St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-19
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Inc very All is rlle Win specuiaiiOns, theo-
ries and suggestions as to what Mr.. Clev--
land may be expected 10 do, and what be
viii do, when he goes into bis great Office.
OF course, the foes Of the Democracy pre-
diet terrible things, ami the widest vagaries
are set afoat. BY partisan spite the ignorant
eolored people are warned that their day of
freedom is over, and that the mannacl of
slavery are alrea dy being forged for their
limbs, and with the incoming of Democrat
ie administration all their rights will be
wrenched from them. OF course dishonest
and dcpraved men are exciting these alarms
for mischevous purposes But when the
truth comes TO view in the near future, these
false predictions will react upon their origin
ators, and the colored population will come
TO eonide in an administration whose acts
are measured by, and are in accordance with
the constitution; an administration conser-
vative Of the rights of all men, without re-
gard to race or previous condition of servi-
tude.
The future action Of the new President is
outlined with great particularity-he is re-
lieved from the perplexity of forming his
his own administration. These absurd spec
ulations, and absurder charges preferred
against Mr.. Cleveland are worthy only of
contempt He is freely charged with having
made bargains" during the campaign, and
with having promised and parceled out all
the prominent offices within his gift-and
most of the small ones.
Grover Cleveland is not that sort of a man.
Probably no man ever went into the Presi-
dency weighted with fewer pledges than be-
His hands are free. He is absolutely un-
trammeled. That he win wisely and" fairly
and conscientiously consider every appoint
ment beginning with his cabinet, may be
set down as absolutely true. There
were various elements which entered
into the campaign, resulting i n his election
The representatives of these elements will be
rightly and justly considered in the forma-
ton Of his cabinet, and in his after appoint
ments. The President-elect is not the man
to shrik any responsibilities or duties in
volved in just executive action. The
"schreikers" are making the welkin ring
with charges of the utter violation OF every
recruitment and obligation Of civil service
reform, and are charging that there will be a
general change of official incumbents, a uni
versal upheaval among the oficeholding fra
ternity. There will be work enough to do. in
turning raScGlS out" to produce a great
commotion no doubt, but many worthy and
honest official will be spared to the public
service, without regard to previous condition
of party fealty.
Grover Cleveland has the nerve and fear
lessness TO do the right thing without regard
to unjust clamor come from what quarter it
may. From the elements of character al
ready developed by Mr.. Cleveland in the
discharge of official, executive duties, there
is reason to look for an eminently wis e,
conservative, discriminating and able adj
ministrator of the government. He regards
public Office as public trust, to be admins
tered for the good Of the people and not for
private, personal benefit. Cleveland is not
the bound serf of party, pledged to narrow
bigoted, partisan work, but with a wise and
comprehensive view of the public needs, he
viii endeavGr to so shape administrative &C
ton as to serve the greatest general good Of
all. To denounce him in advance of his Of
fetal action is unjust, but his calum niators,
during the campaign have shown themselves
capable Of any act Of meanness and base
ness.