St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-23
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
Sill Break up the Politics of the Entire
Country-Agricultura Bureau Chief
to Come From the West.
Special to the Globe.

New YORK, March 21.-Couservatism is
already clappingits hands over PRESIDENT
Cleveland's course Outside of few DIS
gruntled politicians of both parties the gen
eral uublic 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 the ex-
change of one set of thieves gOrged with
plumber. for another hungry for spoils, have
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 them
by the Republican press is that they are DEM
ocrats. The great hue and cry over so in
fiuitesimal position as that occupied by
Higgins indicate how small the room for real
criticism. The nominations of eX-Gov
Porter and ex-Congressman Atkins OF len
nessee to be assistant secretary OF state ana
Indian commissioner were foreshadowed in
the morning papers here and received with
WARN PRAISE.
The feeling is abroad that President Cleve-
land knows what he is about aud is making
fewer mistakes than was to be expected.
she found the Democratic party on base
of solid granite" said a well-known Demo-
crat tonight. land 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
Washington man that under this administra-
ton undue application for Office means ex-
clusion from Office"
Ex-Attornev General Edwards Pierrepont,
who called on Gen. Grant yesterday, reports
the ex-president as expressing the iiveliest
interest in President Cleveland and the ex-
pectation that he would have successful ad-
ministration.
What the Republican machine politician
may think Of Cleveland may be learned from
a 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: ''This fellow (meaning the
presdenU will break up the politics and poll
ticiaus OF the entire country. Why, he's do
ing the very best thing, as regular as clock
york, and with apparently no effort whatever.
Take that appointment of Judge Durham. Ii
ne had raked Kentucky with
FINE-TooTH COMB
he could not have found a better man for
the purposes he avows. ] knew Durham
intimately. He was on Randalfs appropria-
ton com mittee. He is as far from the aver
age Kentucky idea of politics as a man could
get. cultured gentleman of the old school
of Presbyterian or Baptist church notions.
Why, there's man who would haggie 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 new party management spring
up all over the country, making complete