The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-03
COMING ADM1N1SrRA-
TON.

outlining the policy of the coming
administration. Immediately after
the result of the late election was
known it was announced that it bad
q disgusting effect upon the colored
people of the South, and Dull dis
patches recorded the suicide of one
old negro, VINO, believing the success
of the Democratic party would be
followed by his return to slavery,
preferred death to bondage. With
characteristic promptness MI. Cleve-
land assured the colored people Of
their mistake. and that their rights
should be preserved and protected
under the prospective administration
of which he is the chief. Mr.. Hen
bricks was equally outspoken. "As
the colored man comes into this new
administration q voter SO he will 90
out Of that administration q voter"
That these two men should feel
called dpOD to make these declara-
tons argues much ignorance upon
the part of the Southern negro, and
false teachings upon the part of
Southern Republicans, but both still
exist and it will form q part of the
policy of the incoming .administra-
ton to undeceive the one and coun-
t@'act the mischieyous teachings OF
the other.
Again 1t has been said that the
business of the country would suffer
in consequence ola change of admin
istration. Thus far it has not and
we have from the mouth Of M.
Cleveland this assurance: "No
harm shall come to business interests
as . result of administrative policy,
80 long as I am President. I intend
to surround myself with the best and
broadcast minds in the party, and
then bend all my energies toward
making an administration that shall
at least assure every element that
tho transfer of executive control
from one party to another does not
mean any serious disturbance of ex-
listing conditions"
Continuing Mr.. Cleveland said:
1T goes without saying that the
Democratic party ia made up of me1-
chants, business men and working
men and everybody certainly desires
good times, and realizes that all the
people must be prosperous to ensure
that result. We have 5000 600 peo-
pie, almost boundless resources, hun
dreds of the strongest fnanciali nstl-
tltions in the world, thousands of
enterprising merchants, the most
skilful manufacturers, and the most
intelligent farmers and workingmen
on the face of the earth. Now surely,
q country with these characteristics
has every qualification of solid, per.
manent prosperity. It will be nv
aim and the aim of I'LL associated
with me IN tho conduct of affairs at
Washington, to give the people of
the United States a safe, economical
and conservative government. The
fact that SO many butiaess mea and
manufacturers and workiagmen
voted with the Democratic party this
election shows that they were not
afraid of q change in the adminstra-
ton. The Democratic party In it's
Chicago platform meant what it said.
and said what it meant, and will car.
~ the provisions of that platform
which relate to the business interests
of the country into effect. The most /
important thing is the restoration of |
and q determination to |
partisan heat and excitement. |
and devote our lives to things which |
tend to the substantial welfare of |
the country and all of its people. In |
this work every man should feel he
has . part to perform"
1t seems almost incredible that
there should be any feeling of uncer-
whatever as to the futnre. 80
far as the result of the recent election
ID concerned. Those who are to sue
coed to power by the will of the peo-
pie, ~ recently expressed, are as !
much interested in the future of the
United States as those who yield it:
they also have an equal stake
in the prosperity and the ad-
vancement Of the country: thew
are as thoroughly committed
to the maintenance of vain a.
as earnestly anxious tor sterling bus.
lness prosperity as their opponents.
and naturally they will be careful
about pronouncing for a policy in
imical to the interest of the very class
which, more than any other, has
thus honored the Democracy with its
Coming into power afler
80 long an absence the Democratic
party ought and will, bring liberal
views and good impulses into the
control of the government. 1t would
be unnatural for it not to he actuated
by . desire to continue in power by
demonstrating that 1t deserved the
highest confidence of the people.
This it cannot do if it would unsettle
business and make factiOus war upon
well-conceived plans of government.
What silly falsehoods are being
told about Mr.. Hendricks. The
last one is to the effect that he
recently entertained some of his
callers with q good deal of sarcasm
concerning the head of the ticket.