The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06


py Cleveland, and the lesson of the precedent is
followed out to the early removal OF two of them
| and the final opposition of the survivor to the
| party he had done most to create
THE ADDRESS AND THE CABINET.
What Some Of the Leading Newspapers of the
Country Say of the New Administration.
DISAPPOINTING AND SURPRISING.
Louisville Courier-JourHal (Dem.).
The first impression which will prevail upon a
knowledge of the composition of this Cabinet
will be one OF mingled disappointment and sur
prise. In modern politics there prece-
dents for tie selection of more than one member
OF the administration from single State An
exacting criticism would add to this objection
the further demurrer that it was enough
to take from New York a President untried in
| national affairs without joining to him, appar-
emily from sheer personal and local favoritism
two advisers equally lacking in official expert
ence. There is good ground for such an opinion,
and we apprehend that the President will be
| made very sensible of its force before he has
gone many miles through the political Black
Forest he has undertaken to explore. Along
with it comes also the reasonable complaint of
great section of the country that it has been
merely ignored, but III manner repulsed 1t
will be said, and with perfect truth, that Mr.
Cleveland has declined alike solicitations
and counsels touching able, honorable and
useful public men who had earned of him,
y,
recognition and promotion. The character and
temper OF these expressions will vary, as men
are controlled by their Judgment their pas
sions. Our own opinion is that, in this matter,
the President has made mistake.
DIGNFIED AND SIMPLE.
New York Times.
Mr.. CleveIands inaugural address is dign fled.
simple and forcible. 1t has in it the tone of sin
certify and directness that has come to 10 re-
garded as characteristic of the man. It is clear
that he enters on the duties of his office with
deep of responsibility to the whole COUNTRY
and the whole country will receive with hearty
and grateful assent his depreciation of partisan
spirit We believe, also, that it will respond
cordially to his appeal to remember that his trust
is shared by every patriotic citizen, and that
every citizen owes to the country a viglant
watch and close scrutiny of it's public servants,
and fair and reasonable estimate of their fidel-
ity and usefulness. There is no mistaking the
tone in which he speaks of reform in the admin
istration OF the government, and the application
of business principles to public affairs" and in
which he announces that 'civil-service reform
should be in good faith enforced The double
obligation to the people, and to all who worthilv
seek public employment, that merit and com.
potency shall be recognized instead of party sub
serviency, or the surrender of honest political
belief shows the Presidents characteristic
spirit of fairness and his profound sense Of duty
BRAzEN AND EMPTY SOUND.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
President Cleveland's address is a labored
paper that will probably move the admiration of
the mugwumps, who are in position where they
must admire everything Of thoroughly COM
monplace nature. We do not think that in any
former inaugural address there have been as
many of the thin phrases of personal conceit and
public atfectation, as are contained in this pro-
ductio2. Mr.. Cleveland has been making GER
tain professions of convictions for some years
and has believed that they were greatly ap-
proved, and the presumption is that he is of the
| 4h-Nh he.
them. He has bundled them all UP in this ad-
dress, but we detect saying in it that signifies
business. There is certainly nothing to show
the clear intelligence and strong hand that
would make the President force in his own
party, or impress any striking lineaments of
| character upon the administration The in
augural has a 0razen and empty sound IL there
is clew to the Democratic labyrinth it must be
found in the composition of the Cabinet and is
yet to be announced.
WHAT HAVE THEY DoNE2
Boston Herald.
| Il would be rather unusual and unexpected, to
| say the least. to SEQ a Cabinet composed of men
| not one of whom has held an administrative Of
| flee. 1t was perhaps this thought which led Mr..
| Cleveland to pause before finally completing his
| choice, and consider If the Cabinet as it was
shaping itself could not be strengthened in this
| particular. Senators Bayard and Lamar are. in
| reality, political philosophers and thinkers-fne
| examples OF the scholar in politics. They enjoy
| the respect anu commence OF the country to
! their character and intellectual abilities; but
| their adaptability to the work of the head of
department remains to be demonstrated Messrs.
| Garland, Villas and Endicott are able lawyers;
| the first named is, in addition, capable legis
| lator, the second a fine orator and the third
! learned and upright Judge But if Mr.. Cleve-
| land has discovered in them that executive ca
! pacity which he understood to be seeking
| after, he has found it in what they are, not in
| what they have done.
| DEMOCRATS WILL BE DISAPPOINTED
| Louisville Commercial.
| On the unbiased mind Mr. CIevelards address
| will make the impression that he does not con
| slider the tariff leading or independent ques-
| tien but a mere incident in u general policy of
| economical expenditure and the necessary reve-
| nue. to provide for il. The Oklahoma boomers
| and other land grabbers, the Mormons and the
| Chinese will get little comfort from reading his
! address. He is against them ALL His illusions
to the eolored people will be reassuring to them
| and can be prohtably studied by great many
| white people. There is nothing better put in his
| address than what he says about the freedmen
| Oh the question Of ciylservce reform his utter
| ances are in accord with the views expressed in
| his letter to Mr. Curtis. Tho Democrats who
hoped for clean and immediate sweep will Se
| disappointed, but good many Republicans
must 60.
FAIRLY GOOD DOCUMENT.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Those who expected from Dir. Cleveland an
address as striking and as comprehensive as that
| OF Mr. Jefferson, or as eloquent and stirring as
| DIR. LineOlns first inaugural will read this pa
per WITH some feeling OF disappointment These
who thought it would be the expression of
careful, panstaking and patriot citizen, upon
whom had fallen grave duties and responsible
ties and who was determined, as best he could,