The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-08
MANNING'S REPORT
OF TREASURY TRANSACTIONS,
How His Recommendation Strike the Press
OF the EaSt-Qualifylng Approval
The President Surs up Canada
on the Fishery Question,

New YoRK, Dec, 7.-The following
comments on Secretary Msaning's report
are published here to-day; The Herald
says II is q Remarkably clear and COgsnt
discussion OF the financial situatioH,"
The Times says; "Ws fear that Mr.,
Manning Is throwing pearls before swine,
There Is nothing in the conduct Of the
present mSiority In Congress to Justify the
opinion that one,hslf OF them will ever
read his elaborate aud very able report,
most Of which Ia OF the BouRdest, or that
one.hslt OF those who read would under.
stand it, or that one.half who undentsnd
would approve 1t, We cannot too much
admire the zeal and courage with which
the Secretary takes mp again, alter year
OF great physical suffering, the firm and
even feIyld advocacy Of principles that
have attracted no support, and hardly
attention, from his party In Con.
gEens, Mr., Manning Ia a gifted
politician. As wO read his emphatic
and often brilliant GtatsmeRt Of ideas ss
important aa any secretary since Mr.,
Chase has hai to present., we cannot help
wondering what would have been the ef-
feet II Mr.. Cleveland has held different
view Of the use Of patronage, and II vote
for the suspension Of silver Coinsgs, pay.
ment Of tic legal tenders aud Tree wool
had been made . condition precedent to
the distribution Of Offices In each Cougres.
slonal district, II IL better as 1t Is, but
the suggestion throws a strong light on
the capacity oil the Democratic majority
10 R0Uept wise advice wiEhou. being Ljhbsd
10 do 30. The bQldeat and the wlsest thing
In Mr. Aannlne's report 10 Tue res0mMsp.
dstion 70 pse the SuFPlua topay the legal
tenders"
A Washington special 10 the World
says; "Mr, MspniIg's proposition for re'
tirlng the greenbsCkS and supplying their
places with silver and gold certificates ls
not popular and will not be approved, ]
have talked with a number Of Congress.
men upon the subject OF varying shades
Of belief aud they ars all agalugE II, Ar,
Bland, Of Missouri, who repregents the
extreme wing Of tho silver nen, will oppose
the retiring Of the GreenhaOks. Mr.. Scot,
OF EIDE, who Is at tho bead Of d
Claes Of financial men the exac. opposite
Of Mr.. Bland, said that he was opposed 10
Mr.. Manning's proposition. lie thought
that the most dangerous stop taken by
Congress Tor some time was the aulhorSi.
ton last year Of the issuipgol the silver
certificates OF small denominations. The
retiring Of gteenbtGts and the issling OF
Vilver certificates in their place would
simply hasten our getting on 70 q oliver
baSis and the elimination ot gold as u
standard from the country. Mr.. Man.
nings principal suggestiona, however, re-
lating to the tariff reduction, ct in very
well with the Hewitt administration bill.
Mr.. Nsanlng's proposition to Jake tSrlGoR
raw pateHals and 10 have free wool would
buft Mr.. Hewitt very we'll. The lRttOr be.
lleves In free wool, although that Is not In
hia bill. In the main, Mr.. Manning sug.
gestions goneerning the taEttf will meet
With tho'npprovRl Of the majority Of tho
Houge. Il 10 Considsred strange that the
pFelldogt AiaSel! 9ll gqs tgko q FoFs Rro'
yond mere formal phrases."