The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-23
CLevELaNO'S PLEDGES.
The Present Naturalization a.oing E@'ond
ANY of Its Predecessors Ina oracisi Re
mussl-.

'N
Any Of IL. Predecessor, TIA oriciai Re
mu,sl..
iia, President Cleveland fulfilled h,
pledges o. CIyil->erylcr rriorm2 Has
hi, practice confnrmci - b. prOi,--
,.ons2 Iia, he really in~augura:ci any
new policy or Ii;.d the public ,r'ic,
aIoyc the partisan plane
The President p.cdcc, and dcclara-
ton, on thu, ,uhjcc; were heartily well
coined by the country Among ~.
mas OF INTEL gent and fAIr-m.udrd cit
liens there was an earnest desire Ill ~
h. should actually accomplish what he
ostcn,atiously promised /! hdc-bnInd
part.saLs object Il, the great body "t
the people Iookci on with 'ncuuragr-
mcni aud approval. This -pirt was not
bounded 10y any party lines Rational
Republicans were no les dc>IroU~ than
the best Of ,hcIr opponents that the
President should succeed N jh.> 20! e..
for they knew that If hc did Il would
become permanently r>tabl she'd, and
would be- obligatory upon his >gcc->-
sors. And there Wa Il disposition 10
Hlst H4H! AAtl tlfA AAh L'N
T. pronounce any ha>ty ludg-
mont The difficulties which
would surround any prc>i 'cu; in r.
: ~isting excessive partisan demands and
ia breaking away from old practices
are fully appreciated. Mr. Cleveland
has been treated with generous "
,idcration aud with an homes, purpose
To accord him whatever credit he may
: Justly d"~crvr.
There va, one clear course before
him. He might Al the outset HAY"
made some such m announcement -
this: a portion Of the public o~iliccr-
hold their places under regular rom
missions for fixed terms. No such oil
GERS shall be- removed during their
terms except Tor public cau'" When
their terms expire the President vii
feel ~ liberty 10 rcapp"!nt them or :"
appO Mt members OF his " partv on
g-ount!s Of merit a hc ma deem best.
The grca, majority of the Officers hold
without fined commissions. The Pgc>i-
dent does not feel that Il would bc far
that tn" ~non-partI~an principle should
be- applied until these place, are more
nearly equaliI"d between the two par
ties. While. therefore, hc viii remove
10 officer with : rNcl commission ~
ccpt for sufficient public cause. he VIII
see that the places which arr open
under Tia" law shall he justly di,trib-
utcd.'
Had President Cleveland made and
followed >uch an announcement a this
the country would have said that il was
fair and honorable. II would have
given more stability 20 the public -"Tv-
ice. L. would hasc invested a fixed
commission with >ccur.iv for the tern.
a the law Intended. II would have
established this principle 20 firmly that
no successor would have ventures "a
dcpt ri from IL At the same time II
would have lcf' the President ,u'tici"n,
berry To- eluaiiIc the offices through
new appointments on expired term, AMI
in IN" range Of offices not bounded hy
commissions. Even the President OPP
lponcutS would have been compelled &
nimlt that while seeking q lit the
@scrvice To n higher plane h" "a only
Insisting that It should not bc politically
81 on.-~idei. and the general sense o;
iair play would have sustained hrm.
But. instead Of doing this. the PRES
dent has followed no rule and no prin.
cipIc. II" recognized that a fixed com
mission should be respected hy dcclar-
ing that I~ncumh"ntS thus protected
should not b" removed except for Of
~fcn>Ive ~parti>an>hlp; bu; hc has disrc-
<gardcd hi> own linn ~taiious. and hi> Cab
! int VI n.>terS. by their elastic and
ludlCrouS INTERPRETATION. have simply
covered the term with ridicule Ia a
few isolated cases the President has
stood up for III" prncipl" Of the Civil
ScTyic. law. but in most ca-eS the old
policy Of the spoi's j. going forward a~
openly a. under anv Administration.
Congressman are parcelling on, the Il
fees the department mill. are grind
ing ont large patches # new app" nt-
ment- every day; and Mr.. Cleveland y
going beyond any predecessor in b..
removals -IHiLIdsip Iress.