The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-13
UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION.

Never was there time when Democratic
patriotism so strongly demanded as now that
the party uphold the arm of q national sd
minjstrshon.
a few disappointed men wjihia the party
are seeking to create schisms within its ranks.
They ore wroth because of having failed to
obtain appointments for themselves or to
control Offices for their iavorites. They are
saying the administration is not Democratic
because, iOrsOoth, l200s0 Democrats have
not, within sixty days after the Inaugural
ZION, been substituted for that number of
Republican plsce-holders. Thsse critics are
irrational. They are foolish enough to fancy
that Rome might have been built in day.
These unreasonable Democrats would
have the vast machinery of the Government
precipitsted in day into the hands OF IN
trained operatives, only provided that the
new operatives De Democrats. The Presi-
dent and Cabinet must not have time to in
quire into the TelstiFs fitness of the various
applicants for places. No consideration
must be exercised by them for the efficiency
of the several departments of the public SER
vice. The critics have but one ides-ohsnge.
Let the service be thrown into confusion and
the party thereDy be handicapped in the
next election, but, notwithstanding.
To carry out the IDEA the President and the
department. heads may be worn to ex-
bRustion and are subjected to
liability TO mistakes, but those are
matters of minor importance compared to
change. The result of immoderate haste
may throw the affairs Of the Government
into confusion, and give our enemies
whip-handle over Us with which they may
Grive us to defeat in 1888, bat such con-
summation ia welcome provided we are only,
az once, given a complete change.
Now, while the SeniiDel is as eager as any
Democratic critic of he administration to
see Democrats filling the public office we
yet appreciate inst such can not safely be
accomplished in day nor until toe lapse OF
many days. It was the reckless filling
of offices by partisans, regardless
OF efficiency or honesty, that disgraced the
Republican party and drove it from power.
II wss identicsliy the same spirit manifested
By the Democratic critics OF the admins
trsiicn which tae ID mccracy has denounced
in Republican administrations. We do not
heeitate 10 say that should Mr.. Cleveland
fail, in the end, to fulfill the obligations
be is under TO the popular will OF the
county as expressed by the ballots on
TIE 4th of November, to give Us change,
then the Sentinel will befound among
his critics. But VS. have no fears of being
placed in such an attitude toward the Presi-
dent. We believe him 8 Democrat, but
Democrat ambitious TO give the country an
administration Of its affairs in such noble
contrast with the Republican sdministra-
tions preceding his that the country will be
betteIed. and the Democratic party thus be
deserving OF an Endorsement of its reign
when 1888 shall rell around. Certain it Is
that no schism in the Democratic ranks
at this time can strengthen the party. 1t il
also certain that Mr.. Cleveland is not
an executive to be veered from his consci-
entiously selected policy by the deoryings OF
malcontents. The true Democrat and the
patriot is he who does what he can to uphold
the arm of the administration while il eau.
tiously treads its wey through the intricate
maZss Of the vast changs it has before 1t for
accomplishment