New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
At THE NATIONAL CAPITA Ia.
MIR. CLEVELAND AND THE SENATE.
,NIMU.s SHOWN ny TIE REINFORCEMENT OF OF
FIcIAGS WHO HAVE FAILED OF

TIncst GOOds-Nnkers' FrIr"''

| MIR CLEVELAND AND THE StNAlE'
ANIMI.s SHOWN ny THE REINFORCEMENT OF OF
FIcIALS WHO HAVE FAILED or
CoNFIEMATION
Washington. April 10 (speciaD-In continuing 10
| reappolnt 10 office persons whose nomnauoHS were
left Enacted upon By the Senate when Il adjo"."''
on March T. the President follows an eXamPe 81
10y many of his predecessors. y iailure on nc
part OF the State to act upon nomination is IN
| rare cases only a mere oversight; Much oftcner
Is II "A strong hint that the Senate disdpproVes OF
the selection made but that 1t Is unwilling to SUB
feet the candidate for official honors to the humIi-
alton Of a rejection. When PRESIDENT there-
| fore deliberately ignores the course pursued Dy
the Senate in such Instances and precnds to as
sumo that non-action on the part OF that Dody IN
the case Of nominations is equivalent to indiher-
ence as TO who shall be chosen to fill the vacancies
existing while Congress is in session. he invites Il
conflict with that power which. under the 'ohsttu-
ton. shares with him the responsibility OF ming
public Offices Of trust and responsibility MT.
Cleveland is proba bly, the last man to shrink from
such A contest not because H. thinks he IS right,
but because ne seems to imagine himself conse-
Grated TO the task Of irritating body that pre-
sumcs 10 remain "on his hands" when he might. In
his opinion. do much better without II.
one OF tho most Interesting Of these rcappoint-
ments has just been made, one that shows moro
over TO what extent mere personal considerations
ate in confirming candidates for office. Last win
ter a man Of the name &C joplin was appointed
postmaster at EllZabcihtown. Ky. to succeed MIS-.
Helm n Younger sister OF Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
The nomination was made at the instance OF MT.
Montgomery. then representing the Ehzabothto"h
discreet IN the House. IT. did not prove 10 DC
topu,ar in kontucky. whc~c Mrs. Helm. both b.
reason Of her relationship to Mrs. Lincoln and Of
her own name IS held In very high and oven aitec-
inmate esteem The oX-CoufeIeTltos throughout
the state were especially earnest In their protest
Bon Hardin Helm had commanded k'ntucky
Rrirld, ir the CoHfaGeracv. had died IN battle ana
they insisted ;hat his widow ought 20 BE- pormiit' !
20 remain In Office. They made their wishes Know"
20 senator Blackburn. himself an "N-' cniei"rat''
and asked him to prevent the coni'rina' ION o. Jop-
liu Mr. Black burn could not resist m" app'A'
In the first place his sympathlns were with Mr.
Helm and. in the second place. as a candidate q"
succeed himself in NJ senate 1t would be- OF great
advantage 20 HIM thus to obls" go many oil ms o'N
army comrades Io cxertoi himself and as the
re.,il, ,re senate COMMITTEE on Postoaiccs and
Pos, Roads took no action on the nomination. IL
died with t1" session. .., , ,,,,,
ana AZ 3D. Elmo whom Joplin IS certain 70 s", thhc
senate r.a-semhles his name VII again De- SEM
I'm flr confirmation There ma, be- a contest. bat
/, Is thought hat Joplin IN ne cal VII be con
Sh. win D.. ou' ANA tb- President would not srnd
h,,'i y"','I D. n vain Eu, While this cise pos
s.ss4s a sentimental Interest. there ar" others
though; D. far stronger In clements mat e. -
supply internal far warm controversy nci "esn
me- Pr. dent and tn S'n1t" ana ~ Wucn ul.
s.n..a rnty hope for some advantage. II Is not
Igl.lf o. r..s. o. controversy between them u
hr. rn.na Indeed. iu polideal circles ~ b" CON
sii.r,I .4re thing 'hat whatever tcGommcnl.
itself sir usly th- senate meets win bui -'ln'
el..~ n AJAX ~ ALL with The President and Vice
y,r-I Pout.cllps on IN" outeii" oven trad" upon
his fceirr n1i -o % ,he senate OF 70 the Pres
I.nt flr ft.ors with an the greater assurance. as
fh.y trs known b out pf it'nr WIN th' one
or ~. other and 1t Is Ia this way. u IL asserted
that -cfuc ~ -" appointments no" IN cphNptrI-y
,.,nla originally 10 De- ma t" Tho known opposl-
'l'r ~ c.r,hln Senators lurnoi m" fcale IN inc
Interests - applicants who had secured the lTe"!-
dents ear hy reason - that fac
/, viii be- d.. aim however. OF many senators 10
eliminate ih. purely perroral phases from me e'h-
eral question ard % Try u WHOM IN" tim" comes
tit.,n i,. real merits They contend that most
moor, ~. prlucpl. Is involved. and that IN" Pest
l,rf4 action 81 calculated 20 prevent inlt t'-op'ih-
ft,r between tl, senate ana the Executive COM
,nan.l.I ty the Constitution for No oihcr purpose
th.u Do insure tho nilng Of the public places win
thoroughly competent hnl accrptlb'e persons
Neitaer shoull appear 10 t"it nc Judgn'ht "t ~ ~,
,iso,. - ~, other do anything calcuA'fh 10
rrev,nf good feeling and consultation