New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-07
HIS LETTER BEARING FRUIT.
ESsER MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRA-
TION TAKE TO WRITING.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER JONES WANTS TO i"'''E
THE SILVER ISsrE-PrBLIc PRINTER Hh"h~
DICT DRAWS THE LINE. HOWEVER,
WHEN stBoRDrNATEs WRITE
ABOUT PERF1pY.
Inv -rrrGRAPu TO THE TRIBUNE.

,ashr'r,on Nav THE letter u PRESIDENT
Cleveland 20 Governor stone, % 'i'99'' ,''' -,
promptly bearing fruit. Subordlnates u,
,.ro,, aenarimcnts have taken the hih'' anu
' I ,,,,. ,,hcn the Consecratcd one taxes
r,r Ue-ea,,er they will suppress their ln",
v,dual views and echo those opinions Only WIN
have officially been proclaimed from wv 80, =,
the White House An nstanc" or '"l' "''''
furnished In a letter addressed by r's' -" &C.,,
postmas,erGeneral Frank H. Jones to ir'e"'
- arr,,cae,d H. In this letter Mr. Jones informs
bio friend that he will not take part IN the o'h'e
Convention 20 meet there In June. ne eNP'''e'
the fear that active participation III III"
lion mlght be regarded as interference anu VI"
.,on " Protesting ignorance as 10 whe'her o' "'
-. ,os,nosters In the state favor silver nc says
n,e.,.s. ,,ov ors entitled 10 their opinions on
unh,lc questions but Will not believe ma, me
would deliberately use their lair' uhch they are
holding onnce resret me c,.In no oelcc,ion on
ven'ion a. This tine There IS u" oni a "onven.
Hon a, this Vino unprc ~edeniei " ny VIZ i,,or
s.rily a. this ilme arouse dissensions and difier
,cos An m. party? Business ~ improving an.
hus,ness confidence gradually reiurnlns an' ~ ~
,xf IA. regular time for holding convention ana
c,c ,n,oyirs National issues. there may DO no o0-
caslon 10 DECLARE on the money question.
+, will be seen therefore. that tho Aimins'ra
ton Is seeking. wherever possible 10 prevent d"
EXPRESSION 81 opinion silver. with view TO
svoil,n- sol's IN the party. As shown IN as
match Yesterday e. is pursuing tho same policy IN
W.st virginia and other states. This, however ~
only ore OF tho minor results % the letter o. iFes
don, cleveland - Governor Sion" As nirealy
stated the great object IS 70 ropr"s' inslnord'i'-
ton and disloyalty 70 the consc'ra'ei one. Ana
I'm what ,.ieor this course IS hrins pursued IL
sbo,, nv the removal tho other day OF one John
Herbert PAGE from place he held In the printing
once.
pare 4, seems wrote In Arkansas paper. over
his own signature. letter In the course OF wh'ch
he referred 70 the President "a being run OF per
hall OF
going Into tho question OF taste involved In calling
Mr. Cleveland fiill 81 anything ana water OF All
things 4 may not unreasonably be assumed That
Mr. Page was simply following the iiihs'rous 'N-
au,ule set by his consccraed chief when he accused
40 and odd good Democrats in Congress on not
ablo occasion ~ beng fun ~ 'perhdy and dis
honor" MIR Page may have been a little mixed
in his metaphor. but then h. IS not consecrdici
genius-and besides. he halls from Arkansas Great
allowances mus, be made for that. Al any RATE u
was not long after tho appearance or that lctter
,ha. a number OF local Democrats forwarded u
public Printer BENEDICT copy OF the paper con
taining Mr.. Pages enusion. Public Friicr ,eiic
diet stood upon no ceremony, but Immediately als-
charged MIR. Page. who az once telegraphsi tOniI
gresham Little and Senator Borry ma, H. hsi
cause Congressman Little teieyrapned 20 MI, ~
sae that be would nss' On i f,l egrnm Mr.
Neuedct wrote a letter TO the Congressman stat
ug that he would not have any one in the printing
Oiice who. over his own SIGNATURE denounced the
President and the Administration. $500.
in Which Congressman Little devoted some space
10 a dsquisition free speech, free debate and
pnttlng seals upon the mouths OF Government en-
ploycs Mir BENEDICT. IN reply said he believed IN
free speech and free debate as much as any one,
| and that he had not attempted 10 put seal upon
| the mouth Of any empoye But h" held ana man
Printing once 10 apply unfair, indecent and o9-
noxios EXPIRE ssons toward the President. or 10 rid
rule and belliflc members OF Congress. Ihc prln-
| cipie in the matter" Mr.. Bencdct wrote - not
| only one which SHOULD be maintained by American
ctzens but by all men Of civilization ana ntelii-
gence everywhere" In letter to Senator Kerry ne
Tubl. Printer said he dld not discharge rag. Tor
writing any article or speaking any word IA iatr
cr,ics;r of the administration or the Printing u
| nee in; he was discharged for denouncns the
| President ,,,, ,,-,... ,,...,,,,
II is now suggested that Public l'rinter Benedict
| e,,uts I'm danger himself OF being turned
| Snun" Nv inference he conveys the idea that the
| president has right TO ridicple ana belittles
mo,nl,.rs OF Congress-. and he adds. In burst or
| indignant wrath. that this Is a principe Whlcn
| should he maintained by AL men OF ciNiiizntl3 l
| ing ana amounts practically to 'lcse majes'at.s
| Wcaders of The Tribune viii not be surprised II
| ,hev should hear something drop before long II the
| nelghborhood OF the Government Printing ONCE.