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To Edward M. Shepard, September 11th | 122 |
If Cleveland considers the conciliation of the New York “machine” all-important, Schurz's campaign letter will not fit the situation—That letter will be withdrawn unless Cleveland assures Schurz that it will not be contradicted by any one with authority to speak—Entire good-faith with the public requires this. | |
To Grover Cleveland, November 9th | 124 |
Congratulations on his election. | |
To Moorfield Storey, December 12th | 124 |
Cleveland approves of the plan of the civil service reformers to get President Harrison to extend the rules. | |
1893. | |
To Grover Cleveland, January 11th | 125 |
Favors retaining Theodore Roosevelt as one of the Civil Service Commission—Cleveland's opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the spoils system—Offers suggestions about the choice of a Cabinet—Why chiefs of division should be brought under the civil service rules. | |
To Grover Cleveland, February 27th | 127 |
Wishes to write an article about Cleveland's inaugural—Relations with Harper's Weekly—Hawaii—Urges appointment of a man of high culture as Minister to Germany. | |
From Grover Cleveland, February 28th | 128 |
Will have inaugural sent—Wishes to see Harper's Weekly articles—Welcomes suggestion about German mission. | |
To Grover Cleveland, March 1st | 129 |
Importance of soon calling an extra session of Congress to stop silver purchases—Compliments inaugural. | |
To President Cleveland, March 11th | 131 |
Forwards his Harper's Weekly article on our relations with Hawaii—Urges objections to ratifications of pending extradition treaty with Russia—Further suggestions as to German mission. | |
From President Cleveland, March 19th | 133 |
Explains attitude toward proposed Russian treaty—Runyon to be nominated for German mission—Pleased by Hawaiian article—“We ought to stop and look and think” as to annexation. |