The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-11
LET THE PEOPLE BE PATIENT.
Some Sensible Advice by . Democrat
Newspaper.

Newspaper.
Speaking of President Cleveland.
Do any of you know what it is to be
President of the United Statesp
After twenty-four years of Republican
rule Democrat comes into Office as
Chief Executive. That is, the head
man who executes laws by appointing
agents to the work. As Democrat
we hurried men to vote for him. As
yet we see no reason to regret what we
did in this respect. God knows we wish
every Republican voter out of Office.
Women of good character can remain
if they are useful to the people as clerks
and accountants. We wish the Presi-
dent and all his Cabinet to move ahead,
rapidly as possible.
AS Democrat, we can see no good
to come from keeping Republicans in
Office minute longer than their term,
as there are as good Democrats. all over
the country as there ever were Repub-
licans.
At the same time let us Democrats be
rust as well as generous. There are in
round numbers one hundred and ten
thousand salaried office-h holders in this
country appointed by the President or
members of his Cabinet
1t takes few weeks to write the
names of men to fill all these offices,
even were they all fillablc at once. It
takess.a little time TO learn who to select
The President certainly can not read
letters, petitions, protests, explanations,
counter petitions, Withdrawals of petit
tions, newspapers, private letters, etc.,
talk to one thousand per day, listen to
all they say and sign appointments to
Office at the same time.
He has made fewer mistakes than
have any of his predecessors. He is q
man for long, hard. honest pull. He
is not well adapted for skating, but is
A for deep plowing, and when he
turns furrow he turns it clean.
In the White House the other day we
counted one hundred and seven men
and eleven women all waiting to see
him about Office. In his private busi-
ness room we stood with thirty-one 9TH
er men, Senators, Congressman, Gener-
ais, Colonels, editors, office-seekers, and
watched people pour stuff into his ear
as water from Buffalo is rushed over
Niagara Falls and on into the deep,
calm lake below.
Every man there wanted an Office for
himself or friend who had sent in petit
tio3s. Had the President two hundred
ears instead of single pair, they could
all be kept busy as receivers. Had he
four hundred eyes instead of two. there
are people there for him to look at and
look into. President Cleveland has q
way of looking into men that makes
some of them nervous. We saw him
look at and look into one applicant who
was talking to him, as though he saw
the dishonesty we knew was in him, and
it seemed to us that the applicant felt
| that the President saw something, as he
soon quit talking, went out and went
| home. , u.
He is anxious to lay foundations deep,
| and to select stuff that won't rot We
believe that he could move faster, but
| he is moving ahead as fast as he can,
| and every cut counts. 1t means busi-
ness. When the posts are all in, he
wants them in line, so far as he is con-
cerned. He is willing to stand by his
record, and lean back against his wall,
confident that it will not fall over or be
blown out of place easily.
Where there is so much good timber
to select from he is bothered which tC
select 1t is not that there is a scarcity
of material. for there is plenty! 1t il
to be remembered that bitter local quar-
rels spring up easily at times over riva
asplrants for place, and that the friends
of each are quick to get red hot. Tht
President prefers to have them come il
cool, as that saves looking for a maj
who is not of himself local quarrel
A day or two since we were in th'
Office of the Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Daniel Manning During tn,
conversation we said that Democrats il
all parts of the country were clamor
ing for heads, especially of Republican
postmasters.
Said he
"Yes, know it They have a righ
to be. But they are all reasonable
men. This is big job. Here is tn
Treasury Department requiring on
thousand five hundred clerks who mus
not be ignoramuses. My position i
not an easy one. 1 enter this Office a
nine a. M, and remain here till five p
M, not a moment for rest. It is nov
two o'clock. My lunch Ga ham sand
wich and apple were on the desk),
brought to me, but often l can no
spare time to take even that much O
food. We must make few mistakes
An office force like this can not b
changed in day or month n,
more than the largest mercantil
houses of manufactures of the coun
try change forces suddenly an
live. have already made nearly fiv
hundred changes, appointing Demo
Gratis to positions heretofore held b
Republicans, and the work is going or
But for Democrats there would hav
been no change of administration. LIE
| the wants, the sentiments of Democrat
be known"
As the Secretary said in truth, pee
pie outside of Washington have littl
idea of the job on hand. They give
| new school teacher a month to becom
acquainted with few scholars, yet e.
pect a President to change 1000
office-holders inside of ninety day!
Suppose that every Republican were OF
!, and Democrats in their places sine
March 4. How many mistakes woul
have been made?
, Secretary Manning has already mad
changes that save $500, 600 year to th
people. He has already earned MOI
1 than enough to pay the entire four yea
Z salary of the President and Cabinet b
is selecting good, strong. able men
q positions, even as he is himself a mastt
mind in a master position.
o The Post-office Department is the or
that reaches farthest in among the Pc
. pie. The one whose appointees CON
: in closest contact and have the mo
direct influence with voters. In TIL
department matters move slowe
: Postmaster-G General Villas is not RUS
er as are some men. He has not dor
y one-tenth that some men would ha,
done had they been in his place on
g the same length of time. The magn
Il tude of his work appalls him. He
overworked already. Let those inte
= ested put the pressure to him and if
: can not stand it, let him give way to
more practical man. One who has his