The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-12
MANNING RESIGNS.

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| WASHINGTON, June 5.-Secretary Man
ning's letter Of resignation, dated May 20,
and the Presidents reply, under date Of
June /, were made public yesterday after
noon. The Secretary says his reasons for
this decision are both public and personal
the full recovery Of his health, and 1t was
not betting that department Of govern
ment so difficult and important as the
treasury portfolio should be administered
by a conyalescenG The President in reply
earnestly requested the Secretary to accept
a leave Of absence until October next and
asked that the final conclusion upon the &C
ceptance of his resignation might be de-
tanned until the effects of continued rest
and freedom from official cares upon his
condition might be tested. Mr.. Mannlng's
letter is as follows:
WASHINGTON, May 2O,--My Dear Sir: have
decided to place in your hands my Ieslgna-
ton of the Office which you did me the honor
to ask me to accept fifteen months ago. My
reasons for this decision are both public and
personal. Since the partial recovery OF my
health has permitted me to reflect upon the
demands of the public service to which had
given perhaps too freely all my strength, and
upon the conditions of resumng my labors
at your side, have not for moment ques-
toned what must be my present duty. The
full recovery of my health is pronounced to
be an affair of weeks, and longer period OF
rest especially during the hot months, is
| prescribed or at least advised as prudent
regimen thereafter.
Compliance with this advice would not be
practicable were to resume now the general
direction OF the Treasury Department, even
II abatng something of the energy which It
seemed needful to eXpend IN the first year OF
my work, Supervision at a distance would
be more a hindrano6 than help to the aot-
, ing Secretary. But It is not betting that
department of the Government so dihcult
, and so important should be administered by
conyalescent, studjous of parrying its
} daily eXaotions, nor that the watchtul con-
3 troll of its enormous influence orthe direction
, of it's fiscal policies, even under your wise
: lead, should be attempted by any one con
: cerned about outstanding his strength. The
I reforms in our fiscal policy which you have
: | maintained, and which have been framed
r. and commended to the wisdom of the legs'
lative branch, are reforms necessary to our
J safety binding in honor, and obligatory in
1 ! the traditions of the Democracy, set down
e | with promises in our statute book.
4 Our present tariff laws are a. needless
: | oppression instead Of an easy burden. Our
currency 10 chaos into which we pour from
S forced purchases of one of the precious
q metals a mechanical increment under a
q coinage law so i'll judged and untlmely that
" it hinders the opening Of our mints to the
:. natural and unlimited coinage of both
u metals and the free expansion OF our goid
q and silver coin along with the growing needs
a OF mighty people. All our needful customs
- revenue might be collected by strictly rev
II euue duties upon few store articles instead
e of by extravagant or prohlbitory duties upon
l. more than four thousand articles. The mere
/, machinery of administration by its own mRsi
N and completely breaks down and brushes
q out the enterprise u assumes 10 project a
Ia be had BY q few laws of repeating and enl'
g powering legislation followed by two or three
;, years of capable administration OF the treas
q ury and Joined with the present sagacOus
D. conduct of our foreign policy by the State
l. Department.
Under the operation OF the currency lRwI
v and tariff laws now in force, VIII oh you and
ID the Forty.nnth Congress were elected by tbs
10 | people to reI cal and reform, the burdenec
o. Industries of our country arc plungins heav
lily along q miry road toward foreseen dan
NJ ger. We talk OF Rrbitrating our respective
OF share of disaster, instead of knocking of
n our self-imposed letters and releasing gen
eral prosperity. This is not in my deliber
ate Judgment, time when the President car
delay to provide or afford to dispense with
an actual, as well as q titular head o.
the Treasury Department The nsca
b.. policy of. the Federal Government in respec
'' to debt so large, taxation so pervasiVe, ant
a currency which is universal, can not fal
,rt of being chief factor in national and indl
| Vdual welbeng. Your own duty to which
10 you have addressed yourself with such clea
rs and unfinching purposes. the duty of Con
gress in the prem ses, and the laws whicl
en- may yet be enacted for the guidance of tn
of Treasury Department will require that yol
- be assisted in their administration by an Off
% Ger capable of full efficiency and unwearie'
ne circumspection.
re- Permit me, therefore. without hesitation
% 10 accept my temporary disability as sum
| n stand aside and make for on
eu Immediately capable of fulfilling every re
ur qmrement of the public service, Very r'
10, spectfully yours DANIEL MANNING.
"a To the President.
nd THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
,p- To this the President replied as follows
KS. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Jun
ck my Dear Mr.. Manning: | have receive
Lo your letter in which your resignation is ter
az dered as Secretary of the Treasury. Tn
lle sentiments therein contained are entirely j
in keeping with the devotion TO public duty an
NJ the loyalty to the interests of the Cover
-. ment which have characterized your reli
."S lions to the present administration | al
lel not surpr sed. though much impressed, wit
OF the concern which you evince for the corret
ad ton of the abuses and the Inauguration c
~ the reforms TO which in your letter 20
GOV allude and which have been so often topnC
IN Of our anxious consultations. have nope
vas that the day was at hand when the party I
.an which we belong, Influenced largely by fat
~ and confidence in you and IN the wisdom {
10Y your views, would be quckened in the sens
me of responsibility and led to more harmOnior
ss- action upon the important questions wit
nd which you have had TO deal.
nal In considering your proposed resignation
n"' should be strongly inclined by my persons
ere regard and friendship and by the state
ere your services to the country to beg you to
md once and entirely abandon your nclinatiC
Id to relinquish your part of an arduous dut
leu But am convinced that | should not do thi
he and that in all suggest and ask | shou
the have much at heart your welfare and safet
rst You have placed your resignation in II
~ hands, My responsibility here begins, and
W know that the responsibility will be met al
ard the wishes OF the people OF the land full
md answered when l ask you to postpone for
the while any insistance upon the acceptance
'"o your resignation, and that YOUR final co
clusion thereon may be delayed until the 9
sta fects of continued freedom from official ca
to upon your condition may be better tested
lie therefore earnestly request YOU to accept
, | leave of absence until the hrst day of Oct
ana Der next, when, # you desire It, the quest
my | of your resignation may be resumed wit
,ro- perhaps better means OF judging all the fac
moo | and probabilities which should be consider
nv IN its determination.
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