The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-09
Our Senator's and the Admin
istratiOn.

the States, quite divergent views
of the policy Of the President.
The first mentioned gentleman is
warm, indeed enthusiastic, in
his praise of the Administration,
and expresses the opinion that,
in good time, a thorough but
discriminating cleaning out Of
Federal Offices will take place,
and that honest and capable
Democrats will be substituted
for the rabble now occupying
them. On the otna hand, Sen
ator Eustis very emphatically
expresses his disapproval ofthe
steps Mr.. Cleveland and his Cab
net are taking to sweep out of
office and out of power the army
Of political strikers, henchmen,
placemen and partisan fayorites
who have made the civil service,
in the South at least, a stencil
i'm the nostrils of the country.
Senator Gibson 5sspeaks in
praise of the probate course of
the administration in the future.
Senator Eustis speaks in en-
|phatic condemnation of the pol
icy, as far as it has been devel-'
|oped and made manifest. We
certainly hope that Senator Glib
sons prognostications of the flu
|ture course of Mr.. Cleveland
may prove in truth prophetic;
indeed, we lean very strongly
to that view of the matter our
selves. To reform the civil SER
vice of the country, and purge
it of the Incompetent and dis
honest, the favorites and tools
aud henchmen OF robber Repub-
lican politicians with which,
during IA quarter of a century
of corrupt governement, it has
become saturated, and at the
same time conform to the prin-
ciples of civil service reform by
retaining in the public service
the few honest and capable, we
know, is a gigantic undertaking
that requires time and eonsid-
Grafton. Hence we are of those
who are willing to possess their
souls in patience, and await
with hopefulness the ripening
OF a policy which will give the
country the substantial reforms
in the civil service at the South
it has the right to expect from
the Triumph ofthe Democratic
party.
We must confess, however,
that we think Mr. Cleveland is
moving with something of dila-
toriness in ~effecting these re-
forms in Louisiana. '
And should Mr.. Cleveland
now hesitate to make the most
sweeping and radical changes
i'm the personnel of these offices.
he will, unquestionablv, and
Justly, lose the confidence and
respect of the Democracy o.
Louisiana,
We speak thus earnestly o.
the subject simply in the public
interest and in the interest O.
/ the Democratic party. We AZ!
not an applicants or aspirant fol
any Office on earth, nor is any
one in whose success we have
ANY special concern. VIZ onl.
desire that the great proposition
on which the battle for th,
Presidency was fought and Won
g turn the rascals out shall b.
practically, vigorously alt
promptly enforced, aud homes
and capable Democrats put Il
their places.
Neither do we train with eth
er faction Of our party III thi
State. We take small interes
lin their Wrangling over, AM
scrambling for, the spells. Thi
unseemly contest has provoke'
much unfavorable common
abroad, but we are proud to sd.
THAT the class Of men urged b,
both factions Of the party her
Ills such that the President ca
make no mistake III his selec
ltions. With all the talk abou
& the ring 7 and the silk stock
.lings,p We have heard the nam
of scarcely a single man urge
for an appointment who Is no
worthy of It.
Take the Collectorship for il
stance. For this office th
names of three gentlemen ar
4 mentioned, and each one has
strong support, Gen. 2. n. Og
,Iden.ex-Senator Jonas and M
liz. il. Converse; now + %
president were to remove 60
present incumbent,. who "a
been, all through the darkes
C4nAn ord f0 fill