Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-06-09
TAKES Il VACATION.
The Secretary of the Treasury prs-
sents His Rssignation 70 the
President.
He is Induced to Withdraw Il, Hsw.
ever, and Takes : vacatlsa
Till October.



partial recovery Of my health has permittsd
me to reflect upon the demands OK tho pub
lc service, to which Ind given =
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have not Tor moment questioned whAt
must be my present duty. The full recoy-
cry Of my health is pronounced to be an Af-
fair OF weeks, and longer period OF rest,
during the hot months, 10 pre-
scribed, or at least, advised as also . pru-
dent regime thereafter. Compliance with
this advice would not be practicable were I
to resume now the general direction OF the
Treasury Department, even IL ubatin0 some
thing OF the energy which it seemed need
full to expend in the first year Of my work,
and supervision at distance would b
more of a hindrance than a help to the act-
ing Secretary. Bnt it is not beiltting that
department Of the Government 30 dificnlt
and important should be administered BY
convalescent, stndious Of parrying its daily
exactions, nor that the watchful control Of
its enormous influence or the direction Of
its fiscal policies, even under Your wise
lead, should be attempted by any one con-
eerned about outstanding his strength. Tho
reforms in onr fiscal policy which yOu have
maintained, and which have been framed
and commended 10 the wisdom Of tho leHis-
lative branch, are reforms necessary to our
safety, binding in honor, allegatory in the
traditions OF Democracy, set down with
promises in our statute books. Our present
tariff is an oppression instead Of an casy
burden; our currency is chaos in which
we pour from the forced purchases Of one
Of the precious metals q mechanical incre-
rncnt under coinage law 80 ILL judged and
nntimely that it hindels Che opening Of our
mints to the natural and unlimited coinage
of both metals and the free expansion Of
our gold and silver coin. Along with the
growing needs Of mighty people, all our
needful customs revenue might be collected
by strictly revenue duties upon few score
articles, instead Of by extrayagant or pro-
hibitory duties on more than 1000 articles.
The mere machinery Of the administration,
by its own mass and complexity, breaks
down and crushes out the enterprise IL as
sumes to protect. A letter currency than
elsewhere exists might be had BY few lines
repeating and empowering Legislation, fol-
lowed by two or three years Of capable ad-
ministration to the Treasury. and
joined with the present sagacious con-
duct of our foreign policy by the State De.
partment. Under the operation Of the cur
rency 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 miry road toward
forcseen dangers. We talk Of arbitrafina
our respective share Of the disaster. instead
Of knocking Oh our self imposed feiters and
releasing general prosperity. This II not
In my deliberate Judgment, tme when thA
President can delay to provide or afford To-
dispense with an actual as well - usefuh
head OF the Treasury Department. The
fiscal policy of the Federal Government III
respect to debt 80 large, taxation so per-
versive, and currency which ID UNIVERSAL
cannot fail Of being chief factor in na-|
tional and individual we'll being. Your
own duty, to which you have addressed
yourself with such clear and unflinching
purpose, the duty Of Congress In the prem-
ises, and the laws which may yet be enacted
ment, will require that you be assisted in
their administration by an officer capable 81
full efficiency and unvaried circumspection.
Permit me, therefore, without hesitation, To-
accept my temporary disability % i sum-
mons to stand aside and make way for one
immediately capable Of fulfilling every 10
quirement Of the public service. Very re-
spectfully yours,
DANIEL MANNING.
To the President.
President Cleveland replied to Mr.. Man.
ning's letter as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
June my Dear Mr. Manning: / have r.
ceived your letter in which your resignation
is rendered as Secretary OF the Treasury.
The sentiments therein contained are en-
tirely in keeping with the devotion to pub
lie duty and loyalty to the interest Of IL