The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-25


Terra Hssss special 70 indianapolis Sentinel
A Washington specie. to the IndIausp-
olis Jourusl Of this morning. speaking
Of the appointment or Mr. Throop q
Collector Of internal revenue. says:
Gen. Manson not only rendered his
resignstion from The oiIlce Voluntarily,
but in doing 90 be expressed BILE most
cordial regards for the PresIdeut and The
administration, = The following letter
will show"
The fsct OF the natter b thas Gen.
Manson resigned 10 avoid removal. HE
resIgnali0n was requested By President
Harrison IL : letter which Gen. Msnson
makes public this evening. Il Il - fol-
lowe:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHlN0roE. .SEPr I. 1885,
DEAR GESEaAL: When I Was at Indi-
snspolis endeavored to have confer
ence with you. but the demand upos
your time and mine seemed 70 prevent
you from responding to my request
Mr.. Ransdell informed me that you
had said to him that you would address
|me letter relieving me offs possible
embarrassment connected With . change
in the collectors Office held By you, asd
l have been expecting 10 hear from you-
do not wish to make any o0cial ro-
quest or suggestion to you, but : change
cannot much longer be:deferred, and ny
desire has been that it might Be- made in
d way - agreeable 20 you % posslble-
|This IL the object Of THE personsl note
Please inform me Of your purpose.
Very respectfully yours,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
In response to this polite. but very de-
|cided hint, Gen. Manson, on Sept. l6,
forwarded his resignstiou 10 the Prssi-
Ident il the following letter:
TERRk HAUre. IxD., Sept. l6.
Iuss. Benjamin Hssrisss- rrssl ssss : shs usissl
otssss;
Nv DEAa Sla II have the honor %
tender my resignation - Revenue Col
Isctor Of the seventh dislrice Of Indiana,
10 take elect on the 6rst day OF October
1889. OF . soon thereafter = ny succeo'
sor can Be qualified. Hoping that youl
Igood health msy continue, and that yos
will have great success Ia your adminis-
,ltratiOn, am, very respectfully snd lin
|cerelys your friends
4 MAaLoH d. MANSON.
j Ou The SD Of Sepsombor Gen. Man
Icon recelvod leeeor ltoO eoe PFcuidon
/ Ilhanklng him for bic smanly and friend
Ily couroe % the matter
i Gen. Manson 4 : hero of both ~
Il Mexican and civil wan. snd.his tern .
|ofIlce would not have expired Gill sex
August. He Gays be was convinced thu
lif ho did not resign he would have beer
.|removed. There Wss q almost genera
llbelief that on account OF bic brillian
llarmy record be would be allowed q
lcomplete his term. There b great indig
nation, nos only among Democrats. bu
|smong Republican ex-so1djers over b.
|dIspIscement, asd Throop's selection =
his successor be- kicked up lively roU
|in the Republican camp.
i The most prominent candidate beoIdo
rhso0p wss Nicholas filbeck. ex-post
master OF this city and there was mucl
Isurprise here that he Vas mot appointed
|Filbeck u very mad. IL a intervie0
Tonight. be said:
1 Yes, most people here he'd q idsa
I would b appointed, o they considerei
'Imy close personal relations 70 1lr. Har
|rison. AZ told you, however. | have
lnoe expected the appointment for (
.lmonth. The Germans here ere no'
lmuch surprised q my not receiving tbs
4 ,lsce, for they believe Mr.. Harrison
ldocsn't like the Germans. and &c would
lseem 70 Be %, Tor there hes been 20 Ger.
Imam appointed 70 any important oflce
10y him IN the State. There have been
lone or two, perhaps, appointed 20 sub
ordiuate plsces 0ver u I0dia0apolis. bu'
luo German has heen sppolnled 70 aay
IImpc rtsut place u Indiana"
| Referring % thu late Indianapolis city
|eIecSiou NJ. Filbeck ssys 10 the inter.
view: n Wss II indianapolis before
Ithe election sud knew the Republicans
would b beaten. The Republicans ove1
There made up their minds % let ths
|elsctlon 20 By deSsult. They said thsiI
treason We that Nr. Harrison he'd %.
|p0Inted the hsngers-on around head
quarters and had ignored The woskers
lfho more : man did for bic party th<
lees ho appeared % b thought or
| Mr. Filbeck said be We of The opinion
That The next election here would - ths
ssmo way. He charge ThroopS ap'
Ipolntmsnt % combination of The Re-.
lpublican Staso ollcers against him. led
|by Bruce Carr, and % w. r. McKcen %
|sertiug him, after writing . letter f0I
Ihim. % Harrison. There u . very bittol
fselIng here over the matter, and thl
Dsmocrsts srs enjoying The row.