The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-12
TIE SENATOR'S AND THE PRESE
DENT.


] am not objccting to Mr. Montgomery person.
ally at oil | think he II man In every way
lifted for the position aud will give satisfaction In
II, but don't like the way the appointment was
tiers relating 20 appointments at my home What
l complain Of Is that the appointment was made
without nay knowing anything about IT,
That sounds rs though Senator Farwell thought
himself President OF the United States for Chicago,
just senator Quay got Il into his head last week
that he was President Of the United States for
Philadelphia. hut there Is only one President
Mr.. Farwell is one Of tho Senators Tor Illinois.
He Is not an executive officer at all, but mem
Der OF the Federal Legislature The same Is true
Of Mr. Quay. There Is but one President, and his
name Is not Farwcl or Quay, but Harrison. lie
was chosen by the people TO be their Chief Exocu.
tive, TO be responsible 10 them that the work Of
the Government Is carried on honestly and Ell.
eiontly by his suborllnates, among them Mr.
Montgomery. against whom" Senator Farwell has
nothing 10 say"
We mention these trlncs because Senator Far.
well seems TO have got IL Into his head that he Is
President In Chicago. lie was asked whether
there was 10 be new postmaster, and replied.
came here tor the purpose Of trying to select
the proper man for the postoice aud for the super.
intcndcnt Of mails and have had the matter under
consideration, but 10 far have been unable to dc.
eide about the thing may make mp my mind
some time next week
That has n very Presidential sound. Is not scna-
tor farwoll little afraid of making himself rdcu.
louG senator Quay, the other day, "mado Rome
howl" because some one was mndc postmaster OF
Philadelphia whom he had not 10 Use Mr. Far
wells language, solicited" Nevertheless, a few
days later the great senator Quay "climbod down"
lilo visited the Ircsdcnt-wc moan now President
Harrison, not President Furwoll- mcekly explained
that he had voted against Mr.. Halstoad under n
laos
eminent Republican organ the Philadelphia pr'sG
After this the subject oi thn Philadelphia Post.
Office came up, aud upon this II Is said the rrcsi.
| dent did most Of the talking lie submitted 10
Col Quay that II would be- entirely proper IN allow
| the Postmaster General Ia name the lu,tmhslcr Of
| his own city upon his own responsibility. The
conduct Of that Office would 90 fat Ia make up the
verdict upon Mr. Wnunmnicr's administration Of
| his department especially IN his own state. To
this senator Quay merely expressed his Wgret that
the choice II The Postmaster General had not ialcn
upon some one more acceptable, In political
Aud ~, ~ me Pres says, there Is no rupture
with the Administration" Not ut all senator
Quay has forgiven the President for being Prcsi.
dent That's very good Of Mr. Quay, and we hope
Mr. rawcll will be as amiable ~ his Pcnnsylyanln
colleague. -NTe Tort Hcrud
This reads very we'll, and ought TO be
quite reassuring rs TO the Presidents con-
sistoncy aud his power over Senators, but
IL Is not. When Mr.. Harrison was In the
Senate he was noted for pushing the Sem
atorial prcrogatiye TO the EXTREMIST point.
and in the case Of the New York post
Office he has sci an example Of partisan
ship that has encouraged men like Quay
and Farwoll to assert their prerogatiyos as
Senators and rs politicians. President
Harrison Is not consistent. lie has blown
hot and cold by turns, and he mrr' not
be surprised btM Senators who regard
%rnnnakcrs appointment TO be Post
masicr.Gcnonl as a reward not merely
for partisan services, but for large
money subscription, are FESTIVE because
of his Interference with their prcroga.
tiyes. Wanamakor is Quay's creature
Except as n great merchant he was un-
known until the Boss Of tho Republican
party In Pennsylvania brought him out and
introduced him Us a Sunday school states.
man with money to support his prcion-
sions to place that should have been
filed by a Statesman oi'experience. ability
aud long public service. Quay made
wanamakcr aud naturally looks TO him tc
carry out the contracts lac made with hii
subordinatcs In order TO assure him hil
place, aud he Is not satisfied with th,
Presidents course In sustaining the rccus
ant postmaster in appointing Field
who is Mugwump among Mug
wumps aud otherwise is "a pcc
OIL the same cloth" as Wanamakct
Quay Is not satisfied. On the contrar,
ho Is far from H. lie has concerto,
steps with Senator Cameron, TO whom HI
owes his position as leading Republican II
Pennsylvania, TO prevent Fields conirma
ton when the Senate again assemblies
Aud In this they will loo sustained by ih
declarations Of the President and the lead
crs Of his party during the canvass, whicl
frequently took the form Of explicit asscr
tons Of n purpose to make cleans sweep.
and reyialiEe the motto "io the yictons be-
long the spollA" Prompted by this spiri
aud purpose, Senator John sherman vote
for llalslcad's confirmation, and II Is on
of the sorcst points with The Commercial
Gasdtt people that the other Rcpublica
senators did not vote with sherman, whic
from a partisan point They were boun
TO do. Their failure aud the Pres
dents heads,rong insistancc In oihc
directions has created middle an
mess out Of which II will DO difficult &
bring order and peace. For the Senator
have hocn publicly Inundated by bcin
) restrained In tho assertion Of their pr,
negatives, and the President has been ID
buked by the Senators and prevented froI
the iul6llmcnl Of his obligations TO III
most active, the most partisan and N
most useful Of tho Republican editors
the Northwest 1t lisa very nice quarr
"a Il stands.
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