Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-03-05
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 2, 1886

Editors fegiSe. -MeicoroioSicahy
speaking, we had good right to expect
"March weather" during the present
week. Nor have we been disappointed.
The Potomac so nicely opened has to be
kept passable by constant effort, ana as
for the Eastern Branch that is caked
all about in spots forbiddingly to navi-
CATION and skaters. Old Bore"e keeps
continual blast.
Politics show "a disposition 10 follow
suit. The dis.runtlement between the
President and Senate is rising To head.
We have had this week the Senate Judi
ciary Committees minority reply to the
majority manifesto, and Mr.. Cleveland
has seen fit to send to the Senate stimuli
taneously herewith ais message on the
subject of the difference between him
and the Senate. There is nothing
"mealy-mouthed" about it. He tells
the Senate that whilst he will furnish
them with all official documents on file
in the Departments, there are many pa
pers i'm his hands of confidential yet
reliable character which his good faith
with the writers forbid him TO send.
They are secret and intended for his
private guidance. They relate to sus-
pensions from Office during the recess
OF the Senate, which the President holds
to be within his proper Executive dis
cretion. He strongly objects to being
chaperoned by The Senate in matters
strictly Executive and tells them Gas |
had the honor of suggesting in your
columns) that whilst he will not NEEDLE
with their right Of rejection when they
see fit TO exercise it, so he wishes to eX-
ert his right of nomination in all cases
without being brought up with the
check bit.
tie neatly recites the bitter partisan
ship exertcd against President johnson
and how it Was all put right again when
General Grant got in and wanted to en-
joy the proper freedom of the Presideh
tial office.
As general sample of the spirit
of the message | quote literally
thus: "The pledges have made were
made to the people, and TO chem l have
been responsible for the manner in
which they have been redeemed. am
not responsible 10 the Senate, and am
unwilling 20 submit my actions and oih-
cial conduct TO then. for Judgment"
The New York World disparages the
message, but the White House anu the
World have been at acknowledgements for
quite good while. TO the eye of
plain man like myself the whole trouble
arises from fundamental purpose on
the part of Edmunds, Logan, Hoar d
Co. to usurp Executive powers, and cit
OIL the coacll-box with the President in
managing his official team. We now
await the response of The Senate Judi
ciary Committee, and then the Issue will
be fully joined.
Great qualification was felt and ex-
pressed by our people when Commits
sioner Webb, of Washington City, was
made District Commissioner. But the
sweet milk is getting woefully curdled,
because it begins to look as if Mr.. Webb
is laboring hard to continue the very
unpopular and outgoing Commissioner
Edmonds in the Commissionership by
using his influence with the President
to this end. EimoIds is intensely dis
liked by the generality of people, who
regard the Squiertragedy as largely of
his cau,ation. Edmonds is always for
reducing our local government TO the
"One Man" principle. Let the Gone
Man" close lis last official days in quiet.
Pillsbury and Chase, two nominees by
the President for collectorships of the
revenue at Boston and Portland, we're
rejected yesterday.
The sufferers by the sinking Of the
Tallapoosa will probably get paid for
their losses. Yours, &C.,
JADIs.