St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-22
CLEVELAND APPLAUDED.
Great Business Interests That Trem-
bled on His Election Disarmed OF
Suspicion at the Threshold
Of His Term-His Appointments so
Admirable That the Republican
Organs Sing Loud Praises.
Gen. Grant Pleased and Secor Robson, the
Notorious ex-Secretary of the Navy,
Says His Policy
viii Break up the Politics of the Entire
Country-Agricultural Bureau Chief
to Come From the West.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK, March 21.-Conservatism Is
already clappingits hands over fresloen'
Cleveland's course. Outside of a few as
gruntled politicians of both parties the gen
eral bublic criticism of the incipient steps IN
his administration is not only favorable: but
warmly so. The great business interests
that halted in fear with the thought that
change of administration meant only Tue eA-
change of one set of thieves gorgec Win
plumber, for another hungry for spolis, nave
been disarmed of suspicion at the thresh-
old of its term of Office. 1t has been met
by a series of appointments so admirable
that the most that can be said against Ihein
by the Republican press is that they are Dem
ocrats. The great hue and cry over so in
finitesima position as that occupied oy
Higgins indicate how small the room for real
criticism. The nominations of ex-GoV.
Porter and ex-Congressman Atkins of Ten
nessee to be assistant secretary of state and
Indian commissioner were foreshadoWed IN
4he morning papers here and received with
WARM PRAISE.
The feeling is abroad that President Cleve-
land knows what he is about and is making
fewer mistakes than was to be expected.
'sHe found the Democratic party on base
of solid granite" said well-known Demo
crat tonight. ''and he doesn't propose to top
it out with pine or hemlock." Among the
people who discuss such subjects one hears
the frequent repetition of a remark Of a
Washington man that under this adminlstra-
ton sundue application for Office means ex-
clusiOn from office"
Ex-Attorncy General Edwards Perrepont,
rpnOrtS
the ex-presideut as expressing the liveliest
interest in President Cleveland and the ex-
pectation that he would have a successful ad-
ministration.
What the Republican machine politician
may think Ct Cleveland may be learned from
u chat with Secor Robson of New Jersey.
The notorious ex-secretary of the navy is
round bellied with good living, and compla-
cent as duke.
he said: ssThis fellow (meaDing the
president) will break up the politics and poll
ticians of the entire country. Why, he's DO
ing the very best thing, as regular as CLOCK
work, and with apparently no effort whatever.
Take that appointment of Judge Durham. II
he had raked Kentucky with
AFINE-TooTH COMB
he could not have found better man for
the purposes he avows. / knew Durham
intimately. He was on Randalls appropria-
ton committee He is as far from the aver
age Kentucky idea of politics as man could
get. cultured gentleman Of the old school
of Presbyterian or Baptist church notions.
Why, there's man who would haggle in
congress over a thousand-dollar clerkship,
if he felt he was right and let million
dollar appropriation bill fail If the item was
not corrected. If Cleveland keeps on as he
has begun the old party hacks will all be
shelved and a new party management spring
up all over the country, making complete
revolution in public affairs"