The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20
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There Is no end Of complaint IN
Democratic circles. or, nigh! say,
'tinsslof what is called ltbe n Ell
dents .ardiness id turning odl bad
Republicans and turning in good
Democrats. II really looks us
though the ueg Administration
bad done very little, bu. may not
the reason be because there y SO
much to dp2 -Four years was con.
sidered q short period for The Her.
culean task, but as yet only two
months have elapsed. lit we're a
mere physical operation, the bad
Republicans could be discharged in
twenty four hours, and this is
doubtless wba! a large majprily Of
democrats would like 10 see done.
But this would be quite as insane
as if the PennsYlyaHia Railroad
Company should discharge all its
skilled engineers and attempt to
run Us trains with new men who
do not know a time schedulefrom a
steam register. It would be very
refreshing, doubtless, to the major.
ityr who voted for Cleveland to see
the raFcals turned out en- nasse, |
confess 10 would enjoy it myself as
mere spectacle. The rascals
richly deserve IL. They should
have been turned out eight years
ago. They have not earned an
honest dollar since they profted BY
the fraud Of Hayes's inauguration.
But with all their despicable ras.
calily, they have some knowledge
that is absolutely indispensable to
this new and unskilled administra.
ton. And President Cleyeland's
Cabinet Officers are painfullyaware
Of this fact. Our government has
grown to be a complicated and
much involved bureaucracy and
those who have charge of its pom
derous machinery, whether as
heads or hands, must know a Time.
Schedule from a Steam Register
lfthey do not, the machinery will
come to standsLill, or go to smash,
AID five thousand little Republican
papers blanche, Tray, and Sweet.
heart" will yelp I've told you so,
we told you So"
It's conceded even by, our enc.
mics lhatthe present adminisLra.
ton has made but few Mistakes
1t must be admitted by ourselves
that it has made some mistakes
There is no divinity orinfallibility
about President Heisperhaps
without genius or even TACT But
he is endowed with strong common
sense, and gifted with the grace of
doing right as he knowsit. NUone
is better aware than himself that,
notwithstanding his slow aud care.
full gait, be has occasionally STUN.
bled, He has made comparatively
few appointments but not all of
them are the best selections. 1t
was n physical impossibility for
him to study and know the quail.
ticatiOns Of one in ten of the men
who have been recommended for
office by eloquent delegations, and
by petitions signed with many
names. 1t is a matter for congrat-
ulatiUn that he has succeeded as
well as he has. Unfortunately, he
has not been able to rely even up.
on the recommendations Of his Cab
inc, Officers, aud has wisely with.
held his signature from the com.
missions Of some who have been
recommended by the Secretary Of
State because in his prudent eau.
tiOn he had learned ofsome disqual.
ifcaLions which the Secretary had
overlooked. liza President cannot
trust his own official household,
then whom is he to trust; and is it
remarkable that he occasionally
appoints skilled men like Pearson
or Graves who he knows are at
least honest and sober? President
Cleveland said recently that he
had determined from tho first to
proceed with great caution in fill.
ing offices, aud that hisexperience
so far had convinced him that he
had gone quite fast enough.
II might be well for those who
are loud and so promp! in their
criticisms Of the President to put
themselves in his place. Each one
ofthem knows a circle of good
democrats whom he would immed.
lately appoint to office. They are
undisputed good democrats; but
hissmall circle is exhausted, rival
circles Of as good Democrats are Of
Tended, and our substitute Presi.
dent is blamed for setting up a