Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-01
NERISAI.

The rem -' -. Corporal Tanner from
the Pens,a., r,u and the appointment
of his 81 one of those two-fold
acts thai ',>,ching in consequences
and atten III complications of del
icate amt some character. Among
other thin ", we'd in the dismissal of
Tanprrwh % Ight peck of trouble
tod.thelone ....-rs that swear by the
HaFEiSOh "i"r ,tration, was the diff
cult task o. ,, wing the act in the face
of thr ~ rs they printed lauda-
tory e,i .aa his acts. Without an
eXceP,iDH '."i' pewspapers teemed with
arttisslp ...is that all that was said
ahoutia'ie r"a.s for his position of
RejisIa II 30 . s,,oner was a Demo oCratic
liAhirspi-F" what they called copper
hea&bbHlc;i 1t was claimed that his
aea ota5H"p 'lected great credit up
op7theA a,iJ u, ,tion, as he was pre-
enineatN1 /, in every particular,
to tlisllESV nportant duties of the
ofiGeuzblE Is the right man in the
rigIIqplqc'.
atqhthe': ly of the Interior Depart
nIeAbiF-i" ~ponsible for the running
Of the r. III" iureau, soon discovered
thai ElaI l., tdtic press had sized up
CppeE6, tanner according to his
usmin.,.l ne has neither the abil-
ii4st '.- 1t requisite for the proper
dFe4ar.r ,uties of such an office.
And iar anoval or his (Secretary
Noble. i,. -",iion was the dilema pre-
sented 10 i!ent Harrison. Which
horn shout. Ike hold of, was the ugly
qucsiio. .+ aafronted his excellency.
For ia! ." 't4 between the devil and
the decp $ the Republican news
papers seIcr nit in supporting Tanner,
he fore Nv 1gly fix in which his re-
mo",l SoG lace them. But on the
othc nd, BE- lew the facts alleged by
Sec j. MOL concerning Tanners un-
titr "rra S'"" TO be published, hence,
of ni,,.t al head.
Aft lhs vas amusing to see the
shi't' yoUs' pursued by Repub-
lican r'.i 1t first they forgot that
the. vas Tanner in existence,
but t. 'riefy limited at his retire
ment, in 4 little friction between
him au. o.. etary. But finally like
little ""1 '.' teemed Republican edi-
tors SIC lie bitter pill, and now
adlai' Il E, mrs appointment was just
wha j. ~" papers had claimed it
to h. a.. zig mistake.
But lr1o in administration quar-
tiers dill Ut co., ny Tanner stepping down
and oni y ext delicate thing was to
appoin: 10 sr, or, and here again Har-
rison l. E'- into it again. Passing
by the .ny liable men recommended
by Con '~'a" and Grand Army men,
he final el,.'rI Mr.. Raum, of Illinois.
who o. No geen named much less
recomm' iol The Illinois Senators and
Repres' lad urged the appoint
ment Of ,'. Martin, and, therefore,
had eyr .a to suppose if any one
from lr { should be selected he
would b aan. 1t is not supposed
that the Of the other man feel |
fatered ct of Presidential snub- |
bing-in Aas already leaked out |
hat they ke it warm for the man
IN the EN hair.
We m'r add, let the good work
70 on IN can headquarters. This
ind Of 'clion will result in rev.
luton - towns, and cities be-
ides IL and points in Colnec-
cut ami sey, which have recent
I cast u. majoritieg.
Il sh,u. I'd tnat Tanner has g it,
ID is hot shot in.o the ad.
inistt.. ny of interviews and 1
tiers. ing it very warm for q
creHry General Eussey, the '
prafur, 81. L