Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-16
PRAISING THE PRESIDENT
THE ESTIMATE OF AN ACUTE
CORRESPONDENT
Blaine GnawIng His Fingers in Baffied
Rage and Doing his Puny Mite to EN-
barrass the AdministratiOn-The Cabi-
net the Beet in Years, but Cleveland
Its Positive and Aggressive Head.

barrass the AdministratiOn-TheC Cabi-
net the Beet in Years, but Cleveland
Its Positive and Aggressive Head.
Corre&Dondence Of the Morning Eelos.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-''I was proud
to sit at the head of such a body of men,"
said President Cleveland in speaking of
the first meeting of his Cabinet. 81 be-
lieved before that l had made excellent
selections for my Cabinet, but when l
saw them gathered around the Cabinet
table L was perfectly satisfied" He has
right to be. The personnel of this adj
ministration is admirable. do not need
to dwell upon its head. Having talked
with him l can only report what 1 knew
before from the reports of others that he is
a gentleman in the highest sense of that
word-a simple, natural, dignIied, brave,
frank, independent man. The only men
or women in Washington who believe
nowadays in the man of straw labeled
Cleveland which the Republicans set up
during last years campaign-a thick
necked, heavy-headed, fat-witted chump,
without breeding, cultivation or any re-
deeming personal quality, are the handful
of irreconcilables gathered in Blaine's
house every evening to see that much.
disgruntled historian gnaw his fingers in
his batfled rage. Blaine's only purpose
in life now seems to be to embarrasS Cleve-
lands administration. If any chance
offers to that end he will embrace it
eagerly.
HE THOUGHT HE SAW SUCH A CHANCE
when the Cabinet were nominated. 1t
was he who suggested to Riddleberger
that he oppose Bayard. But he soon saw
that that was ridiculous fiascO, and so
called Riddleberger back. Now he is
waiting for another opportunity, real or
seeming. Meanwhile he can only mutter
and curse at the new administration as it
rolls past him into success. Every one
who has ever known Cleveland has the
same opinion as |. He is great
man in some respects. probably the great
est man in the public life fthe day, for he is
not dwarfed by any man in Washington
in his Cabinet or out of it. He is master
of himself. He is conservative, yet pro-
gressive. He Is sincere and honest. He
cannot be cajOled or bulldozed. He will
move right forward along the lines which
he considers right regardless of conse-
quences, personal and pol tical. l need
not tell you that he is a surprise; yes, a
bitter disappointment to many politicians.
Cleveland is not dependent upon his
Cabinet. If necessary he could dismiss
every member of it and guide the govern
ment himself along the pathway Of sue
cess.
IF HE FINDS THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER
for the administration, because better for
the country, that any one of his Cabinet
Ministers should resign his trust, he will
not hesitate to say to him, ''Sir, the time
mas come for us to part" No one of them
is Indispensable. Nevertheless Cleveland
and his Cabinet are admirably well-fitted.
The members of his Cabinet will be very
helpful to the President for this reason
Every one of them agrees with the Presi-
dent i'll his opinions respecting questions
OF government. Every one of them is
ready to give the President cordial
support in the execution of any plans
which be may frame. The administration
is harmonious whole, unlike any other
of recent years. 1t will have all the
strength of unity. For this reason pre-
dict such success for it as none other has
had for many years. l am the more en-
bOldened to make this prediction because
know something in a general way of the
great purposes of the administration. 1t
may all be summed up in one phrase
The administration VIII be radical in it's
domestic reforms, conservative in it's for
eign relations. Its home policy will be
cOuserVatively aggressive and progress
sive.
ITS FOREIGN POLICY
will be cautious but courageous. And
every time Cleveland says anything YOU
can depend upon it that he means it. That
is where he differs as widely from Blaine
as he does in his views of personal hon.
esty. Blaine is a hypocritical phrase
juggler; Cleveland is an honest man.
Now, the members of the Cabinet are
equally upright. That is one of the dis |
tinguishing features of this administra- |
tiOn. In every recent Cabinet there has |
been at least one Suspect" Usually |
there have been two or three such men |
tainted with dishonesty, trickery, fraud. |
This is a clean Cabinet. They are cour- |
teOus, too, and, like their chief, cour- |
ageOus. They are hard workers and men |
of simple, wholesome ways. The country
is to be congratulated on it's adminstra-
ton, BROWN-FLOYD