times (MUg.),
commenting on the position taken w the
President in his message to the Senate,
says; SIT 10 proper, diguiael, sslf.respecs.
iul, and entirely respectful to the Senate,
and oughtto putan end to the snapping
and snarling in which those leaders have
INDUCED. II discloses, however, con.
dition oi things in tie Federal offices
which is unfortunate, injurious to the pub.
lic interests, and unbuSinesslike. The
civil service OF the Government has
reached an extended development which
requires that It should in all It's branches
he subject to an orderly aud responsible
system OF management Suspensions from
Office, save In possibly few cases, OF men
In position Of great trust, should be made
In 4 public manner and for reasons Capa.
bic OF q public record. II appointments
we're made as they should be, there could
be no serious difficulty In the way OF up.
plying this principle to suspension and re.
movals. There need be no occasion for
confidential communications, or for the
consideration by the President OF any
facts on which his conclusions could not
with safety 10 all concerned, and with I'D.
vantage TO the public interest, be made
known fully.
AoUllrY CONSCIENCE.
The Tribune (Rep) says; an this
message lie recommends no measure, says
nothing about the State Of the Union but
gives much information on subject on
which the Senate las asked from him no
advice whatever. His obtrusion was
doubtless due to o distruSt ot the Demo.
cratic Senators and to confidence In his
own superior ability TO deal with the
question, and 10 a desire to get before the
country his own statement Of the case.
His distrust OF the ability OF the Demo.
cratic Senators to furnish satisfactory rea-
sons for suspressing public documents Is
amply borne out by the report he pre-.
sented yesterday on the subject. But
stripped OF It's vefbiage and deliberate
misstatements, the Presidents communi-
cation Is much the weaker Of the two
documents,
at has been vol said that Rguilty CON
science needs no Euuuaer, the President
says that there are no grounds for an
allegation that the fear Of being found
false TO any professions influences me.
No such allegation has been made by the
Senate, though II Is not surprising that
the President should think 80. He at.
tempts To explain away his Civil Service
reform pledgsq, but adds that he hag kept
every pledge that he has made.' This ID
hardly In koeping with what follows! '0l
course, the pretense is not put forth that
no mistakes have been committed In
the light Of Garland, Higgins, Plllsbury,
Chase Thpmas and many others, stiCh u
pretense could mot bo more ridiculous
than the entire argument Of this unpreCe-
dented tneesage, which Is perhaps the big.
gest mistake Of all.
TilB "woHLp" wA0s.
The World tDem saysI oThe Presi.
dents message 10 tho Senate Ia q remark
able doOument-remafkab In tone, In its
defiant character and In It's evident desire
10 provoke rather than to avoid q conflict
with that body, The President complains
lie has received no invitation from The
Fsbuhtu W bAplhlu bAlS puSltlun i9 Alhn lolt
ConsIralDel TO assume In relation 10 the
papers desired by the Senate OF to inter.
pret for himself Ills acts and motives inthe
premises. lie sneets al the Rlluslon by
The Senate 10 tue fact that departments
which have withheld documents from II
were created by laws made by iiseli, and
says that he supposed the Departments
were created by Congressional laws for the
public good, aud were un0mbAfassed by
any obligations 10 the Senate as the price
Of their creation. The most
interesting point OF the remarkable d0cu.
inetit oonOedlng the PreBldents cohslilu.
tlonai and unlimited right 10 make sue.
pensions Outing O Senate recess, without
giving any reasons, Is the defiant Claim oi
the President that papers on file In the
public departments are his own private
property, 10 bs dealt with OF disposed Of
by him AZ his will and aB he plea6eg. We
are bound 10 say, and we Say II with great
regret, that the altitude taken by the
President will not strengthen his atgu'
ment or hls pOSitlon generally. Altogether
the message 10 4 very remarkable doqu'
ment and should be careinlly read by
everybody
Neither the Sun nor Herald make any
reference 10 the message In thelr editorial
columns,