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To Silas W. Burt, February 16th | 351 |
Importance of selecting best men in Democratic party for Cabinet positions—Several persons discussed—Impossibility of keeping all Presidential aspirants out of Cabinet—Paramount object, to create public confidence. | |
To Grover Cleveland, February 24th | 354 |
Quality that an inaugural should contain—A suggestion about the selection of the Cabinet. | |
To L. Q. C. Lamar, March 2d | 355 |
Objections to making Whitney and Manning members of Cabinet—Independents disappointed by the prospects—Schurz's past experience in coöperating with Democrats—Has no personal aims, but wishes to see reforms accomplished—Why Lamar is appealed to and what he could do. | |
To President Cleveland, March 21st | 360 |
Urges reappointment of Pearson—Cleveland's pledges to make efficiency instead of partisanship the test in the civil service will be judged by his treatment of Pearson—No satisfactory middle course between spoils and reform. | |
From President Cleveland, March 23d | 363 |
Has had many urgent matters to attend to—Perplexed by official documents on file in the Pearson case—Hopes to do the right thing and to gratifiy the reformers—His burden and solemn good intentions. | |
To President Cleveland, March 26th | 364 |
“What I want to see recognized is not a person but the public interest”—The Administration should either reappoint Pearson or make public its reasons—The Independents made a “free offering” of their support of Cleveland. | |
To President Cleveland, March 31st | 367 |
Congratulations on Pearson's reappointment—Regrets appointment of Higgins in Treasury Department. | |
Essay: The New South, April | 368 |
To John T. Morse, Jr., April 30th | 400 |
Hopes to finish biography of Henry Clay by October. | |
To President Cleveland, June 25th | 401 |
Congratulations because of wise appointments—Fears appointment of a partisan, instead of an efficient collector of customs—Administration gaining friends—Bold and consistent reform the only safety. |