The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-03

MaEELIso, ". Va, MAAou .. 1850.


Whether or not Republican Congress
was justified in joining issue with Andrew
johnson the topper, is not, "a President
Cleveland seems to think, the most Im'
uortant question between himself aud the
Senate to- day. The technical question Is
whether the Senate has right 10 such in
formation concerning suspensions aud APP
poIntments as may be on lille In the Execu'
i've departments. In this the Senate is
merely insisting upon its right to know
II possible, in each case just to what 1t Is
asked to advise and consent"
The President is haunted by grim sus'
picion that the Senate has another mo-
,lye-he speaks Of motives, The suspicion
Ia well,iouuded, Tho senate wishes to
know and to let the country know how
much genuine reform the President has
introduced into the administration OF the
Civil Service, The President knows he
is on trial btt1ra the cluntryr and this Is
the defense he makes in Ills message;
have said that certain oil jisls should
not, in my opinion, be removed during
the coniinuaLCs Il the term Tor which
they we're appointed, solely TOR the pnr'
pOsa Of putting in their place those 10 po'
litIcal Utilization with the appointing
mower. and mis- declaration WAS Ilninedi.
ateIy followed by q description Of illcial
paftjganklip winch ought not TO ehtlt!e
those IN whom II WEB exhibited 10 con
alteration. II IL not apparent how an ad'
herenCe 10 the COuIsN thus announced car
rles with ii tho Const luerces desCrIoed'
lin any degit U the suggestion IS worthy
al, consideration, II IL 10 lie hoped that
there may be defense against unjust Gus
pension In the justice Of the Executive
Every pledge which have made by which
have placed Limitation upon my xer.
Cise OF executive power has been tallll'
fully redeemed. OF course the pretense
Ia not nut forth that no mistakes have
been committed, bat not u suspension has
been made exec pit 1t appeared 10 my salts
faction that thu public welfare WOULD Do
improved thereby.
This is all very fine, but It Ia not sus'
tanned by tie record. 1t Is not necessary
to 20 outslde ti Wheeling for some fair
specimens Of Mr.. Clevelaud's reform
policy. Postmaster sterlirg aud Survey
or Beach were removed "sOlely Tor the
purpose el putting in their place those In
political aiIilia!lon with the appointing
power"
There ives no other reason for the re-
moyal Of these men. They had been
faithful and very efficient officers, facts
admitted by those who asked the Presi-
dent 10 turn them out. But Messrs.
Sterling and Beach we're removed on
Charges" put together becaus, the
Administration demanded pretext
In that form. II there had been no
desire 10 put in those in political atlilis-
ton with the appointing power" there
had been no removal In either case. No.
body pretends that Mr.. Simpson 10 less u
partisan than Mr.. Sterling was, or MIR.
ESerter than Mr.. Beach. The two Dem.
ocrats put in place are as active party
men as the two Republicans put out
These facts are notorious in this COM
munlty, undenied and undeniable. They
are recalled at this time to show that the
President has not faithfully redeemed his
pledges, and that "the justice Of the Exc.
CuNvs" has proved no defense against I'M
Just suspension" For definition Of
''unjust suspension" wo have but to turn
to the President himself, who deaues 1t to
be making room for bis iavorites.
II is this kind Of thing which the Pres.
ident holds up to the country, as evidence
that he has been faithful to his broken
pledges. This is what he asks the Senate
to endorse as a good article Of reform. As
open, undipguised craftsmanship, the SEN
ate would probably have been made no
fight on the policy. But the President, by
his promises and by his practices, has
challenged tho Senate, and the gauntlet
hasbeen taken up in earnest.