The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-11
A POLITICIAN WITH VIEWS.
The Estimate Placed Upon Cleyeland's
Cabinet by Hon. Emery A. Storrs.
The Factions Represented by the Secretaries
-Manning's Appointment and It's Bear
ing Upon Ciyil-Service Reform.

/ What do you think of Mr.. Cleveland and hi.
| Cabinetg" inquired Journal reporter of Hon
/ Emery Storrs, whom he found at the Denisor
| House last evening.
'""Hhe administration, said Mr. Storrs in reply
1 has already proceeded far enough to mark very
clearly the difference between promise and per
Torrance. The inaugural of Grover Cleveland
was unexceptionable. Little criticisms that
were sophomore but vague, and general glitter,
| feel inclined to pass. / believe that the new
President is inspired by thoroughly patriotic
motives, but believe that from lack of expert
ence and education he is gifted with entire
msconception of the functions of the great Office
which he will undertake to fill. His letter on
the silver bill demonstrates this Not that am
taking issue with what he said about silver and
its continued coinage, but that upon the eve of
his Inauguration he should never have written
any letter at all. 1t is very manifest that the
letter was written and published by himself with
the express purpose to influence congressional
action, and that he utterly failed of his purpose
And thus, even before he was inaugurated, he
succeeded in arraying large portion of his par
ty against him and his policy
And the Cabinetr interpolated the reporter
"As to the Cabinet, politically, it is Southern;
financially, it is Wall street The city of Chicago
has probably as much reason to complain of the
Cabinet as any portion of the country can have
for, with Manning in the Treasury Department
Chicago as port of entry will have no recogni.
tion-everything will be in the interest of New
York city importers. Cleveland Manning
Whitney a::a n ss:yara are a.. wcr.hipers of the
city of New York, and the influence of the
Cabinet Will be in favor Of that city
as against every other city in the country.
The West is practically without a representative.
1t is true that Mr.. Villas is from Wisconsin, but
he can hardly be considered as a representative
of the Democracy, or of the citizenship Of the
great Northwestern States. The appointments
of the Cabinet make so much Of the inaugural
as refers to the civil service an absurdity. Out
of the sc, 900, 600 of the people in this country
not one would, on general principles, have Sc
lected Mr.. Manning for the Treasury Depart
ment. His appointment, together with that of
ar Whitney, is based upon the lowest estimate
of appointments made in our civil service; that is
to say, for personal services already rendered
and for personal service expected in the future
1 do not question the ability of either Mr. Man
ming or Mr.. Whitney. They are both very able
men, but they were appointed respectively to the
places which they now fill, not for any distin
guished public services, but for individual bene.
fits which they have conferred upon Grover
Cleveland"
What attitude will the Republican party as
sumo toward the President"
Il do not think that the Republican party
either IN the House, in the Senate, in the
country is disposed to be captiOus in Judgment of
the administration to come. The new President
has trouble enough in the future, and | believe
that he is so organized that he will not permit
the hungry horles of office seekers. in his own
party to run over him and drive him to gen.
eral and indiscriminate removal of all subordi
mates from Office. The fact about Cleveland
is that he has never been a Democrat test
ing Democracy by the exercise of Democratic
functions and the actions of the party for the last
twenty five years. But he will find Washington
a very different locality from Albany. He will
discover that in making appointments, the Sen
ate has very much to say, and he will be driven
ex necessitate to conciliate the Senate and it's
Democratic members with reference to these
matters of appointment ] expect to see him
remove, and without much delay, United
States marshals, postmasters, and leading reve-
nue. officers. l shall not feel inclined
to regard that as repugnant to his declarations
of reform in the civil service. have always be-
lieved and still believe, that the leading officials
should be in harmony with the head of the gov
! ernment and l no not think any civil-service
rules which would operate to the contrary wonld
be wise. But he will be called upon to 60 much
| further, and, knowing what l do of
the man, 1 do not believe he will
| go much further He is stubborn,
| and to a certain extent wllful. He will not
change his views on the silver question. He is
not a FREQ trader He will set his face against
any sudden or any very material changes in our
| tariff system He believes, l am confident, in
the principle of protection. He will not lend
| himself to any scheme which looks to the prac-
teal reputation of the constitutional amend
ments. ] have no doubt he is entirely sincere
foreign policy. In Short his views
| are utterly inconsistent with the opinions of a
good deal more than one half of his party. l
| have no doubt If he has his own way and he will
| interests of the country will suffer under
the administration of Grover Cleveland. But he
cannot have his own way. am not as appre
hensive of the Southern influence in the Cabinet
as | am of the New York city influence"
why not!' inquired the reporter.
''For the reason that Bayard Lamar and Gar
| land will be constantly their guard. They
are all able and understand perfectly well that
| their course will be very closely watched. So
| far as their official action is concerned they will
be less favorable to the South than the Northern
doughfaces will be. They have accepted places
in the Cabinet, and they are men of such char,
acter as not to imperii the success of the admin
istration of which they form so conspicuous a
part by attempting 70 Iorce upon the
country any extreme Southern policy. l
have fears of any extended raid upon
the treasury for the payment of rebel claims
! do not believe that either the President or the
Cabinet will favor anything of the sort; but do
believe that at the end of four years Grover
! Cleveland will be exceedingly unpopular with
| his own party, and if he has the courage and OBJ
stinacy which think he has, will meet the APP
probation generally of the good citizenship Of
| the country.
| nAfter twentv-four wears of service In
every respect glorious and honorable, the
Republican party is finally out Of
! power The efforts of that party have
| made possible that there should be country Of
/ which there can be Democratic President. II
| has turned over to this Democratic party q
! united country, treasury with surplus, q
spotless public honor and marvellous public
credit 1t will be a great achievement fol
| Grover Cleveland if he leaves the country in as
proud a position as he found it Nc