The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-28
PRESIDENT AND PARTY.
MIR. Ranaall'sT T Es,imato o, tho slsuatl,


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nIr. Randali's Estimate OF tho situaticn.
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-Your CORE.
spondent had to-day very interesting
conversation with Mr. Samuel J. Randall,
which, with his consent, was later written
down and is now, with his permission,
sent to the Herald, after his revision.
It will be observed that Mr.. Randall
speaks with entire freedom and frankly
of the political situation, of the President
and the Administration, and of what, in
mis- judgment, lies in the future as to
parties and politics.
Your correspondent asked, "What do
you think of the Administration ?"
Mr.. Randall replied "In my judg.
ment it is going on as we'll AS possible,
and am certain that it ismaking a good
impression on she people. / notice some
fault finding here and there, but notice
also that no one pretends to doubt the
sincerity and honesty of the Presidents
intentions. When so great o change
of parties after quarter of century, II
10 impossible but that some minor erroru
ehould be made. But the people do not
deal harshly with public men for small
mistakes in judgment, If only they see
them to be honest and sincerely desirous
TO serve the general interest. don't
believe that any one Of either party
doubts the Presidents honest and patri.
otto purposes nor his ability and determi.
nation to serve not merely his party but
tho whole country"
"You think we'll Of the President,
then 2"
ayes, and the moro see of him and
j, Hot II A. l.. l. Al.
perceive tho sturdy honesty of hts mind,
the single.hearted conscientiousness With
which he acts. Some Of our men say he
moves too slowly. That is true, but ho
has an immense work and responsibility
reform is the most difficult. To ascertain
whore in the immense Government es.
tablishment bad methods prevail and in.
competent or unfit persons are employed,
and to improve the methods and substi.
tute faithful and competent men to do
the worl, 10 huge task, for which even
single Presidential term Is scarcely
adequate. What has been accomplished
in the two months aud O half since the
4th of March is necessarily only the
beginning. The President and the Cabi.
net have not had time to look closely
into the machinery of the Government.
They are at work, and reports from diff.
ferent and numerous points and placea
are coming In and will be intelligently
acted upon as received All his public
experience as mayor and Governor has
fitted MIR. Cleveland In very especial
manner for his present task"
"You believe, then, that with sufficient
time the President will secure the conf.
dence and approval of his party and of
the people at iargeH"
II believe he has these already; and
feel certain that be will gain more and
more entirely their undoubting trust. I
will 60 further and say to you that If he
goes on as he has gone, in his own way,
following his own ideas of his duty to
the public, he will be in the end one Of
the most acceptable Presidents we have
ever had. He will, through his success,
by the year 1883, as the public adminis.
traitor Of great trust, be re.nominated
and reelected, and I am satisfied that
the party can do no better than faithfully
stand by him and cooperate with him.
The work of reform confided to him can
hardly be completed in O single term.
The country will re.elect him to secure
the completion Of that work and give it
the permanence which It ought to have
for the general good" T.
"Do you mean that the true policy for
your party is to give the Administration
united aud cordial support with the
distinct object of re.nominating Mr..
Cleveland in 1882" 4.
"That is my view Of the political stu.
alton. On general principles it must be
plain to any one that we can moro easily
re.elect Mr.. Cleveland than elect new
man. Or, to pnt this in different shape,
II we cannot re.elect Mr.. Cleveland, he
having accomplished in part or In whole
the reforms desired by the people, then
we cannot elect any one. We must clus.
ter around him and his Administration,
and thus keep our party together,
strengthen 1t, aud enable 1t to meet its
opponents in 1883 with solid front"
what do you say about the tariff"
"As to the tariff the Administration
should be guided by the spirit and letter
of the usterances Of our platform on this
subject, and o faithful execution of those
declarations, without cayil, will unite
our party everywhere and accomplish
tho tariff reform which both platforms
asserted to be necessary. Changes occur
In the conditions existing in our country
and the countries with which wo ex-
change productions moro rapidly than is
supposed. These changes must be pro-
vided for through notifications in our
tariff lave, and the best time to make
these alterations 10 Immediately follow
ing the information and results shoVn by
our system Of cepsus returns"
/ This was the end OF the conversation.
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