St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-15
A PERPENDICULAR PRESIDENT.

~ IEhfEND1COL IhESIDENI.
In discussing the pronunciamento of SEN
ator EUSTIs, assailing the administration
for failing to live up to the Democratic
creed, the president is reported to have
said that he esteems an open foe and ap-
preciateS an honest critic, but that he can
not abide atwo-sided man. He has signifed
how he regards double dealing as practiced
by persons who sign recommends tions for
appointments and protest the reverse to
him in private. In number of instances
he has diSregarded their private protests
and adopted their written word, and made
them stand to it. That he is a man of firm
ness is illustrated by the many talks he has
had with public men within the last two
weeks. In every instance he was left
standing in his old tracks just where he was
when the talk began. For instance, the
two Missouri senators in very plain language
told him the party in their state was not
satisfied with his course, and as they were
about leaving for home they regarded it
their duty to tell him of IT, The president
said in reply that he was very sorry he
could not please all of his friends at once,
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him to wait awhile before passing
final Judgment. He said that he felt his re-
sponsibility and obligation sealed by a sol
emn oath, and that he was entitled to some
grace. The senators left him as they had
found him, immOvable in conscientious
regard for duty. A number of Illinois
Democrats few days ago called at the
White md fbo Ioa
ture, the sum and substance of which was
that he was sending the Democratic party
on the way to the show vows" The presi-
dent reminded them that if they had been
at home and half as active there for the in
terestS of the party as they had been in
Washington trying to parcel out offices
among themselves, the Democratic party of
the country would not have been mortified
by letting senator get away. The inter-
view was not much protracted after that.
Then Mr.. WATTERsoN went down to
Washington with his war paint on and
came back home placated with foreign
mission for personal friend. Last Mon
day a large West Virginia delegation,
headed by the two senators, waited on
WIZ PAOHoiNOhU, urging oiO piohPo ~
moval of a certain Republican revenue
officer and the immediate reap
pointment of McGRAw, whose nomi-
nation the Republican senate had refused to
actupon. In reply to their address the presi-
dent said: 81 am just as anxious to get
Democrats into Office as you people are,
but we will have to proceed carefully and
consider each case from all Sides" A num-
Der of other episodes of similar character
could be related, going to show how nat
urally Mr.. CLEVELAND strikes on his feet
and how well equipped he is for the place.
What the president said to the West Vir-
ginia delegation, taken in connection with
the removals of the past two weeks
PALMER, the Chicago postmaster, for in
stance-indicates what is to come. The
Objectionable partisan will find that his
time is up and he must go. But it must
not be inferred that these vacancies are to
be filed by machine men. The president
indicates as plainly as anything can be indi-
Gated that every one who has knocked his
man down at the polls or has packed po-
litical convention is not going to have an Of
fee offered him. There will continue to be
some surprises in filling places made vacant
and some new developments in Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS manner of dealing with the poll
ticianS.