Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-21
Mr.. Bayard Sized up---Turns Out
the Weakest Member of
the PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL FAMILY.
An Opportunity for cOIOred Troop;
- Going Back on the
Cranks---The
PRESIDENTS POLICY AGAIN STATED
&pscial D Ae Rsaistsr.

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weakest, and that men who have had the
least experience in public affairs are proving
the most useful members of the Presidents
official family. This is becoming ofgeneral
comment here. Looking back over the his
tory ofthe month and half since President
Cleyelands cabinet began this work it is
really remarkable to see the number of
biunders that this imperial seems to have
made and the careful, wise and satisfactory
course of those members who have made
their hrst experience in affairs Of the nation.
Mr.. Baysrd was looked upon, when the cab
met was chosen, as the strongest man in it.
Let us see what he has done. 1t is now gen
orally conceded that the selection of Mr..
| Phelps IS minister to England was brought
about by Mr.. Bayard, and that It was an un-
fortunate one is as generally conceded. To
send to England as our representative man
who was connected with that
| great fraud, the Emma mine, by which so
many Britons were defrauded and for con-
neetion which Minister Shenck was so
roundly scolded, can be little better than an
insult to many prominent citizens Of that
! country to say nothing Of its effect upon the
government itself. 1t is also understood
that Mr.. Bayard is responsible for the selec-
tiOn Of Mr.. Kelly, Of Virginia, as Minister TO
the Italian government which government
| he but q short time since so roundly abused,
| because II did not treat the Catholic Church
as he thought it ought to be treated, 1t
would be bad enough TO offer this sort of an
| insult to q nation on other than religious
matters, but when it comes to doing so in
way to stir up religious feeling and put the
government in the attitude of permitting
i affairs of State to be controlled by the
church, it is more a subject Of general re-
! gret. In the selection Of Gen. Lawton,
| without an investigation OF all the collaters
| facts, there was q grave blunder, to say the
| least. Take the Panama question, too,
when the trouble broke out there the State
| Department appeared to be parslyzed. 1t
| did nothing so far as can be learned, and
it was not untilthe Navy Department, which
was under the management of q man who
has had no experience in public affairs, took
! the matter in hand that there was done any
thing toward protecting life and property OF
| our citizens there or carrying forward the
duties resulting from our treaty relations
there. Take the management of the Post
Office Department aud the Treasury Depart
ment and compare them with that OF the
State Department, and it is easy to see how
large balance there is in favor of the new
and inexperienced" men at the head Of
each.
| An Opportunity for Colored Troops.
Ii is suggested here that there may be
call tor some colored troops for service on
the Isthmus this summer. The last dis
patches from there indicate that 1t will be
necessary to keep quite force OF our troops
of some sort there for considerable time yet
perhaps all summer, 1t is no. common
thing TO keep the marines on this sort OF
duty any considerable time-iudeed, it IS
not practicable to do so. They will doubt
less come home, either because there exists
no need for the further occupation oi the
Isthmus or else they will be relieved By
troops organized for that purpose. What
that force will consist Of is matter that
military men are discussing among them
selves now. Two ways Of eb!sinIug It are
suggested. General opinion IS concurrent
upon one thing, and that is that force for
| the purpose named had better be made up
of colored TROOPS, rather than white They
viii stand the peculiar climate oil Genital
America better tkan white men could, and
! there are other reasons why they should
serve the Governments purpose better than
| he OH ers. IL has been suggested that the
Twenty fourth Infantry (which is at Forts
Supply, Reno and Sill, in the Indian Terri
tory, With two companies at Fort Elliott,
T,xas, might be filed up TO the maximum
allowed by law, and two companies added
70 il by special order of the President, max,
ipg a three bsttalion regiment OF thousand
rank and fle This force could then be
! sent TO relieve the marines aud remain
along the line of that road which we seem
10 have determined to keep open, though 1t
ia no more our,,business than Englsnds,
and not as much as it is that OF France.
Tbe other alternative is for the
President to authorize q special body OF
cSIoved volunteers to be raised and equipped
for this particular service, to be drawn
mainly from the far South States, where the
| climate "a more nearly ike that OF the coun-
trv 10 be garrisoned The obstacle IN the
wsv of this plan is, that il any troops are to
90 there at all, they viii be required before
volunteers could be recruited, organized
and taught enough Of their work to be OF
| 80 rse in ease of need. There seemsto be
no donbt tkst the President could do this
v;tbout registration being required, and
! olso that be woald not hesitate, II ne De
Tatss there was any occasion, to take ex'
trsordinary measures.
| Going Back on the "Cranks>'
S.o-o,srv Lamont has knocked out the
cranks in the FIRST round. A large row OF
nioeon holes in the Secretsrys othee al thS
White House, labeled Eccentric contained
hundreds of letters to President arthur
Tbey were neither Official nor private.
Many Of them were from genuine
ranks, and their contents were OF Ine
roost ridiculous character. Some IN dencste
handwriting were offers OF marriage
TLasa H.. were al removed with MIR. Arthur
-;rota nroperty, and were probably de-
P-oSsJ President Cleveland began to re-
go similar missives and they continue to
- 80 daily in the White House mail They
az. Ssstroyed however, as fast as received
go az of them would make mighty interest
Sas5,ng but no.e u them are OF any
Is - nee As their contents were not
o: 20 the public Col Lamont did not
80 80 have them about and 50 gave or
As for their destruction
.d Declaration OF the Presideots
hene" Policy.
The President has had occasion 70 an
- his -pohcy once more about odhei
no Talkins the other day with one o.
, gS, .SSs-;;,orial delegates who had called tc
une ,oo5. .hye and give g party word OF al
, say 80, Offices, he said that he proposed
, S~s VIZ vsry slowly and that be could no
70 ~ ~, ant of Office simply becsus: thel
n tuln PsnnbEeans. well Mr.. President,
were ~ S.le1ate. 81 wanted to know SONS
,S;0g ssio 'o II vour policy in that direction 50
tnlng n g,sIl n he people on my return Just wha
can s.," W. lyon can say 70 them that
20 SSa ea Seen so pressed with Other basinss
' s' nsSe : Nv nave not had time to think about tn
: IHa1 Ta.,;,ories vet. But when do reach then