Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-05-15
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into power, neither in search of Office for y
myself nor anybody else. But while attend I
ing 10 private business have made occasion d
to hear and see and learn all I could about G
the president aud his cabinet their plans
and purposes, and the impression which they
make upon the country. / notice that the
flower beds in front of the Treasury build
ing ON Pennsylvania avenue arc consider
ably farther advanced than they were
month ago. SO are the chances of Demo-
Gratis coming into official appointments.
~
There has never been any doubt in the
minds of people with opportunities TO know
and intelligence to discern that this il and
will continue TO be Democratic adminstra-
tion. There has never been any concealment
that Mr.. Cleveland believes in Democratic
principles, and that In their proper applica-
tion lies the healing of governmental ills.
One Of these principles is 10 turn out men
who have dcbauched the civil service, and to
put in men who will purify it. The letter
which Postmaster General Villas has adj
dressed to each of the Democratic congress
| men from several states, and which is re-
| printed in to.day's lNTELLIoENcBR in full, is
said to have been marked I" confidential" |
| If so, it may be assumed that this was con-
| sidered the best way to give IL circulation
have no doubt that the purposes here dis
closed arc open to all the public and are
at once TO be shown forth in the practical
operation of tho departments. They are
! exactly in accord with what Mr.. Villas told
| me over a month ago in an extended conver-
| sation as to the proposed policy of the adj |
| ministration with regard to fourth-class post |
masters whose terms are not limited by any |
fixed tenure. The terms of this letter are |
sufficiently definite for a wayfaring man, |
though a Republican cross roads postmaster, |
to read. Mr. Villas is working hard and is at
a disadvantage by the accumulation of bus-
ness i'm his department and the lack of help
But he impresses one as sngularly clear,
headed, vigorous, direct and determined
man. The thoroughness with which appi-
cations and recommendations are siftod in
his department arc wonderful. After the
brief is made up, the case thoroughly ex-
amined, and conclusion reached, in all i'm
portant cases the postmaster general goes
over the matter with the president, and every
night the executive is thus engaged with his
cabinet ministers in wrestling with ana
| disposing of appointments
~
The earnest, obvious purpose of the admin
: istration is to avoid bad appointments; and
: the delay that has thus far been occasioned
= has been owing mainly to this desire. AS
a the president said the other day: "Give us
u good men. Don't let us have any misiits or
:, scandals" lie receives, talks for a moment
~ 10 and disposes of hundreds of callers every
day. The way to tho White House is broad
II and easy, and many there be who go therein
It Access to the executive chamber Is ready and
= when ii has become pretty well iiiied he
"a starts around the circle and disposes of those
l. in waiting, very quietly and gently, but very
X soon making the etlusive and prolix visitor
TO understand that his time is the
y governments and that a hundred are
e. awaiting their turn. In the spacious exccu.
,o tive chamber at Albany he formed the habl'
W of receiving large number OF visitors at one
ne time, who could at least have the satisfaction
is | of seeing that he was engaged and wha
- their chances were of getting hearing li'
ne continues this in the White House, where hi'
ed room is not nearly so big, but cozer anu more
nd | cheerful than the governors chamber IL
" Albany's handsome and expensive capitol
e | notice, however, that when COMMISSIONS
of Internal Revenue Miller comes in-or an,
~. other oilical-wth bundle Of papers i'll hi
III hand the president resumes his chair, settle
TO | down to business, and the circle OF VISITOR
an | renew waiting. After all, the ordinary Wis
,sa tor seldom gets more satisfaction from hi
'Se visit than an interchange of pleasant gree
We ings with the head of the government An
lis this il all he has a right to expect. Nj
| Cleveland told me the other day that II
W found it impossible TO remember from ia
en- to day, or even from morning TO night an
the considerable number of tho hundreds an
thousands-and after while ii will be hur
dreds of thousands-things that are said
his ear by people who expect him To 'attcn
Oh to it right away" because he gives th1i
ben respectful consideration. The best way IL
everybody to do who has real business Wit
the executive or any other Jdepaftnent IL
M put it down in writing.~-lt lt can hardly escal
attenti0n-,.- -- r
-
,o,I There seems to he no difference Of opinio
- | about Miss Cleveland and the elevated soci
tor tone of the White House under the new re
,os ime. The wife of a distinguished repreSen
uo, atiye ex-governor and ex-mnister, as v
D. walked through tho White House grOun'
, the other day. told me with what msgivin
% %io | and forobodinlrs she looked forward to
me change from the elegance and repose OF Il
in Arthur rule in the drawing room and ho
.li h.a- a.I IN
lid tion for a higher order of things enhanced
,oro | the first real reception of the Cleveland
In "Ah," her husband spoke up, " never
- felt the triumph of Democratic institutions
loh when | saw and heard that gracious lady
ere ceive the foreign ministers in their own cotl
ity language, mistress of the White House, al
iful yesterday school teacher earning her oN
[ il living"
.,n. / saw Secretary Lamar jog up tho aven
'i"' the other day in white overcoat and ridil
a heavy bay horse with a short whip. l
T, dismounted at the front door, handed d
mn gentle steed to black boy who held hi
,ol until tho cabinet meeting adjourned.
~
J. Proctor Knott who has been visitil
the Washington, and was the guest of the pre-
dent on his afternoon drive and at dinner t
other day. looks stouter and as if he enjoy
line life more than since he became governor
the Kentucky, the post that was his hearts {
,ecp sire. lie remembers his visit TO Iancast
the some years ago with great satisfaction al
etor promises to come again. He inquired
h.s pecially after the many religious sects amo
me- our German population, in whose distiI
ine tons of dress and creed he manifested mu
'nti- interest
who ~.
II OF The president and Secretary Manning 4
cry particularly well pleased at the general q
lers probation which followed their first appoii
res ment of an internal revenue collector fro
Is this state-that of Mr.. Bigler. There are sig
this that a complete and early revolution of /
otel internal revenue service is in contemplate
wise and applicants for colloctorships should :
bon their papers on file without delay. As N
Manning observed the other day "peoI
VI who want to fish, must get their lin
hits ready" suggested that there had been sol
)yer doubt as to when the season would opeI
,ell- but this being now known the fisherm
and would soon be abundant.
han %*x
: ~ The talk about Secretary Garland beil
al exercised about the elegance of Ben ,Bre
NOT sters apartments, and having ordered pla
this crash TO suppant tho Turkish towels al
will rag carpets in place of the Ottoman rugs,