The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-10
The PRESIDENTS POLICY.


Republican Organs Still Falsely Declaring
That MIR. Cleveland Is Opposed by His
Party.
The Republican organs are still grind
Ing out the old tune that the Democratic
party is torn by dissensi ons, and that
the opposition to President Cleveland is
gaining strength daily. Because n few
professional oflice-seekers have been
disappointed, and the Administration
has ignored all applications and claims
to place except on the ground of fitness
and good record, the great body of the
Democracy is represented as incensed
and watching an opportunity to express
its dissatisfaction. The absurdity of
this theory is so evident that it would
not require any reputation beyond
simple denial, were it not that it is urged
so persistently and DANGEROUSLY by the
Republican press. 1t is true there have
been critic OF the Presid~ ITS policy in
The ranks lis own party, but they are
men who sought to control his action
in regard to appointments, and to set
themselves up as autocratic advisers.
of those men, but his childish carping
at the Administration has only excited
the disgust of his fellow Democrats in
the Pelican State and has brought out
numerous declarations of confidence
and admiration regarding the course of
the President. The disgruntled Senator
finds hiSnself very lonely in his opposi-
ton. His theory is that 4 party can
not be held together without s3DOils and
that the Presidents scrupulous adj
herence to the principles of Civil-Serv-
ice reform is .'treacherous conduct
towards the party he claims to repre-
sent" Considering that the President,
ever since he entered public life, has
been the unfinching enemy of the
spoils system and has placed the bust
ness interests of the people above the
claims of political oflice-seekers, it is
difficult to see in what respect his con-
duct can be termed ''treacherOus. He
has won golden opinions everywhere by
his honest. straightforward dealing, and
some of the most fattering indorse-
ments have come from Senator EustiS'
own State.
The blindness of the Republican
organs prevents them from recognizing
the harmony which exists between the
Democracy and the Admin stration. In
this State, for instance, it is alleged that
there exists widespread disSatisfac-
ton among not only the leaders. but
even among the rank and file of the
party, because, as is said, the Gov
eminent is run on strict business princi-
pies. SUCH an insult TO the intelligence
and honesty of the State Democracy
Will receive fitting rebuke at the con-
yentiOn and at the polls. The peculiar
fitness of the selections for office, made
by the Administration, has not only
given satisfaction to his own rarty. but
has compelled words of praise from his
political opponents. The personal mo-
tives which inspired hostile criticism
have no weight with the great Demo-
cratic party. The efforts of few dis
appointed, would-be dictators can have
no effect upon the loyal organization
which stood to its principles through
twenty-four years of exile from office,
and constantly denounced the corTup-
ton which its leader is now roofing out
of the Government The Republicans,
in their generalization and factions,
are apt to regard others in the same
plight. They can understand har-
mony no more than they do Civi[Serv-
ice Reform A notable evidence of this