The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-27
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
: - u the Political Situation and
the Coming Administration.
TIE WORLD.


1T is the policy, as well as the duty
OF Grover Cleveland to make his adj
ministration purely and unquestionably
a democratic one, because it is desirable
to disabuse the minds of honest men OF
| the idea that democratic rule means the
destruction of business and the Oppres-
sion of labor and the reestablishment
Of sectiOnalism. When it is found that
democracy means prosperity, happiness
| fraternal union and protection, the
rights OF all citizens, white and black,
native and foreign born, the party will
! find accessiOns to its ranks from every
quarter, and will have the support of
all honest men. As to the independ-
entS, we have no doubt their future ac-
ton will be guided by principle and
that they will be found voting against
every party where success would be ia
tai to honest government and dangerous
to the life of the republic
THE SUN.
"Whenever new president comes
along a great deal of curiosity is sure to
be developed respecting the composition
Of his first cabinet. Every man of pa
triOtic instincts desires a new admins
tratiOn should be respectable and sue
cesSful, and everybody hopes that men
will be selected for the chief places who
will be likely to make it so. Here in
New York, the supply Of cabinet mate
rial is abundant, but there are some re-
strictiOns upon its application. This
state decided the election as it had be-
fore decided the nomination, and the
new president will not be likely to 90
beyond the list of those to whom he
owes both his success in July, and his
more impotent success in November. :"
THE TIMES.
There are republicans who, in their
honest disappointment at the defeat of
their party, console themselves with the
prediction that Mr.. Cleveland will be
OverTun and trOdden under foot by a
rush of the solid south for offices. We
venture the prediction that he will get
along quite as readily with the south as
with the north in this respect, and that
his firmnesS and his principles will be
found adequate to deal justly and wise
ly with both. So far as the south is
concerned we believe the leaders there
will expect only that the fact of south
ern birth, or southern popularity shall
not be an obstacle to the selection of
appOintees to the federal service where
fitness is conceded. Unfortunately,
this is an innovation on the practice in
vogue in the democratic party manage
ment. For some years past the south
has not only given its heavy vote to the
democrats but it has given to councils
or the party and Of the nation more
than its fair share of men of ability and
character. That they have been syste-
matically kept in the background in the
party has been unfortunate, because if
they had been given fair chance they
would have dispelled much of the pref
udice which political timidity has fOs-
tered. Under Mr.. Cleveland's admin
istratiOn we have no doubt that real
leaders of the southern states will be
enlisted"
THE TRIBUNE.
Mr.. Hendricks is said to be very
much disguised at the civil service atti-
tude which some of the eastern demo-
Gratis still maintain. He is so OutspOken
a spOilS seeker himself that he has little
patience with humbug. But Mr.. Hen
bricks should not be so precipitate. If
he will carefully watch his political
friends in their beautiful but unnatural
pose, he Will observe, we think, gen.
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