Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1885 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Tuk Illinois Legislature has adjourned sine die, after a session of nearly half a year The lowa Democratic convention has been called to meet at Cedar Rapids. August IS. Tins President last week suspended Horatio C. Bure bird, of I.linois, as Director of the Hurt, and appointed as his successor Dr. James P, Kimbail. professor of economic geolpgy in the Lehigh UDiversity at Bethlehem. Pennsylvania. Foliowi gis the text of ihe letter of Mr. Burcbard to Secretary Manning declining to resign when requested to do so; Iwreeecttuffv ackaewledciaif your request for »v Muatfin. wanuiaMl to me aw tea l sh la»U. 1 Rave Uw honor u> state that, after cartfai roam iterance, 1 am MS aatta&edthat

duty 6r propriety requires me at this time to resign my office. Wtre any tnalieasanco or misconduct alleged or be ieved to exist. I am epre you. would- liave done mo the justice 3 have had an Impartial examination, and given a full opportunity of defense before demanding ray resignation. Nor do I understand from yon that the request is rnado for such reason, but It Is because you deem the relations of inv office to be so Intimately connect'd with your administration of the Ticasury Department, that you should have the privilege of selecting the officer to be In charge of fills bureau. Were this the case, and the Intention of the law. it might be proper and bo ominir for meto place the tenure of my service at your immediate command, or, perhapq to have dona so when you became head of the department, lint permit mo to say that atooh inis no# been my understanding of the pufpose of the coinace act in providing that tho Director of the Mint ' shall hold his oflioe for the term of fivo years, unless sooner removed .by tho President, upon .reasons to bo communicated by him to tho Senate.” The length of tho term ,j-livp, years—tfco conditions upon which removal is authorized, and the discussions and explanation preceding the passage of t,lie act imheate the intent that the office of Directorof the Mint should not be changed on account of a change of administration, or In the head of tho department, or tor personal or political reasons. My prednoes-or, appointed by President Grant, although of opposlto politics, continued in office under five successive, Secretaries of th- Treasury until Ills death. As to myself, having served with acceptation for a full term, and upon reappointment nnd continual ion a part (if another, I am conscious of no reason why aii exception to the policy of the law should now l>« made, or wh v I ought not to continue'tho performance of olticlul duty until the expiration of my commission. lowa’s political conventions will be held as follows: Greenback, July 7; Democratic, Aug. 19; Republican, Aug. 26.... Mr. Everts is prominently mentioned as the Republican candidate for Governor of Now York State. >