Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-21

| retreat into corner and contemplate
the sad results OF political orgausllp.
A SYMPOSIUM or STATESlfEN.
The North American Review for Octo-
Der is especially interesting to the poll
tician, on account OF series of three
articles discussing "The Presidents Pol
ICY" viewed from tue positions Of anti
clyll-service Democrats, reform Demo-
Gratis and ciyil-scryice Republicans SEN
ator Eustls of Louisiana presents the
cause of the first, ex-Mayor Grace of New
York the second and Theodore Roose-
welt the third, 1t is worth while to print
synopsis of the arguments adduced by
these advocates, as an exposition OF the
opinions of three widely separated classes
in the political schools.
Senator Eusts opens the discussion by
a vigorous attack upon the president In
his article he but ampll6cs former ex-
pressions of his given to the daily news
paper press He condenses the complaint
of the spoilsmen in this paragraph SAL
though they (the anti-civil-service Demo-
crats) are stigmatizGd by the Independent
press as machine politicians, and
although this sentimental nonsense may
not, as 1t should, offend the ears OF some
holding high positions in the government,
ton cannot be thoroughly and responsibility
Democratic unless the Republicans are
turned out OF office, aud honest Demo-
Gratis put in their places, and this is the
ciyil-scwice reform for which the Demo
cratic party voted at the last electon.n
And again: at is an insult to the lntcll-
gcnce of the Democratic party, and
a reflection upon its integrity, to as
sumo that it does not possess
the moral force to work out any
reform which may be desired by the
American people" vicious thrust is
made at the presidents integrity of pur-
pose in this suggestion: "Those who
wish to indulge in unpleasant suspicious
might believe that they discover that this
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n personal party at the expense of the
Democratic party" Senator Eustis ques-
tions not alone the sincerity of the presi-
dent In his work of reform, but his abili-
ties to carry out any policy of reform to
Il successful termination, Mr.. Gladstone,
he says, is the only successful rcformcr
of the age, and he has accomplished his
work only by the posses ion of transcend
ent Nbilities--by inslnuatlon, therefore,
Mr., Cleveland will fail for want of COM
! paratiyc ability.
Following the Louisiana senator's angry
criticism, Mr., Grace presents a skillluly
compounded and convincing argument in
yindicaton of the presidents policy,
showing his consistency and uprightness,
as well as the cXpedcncy OF the maneuyer
IN party sense. Mr., Grace opens with
the proposition that sit is congress, not
the president, which determines the great
questions of national policy. The presi-
dents function is to administer the laws,
not to enact them" Therefore, the presi-
dent is not Individually responsible, but the
party is responsible for any misfortunes of
administration. The civil-serylce law was
enacted by congress, and the presldctt
found II among other statutes ofthe
government. He took solemn odh to
enforce the laws, and he could me- make
an exception in the case ~ This ote. "Mr.
Cleveland. recognizing the taturc OF
the office which he was can
dilat- expressly declined 10 enter INTO
-'scnsSlons of legislative policy: while
Mr.. Blalne's long ptter OF nc.
ceptancc was largely devoted to
precisely Soch an Irrelevant discus.
sion Mr.. Cleveland declared that the
laws enacted by the legislative branch of
the government, The chief executive is
bound faithfully to enforce, and pledged
himself to the administration of the
government Sin the honest, simple and
plain manner which is consistent with
Its character and purposes. on this
pledge he was elected"
NOW continues MIR. Grace. ere.
memoerihg that the control OF the civil
service is the Presidents chief functions
that the method of that coutrol so as to
secure honesty and competency is declar-
ca by law of the land; that he is sworn
to observe the law; that it was with
these conditions particularly In view that
he was elected by the people, and tb,t
Whatever the functions OF the president
may be apart from those referring to the
eiNii service, these latter functions are
the only ones which he has SO
iar been called upon to exercise to any
notable degree, and for the exercise of
winch he is open to criticism, either in.
'orahle or adverse, we readily discover t
me only standard by which the present
administration can properly be criticised.
Io.wit, Are preSldent Cleva,.,,a ,,.,At