Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL ,oaRrsrospEsoro MONITOR.


Mr.. Cleveland's two months old
administration has lost nothing in in
terest for any class. The pleased,
the disappointed, the perplexed, and
the indignant and the merely curious
lookers-on as we'll, are keenly OBJ
servant of every movement of the
regime. What has been done con-
tinues to be discussed with various
shades of approval and disapproba-
ton, and what will be done is an
ever interesting guess work.
The news has gone out that there
is to be a decided quickening of the
work of removals in the various
branches of the government service,
and this has revived the hopes of
many place hunters. A good many
faces which were seen here about the
time of the Inauguration are visible
again in Washington.
Notwithstanding complaints made
by disappointed office seekers to the
effect that the new broom is not
sweeping fast enough, there were six
hundred democratic postmasters APP
pointed during the month of April,
besides the foreign ministers, con-
suls and bureau officers commission
ed.
1t must be said however, that the
number of dissatisfied democrats to
be found in the city has been exag-
gerated. There are disappointed men
who have visited the white house
regularly for some time, and who
have been very importunate. They
are principally senators and members
Of the house, and when they relax in
congenial circles they are apt to be
critical and even abusive, but there
has never been anything like storm
center of indignation. There are
really more appeals for retrention in
office than there are applications for
places in the public service. The
incumbents who have so long enjoy
ed the honors and profits of patron
age are 10th to give them up. They
invoke the tenure of office act, the
civil service act, and other expedi-
ents to prevent removal.
Secretary Lamar, while conversing
with some Of his political brethren
about dissatisfaction in their party at
what was called the dilatoriness of
the administration in displacing re-
publicans and putting in democrats
made a significant remark. "You
should remember" said he, ''that not
only new party, but new men have
come into control of the government.
They could not familiarize themselves
with the vast interests and duties en-
trusted to them in day." 1t is bet
ter for the country and the admins
tration to proceed slowly in making
selections for office. Haste might
result in harm, and Mr.. Lamar was
sure nothing but good could come
from deliberation.
President Cleveland has had al
unusually hard task before him
Other presidents coming into power
have been able to take up the WORK
. of the government where their pre-
decessors laid it down, and that wa:
a comparatively easy task. For ;
quarter of century the president
have all been republicans. Mr.
Cleveland is the first of his party t,
/ be entrusted with the national helm
since President Buchanan. TIL
country has changed very greatly il
! every way since, and the ways of tn
/ government have changed too wit
modern needs. There are twenty-fv
million more people now than then
there are forty thousand more name
on the official rolls of the nations
blue book, and it may be said tina
the president who came in the fourt
of last March had to learn every
thing. The old democratic coun
L sellers of Buchanan's day are all dea
and Mr.. Cleveland had to select sue
advisers as were available, and trus
them to help him work out a pla
that should satisfy the people, t
= whom he had promised reform.
The president and his cabint
: made an excursion to Gettysbur
May I'd, to be present at the meet
ing of the first army corps, and t
meet the governors and ex-governor
of states, famous soldiers of bot
. armies, and distinguished citizen
from all parts of the United States
D. This was Mr.. Cleveland's first hol
day since he became president.
Miss Cleveland has been in Ne
, York for several days, and the 81
cial life of the executive mansion
D. dull for the time. Upon the invit;
I. ton of the president Col. Lamol
and his family, consisting of h
III wife and two blonde haired lit
! ones, took up their abode at Il
white house on Wednesday. Exec
tive business has been much delay,
by Col. Lamont's illness. He i
tends to resume his duties to-morro'
although he has by no means reco
cred his usual strength. After bu'
q. ness hours, his children are given t
by freedom of the white house, and it
novel sight to see sbabies rompi
ed through the parlors and corridor
and playing with dolls in the gre
A, east room.
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