The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-04
St. Jchne, Thureday, June 4.

"TuRx the rascals out" If'twere done when 'tis done, then 'twere we'll if 'twere done quickly" Mir. Cleveland is moving powerfully slow in the matter of rewards and punishments. We are almost ready to think the sword of Democracy has been made of something softer than damascus steel. We remem-' Der before democracy had grey hair in its head, when its cheek was flushed with the crimson tide oi patriotic manhood and healthy na- tional fervor; when it was used to driving the car of state and holding in rigid line the reins of govern ment; when the grand old antl-bel- lum party was known as the watch dog of the treasury and where they never uttered the name of their op- ponents-the Wigs-withOut an 1n- odorous prefix; when they carried upon their banners the legend ''the best government is that which governs least" and its crowning glory was blazened from every plat form, and the text of every stump speaker "Let the office seek the man and not the man the office" These, were the sentiments ofthe manhood of democracy under which it grew strong and kept its hold upon the people while it maintained its in- tegrity to it's principles. At the ze- nth of its power it began to govern most and strike for the loaves and fishes, then did the people set it and its faults aside for whole genera ton, restoring it only to power and influence when its successors could best "step down and out.".
 Tn good old Democratic days the offices would all have found their men in less than three months. MT. Cleveland and his cabinet off, cers have now had that length of time and the offices are crying aloud to him for companionship-on dem- ocratic theories. Let the work of suspension go on till everything worth drying out is floating in the political breeze. Suspension, to use a New York City vulgarism, is . "gallus" expression and is particu- larly applicable to the present sit uation. In times when Dewitt Clinton, Martin Van Buren, Silas Wright, Aaron Vanderpool, Erastus Corning and men of their power and influence in the state at large, and Mangle NJ. Quackenboss, Robt. H Morris, Sam and Eli jah F. Purdy, W. c. Bryant, William Leggett. the Kellingers with Capt. Rynders, the Ostranders and the Democratic hosts, manned the old ship Consti- tuition, there was discipline in every department and at the end of the voyage or the close of the engage ment the prize-money was fairly distributed. MT. Cleveland can learn from the history of the suc- cessful days of democracy; from the best men of his own state and party lesson that will be of lasting benefit to him and his administra- ton. Let us have this admiuiStra- ton fairly tried from the begin ming. that there may be no excuse at the end of the present term such as ''there has not been time to per feet the reforms and the like" Ii reforms are needed they arc needed now, and the dominant party is en- titled to it.
 Turn the rascals out," was the cry and issue of the campaign, the mugwumps of New York did 1t and they knew that when the offices sought the men there would be but little trouble to find them. The of flee of Governor of the Territory ot New Mexico sought E G. Ross and the President obedient to the an cient political integrity made the appointment. Now the office ot Governor of Arizona is crying fol