Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-13
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ISLAND POND, MARcH 10, 1885.
"NOTHING BETLEAYEs.''

NOTHING BST IEAN Es4"
As we intimated last week, we
have growing confidence in Presi-
dent Cleveland. OF course our i'm
preston simply is that he scores
well; but At all depends upon the
" thjrd quarter" and the "home
stretch" We looked with consid~
cerablo interest for his inaugural adj
dress, and we confess ourselves some
what disappointed: not at what he
says, but at what lie does not say.
He does not laI'd perhaps it were
better that he did not) state Q single
distinct theory or course OF action
which he proposes to adopt. What
he says is well said. His approval
of our form of government is good.
His advice to limit purely partisan
zeal, his suggestion to abandon all
sectional prejudice and distrNst, and
to adopt a manly confidence IN one
another, his allusion to the spirit of
amity and concession embodied in
the constitution, his suggestions of
economy, land of neutrality in foreign
relations are all we'll expressed, but
still they are generalities and such
aziomatic statements as all could
adopt, but not single specific sug-
gestion about how any or all of them
can be accomplished. For instance,
he says due regard for the interests
of the people demands "that our
finances shaal be established upon
such a sound and sensible basis as
shall secure the safety and confidence
of our business interests" etc; but
not a single suggestion about what
that basis is. He speaks very nicely
in general terms upon the Indian
and Mormon questions, and, coming
to the question of Chinese e,nigra-
ton he puts himself squarely on
record. And whether We agree with
him or not we cannot fail to admire
the frmness and decision with which
he expresses himself on this subject.
But in the very next sentence he
presents a perfect imitation of the
!Oracles of Delphi; and in speaking
If the civil service he simply says
that there ought to be reform in it
that it ought to be conducted in
good faith-that its employees ought
not to hold their places solely as a
reward for partisan service-that
those who seek employment in it
should be recognized for merit and
competency, instead of party sub
seryiency, OF the surrender of honest
political belief" His allusion to the
freedmen and general aims of the
government contain nothing bat
general principles acquiesced in for
many year. So that we are not
disposed to critlcise what he has
said, but simply express our dlsap-
pointment that he was not more
specific and certain in his statements,
and that he left everything so gen
eral and indefinite. He may take
>position upon all public questions
that will give the country satisfac-
tion. We hope he isn't the man who
will dodge any direct issue, or IN
dertake to put it any ambiguous
form, Better for the life and energy
Of the country to have an Andy
johnson than q Hayes. The fire
and energy of a Cromwell gave
England more history and distinct
characteristics than twenty lives Of
On imbecile Charles could bring her.
33ut we shall see. 1t is our duty to
look forward with hope and not to
anticipate a maladmiuistration until
the evidence of it appears.