The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-13

party, and placed in their stead true
and tried Democrats. Now, there is
no question of Mr.. Cleveland's loyalty
to the party that placed him in
power, and I knoW that he is most
anxious to subserve the interests of
those who have honored him with
their confidence. But it takes time
to effect changes. The Government
is complex piece of machinery. The
number of offices to be filed run way
up In the thousands, and the appli-
cants are as numerous as the stars In
the heavens upon clear night. To
sift all the applications filed, and to
determine wisely who shall be ap-
pointed, is q task that will neces-
of Mr.. Cleveland and his Cabinet for
q number of months to come. There
is truly no reason why the President
should be blamed for his slowness.
He has been President not two
months, and what has he accom-
plished? He exclusive of his Cab
inet) has designated the most lm-
portant foreign appointments, and
will complete the list by the end Of
Maybe has changed the personnel
Of the Pension, the Indian, the
Patent and the Land offices and the
Agricultural Department.. The
Treasury Department has also been
considerably reorganized, as have the
other departments, and IN addition,
innumerable minor places have been
suitably filled. Could any President
have done more in the short space of
time, and still have retained the con-
fidence of the country?
AS TO THE TERRITORIES.
And speaking of appointments
brings to my mind those in the Terri
tories. During the Republican sway
it was the fashion for administrations
to foist upon the Territories, men who
were in political exile in the East
and who had no hope of political
preferment. Without the slightest
knowledge of Territorial wants, and
without sympathy for the people to
whom they were accredited, their
rule in the generality of cases, was
not attended with beneficial results.
Like an impecuniOus man who takes
ticket in lottery hoping to draw 9
prize, so these broken-down "old
war horses" ~ eagerly accepted
Western offices, in the expectation
that political future might thereby
be opened to them. The President
has made himself clear upon this
point. He has not hesitated to de-
clare that where it is possible he in
tends to appoint to Territorial offices
the bona fde residents of the Terri
tory, men who know the require
ments of their section, and who are
acceptable to its citizens. All that
the people of the Territories have to
do is to act in unisOn--nOt to allow
dissensions and factions to split them
but to present a solid front in the
advocacy of the claims of those whom
they desire selected. Then the Presi-
dent will not be embarrassed bv ,cOun-
ter suggestions, but gentlemen will be
named for the Territorial offices who
will be worthy of the responsibilities
reposed in them.
THE WAR FEELING.
But enough about offices. Much
concern Is felt here concerning the
probable war between England and
Russia. The Russian Minister, M.
De Struve, and the British Minister.
Mr.. Sackville West. are both popular
in Washington. They each enter
tai I handsomely, and have each an
admiring coterie constantly around
them. was amused the other even
ing at an entertainment to observe
the two men and their department
toward each other. Nothing could
exceed the blandness with which
they met, or the suave manner in
which they engaged in conversation.
To CLEAN anything from either of
them would be an impossibility.
They are both "Old diplomats" and
fully appreciate Talleyrand's former
advice to one of his Minister'S: "Hear
all you can, but for yourself, remain
SILENT" The attaches, however, of
the two legations, are not so secretive,
and the feeling amongst them is that
war is inevitable. Itmay be deferred
for little while, but that it will Oc-
cur, few it any doubt. A gentleman
who for a number Of years lived in
England, and who has but recently
returned from there, was telling me
the other night that the Liberal party
was really very much opposed to war,
and Mr.. Gladstone would use every
means in his power to avert it.
The Tory element, on the contrary,
seems to favor war, because they
see through it a possible way OF re-
gaining power. This might readily
occur were the Gladstone Govern
ment to meet with any any decided
reverses. Our own Government, in
the event of a war, of course would
maintain a strict neutrality, for while
we are the offspring of England, and
naturally have close relationship with
that country, we cannot forget that
Russia has ever been our true and
consistent friend. I have, however,
written enough for one letter. More
anon. =. u. NEALE.