Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-05
and so important should be administered


! Its daily exactions or that watchful con-
| troll of it's enormous influence or the d.
| rection of it's fiscal policies, even under
your wise lead should not be attempted by
anyone concerned about husbanding his
strength. The reforms in our fiscal policy
| which you have maintained and which
have been framed and commended to the
| wisdom of the legislative branch, are re-
forms necessary to our safety, binding in
honor, obligatory to the traditions of the
Democracy and set down as promises in
our stub books.
Our present tariff laws are a needless Or
preston instead of an easy burden. Our
currency is chaos into which we pour
from the forced purchases of one of the
precious metals, the mechanical increment
under coinage law, SO ILL judged and un-
timely that it hinders the operating of our
gold and silver coin along with the growing
needs of a mighty people. Our needful GUS
| toms revenues might be collected by strictly
| revenue duties upon few score articles in
stead OF by the extravagant or prohibitory
duties upon more than 400 articles, where
the mere machinery OF the Administration
by its own weight. completely breaks down
and crushes out the enterprise it assumes
to protect.
A better currency than elsewhere exists
might be had by a few lines OF repeating and
empowering legislation, followed by two or
three years of capable administration OF
the Treasury and joined with the present
sagacious conduct Of our foreign policy by
the State Department.. Under the opera
ton OF the currency laws and tariff laws
now in force, which you and the Forty
Ninth Congress were elected by the
people to repeal and reform the burdened
industries OF our country are plunging
heavily along a miry road toward forseen
dangers. We talk OF arbitrating our share
OF the disaster instead OF knocking OFF our
self-imposed fetters and releasing the gen.
eral prosperity. This is not, in my judg-
ment, time when the President can delay
to provide for or afford to dispense with an
actual as well as a titular head of the
Treasury Department.
The fl cal policy of the Federal Govern
ment in respect to debt so large, tax
universal, cannot fail OF being q chief factor
to the National and individual well being.
Your duty to which you have addressed
yourself with such a clear and unAinching
purpose, the duty of Congress in the prem
ises and the laws which may yet be
enacted for the guidance of the Treasury
Department will require that you be
assisted in their administration by an
officer capable OF full, effective and unwor-
fled clrcumepectlOn.
Permit me, therefore, without hesitation
to accept my temporary disability as a
summons to stand aside and make way
for one Immediately capable OF fulfilling
every requirem mt OF the public service.
Very respectfully yours,
DANIEL MANNING
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, !
d. e. June l. 1886
Ny DEAR Mr.. MANNING-1 have received
your letter in which your resignation is |
rendered as Secretary OF the Treasury. The |
sentiments therein contained are entirely !
in keeping with the devotion to public duty |
and he loyalty to the interests OF the Gov
ernment which have characterized your re-
lations to the present Administration. l
am not surprised, by the concern which |
you evince for the correction of the abuses |
and the Inauguration Of the reforms to |
which in your letter you allude and |
anxious consultations. | had hoped that |
the day was at hand when the party to which |
we belong influenced largely by both faith |
and confidence in you and the wisdom OF
your views would be quickened in it's sense
of responsibility and led to more har-
monious action upon the important ques-
tions with which you have had to deal. In
considering your proposed reslgna-
tion, 1 should be strongly inclined |
by my personal regard and friend
ship and by the value OF your services to
the country to beg you to at once
and entirely abandon your inclination to
re]inquish your part the arduous duty.
but l am convinced that should not do
this and that in all suggest and ask,
shall have much at heart for sour welfare
and safety. You have placed your resig-
nation in my hands. My responsibility
here begins, and know that responsibility |
will be met and the wishes of the people OF
the land fully answered when l ask you to
postpone for while any in
sistence upon acceptance OF your
resignation, and that your final
conclusion thereon may be delayed until
the effects OF continued r. st and freedom
from official care upon your condition may |
be better tested I therefore earnestly re-
quest you to accept leave of absence until |
the first day OF Oc, ober next, when, if you
desire it, the question OF your resignation
may be resumed with perhaps better means
OF judging all facts md proba bilties which |
should be considered in it's determination.
Hoping that you will consent to this sug-
gestion, and trusting that your encouraging |
progress toward restoration to health may |
continue, am, faithfully, your friend,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Hon. DANIEL MANNING, Secretary OF the
Treasury.
THE SUGGESTION ACCEPTED.
Secretary Manning has accepted the |
Presidents suggestion and will allow his
resignation to lie over until his leave OF
absence shall have expired. Assistant Sec !
retary Fairchild has been requested to con-
tinue to act as Secretary until that time, |
and has consented to dc SO. |
The Secretary and Mrs. Manning, accom-
panied by Joseph w. Miller, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, and Mrs. Miller, will
leave Washington tomorrow afternoon for
the Hot Springs in Virginia.
General Washington Notes.
WASHING TON, June 4.-The rumor that
Secretary Manning has resigned or is about
to resign cannot be verified. tits st ated at
the White House that ''he has not re-
signed" Assistant Secretary Fairchild de-
clined this afternoon either to confirm or
deny the rumor. Secretary Manning him.
self has not yet been accessible to-day.
ARRANGING LEGISLATION.
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