The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-05-10
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Pittsheld (Mass.) Sun interprets the meaning
of"G. o. T." as "Go, offensive partisan"
The Washington correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat says: " Postmaster General Villas
may be counted upon as the next distinguished sick
est kind in trying to be Postmaster General and
First Assistant at the same time"
alt is a libel upon the people," says the Boston
Herald nd.,l to gay that the selection of the best
men for public servants will be unsatisfactory to
President If he shal! go ahead in his own way. We
think they will Ind that every mistake they lead him
into Will make him more determined TO do so."
A good word for civil service reform from South
ern source: The Savannah (Ga.) Ne,cs Dem.) says:
There is no doubt that Mr. Pendleton is very much
graed with his connection with civil service legis-
lation. His stand In favor OF civil service reform
may have decreased his popularity in his own State
among the politicians. but If civil service reform
proves to be as successful as 1t now promises 10 be
he will be remembered long after Contemporaries
who are regarded as possessing much greater abil-
that alleged to now from civil service reform.n
There is class of Democrats, and 1t is large
class too every whit as obnoxious to people whose
wish Is for wise, honorable, and clean government
as any politicians can be. They are as dead TO the
new day Of the nation as James Buchanan or Boss
Tweed Even when they are honest they represent
nothing but the ideas prevalent in the dark ages
OF American politics. Because they have clung
all these years to an outworn and obsolete creed,
despsing every more generous and noble interpreta-
tion OF constitutional rights and public duties, they
rush forward at this time to be rewarded for keeping
full generation behind their age. as II the Republl
can party was defeated because the American peo-
pie are yearnng for another administration like that
OF Pierce or Buchanan. There could not be a
greater mistake, or one which Republicans will find
more advantageous. Young America will not long
put up with senile, blear-eyed political party
which looks backward and not forward, and has not
the wisdom or the strength TO retire Its old fogies
from active servlce.-BOstOn Advertiser tInd. Reps
The President and his immediate advisers have
proceeded cautiously, and they have committed few
or no mistakes. The great task that the Adminis-
ration has In hand is to restore In the breasts Of the
people confidence In the Democratic party. Who
will say that great stride has not been made In
this direction since tfe fourth day OF March? What
business man Is now afraid the material interests OF
the country will be impaired by any act Of the Ad-
men will be sent to represent us In other countries?
Who anticipates now confusion and disorder and
weak and nerveess conduct of AFFAIRS domestic or
foreign as the results OF change OF administration?
These questions answer themselves. The President
has won the confidence of the people, and he IL
vastly stronger to-day among the people who do not
want office than he was on the day when he took the
oath of his high office. He has rendered the party
an almost immeasurable service by showing the
people that when Democrats are in power our affairs
are sure TO be conducted faithfully, honestly, and
efficiently. Let us then be patient. The President
is laying deep and broad foundation; he Ia making
we may be sure that when he can see his way clear
he Will prefer Democrats to Republicans In every
place at his disposal.-AHantd tGa.) Constitution
(Dem.)