Daily Republican., 1886-04-05
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Secretary MANNING . 700 N . .a

much about 1t, bat It has become .
matter Of public notoriety that his sud-
den illness was superinduced BY Pfeti-
dent Cleveland's two-faced policy in
che matter Of nominations to the Senate.
Mr.. Manning 10 STRONG partisan, as lie
well known, but from the beginning he
has protested against the Presidential
sham Of posing before the Senate rs
opposed to any removals from Off ce
except for cause and then making those
removals without giving the Senate
that cause. The Secretary, In whatever
he has done of an Questionable partisan
character, has been open-hAnded. II
he wanted Eugene Higgins or Morris
Thomas, notorious ballot-box suffers,
In offioe, he pursued q manly course in
appointing them. He cared not for
the public objections and took the re-
sponsibility. He never removed Re-
publican Official for cause without Civ
ing the cause to make room for his
favorttes. He holds that the superAer-
viceable zeal of President Cleveland In
adding "for cause" to the old formula
In transmitting nominations to the
Senate has brought all this trouble upon
his administration.
1t now appears that the double-deal-
ing Of the administration In the matter
Of nominations has greatly annoyed
Secretary Manning. In carrying the
State OF New York the Secretary had
made certain political combinations
which he felt In honor bound to fulhll,
aud for a whnla voar ha hos haau atviu
ing to get the President TO recognize
those obligations, but instead Of doing
so he has quarreled with the men to
whom he owes his success, and has
capped the climax by getting into an
unnecessary controversy with the Sen.
ate. This was the state OF affairs when
Secretary Manning last attended q
meeting OF the Cabinet. It Is said he
spoke ut that meeting quite earnestly
and pointedly In regard to the New
York appointments, and expostulAted
with the President upon the course hi
was pursuing.
His representations, however, were II
vain and when he left the Cablne
meeting he intimated that he woult
resign his office. He went 10 his home
much excited mentally and his suddeI
attack Of supposed apoplexy and lin
gering between life and death fol
lowed.
There was no other member OF tn,
Cabinet with whom President Glove
land was ON more intimate terms thai
with Secretary Manning, until within
some three months past, but since tn
latter's illness the President does no
call personally to see him, but send
Private Secretary Lamont to perform
those tender and sympathetic duties
The worst charge against the Presiden
Is that when his former favorite Score
tary was at the lowest point OF his Ill
nesp, he suddenly left the Whit
House and hied Of TO an estuary OF tn
Chesapeake Bay to eat CANVAS bacl
ducks with q eoterie Of New Yorl
politicians.
The most unfeeling act Of the Presi
dent, however, lies in the discussion, g
the dinner party, Of Secretary Mar
ning's successor, his death being treate
ms matter of fact in the near future.
Is not often that we have instances {
such unfeeling ''inocuous deseusude.
The contrast between President Clevt
land and ex-President Grant
striking. When Secretary MoFrll
was sick, President Grant never fAile
to call at his residence, person ally
once or twice daily. But what NOR
could be expected Of Cleveland? Wa
he ever more than an immovabl
sphynx, without feeling or emotion
The honest Democrats Of the NAtio
have the sincere sympathies OF tn
Republican party, that in the chang
of administration they have brougl
about, they did not get Democrat
sit a. the head OF the N ton.