The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-14
A TALK WITH M'DONALD.
" Aat He THINKS CT the President-Elsct
aud the Political Issues of The Day.
fChicacO Intef-Occapl

tChie2gO Inter-Ocean.
When the Hon. Joseph +. Mcdonald, OF
Indiana, had returned to the Palmer from
the Iroquois Club last evening and hal
lighted his cigar for a quiet, reflective
SMOKE, he bad 70 make a change in his pro
grsmme as be sat in his comfortable parlo-
10 bid reporter for the Inter-Ocean cjms
in and take a chair. When Gus visitor had
been cordially treated oy this big benignsut
and disting uishsd Hoosier whom Indiana is
waiting 10 escort 70 Cabinet position, Mr..
Mcdonald vas shortly asked:
What do you think OF Mr.. CleveiandTn
Well" replied Mr. Mcdonald with n
friendly smile aud judicial deli Liberation, i
think ne IL q man of good deaf OF what j.
called Wis inertia y WhereuOOn the reporter
Ventured q liberal Interpretation TO the effect
that Cleveland is hard man to move, bat =
good deal Of u man when be gets going Mr.
Mcdonald smiled assent, and continued :
Mr.. Cleveland shows think, not too much
ODstir sCy, but u spirit tempered with sound
judgment. There's good deal OF the cold
fast in Mr. Cleveland | believe 'Rold;sst'
characters in his Pilgrims Progress wasn't
hep quefied ice" Mcdonald, with smile
thst lent significance 10 the use of the fg-
uTe,
"When be exercises the active principle OF
this Wis inertia what is be going TO do?'
ASKED the reporter.
Il take il NJ. Cleveland is Democrat
and in his administration Dc viii navigate By
DEMOCRATIC LANDMARKsf'
Think, perhaps, Mr.. Mcdonald, thar any
OF these landmarks might be removedp'
mo, sir: these landmarks are the corne.-
stones on which the Government rests"
"Going TO set up any new stones?"
81 don't know Of any"
lis the civil service law one?'
well, wouldn't have voted for that isT
: 4 ID IN
'.Why7'
For variety of reasons. For instance,
there is the principle underlying the law Of
peIpetnity in Office. and TO that I object. Il
Is not according TO the genius Of our instita-
t'cDE Ii goes back too much TO British mod
els. and necessarily carries with 1T in tine Q
civil list Of pensioners"
''But having the law, what would you
dor"
II believe 1t the duty Of the executive to
enforce II"
And you believe Cleveland will enforce
SIP
"Yes; Ihslieye he will. The Constitution
enloins On the President as one OF his chief
dntiee that he take care that the laws are
carefully executed"
you believe Mr.. Cleveland's recent letter
a fair expression OF his purpose in this re-
Rsrd2"
Yes, fair aud clear exposition of his in
tentlca regarding it. he is not q man given
to double dealing, or to double entendre
no, does be intend, think, that anything
should be read between the lines As to de-
Cided cases Of partisanship with civil service
employees, which is the case you suggest,
think La win undoubtedly exercise what
ever power Of removal he has under the Law,
leaving 70 the Senate the right 20 do as il
pleases 10 the matter. Yes, believe he will
retain q faithful public officer until his term
expires, and he will not, think, feel any
obligation TO reappoint him"
And, Mr.. Mcdonald, what about the
South and its cry?"
II don't think the clamors from the SoutE
will be very much different from those of
any other section. think the great pres
sure upon the administration will partic-
nlsrly be a. lis beginning; but don't think,
as say, that the clainors FROM the So1th
will be greater than those from other Gee
tons, and dom think
THE CLAIMS FROM TEE SOUTH
will be recognized or Disseminated against
20 any greater degree than is done toward
the people of any other section. I SPEAK
Iememb Der, from what Mr.. Cleveland said,
and because he spoke as tina representative
oil the Democratic party. As 20 the negro
question, which you bring up, will say /
expect less discrimination with reference 10
class or color, and greater freedom generally
50 far IS the Federal Government is con-
cerned. think, regarding leg Station upon
sucn question, that this ia one of those
cases in which negative action by the Fed
eral Government is better than positive ac-
fiOn.n
"As to tariff, Nr. McDonald?'
While have decided views as TO what is
the sound policy of the Government in this
regard, am not one who favors a radical
change, especially when such might very
seriously and Immediately affect the values
OF property; but think we ought to adj.
dress ourselves to the task OF removing all
burdens from foreign imports that in az y
form enter into the manufacturing indus
tries Of the country. Yes, would continue
The internhlreyenue on whisky apd tobacco,