The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-29
POLITICAL POINTS.

. Even the Philadelphia Press Rep.) remarks that
the foreign appointments are "calcuated to call
iorth much more severe criticism from disappointed
Democrats than from Republicans"
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Qtep) says
that President Cleveland "seems TO have taken 1t
into his head that the justification OF the Mugwump
IA the chief end OF the Administration
"Presldent Cleveland Ia extoring praise from the
encmy," says Washington special TO the Cincinnati
Commercial "No personal prejudice or partisan
feeling should stand In the way OF praisng the
qustc appropriateness of the larger portion OF the
appointments made by this Administration thus far.
Cleveland's choice OF men for some OF the oinCes
appears like inspiration"
Ex-Governor Carrolls letter about Higgins is con-
sldcrcd a very unkind cut. "Whatever Higgins ever
did in politics. said Baltlmorean, "hs graycst
oIense to the opposition In Maryland was his untir-
Ing and, as many say, unscrupulous political partisan
work In 1915 In Governor Carrolls interest. That
election did the Democracy more harm than any
other political struggle that ever occurred between
parties in our State.
President Cleveland told friend the other day,
says the Boston Herald that a, first Judge Endlcot
was not in his mind one OF the "possble list OF
New England men for the Cabinet that he sent for
the Judge to get his opinion on certain names, and
was 80 impressed with his clear-headedness and
knowledge OF men that he said to him, after long
nett" The matter was then settled.
"Under Attorney General Brewstcr," says a WASH
ington letter to the Boston 7rdUeiier "it was Gus
tomary for many OF the officials and clerks In the
Department OF Justice to work on Sundays, clearing
mp matter. Last Sunday Attorney General Garland
quite force Of his clerks at work. the same on
week days. lie ut once ordered them hoiiie, and
said that 80 long as he wos at the head OF the le-
parment of Justice the ofl,cc would be open for the
transaction OF business on week days. but must and
should he closed on the Sabbath"
The Washington correspondent Of the Boston Post,
who was Speaker Carsie's private secretary, says:
"Speaker Carlisle has asked for nothing from the
Administration except as he has filed applications
for places coming to him from his Kentucky con
stuents. lie II willing 10 say TO the President or
to any members Of the Cabinet that any man In
whom he has confidence is worthy OF public eif-
p.oyment, but he has not sought TO gain his own
ends by seeking places for his friends Neither he
Administration taken stiles for or against either the
Randall or the Carlisle Democrats"
"Iu selecting Mr.. Phelps for the English mission, .
says the Epening Ios,, Secretary Bayard has acted
on the belief that In view of the constantly increas
ing Importance OF the Irish question and the i'm
pending fishery discussion. the English mission
needs first OF all the services Of an ahle lawyer.
That such man has been found In MIR. Phelps
everybody admits. Senator Edmunds, who knows
him well, is reported tn have said that he regards
MN ns the foremost lawyer ut the North. Secre-
tary Bayard holds similar view, and IL so deeply
impressed with his abilities that he has repeatedly
SAID that he considered Mr. Phelps litter head for
the state Department than he Ia himself. The testi-
mony TO his personal character AMI general accom-
plishinenfs is equally emphatic. No word OF disap-
nroval comes from any quarter. And yet. when his
name was announced on Monday, the almost unver-
| sal question was: 'Who is her' Not a politician
had asked for his appointment, and few OF them
knew that such n man existed. Secretary Bayard
mas chosen perhaps, the one man In the whole cOlil-
try who can most worthily step Into Mr.. Lowells
| shoes, and until he named him nobody had heard
MIN mentioned for the place. The Civil service
formers knew him because he has long been one OF
their most earnest disrpes and his appointment IL
| In every way recognition oftheir principles"