The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-07
UNnfERITED CRITICIsM.
The Columbia .Rsqiistsy says: |:

BuU6GeU sollUQS lUoo III tuO lCSPOCe oaU
confidence of Democrats in all parts of
the Union. The storm of criticism
which has befallen the new Secretary for
treating his high Office as his own per-.
sonal property, emitting time to bestow
positions and preferments on his personal
fayorites to the exclusion of Others, is
lust what he deserves. This sharp scriti-
Icism OF. Mr.. Bayard's course, tits said,
lis approved by his Cabinet associates.
People nearer home may profit by Mr..
Bayard's example with much advantage
to themselves. Everybody is about tired
of this sort of thing, and ere going to
show their teeth about il"
We do NOT think this kind of criticism
of Secretary Bayard is we'll founded, or
that it is approved by our people. It
was not to be expected that the new ad-
ministration would correct the errors of
twenty-four years Of Republicanism
without making some mistakes, but we
submit that no single act has yet been
committed by Secretary Rayard or Presi-
dent Cleveland that is discreditable to.
their honor or their ability. The idea
that Mr.. Bayard is using his position to
fayorhis personal friends ispreposterous.
All Of the important positions in the
State Department are appointed by the
President. Of course, in making ap.
3pointments the administration, whether
it be one of the Secretaries or the Pres
itlent, must rely upon the endorsement
and Recommendation of other people.
This country is too large for any one or
any one dozen men to attempt to ap-
point of their individual preference to
the many Offices in the gift of the gov.
ernu1ent. They must take the advice of
other people, and doubtless they take
the advice of their friends in filling ap.
pointn,ents. They would be silly to ad-
wise with their enemies. In this they
will make some mistakes, but those mis-
takes will be credited by an intelligent
people to the men who recommend the
appointments, more than to those who
make them. While there have so far
been some annoyances in making ap.
pointments, there has been nothing
which has damaged either the country or
the Democratic party. The policy of the
new administration has been conservative
and wise. 1t commands, we believe,
both the confidence and the respect OF
the people of the United States.
The politicians who are disappointed
in getting Office are doubtless dissatis-
fed and want "to show their teeth" but
the people only care for. honest, compe.
tent and courteous officers, and as long
as the new administration gives them
men of this character, the growing will
be confined to tie disgruntled place.
hunters. The new administration doubt
less is prepared for criticism, and will, of
course, be criticised. All administra.
tions of this government, from Wash.
ington down, have been criticised, and
all which come hereafter will continue to
be criticised, and those which do the
best will be berated the longest, for there
is always class of men who want posi-
tiieoinls Which they should not have, and
when, they fail they make great amount
of noise about the peoples disapproba-
tion, when the people are living in quiet
and contented satisfaction with the
course of the administration. We do
not mean to say that the new admins
tration will always do what the people
would prefer, but if its future course is
like its past, it will, at the end Of its term,
enjoy the peoples we'll done, for it will
be able, impartial and practical. The
people do not expect nor require any
more than. this. We think. such criti-
cism as that of the Register is uncalled
for and damaging to the Democratic
party, and likely to prove injurious to
the State. We are satisfied that it does
not represent the feeling of our people.