The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-12
DANGEROUS DELAY.

President Cleveland will soon find
himself the subject of more or less Sc
we're criticism unless he adopts policy
of greater activity in the matter OF ap-
pointments to Federal offices. His slow
course has been submitted to because
the Democrats did not want to appear
"hungry," nor did they desire to hurry
the President and thereby run the risk
of rushing him into mistakes. But the
delay is growing tiresome to the party,
and manifestations of discomfort and
dissatisfaction are showing themselves
all along the line. Many of the leading
Democratic organs are beginning to en-
quire when the President will become
sufficiently well acquainted with the
country to know what is best for the
public service: they are also asking the
pertinent question. "Is this Demo-
cratic or Republican administration ?"
OF course the Republicans, and especi-
ally the office-holders, are delighted
with the way things are going, for they
are enjoying all the fruits of victory
though they we're actually defeated, The
claim of the Democrats that they are
entitled to the offices, and that the
policy and admin stration of the gov
eminent should be Democratic rather
than Republican is so correct that the
President cannot afford to ig-
more it. II the claim is not |
proper then the campaign last |
summer was vain effort and the cleo |
ton a senseless proceeding; the speeches
on the stump were foolish utterances,
the newspaper labors were wasted and +
the voting was unnecessary. The people
elected Governor Cleveland, not because
they desired to honor the man and |
elevate him to the distinguished sta
ton, but because they wanted certain
principle of government to prevail in
the republic, and chose him as the in
dividual best calculated to apply that
principle. They did not give him the
nation for four years, but selected him
to stand at the head of an administra-
ton which they declared by their votes i
must be Democratic in theory and ma
chinery If he fail to carry their idea
into practice, if he decline to put into |
effect the decree that was is
sued through the ballot-box,
he will prove that the country was
mistaken in its estimate of the man, |
and did not read Alright the character of
the gentleman whom they honored |
while believing they were best serving
themselves. The people commanded
that the rascals be turned out, and a
failure to execute the command will
certainly prove disastrous to the
administration, if it does not disrupt |
the party and lead to the loss of all that
has been gained by the struggle these
many years.
THE HERALD believes Cleveland is so
able and wise statesman and politician
that he will do nothing that can injure
mis- party, nor neglect anything thatwill
benefit the great political organization
with which he has always been identi-
fed; we are confident he feels that
he is acting for the best good of the
country and of the Democracy in making
haste slowly in changing the Federal
official force; but all must confess that
the signs of discomfort that are visible
are ominous of evil, and should suggest
to the President the wisdom of greater
speed in obeyipg the commands of the
majority.