The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-21

2 :.i%iHi,,..:iSn: and .incsrsly regret
Utica Herald trrp.l: Commissioners
Tanner meant well, bat he has demon-
strated hat his Judgment In lacking in
40 responsible and conspicuous n place.
indianapolis Senfin~t tdem.b: Tanners
retirement, under the circumstances, does
mot IN the slightest ny st.. ac J,su rsi'e ~ s the adj
pointment, which was made with full
knowledRe of his gross ignorance and
utter incapacity.
!. Philadelphia Press ,rep.): Mr.. Tanner
has himself to thank and no one else. He
is not accused of dishonesty or of knav-
agents. He has simply been light headed,
and il il manifestly impossible for the
president TO keep a light headed mar at
the head of the pension Office.
Detroit Free Press (dcm.): The trouble
with Tanner is Observation-Disclosures. When
the president told him to be ''liberal with
the boys he did not see the portentous
wink that accompanied the suggestion.
but took i for granted Ben really meant
IL imnracticab,e for him to run n scala
fountain i'm ~ prohibition town.
Boston Journal trcp.) The trouble with
Tanner has been that he has oysrratcd his
own personal importance and ignored the
lesson which. as n soldier, he should have
had by heart-due Difference to the re-
was hurting and not helping the cause of
the soldiers and alternating the support of
men who otherwise would have been it's
friends.
New York Erening Post ,mug., The adj
ministration has at last ended n national
scandal by forcing Tanner to retire from
Il is confessed by SO eooI a republican or.
gan as the New York Press that the prcsi-
S %rasb . nf PEs h GSan aS a sn@SsT mnc fMsei r. the he
should turn the corporal out and the
downfall of the administration IL he
should retain him.
Rochester Post E.rpress Und.) Corporal
Tanner was not fit for the place to which
he was appointed. He had no tact or dis
| doing things that brought criticism on the
administration on occasions when there
was no necessity for his speaking or act
not only meddled i'm outside matters too
much, but he managed h affairs of his
own office badly.
st. Louis Republic lDem.): When Mr..
Harrison, to get the Grand Army of the
Republic vote, publicly promised that he
would not weigh their claims with an
per to convince the Grand Army Of the
Republic by open action that the scrnple
was not the weight used in the pension
department.. He succeeded fully. but the
president, instead of sustaining him i'm
acting openly ON the campaign pledges of
p~rofiiRate extravaganza, deserted him.
indianapolis Journal ircp.): Corporal
Tanner has not shown the mental equi-
poise and judicial fairness and firmncs
thai a commissinner OF pensions ought To
that degree OF official dignity and discre-
ton that should pertain to so important
an office. As an old soldier who had lost
both feet Corporal Tanner il entitled to
the utmost sympathy but there are occa.
sions when considerations OF
public duty.
New York Commerciat-Adrertise tmug.)
The successful Of the pension
Of a few millions by Corporal Tanner IN
re-ratinR the claims of a few d in
SiyiSsrl ;b has %s SnS IL If y h ssse ne' b nrs
the entire Grand Army. Retail tavori.isn
surplus-squanderers needed a diplomat IN
the pension bureau and therefore Tanner
had to go.
New York Press trcp.p: II may console
Corporal Tanner tn realize that he is sui
ferinR for the sake of the old soldiers. II
is n severe trial to him, no doubt, to b.
flee, but he cannot fail to he aware that,
i'm spite of his personal integrity and hi,
excellent tn'ens,Sns, sSme o. the suborsi
duct he IL entirely Responsible, have beer
guilty Of abuse that threaten the very ex
istence of the pension system. the ascend
ency of the republican party, and the s,Is.
cess of the administration.
PittsburH Dispatch lind. rcp.D: Abou
OH pensions and his limitless willingness
to give the last penny the law allows Their
is mo sort of doubt but IL we are not mis-
the republican leaders have been shouting
for. 1t may he the easier device tn kicl
the ~corporal out for practicing heartily
n has been preached, but Il would b
the more creditablc for the leaders 4
make mp their minds to preach and cnac
hereafter only just what they are
tn stand by when practiccd.
Burlington HdtcE- trcp.I: Corpora
Tanner has more heart than head, am
more mouth than both. He lacks discrt
ton. He talks too much. He went int
Office with "a flourish of trumpets of wlia
he was going to do, and he has been al
dress parade ever since. Ii may he EN-
barrassing tn n new administration to m
move one of it's leading officials so quicl
ly after inauguration, but the sooner
mistake like this is rcctified the better t.
the administration and the country. w
do not question ability as n col
poral.
Atlanta GA, Constitution idem.l: Tw
things Tanner appeard to think cam
within his special p~rovince-to sr.attt
I money and to howl. He was "a s~rsc.tac,
lar success i'm both lines of business. II
uander the corntry's revenues fasts
than any one had considered possible, AN
, he howled his war yawps so Justify thi
he stirred up other howlers i'm the gran
army of the republic. All this gave ti
administration food for thought. Pres
dent Harrison and his advisers saw that
they did not smash Tanner he was boun
to smash them. as no people outside OF
. lunatic asylum would stand such antics.