The Portland daily press., 1885-05-13
Ex-senator Window.
Me Fails TO Fiud Civil Service Reform in
Washington.
Boston Record.)

Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Window is
in the city, and is staying at the Vendome.
Two of his children have for some time been
attending one of the Boston schoo Is, and be
las come East with his wife to see them.
He was asked last night what he thought of
the policy of the new administration. "Do
you mean as regards civil service reform?'
be said. 81 don't see as the administration
has shown any marked desire TO carry out
the promises in this direction. Mr.. Cleve-
land, when he came into Office, no doubt
wished to live up to these principles, but he
has failed entirely. He cannot 90 it, for he
is not stronger than his party. The Demo-
Gratis have been out of power for % years,
and they want the spoils. IL they do not
get them they naturally ask the reason why.
Pearson's reappointment In New York NAV
seem 10 be step in this direction, but
have every reason to believe that this reap
pointment was wholly due TO pressure 10
New York which the President could not
withstand and this actioni was the only one
that has shown any indication of civil SER
vice reform. On the other hand, know of
mauy removals which were due wholly to
political reasons. Office holders coming un-
der the civil service law have not been re-
moved, for the Democrats cannot violate the
statute, nor do l think they will try to change
it,"
500 you think Mr.. Cleveland has shown
any particular friendship toward The South?'
he was asked.
"Well, judging from the number of unfor-
given rebels he has put into power I should
say that the South had not been wholly for
gotten"
Mr.. Window was then asked what was his
opinion of the future of the Republican par
ty He replied: Il consider it to be very
promising and hopeful. The Republicans
have the cou fldence of the country, and the
trial the Democracy will have to undergo
will completely satisfy the people that they
do not want any more of it. 1t is true the
administration has not yet done much that
is wrong, for it has had no opportunity; it
has not been in power sufficiently loOg.
Neither has it disclosed any policy; / don't
believe it knows its own policy and what it
will do in the future 40 one can tell. When
the people see the restoration of uuforeiyen
and unrtpentant rebels, such men as Kelley
for instance, they may begin to learn some
thing. There are still many who believe it
was not a crime to put down the Rebellion,
and the next four years will so TO show il.
repeat | do not think that the present ad-
mnistration has any policy of its own. 1t
uds uOb mus tdI UdTtu lO repeal SlDglG act
of the Republicans. Every measure of ma
tional importance that has been enacted by
the Republicans during the past 25 years has
been fought by the Democrats step by step,
and yet when they come into power they do
not dare repeal asingle one. Mr.. Hendricks
seemed to think that he was going TO find q
plethora of money in the treasury, but l
don't know that he found it. Neither did
the Ohio people have that $400. 600 900 dis
tlibuted among them that they looked for"
Mr.. Window was asked concerning tire
feeling In Washington as regards the admin
istration. "People do not say much," he
said. "a few office holders bave expressed
the wish that President Cleveland would
carry out his civil service declarations, but
some OF them, have recently learned, have
had their hopes rudeiy blghted. The great
danger to the country from Democrat ad-
miuistration lies in the tariff and currency
questions. On the currency the party has
always been uncertain. It's ideas on the
subject have been vague and unreliable, and
it IS not to be converted by coming into
power. It's free trade principles, if carried
out, could not fail to be disastrous to the
mercantile and manufacturing interests Of
the country"