Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-29

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II is said thst a few days ago the Presi-
dent, while conversing with gentleman
who was chilling upon him, respecting
the difficulties with which he has to CON
tend, picked Up a newspaper and read
from it aloud portions of an article
entitled. The Presidentand the Growlers,"
remarking that it fairly represented the
situation and that he wished that itmieht
be rcprintedin every newspaper ntheland.
We believe that it does represent the
situation, not only us to the GROWERS but
also in its expressions of faith in the
President to which he did not refer, and
we therefore reprint the article in full
from the Philadelphia Times. Here it is:
AS long as Federal Offices AFRO untitled, tho
Democratic politicians Join in u chorus of
growing mt the Preside nt's delay and wien
he makes nm appointment. nine out of ten
growl because disappointed the wrong man.
They growl when he d0esn b make appoint
ments and they growl when he does make
them.
When Offices are left in tho hands OF Re-
publicans they declare that the party Is
going to smash beet,usn its representative
men ARE not recognized. When he removes
Republicans and puts in Democrats they
declare that his blunders are monumental
and the party must go TO smitheroens under
such leadership. II a veteran Democrat is
appointed, he IL too old and there Is a
elamor for young blood. II u young man Is
appointed, he is too young and the cry goes
out for ripper leaders. If u thoroughly re-
putable citizen is appointed, it is IN offense
to the boys and they yell against swallow
| tails. II one of the boys IA appointed, all
the other boys swear that the most dis
reputable of the lot has been favored and
they can always make out good case.
II those who are clamoring for haste on
tho part of the President would take
square horizontal look at the reception
given to new Federal appointments by the
/ politicians, who hope to profit by power,
/ they might understand the Presidents
wisdom in making haste slowly. There has
| been persistent pressure for new naval
/ officer and the President appointed one of
i the most worthy men in tho state few days
| ago, but as soon as Mr.. Plumer's appoint
ment is announced,a storm of growl is pre-
| cipitated. He is too fresh; he lives too far
away; he Is assumed to be ono Congress-
| mans man; other congressman complain
because he Is nottheir mnn, and the GROWERS
| who growled because the President did not
| appoint naval officer, now growl because
| he has appointed one who is as well lifted
for the position as any man in the state,and
is certainly q clean and consistent Demo-
| crat.
In point OF fact, tho GROWERS brigade Is
OF the least possible consequence as pollt-
ical factor; and when it Is considered that
no President for the last half century mnde
as uniformly creditable appointments us
have been made by President cleveland the
growleIs can be justly estimated. Cleveland
has made some mistakes, some serious mis-
takes, but he is the only modern President
| who has had the courageto correct iiagrant
wrongs in appointments, and his appoint
ments, as n whole, are the best that have
been made during the present generation.
But the GROWERS growl, and they seem to
forget that the whole army of plnce-hunters
is not one in hundred OF the voters Of the
country. The people as rule, don't seek
or care for office; they want honest, capable
men, and they prefer men OF their own
political faith when 1t can DO SO ordered;
but one growler on u curbstone or in beer
saloon can make more noise than II thousand
respectable citizens who attend to their own
business, and the GROWERS thus seem to DO
convulsing the country from centre TO cir
conference. In point Of fact the people
care little about tho spoils. What they want
is HONEST government, and that Is Just whit
President Cleveland means to give them.