Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-29
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lOO. zoe persons, aud directly and indi-
recily, at least 100000 persons. IT Is
very natural that the probability of
such "A sweeping change should be the
matter of general, and indeed, anxious
speculation.
Nothing i, gained, we think. by al
lowing our wishes to color our iudg-
ment. Ii is better TO over estimate
than to under estimate in many eases
that arise in this world.
The fact, IS certain as anything can
be. is that every Republican federal
off ce-holder is to be removed. 1t may
ltake a few months time. but il will be
done.
We notice, of late, that there Is a
disposition to rely on Mr.. Cleveland's
personal character: il is alleged that
he is not Il very bigoteH l.sriisan; that
| he is known 10 favor evil service re-
form; hat, being elected, rs he be-
lieves. by the aid of Republicans, he
| will endeavor TO be just To all his sup
porters etc. etc.
To this we reply that Mr.. Cleveland
will not have the privilege of abso-
lutely fixing the policy of his own ad-
minisiratiou. II is doubtful if any
president ever did. General Jackson
is credited with having done SO. but
was really moved by others. While
"Old Hickory" was swearing by the
eternal that he would have this
or that done. he was only carrying
out the will of Col. William Ii.
Levi, or some other quiet advisor,
who did not allow the old hero to see
the wire which moved him. 4 presi-
dent of the United States is not ear
or an emperor. He is an elected ofli-
Ger, under obligations to those who
have chosen him and generally DESTROYS
of being reelected. These facts make
him susceptible TO powerful influences
too powerful to be resisted.
Mr.. Cleveland will go into Office as
the chosen of the Democratic party;
he will desire to keep on good terms
with the part,: no president ever yet
attemp ed Ia change his party ale
giance while ia office without disaster
and il is certain Mr.Clev, land will not
make the attempt Elected a Demo-
era he will remain "A Democrat, and
here we may say that there is no diff
ference in Democrats The distinction
drawn between ""ld" and "young"
Democrats is purely fancitul.
The president, acting TO please his
party, will certainly desire to remove
Of his party and himself. There is
nothing in the civil service law or in
the tenure of office act that will pre-
vent it. Neither of those acts have
ever kept Republican in office whose
removal was desired under a Republi-
can administration, aud they certainly
will not b. more eli cient under a
Democratic administration The re-
ceipr of a note stating that the office
holders resignation is desired, has
ALWAYS been tound sufficient; and the
potency of such request will con-
tinue.
with its small Republican majority.
will undertake TO check the president,
or rather the administration, in the
proposed "clean sweep" We are not
to have again the monkey and parrot
exercises which prevailed during An
drew Johnson's time. 1t is but just
TO the Democratic senators to say that
they have seldom ohstructed the ac-
ton of Republican, administrations,
and. turn about Is fair play"
As 10 the character of the appoint
meuts to be made, we are of the opin
ion that Southern men. by which we
mean cX-Coniederates, will come in for
the lions snare. We think. further.
that fealty to the late confederacy will
be the leading qualification of the
coming federal officc-holder. This
will come about. because the man
from the south will take precedence at
Washington of the man from the
north: and no man can come up from
the south with any backing, unless he
has n good confederate record. This
NAV seem "hard lines" TO many Dem !
obratic union men-but then. they
should have thought of that before
the election.
We think the south will take prece-
dence because. AS u matter of justice,
looking from Democratic or even an
impartial stand point. il is right. and
we think $50 because the Democratic
party, now as ever, natusallyIooks for
its leadership in the south. Jefferson
came from Virginia. and his successors |
in the Office of general manager of tho |
Democratic party, have seldom been
north of Virginia. The northern DEM |
ocrat instinctively looks up to a south |
ern Democrat. The spell of that |
strange myth, the southern gentle
man., still retains its power over the |
Democratic brain. Even /
the New York Times begins 10 talk
about the superior men" in the south
who have not been allowed to come 10
the front for the past twenty years.