The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-27

Tho Suggestions That Arc Made for the
Guidancr Of the Incoming Adninstra-
ton.
The amount Of advice and kind sug-
gestions pouring in on all sides for the
guidance Of the incoming Administers
ton is gratifying indication Of inter-
est aud friendly disposition on the part
Of the advisers. There i certainly
enough material to choose from. what
ever It's quantity may be. Every possi-
Bile method, except, perhaps, the right
one, Of .'running the Government"
abolishing abuses. instituting reforms
and creating revolution In the de-
partment systems. Is 10 be found In this
miscellaneous collection. The vencra-
BILE authority ut the village post-oilice
and grocery. and the self-coniident dis
penser Of legal lore, the lightning cal
culator Of men and measures, and the
plodding statistician Of half century
Of politics. all come forward with gra-
tutous advice and build up very nice
theories out Of their own favoritc ma
tcrials They become so enthusiastic
in their self-imposed task that they fire.
quently forget the unsubstantial char
acicr Of those theories and refer to them
a. representing the policy Of the in
coming Administration. They even. with
rare disinterestedncss. disclaim being
the originators Of said theories and
cndcavor 10 unload them on some more
substantial shoulders than theirs. In
deed in this interesting occupation of
building rival castles in the air. they
allow themselves TO be worked up to an
unpleasant degree Of excitement and
indulge in contention and recrimination.
each crying out iierccly in defense of
his own budget Of advice. A large
number Of gentlemen all over the
country have been proposed for Cabinet
positions. many for the same position,
and their merits and qualifications have
been duly set forth in the most attract
i've light by their Jealous friends and
admirers. Newspapers have been par
ticular prolific Of advice 10 the incom-
ing administration. and have run the
gamut Of reform in their own key with
remarkable skill and diligence.
Ii Il claimed that the machinery in
many Of the Government departments
requires considerable ovcrhauling. that
lut gearing - tNI tut Whctis iu-ttu
or worn out and the boilers unfit 10
stand the pressure Of reform steam. Our
esteemed contemporary. the. New York
Times. gives rather depressing viS~
Of the situation. referring particularly
to our treasury system as the same that
Hamilton set in motion. an old English
idea which gave way, years ago, To q
better system in Great Britain. The
Post-ofiice Department, says the Times.
was intended 10 be self-sustaining in
stitut.on. and. il the right man is put at
the head Of i. the efficiency Of the
postal service can be greatly increased
and il may be made to pay It's way.
The Interior Department may be run in
dozen different ways from its present
course. to the advantage Of the country,
according to the assertions Of this multi
tude Of advisers we have referred to.
No one will deny that the Navy Depart
mcnt will stand great deal Of salutary
cleansing and fumigating. and that the
present system Of accounting, which Il
not a check upon disbursements. but rem
ders frauds OF all kinds feasible. might
be profitably improved. Amid all the
advice that has poured in. few golden
grains Of practical sense and good judg-
mcnt may be found. albany Argus.
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