The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-16
THE JEALOUSY OF EUSTIS.

Ex-senator Eustis, Of Louisiana
has a grievance against the Presi
dent. He THINKS he has been badly
treated in the distribution Of patron
age, and complains because the Off
clal az falls SO slowly. He denoun,
ces the President as "a renegade
and ian ineiate," because he fails tc
make a clean sweep of all the off.
ces Eustis is very bitter. He is
also a very loud talker. he likes to
hear himself talk and to see his name
in print. The encouragement he re-
ceives, however, comes altogether
from the Republican press. His fool
ish and b~ad-tempe,e ed criticism of the
Administration is generally de-
nouncad not only by the Democratic
press, but also by the Democratic
leaders. Senator VOORHEES, has been
recently interviewed upon the sub
ject, and we believe that bis views
voice the sentiments of the Demo
cratic party. The Tall Sycamore of
the Wabash" says: ut is, in my
opinion, highly impolitic f,r any one
who fails to get an Office to cry out
that the party is lost, and then fall to
railing against the Administration.
Mr.. Cleveland has not given me all /
asked for by any means. For IN
stance, l was very anxious that Mr..
Mcdonald should be appointed to the
Cabinet, and I worked hard to secure
that result, but told MIR. Cleveland
that If, after maturely considering ali
| had said upon the subject, he did
not see his way to act in harmony
with our Indiana views aud desires, it
would not be fatal to us. 1t is Mr..
Clevelau6's Administration. 1t is
for him to look on every side. and
perhaps his appointments are wiser
than those l might suggest to him.
To the men who are before the
country accusing the Administration
of moving slowly, it ought to be
answer that the Democratic
party takes possession of a govern
ment which has been for twenty-five
years in the hands of the Republicans
and that the Senaie is still Republic
can. If the Administration want to |
work with reckless rapidity in MAX
ing changes the members Of it would
prove thereby their uhfitness Tor
heir places. I refuse to discuss any
such proposition as that MI. Cleve-
and may prove disloyal to his party
the principles upon which they
him. My confidence in his
integrity is absolut A more coll
President, in his sense OF
1uty, never crossed the threshold of
he White House. The personnel of
he Cabinet he has chosen is also
remarkably high. 1t is not well
selected, in my Judgment, from a
geographical point of view, perhaps.
do not think the Northwest was
efficiently recognized, and there
Vas no apparent necessity for taking
;wo members from New York; but
,etter men than Secretaries Man.
ling and Whitney, Individually,
Gould not be found. The
Cabinet stands in marked con-
;rast to some We have recently had.
t is not conceivable that these men
will fail to discharge their obligations
0 the Democratic party. I believe
cry firmly that the President and
lis advisers should administer the
through the hands OF
heir political friends, ard I believe,
urtker, that they are going to do so.
f l read arlght the signs Of the
ines, this will be a Democratic Ad-
linistration; but las a stickler for
MS result-say that the Adminlstra-
on is proceeding to that end with
roper circumspection, aud does
OF deserve that any adher-
Mt should turn into an acrimo-
ious critic" There remains no
oubt that this is the judgment of
lie entire party. Wat1erson had
a skeptic, but he, too, has be-
reconciled to the fact that this !
a " Democratic Administrations"
ut an Administration tuat will g.,
,nduct the business of the Govern ,
tent in its own good way. 1t can :
OF be driven. It is cblivious to E
Duse. 1t is proof against bulldcz- ,
g. 1t will move very slowly and ,
, right. That's all the party can or :
,Ou!d ask.