Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-11-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CLEVELAND TO STONE.
The Presidents Letter to the Sus-
pended Attorney General Of
Western Pennsylvania.
He Will Not Permit Office Holders
to Speak Ill Of the Present
a Administration. Fl MI
Hence the Removal.

/ &c - ~SSeS~A .
Hence the Removal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-The president
makes public letter from Hon. VIM. A.
Stone, recently suspended as district attor-
ney for the western district of Pennsylya-
mia, in which Mr.. Stone says he supposed
he was suspended for the same reason as
Hon. NJ. E. Benton making political
speeches. He asserts that he made but two
speeches, neither Of which interfered with
his official duties. In his reply President
Cleveland says:
mischieyous motive in his plainly errone-
Gus assumption that his case and that of
NJ. r. Benton, recently suspended and REIN
stated not upon the same state of facts, but
prefer to regard his letter as containing the
best statement possible upon the question
OF ms reinstatement. You remember, OF
istration was installed, and I think nearly
year and q half ago, considered with
you certain charges which had been pre-
ferred against Mr.. Stone as federal off,
Ger. You remember, too, that the action
we then contemplated was withheld by
reason OF the excuses and explanations OF
ations induced me to believe that Mr.
stones retention would insure q faithful
performance OF official duties, and that
whatever offensive partizanship he had
deemed iustifiable in other circumstances,
he would during his continuation in Office,
at his request, under an administration Op-
posed to him in political creed and policy,
content himself with quiet and unObtru-
sive enjoyment of his political privileges. I
certainly supposed that his sense OF pro-
prlety would cause him to refrain from
partisan course as would only offend and
lrritate the friends OF the administration,
who insisted that he should not be retained
it or in adherence to the methods which for
long time have prevailed in the distribu-
ton OF federal Offices. In the light OF
better system, and without consider
ing his political affiliations, Mr.. Stone,
when permitted to remain in Of
h9sness Gs oeeame orsaev,,an part f. Of the
ministration, bound by every obligation OF
honor to assist within his sphere in its sue
cessful operation. This obligation involved
not only the proper performance of official
duty, but certain good faith and fidelity,
which, while not exacting the least sacri-.
flee of political principle, forbade action
monstrations of pronounced type, under
taken for the purpose of advancing parti-
san interests. and concluded IInnr tha
ayowed theory that the Standardization oS nf
the poyernment was nor ent;tIed H ~ tba 10
confidence and resnect of the nannia Tbaro
is no disnnte whatevar concarn;I~ fba font
that Mr. Stone did inn nthars - hn u,'1 wara haus
camnaioning the state of Wo meiU +,
opnosition t. the administrat;nn n az. =.
mars tnn that he Uas antjvs % o,,d ,,ro,,i; ~ "i
nent in aftendance ,,non a. Iaoet TN t,sa ierne
nnhlic meetin%s that tha I snaachas S"J ~ ,,ee,
meetinps wers iewnted T tn aTmaa and "J SmIn ,nial
renresantation of the adm;nistratinn. that
he annrnvas al, th;a and antI,asIr aId,ssaI s.aas
the meefinp h;mseif IN sn,ne~hst a thu sa,na
strain. that ha attanded smnh ,meat;nns
awav from b;s bo,"e fnr t6. Sa'n ,,,rnosa 1oes 81
maF;nr snch adIrassas and tbpt Roso ,o ,uel y.
advertised az one of ~ tha uao snaatnas nay mas
ar each of cold ,ooa+;,ms psiaI1 Ip0ahn
accent az true t%a statamant ~ NJ ctnra. ha.l
the tSme @ snant hW b;n, IL th,s ~ dan,cs.ra NIL
mo his witI;ngp:sa % ~ nId ~ 'as rostehIa e.
fee at the 5nnIs - m az, an,;riatre4;n.. u
Which no endnaunrad e. d;soradit ..,t,s ti,s
nennie and which had ovarIonEaJ Nc Jsn ,ra ..as
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