Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-11
The Political Future.

VIEWS OF HON. WILLIAM WALTER PHELPs-
HIS OPINION OF CLEvELAND's ADMINIsTRA-
TIoN a GOOD ONE FOR THE PEOPLE But A
BAD ONE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
WHAT WILL COME OF 1T.
The new administration is being watched
with great interest 10y the republican managers,
particularly those who are close to NJ. Blaine.
and they are inclined to make the most OF a.,
dissatisfaction in the democratic ranks. Rep-
resentative William Walter Phelps said TO a
STAR reporter: al have just been congratulai-
ing democratic Senator on having a President
who gives such great satisfaction to both repub-
licans and democrats"
as that your opinion, that everybody is sat
isfed 2" asked the reporter.
My opinion is" Mr.. Phelps replied, "that Mr.
Cleveland Is going to give very good admins
tration TO the country, but a very bad one for
the party. He is doing nothing at all for his
they have right to be. They have right TO
expect him TO do something for the good OF the
prominent appointments, and yet give them
where they would do the party some good
Now there's the ease of my namesalIe, who was
given the English mission. No better man for
the place could have been found, but just
good one might have been had, and the APP
pointment have gone where il would have been
Of an advantage TO the party. So with all the
rest 1t would be just as easy for him TO serve
his party If he wanted TO. But he wants to
ignore party altogether. He has made up his
mind to stubbornly resist party pressure and
refuse to recognize party claims. Tins will meet
about Rarty,,on Rarty disruption The pm
through his administration and at
the end of the four years he will have driven
the party managers oil. They VIII be growing
more and more dscontented as he continues 10
ignore them, and from time to time the moro
out-spoken will come out and denounce the
administration. The republicans and the non-
partizans will applaud his action and give him
all possible encouragement to go on, and this
will more thoroughly disgust the old demo-
cratic Senators who would be better satisfied il
Blaine were in the White House. There were
some last November, who had no favors to ask
of Mr.. Blaine, who would Just leave have
seen Blaine elected. They would like his
methods better and would be closer TO him
Then. too, the south would have had more to
expect from his election. There were millions
OF dollars in the east ready to be put in busi-
ness enterprises in the south had lie been
elected. This money is now locked up i'm New
York. meet with fresh rC of every day that
democrats voted for Blaine If he We're to
be nominated in 1SSS democratic man.
ayers would support him, and lac would get an
immenee democratic VOTE
But will not Cleveland gain great strength
among the people who not policians?"
asked THE STAR man. "Win he not draw OFF
all those of no particular politics who have
always voted with the republicans"
t"Ies, he will draw offall those but they, with
all their numbers, cannot make up for the loss
of party managers"
Mr.. Phelps idea seemed TO be throughout
that all the politicians would unite, and the
struggle of the future would be between them
and the mass of people who oppose political
methods; and he thought the politicians would
prove the stronger