Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-11
SENATOR BAKARD,s pIsIT.
The Magnitude Of the Task which
Confr0nts the Next Adm1nistra.

The Magnitude Of the Task which
Confr0nts the Next Adm1nistra.
tom.
New York World interview.
Then he went GA TO say. at Ia very
unfortunate for Governor Cleveland that
he ia situated at such distance from
people he wants to see, and people who
want to see him. Visits to him under
the present circumstances are go subject
to exaggerated importance, when In
reality the interviews may be Of no more
real importance than q conference that
may take place between two senators or
members any day. Look at his position.
Mr.. Clevelsnd is unfamiliar with Wash
ington life. He is in country place, for
Albany Is a country plsoe. He is
confronted with an enormous task,
the like OF which has hardly
a parallel In history. The Democratic
party is the legRtee OF the most monstrons
system Of mismansgement. Every DEPART
ment OF the public service Ia mismansged
or conducted in such way IS II should
not be. The very men who helped create
these evils are the very ones who are cry
ing out to us to reform the abuses OF
years in the twinkling Of an eye. It is a
task to purify the public service greater
than the one imposed upon Hercules Of
cleaning the Augean stables, and even he
had to call the gods of mythology to his
aid. Why, look at the reports Of the de-
partment Of Justice. Look ut what It
says about the enormous amount Of
money stolen by the Star Route frauds,
and not q single official Of any import
Rnoe punished or single dollar reoov-
cred. Remember this report soousss no
Democratic contractor or official. II Is
Republican family affair. Look at the
interior department, under whose man
agement great tracts Of the public domain
are being csptured by private corpora,
tions. Look where you will, you are
confronted with a monBtrous system of
wrong or Encouragement"
Mr.. BAyard indicated very frankly that
the sole object Of his talk with Mr..
Cleveland was for the simple purpose Of
placing before the governor as much
information as lay in his power to enable
him TO best form an administration. He
had no personal desires to advance beyond
what could aid In the cause Of good
government. 1t was plain to be inferred
from Mr.. Baysrd's frank talk that he ia in
favor Of very complete reorganization OF
the government In = conservative, but
thorough manner. When It is clear that
Mr.. Bayard is wholly unselfsh in his
suggestions and has only the natural
desires Of high minded public man to
aid in every way Mr.. Cleveland In his
work, the general comment of Washing.
ton ia that Mr.. Bsyard being the FIRST
public man selected to CONFER with
Mr. Cleveland, it Is proper to
tpfsr tat the President-eleot
will naturally offer him the
ost of honor 10 his cabinet. There was
not one word or even suggestion in any
thing Mr.. Bsysrd said tonight to war.
rant the impression even that Mr.. Cleve-
lsud has as yet made him or anyone else
sny te2der Of cabinet position, yet
everyone believes thst Mr. Bayard ls to
b5 the nsxt Secretary of State.
Ths senator In talking generally this
evening upon the work OF Congress this
winter said that he doubted II there
would be any attempt to do anything
with the subject of tariff revision. The
time was altogether too short for the
proper consideration OF q measure which
involved 30 many Thousand interests.
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