The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent.l

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is, ISS9.-The
President did not get off to Deer
PARK until Saturday, owing to i'm
portant matters demanding his at
tention here. Before going he ten
dered the appointment of Commits
sioner of Pensions to Major William
Warner, of Missouri. ex-C0ngress-
man and ex.commander-in.c of
the g. A. R. Major Warner is here
but has not yet decided to accept the
position. and many of his friends say
that his acceptance is extremely
doubtful as he cannot afford to give
up his present large income from his
legal practice for the salary of Com
missioner of Pensions $4,000 per an
mum. However great political pres
sure is being brought to bear upon
him, and he NAV be made to see
that it is his duty to accept. l am
in a position to state positively that
whether Major Warner accepts or not
the President has fully decided that
he will give the position to represen-
tative member of the e.. A. r.. SO
that the veterans may rest assured
that their interests will be looked
after.
Although several days old the res.
ignation of Commissioner Tanner is
still the ll-absorbing topic of con-
versatlon here. All sorts of opin-
ions are expressed. some Of them
pretty severe on Secretary Noble,
but the prevailing impression is that
Mr.. Tanner in rendering his resig-
nation took the manifest way of re.
lieying the President of embarrass-
ment. After all is said that can be
said with any degree of certainty the
letter of Mr.. Tanner transmitting his
resignation and that of the President
accepting the same presents the mat.
ter In a light that is creditable to
both of them, Here are the letters +:
COMMISSIONER TANNERS LETTER.
WASHINGTON. D. G. Sept. II. 1889.
To The President The differences
which exist between the Secretary of
TIT s,,x,cnlf tn tho mol
icy to be pursued in the administra-
ton of the Pension Bureau haye
reached stage which threatens to
embarrass YOU to an extent which l
feel l should not call upon you to
suffer. and, as the investigation into
the affairs of the Bureau have been
completed and, / am assured, both
by yourself and by the Secretary of
the Interior, contains no reflection
on my integrity as an individual or
as an officer, 1 herewith place my
resignation In your hands, to take
effect at your pleasure. to the end
that you may be relieved of any fur
Their embarrassment in the matter.
Very respectfully yours.
JAMES TANNER.
Commissioner.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
WASHINGTON. D. G. Sept. IL, 1889.
Hon. James Tanner. Commissioner of
Pensions
DEAR SIR Your letter rendering
your resignation of the Office of Com
missioner Of Pensions has been re-
ceived. and your resignation is &C.
cepted, to take effect on the appoint
ment and qualification of your sue
cessor. l do not think it necessary
in the correspondence to discuss the
causes which have led to the present
attitude of affairs IN the Pension Of
flee. You have been kindly and
fully advised of my views upon most
of these matters. 1t gives me pleas.
ure to add that, so far as am advis-
ed, your honesty has not at any time
been called into question, and beg
to renew the expression of my per.
sonal good will.
Very truly yours,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
MIR. Tanner has been rendered a
U. S. Marshalship in New York
which he has declined. 1t is thought
that the President will appoint him
Recorder of Deeds in this city and
that he will accept the appointment,
although some OF his friends say that
he will not again accept Office under
the present administration.
Secretary Noble declines to at pres
ent make public either the report Of
the commission which Investigated
the Pension Office or his correspon-
dence with Commissioned Tanner, but
they are certain to be brought out
when Congress meets, ifnot before, as
a Congressional investigation of the
whole matter is now inevitable.
And it Is more than probable that the
Republicans will forestall Democratic
! action hy thomSnlvnS taking the