The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-08-14
-FOUR MONTHS WORK.
The Good Work Accompii- he'd by the Ad-
nslnistrAtion.


The Good Work Accsmpii- he'd by the Ad-
minisfrAtion-
The Democratic Administration 10
now over four months in Office. and it
has already accomplished vast amount
Of work. not the least being the clear
ing away the debris Of misgos eminent
and corruption LETT in all the depart
ments by its predecessor. The express
sion. cleansing the Augean stables.
which was so frequently heard dnring
the Presidential canvass. has proved 70
be something more than Mere cam
paign cry. The STABLES" were found
TO be fouler than even the most imagi-
native Democratic orator pictured TO
his hearers. and the task Of cleansing
them was one that would have daunted
less resolute men than those President
Cleveland selected for his Cab net
They found the Government 50 per-
meated with evidences OF swindling and
corruption. that il seemed a hopeless
task to attempt to reform il without APP
plying heroic remedies Nevertheless.
the President and his Cabinet did not
hesitate q moment. but applied them
selves to their great work Of reform
with astonishing vigor and unremitting
zeal. For a man who was conlemptuous-
" spoken Of by the Republicans. rs
lacking in experience and incapable Of
conducting the affairs of such vast
Government. President Cleveland has
displayed marvellous ability. super
human energy and an insigh, into
human character and affairs Of state
which seems almost incredible
In the Land Office. Commissioner
Sparks found an organized system Of
robbery which would have. in Scntoe Of
time. disposed Of what was left OF the
entire public domain to foreign corpora
tons without any reference to the
rights OF honest settlers In tine Agri-
cultural Bureau. Commissioners Cole
man was embarrassed bv the discovery
that the immaculate DR.. Loring, his
predecessor had squandered all the
appropriation IN sorghum seed and
o her useless materials. The Postmas-
ter-General has succeeded in wedding
out Of his department prctcssed parti-
sans who regsrf "A their positions as
mere rewards for their services during
political campaigns lie has made
such reductions in the expenses Of his
Office that Star-route frauds are
rendered impossible for the future. and
instead Of dishonest postma~tcrs he viii
have an eflicicnt. reliable working force.
He mas also cifectually chcckmatcd the
schemes OF those who hoped to draw .
nice sum from the Treasury in the
shape Of steamship mail subsidies
In the Treasury Departments the re-
ducfion 81 expenses has been most nota-
BILE. and the death blow has been given
to custom-house frauds and Internal
revenue swindles. Thorough business
men have replaced the proiessed poll
ticans Of the Republican regime. and
simpler and more ineligible methods
OF accounts have been introduced. The
reforms which have taken place in the
Navy Department are Of the most COM
prrhcnsivc kind. and that they were
sadly needed the Mare island navy
yard and Dolphin scandals bear suffi-
| cient evidence. The Attoruev-General
| has DISPOSED 81 the unLcce ssary bur-
| dcns in the shape Of sinecur-s and use
less Offices with which tho Republicans
had overloaded his departm mt Secre-
tary Endicott RE the capital Of the
| Young officers who considered that they
could best serve their country in the
capacity Of escorts to ladies aud hang
era on 10 salons. The diplomatic serv-
ice has been raised 10 4 standard Of
efficiency BY Secretary Basard, and
made more scrvic. .ble and practical
Those who complain that the work OF
reform has not been swift enough
should bear in mind the vastness OF the
undertaking. The Democratic Admin
istration has had to deal with Difficult
ties which, 1t first sight. appeared IN
surmountablc. and II deserves the high
est praise for the amount Of work i has
accomplished in the short space Of four
months. The results Of this work art
already apparent. Albany Argus.
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