The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-06-11

Although IL b scarcely three month.
Cleveland was indicted into the Pre.;%seHr ~.
Office, IL IL already apparent that IN. 'esetAl
chief objects Of his Administration viii The
bring the civil service OF the Goyernman, to
its highest possible stage of efficiency ~ upto
ter how much time and d-Iiberation the o w nat
out OF this programme may require nor og
much impatient and uniriendly criticism !, n ae
provoke. Ay
No more important subject could epo...
attention from now on 10 the assembly, ms
Congress, nor Is any other 80 essential OF
preliminary relations 10 the great wo,e ~
moistvative reform, while all candid ohss"ad-
OF the situation must admit that the p,ss;,eD
Ia spite Of q few questionable ann in,nenl,
which he was deceived into making. has sIs
an admirable aptitude for the resnons;ao,'a
which he has assumed and made most sn.ny
cious beginning. 'pH
no man, whatever his physical strength or , ouN
tai vitality should be asked or expected q
perform singlc-handed ard alone To II. 70
oughly accomplish the grand results pronosas V''
the reorganization Of a service made IN If ~
than hundred thousand distinct Official f,a oe
will involve an amount OF laboiious me-
CATION and exhaustive detail simply overwhsi..'
ing 10 the contemplation and the PrcsiIaaS.'
resolute and ambitious as he is 10 succeed MI,
uctu iuC C'p-ptrrihiIc tu1t can be mad
available 10 the contamination Of his M,
p"se.
The conservative public sentiment Of II.
country is already with him. He ha> able ana
conscientious associates in the Cabinet NM
whose assistance he can rev He has ~.
approx a OF the masses OF the Democratic par,y
and lie should have the active. earnest and boS!'
es. support Of the leaders of the party
Our Democratic friends should bear in MIND
that the election of Mr.. Cleveland meant, snma
thing more than an indiscrlmina,e disirihu,;O,
of Offices among the voters who elected him
The scheme ofpolitical salvation is not - snoIs
and easy As this. We are won, to speak of ihs
change of Administration as the dawn of new
era 10 the Government; bat this depends entirslv
upon the wisdom aud honesty and sound states.
manship with which the affairs OF the Govern
ment are TO be administered
The majority by which the Democratic marty
assembled into power is not 80 overpowerlpeiv
large nor permanently assured that we can
offord 10 trifie with our victory The new Or.
has dawned, but will it reach the high noon ~
our anicipations, This remains to bee seen
The Republican party is by no means dead vel,
aud We have first 10 convince the people Ina,
they have prohed Substantially and largely BIZ
the defeat Of that party before We can have any
definite guaranty OF an extended lease Of
power
Hence the necessity. not OF parceling out the
spols in hot and reckless haste, but Of LAYING
broad and deep the foundations of the civil
service as tower Of strength to the Gorern
nent under Democratic rule aud not beerud,
ing the time that ii NAV require TO do il. Tvs
is the burden which Mr. Cleveland has taken
upon his shoulders, not as work for this year
or next year OF his own official term, bui for al
time and for the glory of the Democratic party. Il
is patriotic and statesmanlike object Ii sh luld
be made the common object of patriots and
statesmen holding the Presidents political faith
Tten indeed shall the dawn OF the new era nell
into the radiance of the full orbed sun.