Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-03-13
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

SNSh u ttiN SNstEhiN wiz SuHobtS ~
crlticising the new administration, but
while many other journals are predict
ing what it will be, we may be allowed
the privilege OF modestly drawing our
conclusions. Our democratic friends
all over the country are to-day making
a great cry of good feeling in their
ranks. This might be proper if any
one had said there was bad feeling
But the cry has been SO persistent as
to arouse suspicion in the minds of
disinte.ested parties, True, it is
somewhat carly for Mr.. Cleveland to
shape a policy, even if he had policy
to shape. So far he has totally ignor-
ed the mugwumps and they have be-
gun to secretly growl and complain.
If they we're all who complained Mr..
Cleveland's administration might get
on swimmingly, but what means these
strange complaints from the strong
hold of democracy
From Galveston, Texas, through the
democratic organ comes the startling
news: lone thug. however. is no.
ticeable at every step-The absence
of enthusiasm over the cabinet nomi-
nations" Other democratic papers
feel that Mr.. Cleveland made a blum.
der in omittIng the name of Thurman
from his list. There seems a general
under current OF dissatisfaction, espec-
ially IN the south, at having placed SO
many unknown and untrled men in the
cabinet. While the south rejoices al
having Bayard, Garland and Lamar, a
correspondent to the New York World
says: at is mexplicable why the
president should have selected we'll
known, experienced and distinguished
men from the south, while from the
north he takes from new and IN every
particular untried and unskilled mer
in national affairs. In this respect the
cabinet is regarded with disappoint
ment. Endicott and Whitney may be
said to be unknown to the intelligent
masses of the south, which is sufficien
to provoke considerable comment anc
dissatisfaction. The south claims t
have the brains in the cabinet and O
course hope to run the adm;nistra
tion." Manning is an objectionabl,
character not only to the south, but tt
many of the northern people. W.
, might make more quotations, but ,hest
i. are sufficient to show that there i
! dissatisfaction at the outset, admitted
by democrats themselves, even whil
} they are crying harmony and gooc
feeling. Breaches in political partie
are more apt to widen than to heaI
There are many ex-Union soldie
. democrats who hoped to sec their fac
, ton represented by Gen. Mcclellan i
: the war department. But doubles
E Mr.. Cleveland saw this would antage
Y nize the south, and while he has see
1 fit 10 put noted ex-Confederates in h,
cabinet, he has either not desired {
not dared to give any ex-Union soldie
Of note place there. A democrat
e paper says: His Cabinet is NJ
? made up of soldiers, but statesmen.
: Another says: '1t this is so, why W:
e Thurman passed by and such men /:
y Manning, Endicott, and Whrre
a chosen In his place. We must COME
that it looks very much as if the ne
a president had blundered at the outs
and had gotten his party badly el
u tangled. 1t is like Mark Twain's stor
. They are in such shape that they mu
d lose their heads either way they tur
and We leave it to time to determiI
l. what the result will be.