The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
DECLARING VAR ON CLEVELAND.
Senator Eustis Displeased at His Hardness In
Turning the Rascals Out.

Turning the Rascais Out.
New Orleans Special.
1t has been evident for some time that the
action of President Cleveland with respect to the
Louisiana Offices was creating great prejudice
against the administration on the part Of the
leading Louisiana Democrats. Attempts have
been made to hush up this rebellious feeling, and
they have been successful up to this time. but il
has been impossible to prevent the feeling
breaking out Senator j. b. Eusis, in an in
terview to-day, pronounces squarely against the
President, and announces his intention of max
ing war on the administration.
You say for me- and you cannot say il
too strong Senator Eustis said, ''that in my
judgment Mr. Cleveland thus far, from a Demo
cratic standpoint has been a conspicuous and
humiliat;ng failure. The half-hearted manner
in which the President has been pursuing the
important work of placing in the hands of trust
ed, capable and efficient representatives OF the
party through whose influence and almost super
human exertion he was placed at the head OF
affairs, those various charges and duties for the
safe conduct of which the Democratic party is
alone to be held responsible to the people. is lit
tie less than disgusting. Untrue TO the conf
dence reposed in him, and unworthy of the
great compliment bestowed on him by his con-
SJlLuentS, his ADMINISTRATOR Has cOulllcuCtu
with series of blunders, and his friends and
supporters in Louisiana and throughout
the Union have just cause for COM
plant Indeed. am sorry for this and regret
to be compelled to make the statement. but it is
fact, nevertheless, and the question now is
whether the errors of which / speak, and which
have become SO patent to the whole country, are
mistakes of the head or the result of evil
promptings and treacherous conduct toward the
party. whose principles he claims to represent
The fact that horde of INSCRIPTIONS, ignorant.
dyed-ic- thewool. and Extensively partisan radical
leaders are permitted to remain in Office all over
the country under Democratic rule, and in di-
rect violation and contradiction of the very
principles of Democracy and the wishes of ma
jority of the people, as expressed at the ballot
box, is shame and disgrace, and reflection
on the competency, capability and character of
those whose sufrages placed Nc. Cleveland in
the White House. 1t should be understood that
a President and few Cabinet officers do not Of
themselves constitute party or an admins
tration. The active workers in all the multi
farious departments of the government-those
who make the figures, manipulate the books. and
keep the records-are the administrators of our
affairs, and these under President Cleveland
Republicans. They are the Same who
have been running the machine for nearly a
quarter of a century, in whom the people had
lost confidence, and regarding whom change
eagerly and anxiously desired by the
country. Now, let me ask, what sort of reform
is this, and what is likely to out of It'll
The fact is, Democrats do not intend to be held
responsible for this kind of government. The
Democracy, it would be well to state, is bigger
than Mr.. Cleveland and his Cabinet combined,
of which both are but the creatures, and the
representatives of that party at Washington will
see that MIR. Cleveland shall pursue the proper
line of action. The whole truth of the matter is,
Mr.. Cleveland is totally lacking in information
respecting the condition of affairs in the South
and West, and is reliant entirely on the feverish
advice Of a couple of mugwump papers in New
York city, who are just as ignorant he re-
garding those important sections. 1t is now nc
longer matter of distribution of Offices and
government patronage, but question of party
principles, and the Democratic element will see
to it that this administration is Democratic in
the full significance OF the term, or that Mr..
Cleveland and his Cabinet shall fall and be
buried in the ruins they have made