Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-13


II was very strong pressure, indeed,
that brought Tanners resignation. Tan
ner says, that IL was evolved from the
kUodness Of his heart, the situation bcing
that either he or Noble had to go, and
be did not want to break up the cabinet
This IL very Tanner-like announce
Inent; but the corporal is mistaken
IN II, according to Major Elijah
Halford, private secretary of the prcsi
question at all rs to Tanners going,
the only question being as how he would
60. The president made the commits
sioner clearly understand, through Mar
ehall Ransdell that he was TO go
and 20 quickly. 1t looks, indeed, as
II the very exact date of his letter
Of dismissal WAS stated to him and
that II was fixed for the morrow. For
the good marshal labored with his sub
Ing of the 10Th instant, before he Sc
cured his letter of resignation, which
reached the White House after o'clock
.. M, and the president was awakened
to receive II and to write his acceptance
OF II. Such proceedings show great de-
Termination at the White House to elimi-
nate Tanner and great reluctance at
Tanners house To gracefully go.
1t Is stated that Mrs. Tanner held the
fort and turned the deafest of ears to the
prudential argument which held that,
since Tanner had to go, he had better go
- the president wanted him to 20 and
% open an easy road to another good
berth. Mrs. Tanner declared that she
would take In washing before she would
be willing to.-have the corporal retire
under fire from his outpost to the soft
cushions Of a hospital In the rear. Mrs.
Tanner would have been worthy
soldiers widow, but she fails as wife of
the soldier kind who fight and run away
that they may live and fight another
day. We fear that the corporal, her
husband, has earned title TO be held
TO be Of this kind though he and
Marshall Ransdell deserve credit
for the courage they showed in battling
with and beating the fiery wife or else
for their eloquence, which finally per
suaded her, as the midnight hour iolled,
and the moment came when the re-
moval would come If the resignation
di1fhokgo.
II will be noted that the letters pass
ing between the president and Tanner
do not show the nature Of the disagree
ment between Secretary Noble aud
the commissioner. II is understood
that Tanner wanted to state the
the whole story, but that the marshal
let him understand that the president
would not be pleased thereby and he
sensibly made up his mind that since h,
was resigning to please the president, h,
had better go the whole figure aud max,
sure his calling and election to som,
2 other good Office. And he did pleas,
the president, who wrote to him that h,
was very good and honest man ant
Secretary Noble says the same Of him
Which only makes US more curious I,
know why they were 40 anxious to par
with him. They say IL was ditlercnc,
OF opinion about the conduct of th,
pension Office but what was the diff
ferepce? The pension office is supposed
TO pay pensions awarded according {,
law ; but ii seems that il does more ant
makes pensiors according to tl,,
commissioner. The secretary an,
the commissioner are understood {,
have differed here, the secretary object
ing to the commissioners free way o
handing out Uncle Sans money to th,
pension clerks, senators, Grand Army
officers and other good fellows who once
were soldiers
Secretary Mobiles indisposition to per.
init the dissipation of the money in tn,
treasury by the pension commissioner
to the army Of a quarter of a century
ago, was natural, a he is man of sense
though he was himself soldier but
sensible as he is and foolish as Tanner
was, the latter IL not going To b,
without defenders of his policy. tn.
demagogue Is abroad, and the chief
of the tribe, Ben Butler, hastens To de
clare himself on Tanners side. II,
thinks that the pension laws cannot b,
too favorably construed for the soldier
that y pension is his right and that h.
ought to have it increased whenever any
respectable party will testify that it ought
+ to be. He would have the rules of eVi
dence relaxed to the utmost aud takt
the statement of any old soldier as sul,i
cient TO confer pension upon AN appli
cant. The general thinks that an old
colder will not lie, or beg for more than h,
needs and he would leave the govern
ment in their hands and lie down tC
pleasant slumber with Tanners hand in
his treasury. When he awakes he
would be apt to find himself poor.