The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-11-21

tfroisl cur. regular eorrsponaObt.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9Th, 1854

WAsHfNoToN, Nov. 9Th, 1884 /
Now that Cleveland has been cleo
ted, public attention will be more
than ever turned toward this theatre
Of action and administration, where
the reforms that were demanded and
assured In bis election will be carried
out In less than four months the |
new president Will be inaugorated, and |
for the frst timo In tweniy- FIVE years
the country will be under Democratic
rule. For the first time In eight years
II will be under the control Of a presi.
dent legitimately elected by the peo-
pie. for the Gariieid-Arthur adminis-
tratIon was the illegitimate progency
Of the presidential rope committed by
Hayes.
There Is Of course great depression
among the bread aud butter patriots
Of the Republican party, but beyond
this vale Of tears there ls q land that
Cleveland's election was reeded to
save.
There wiIl'doubtless be many and
great changes here. The sturdy
president elect will find himself at the
head OF the most wealthy and prgr
gressive nation on the planet, and he
will come TO the control OF q much
abused and unnecessarily cumbersome
governmental establishment. He will
have need Of all his talent and OF all
tho skilled assistance that he can gath
or around him to bring order out OF
chaos, 10 clean the machine aud set IL
right. Fortunately for Mr.. Cleveland
there will be trained statesmen 10
help him I'm this great enterprise. He
will be able 20 call 10 his cabinet, from
his own party, the ablest men OF tho
country. He can name - his csnsti-
tutional advisers such men as Thur
man, Bayard, Lamar, Beck, Holman
Voorhees,, Springer, Hurd, Hewitt
and / might eDumerate host OF 9th.
ers. These meu will be able 10 see
that the departments Of State, Army,
Navy, Interior, Finance, and the pos
tai service are freed from the incom-
pelent fcTce that has so long infested
them, and clogged the public business,
while consuming the public treasure.
There are thousabd ways In which
the public service cap be simplified Ia
the interest both Of economy and Ell
cheney. Millions OF dollars may be
saved, and tho work In the Patent,
Pension, and other Offices that are
now from three TO ten months In ar
rears, owing 10 incompetence and
idleness OF the employees, may be
brought up TO date.
} But II Is useless TO attempt to men.
tIonlthe numerous reforms thai IL vii
: be- the duty OF President Cleveland,
, with his constitutional advisers, and {
powerful corps OF assistants TO make
In the coming four years.
OF course, there Is great depression
here among the Republican govern
ment clerks, and there Il disposition
> among some OF them 10 rebel agai0s
tbs popular verdict. They have he,c
on so long that they have come 4
consider themselves masters instea'
Of servants, and, having eight year
ago stolen the presidency, they hop'
for a repetition OF that iniquily. Blu
the more intelligent Of them know
that 1879 canpot, at this time, be re.
Lpealed. Many Of the president steal
ers OF that date are dead. A bull-doi
president OF military prestige Is no
In tho White House now. The Con
Igress that will count and declare th'
I vote are overwhelmingly Democratic
and the Governors of the surrounding
states are Of the same party No, The
, conditions are unfavorable 10 rope
titIon OF the unspeakable wrong oI
1879. Owing 10 trades 10 the city o
Now York, Clsveland's majority h
/ so or 40 thousand less than 10 shoulC
be, but Il Is large enough to fsirl,
elect him, and the machinery OF elec
ton fortunately cannot be manipula.
ted by visiting statesmen. Like Gher
man and Garfield, Eliza Piukston ant
Star Route Kellogg will have no voic,
In this matter. The returning boarC
at.Albany, composed OF four demo
Gratis and one Republican Will no
have to throw out ten thousand votes
as did the Louisiana board OF 1876. II
In order TO give Cleveland a majority
Their Office will be simply to canvas
the returns, ard make official and a
nal the result as II 10 now known.