The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-27
THE ADMINISTRATION.

The AT. MINiSTRATloN,
MR. CLEvTILAND's administration has
been subje' yted to a considerable degree
of critiei Sun. The more rabid Demo
Gratis III Sve insisted that the party was
being ctrayed practically by the want
Of act WITTY by the president and cabinet
Will e the Republicans, and even mug
wa RAps, have complained of the prefer
n Ient OF southern mon and exCon-
celebrates. There was basis for many
Of these criticisms on the part of the
Democrats who saw Republican par
tisans retained in power, and while good
Democrats waited Obsequiously, and
with hat in hand in the vestibule, it was
observed that Objectionable Republi-
cans continued to of1iciate at the altar.
The party naturally grew impatient,
and the result was goodly crop OF
rather biting Democratic criticisms.
Within the few days just passed, how
ever, the administration appears to be re-
deeming itself In Democratic eyes and
is "cutting and slashing" considerably,
especially in the postoffice department,
1t is more than probable that the next
thirty days will witness most extern
sive "sweep" and reinstate the admins
tratiOn in Democratic confidence,
Leading Democrats seem now to be TAX
ing this view of the matter.
While the south may differ with Mr..
SAMUEL j. RANDALL on the one subject
Of the tariff, it is in accord with him on
all other matters affecting the welfare
Of the Democratic party,and will always
listen to his utterances from party
standpoint with close attention and
respect. MR., NoRDHoFF, of the New
York Herald, interviewed him recently
with reference to the administrations
policy, and the distinguished OK
speaker has these things, among others,
to say: "The more / sec him and the
better get to know him the more |
perceive the sturdy honesty of his
mind, the single-hearted conscientious
ness with which he acts. Some of our
men say he moves too slowly. That is
true, but he has an immense work and
responsibility upon him. or all reforms,
administrative reform is the most diff
| cult. To ascertain where In the inn
mense government establishment bad
methods prevail and incompetent or un-
fit persons are employed, and TO im-
prove the methods and substitute faith
lul and competent men to do the work,
is huge task, for which even single
presidential term is scarcely adequate.
What has been accomplished IN tho two
months and a half since the 18th OF
March Is necessarily only the beginning.
] will go further and say
20 you that If no goes on as he has gone,
in his own woy, following his own ideas
of his duty to the public, no win be in
the end one OF tho most acceptable
presidents we have ever had. He will,
through his success by the year 1888, as
the public administrator of great trust,
be re-nominated and reelected, and |
am satisfied that the party can do no
better than to faithfully stand by him
cooperate with him. The work of re-
form confded to him can hardly be COM
plotted In single term. rho country
will re-elect him to secure the compile
ton of that work and give it the per-
manence which it ought TO have for the
general good"
Such public utterances from a shrewd
public man, who is conlessedly tho leader
Of the Democratic house Of representa-
tlves, mean more than moro inter-
view with prominent parsonage.
They mean also that, so far
"a can now DO seen, there will
DO no no conflict between the
national house and Mr.. CLEVELAND, but
that Mr.. RANDALL will rally the DEM
ocratic cohorts systematically to the
support of the president and his pol
10y, now receiving from certain quar-
ters degree of criticism, that il it ac-
complishes nothing else, must be- un-
pleasant TO the inmates of the White
House. Mr.. RANDALL's views, though
those of a defeated presidential candi-
date and an aspirant in the future, are
in striking contrast to those Of many
lesser lights seeking to control patron
age. This RANDALL interview is just
at this time a bonanza for the admins
tration.