Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-11-29
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 90. 1884.
Cleveland's Policy.

New York speclai TO bostoh HeTaiu'
Friends of Cleveland in New York, who
know him intimately, believe he viii
prove a successful executive, and have
no doubts as to the general policy he
will pursue. They claim that the leaders
of his party are, most OF them, IN a
frame Of mind to lend n helping hand,
and they are starting off with Il purpose
not to hamper him by demands for
office. He will doubtless be pestered
with applications by the lower class OF
professional politicians, but the power
full party leaders in New York say that
they do not expect him to make whole
sale removals. 1t is generally believed
that his head cutting will be confined to
the most important officers OF the gov
eminent, and that, with the minor
officials. the civil service rules will be
very closely followed. Many prominent
democrats have already written to the
president-elect, assuring him of their
cordial support in carrying ont such a
policy. Among these is Gen. Roger A.
Pryor, who is supposed to give voice to
democratic feeling as follows:
1t would be foolish for us to claim the
election Of Mr.. Cleveland as a partisan
victory. Many thousand good republi
cans have helped the democrats to this
success. They left their party to secure
administrative reforms that were de-
MED inside. This was really the vital
issue of the campaign, made 80 by the
character and utterance Of our candi
date, and pressed by our party leaders.
The result j~ustifies the claim that the
people were in favor of change, and
such a change as would bring about a
better view Of executive control than
has existed ut Washington for a long
time. A long lease Of power always
breeds evils Of greater or less degree in
government management. Most of those
who have elected Mr.. Cleveland presi-
dent have far higher aims than the
mere hope Of getting hold of the public
offices. They demand better and broader
views Of official life, not a partisan adj
ministration. have no doubt that Mr..
Cleveland fully recognizes this fact. and
will be n strong and j~udicious ruler.
The combination Of political elements
which elected him make him, in a great
degree, independent Of strict partisan
demands. He is. therefore, in Il posi-
H.. A. -, - t.-N e.. tln
country, instead of a party. What
severe pressure there is for official posi-
ton will therefore likely be upon con-
gressmen,~ senators and other men of in
fluence. If they are fully up to the
demands of the time, they can virtually
stay any clamor that may be made, and
leave the president-elect in an easy
place TO carry out in good faith his own
ideas Of party policy. The number Of
men who can hold Office, in any event,
is comparatively small, and a clean adj
ministration, which shall look to the
building up of the party by showing its
higher and better purposes. is more
needed than n hungry hunt for places
for party workers. | believe Mr.. Cleve
land is a thorough believer in civil
service reform. He has 50 pledged him
self time and again since this fight
began. / have faith that very few of
the democratic leaders will advise him
to disregard the law and public semti
ment upon this question.
An intimate personal friend of Gov.
Cleveland writes as follows regarding
the views Of that gentleman:
Gov. Cleveland, like every other
sensible New York man Of the party,
believes that the war was ended twenty
years age. He regards its issues as
settled, and the whole tenor of the inn
mense number Of congratulatory letters
he has received from the south in the
last few days would justify him in as
Stunning that the best men in the south
believe the wal issue settled also. On
our national banking system he holds
the same opinions that every sensible
Nav York banker of prominence holds.
OR't6s tariff question, from all that IL