Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-13
THEY ARE NOT OUT
THERE IS THE BEST OF FEELING
Points On PsimeT's Plans and oenssal
Ayers opsss.ons- The Hon n. e.
Basch Talks on the Situation.

1ns HkRAtr, IN search OF items ot
political interest. ras into the once %
the Hon. NC. Bnrch yssteEdAy, add
well knowing be was man Of ripe cr
perience ~ political matters and gem
orally able 10 obtain an inside view ot
tho situation, ssked him what ne
thought about republican Affairs p
Michigan and At Washington. Judge
Burch At tirst seemed eosnswhat loth
10 be interviewed and WAS inclined not
10 talk. Finally after few observa-
tions OF wise character BY the reporter
no warmed up, aud ~ nearly ~ can
be remembered, delivered himself -
follows
"ie.. it is true ] have seen the
articles in the Evening News and other
papers relating to supposed vide
breach between the senators Of Alchi.
gan and the president. and that all
favors which the president had 10 grant
Michigan would probably hereafter be
busted by ex-senator Palmer; also
that Palmer would make great h9ht
for the control of the state central COM
mittee. and Mr.. Llvingston or some
other man at the head OF the commit
tee in place of Senator Mcmillan, and
all this OH account of the presidents
disapproval of the Alger nooin.
sNow it Is marvellous to mo that peo-
pie will accept such stuff as probable
or even possible and consider 1t leG:tl-
mate newe. 1t is also remarkable that
people will read without any apparent
disapproval newspaper matter which
places such q low estimate upon the
character of such high minded men.
Gen. Alger or any other man, has .
perfec. right to aspire to the presidency.
President Harrison has shown himself
to he fearless, high-minded and singu-
larly impartial in the use of the an
pointive power. tits true he appointed
Palmer minister to Spain without the
recommendation of the senators-that
is on his own notion; but beyond that
there has never heen any considerable
number OF appointments to positions
in which he has not desired the sd.
VICE ana approval of the senator's.
A Natural Appointmcnt.
II was natural that he should ap,
point Palmer, having served with him
in the senate and fully understanding
his high qualifications for the posi-.
ton. But the intimation that the
president is 90 narrow and email
minded as to take part in any c0ntro
versy which ::ight arise between ,Sena'
tor Palmer and Gen. Alger, and aspire
to punish the Michigan senators, IS tC
do President Harrison a great lnjus
| tice, and to treat the United Statel
senators from Michigan as mere pup
| pets in the hands of q Snowman. l.
was only . short time ago when ths
Chslian controversy arose, that the 40
sociated press informed US tha'
Senator St0ckbridge, With one or tws
others, were called frat of all to advise
with the president 1t 10 well under
stood fact that their social, official anC
| political relations are of the most warn
and cordial character, and it isonly fai
| to assume that which know to be true
that there il no jealousy or bad feelin!
between either. 1t is to be hoped thal
the good sense of the people of Michi
igan will let them see or have confidence
in the president to believe that he ha
q soul large enough to permit him u
extend one hand TO Senator Palme
and another to Senators StockorIdge O
Mcmillan and have both acts actuatet
by q kindly feeling tor those gentle
men. aud those who know Senate
Stockbridge know fully that he has NJ
petty jealousy for Palmer or anyon
else.
People will find that the republican
of Michigan are sufficiently harmo
NOUS not only 10 agree upon a hea'
for the state central committee, bu
upon choice fer president in th
usual convention