The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
A REBUKE TO THE RAIDERS.
The President Accepts the Resignation of
Tanner.-A Cautious Testimonial to
the Corporars Honesty.
WASHINGTON, September l2.-The
following is Commissioner Tanners
letter of resignation, with President
Harrison's reply thereto:
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,

letter OF TcSlSuallOn, WIN PRESIDENT
Harrison's reply thereto:
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, J
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18th, 'S9.
TO the Presidents difference
which exist between the. Secretary of
the Interior and myself to the policy to
be pursued in the administrator of the
pension bureau have reached a stage
which threatens to enbarrass you to
All extent which feel I should not call
upon you to suffer, and as an investiga-
ton into the affair of the bureau has
been completed, am assured, both by
yourself and by the Secretary of the
Interior, contains no reflection on my
integrity as an indiyidnsz..ssz7s-szss-a66 as an
officer I herewith herewith placenfyTesignation
in your hands, to take effect at your
pleasure, to the end that you may be
relieved of any further embarrassment
in the matter. Very respectfully yours,
JAMES TANNER, Commissioner.
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18th, 1889.
Hon. James Tanner, Commissioner
of Pensions-Dear Sir: Your letter ten
dering your resignation of the office Of
Commissioners of Pensions has been
received and your resignation is ac-
cepted, to take effect on the appoint
ment and qualification of your sue
cessor. I do not think it necessary in
this correspondence to discuss the
causes which have led to the present
attitude of affairs in the pension office.
You have been kindly and fully advised
I of my views upon most of these matters.
1t gives me pleasure to add that, so far
as am advised, your honesty has not
at any time been called in question and
/ beg to renew my expression of my
personal good will. Very truly yours,
BENZ. HARRISON.
TANNERS SUCCESSOR.
Gossip as to Pension Commissioner
Tanners successor is now engaging all
attention. To-day Ex-Congressman
William Warner, of Missouri, COM
mander-in-chief Of the G. A. r., is be-
lieved to be most likely to be appointed.
He is said to have left Kansas City in
response to a telegraphic summons to
meet the Secretary Of the Interior.
Other candidates are: Extension
Agent Poole, of Syracuse, n. Y; Gen.
Charles E. Brown, Of Cincinnati, and
Gen. Powell, OF Illinois.
The impression yesterday that Tan
ner would be provided for in some way
by the Administration still prevails,
but just where cannot be learned, if, in
deed, it has been decided. A Western
paper published a statement that he
would enter upon the practice Of law
after leaving the pension office, but a
close friend of the Corporars says that
assertion is entirely gratuitous.
It is said to-day that Gen. Alger did
not telegraph to Tanner advising or
urging him not to resign. If he ex-
pressed any view at all on the matter it
was verbally to third party Cover
nor Foraker's position is also said to
have been misrepresented by yester-
days reports. To-day's information
on the subject is to the effect that he
not only did not advise Tanner not to
resign, but gave him advice directly to
the contrary.