The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-08
CIeveland-President.

The attitude of the president on the
subject of the Rome IN. W postofilce
md the conditions prevailing there
will bear the very closest scrutiny,
and II stamps him a real civil service
reformer in every respect. The con-
dition existing, as detailed by the
president in his letter to Mr.. Villas, is
a wonderful commentary upon the
way of doing things. How
any man in the service of the public
could be permitted to maintain such a
state of things, we cannot see. II is a
profound mystery how this postinast-
err could be permitted to go on over a
year without making a report of his
operations weekly, as he was direct
ed. This is only another evidence TO
the country that the fullness of time
for the removal OF the republican
party had arrived. The action of Mr.
Cleveland indicates that he is the
right man in the right place, and he
intends to see TO it that all who hold
position under him shall discharge Il ell
every duty and upon time. This let
ter indicates also that while Mr.. Villa
is postmaster general, Mr.. CLEVELAND
is president, and considers himself re
sponsible for the Rome postmaster
conduct. II is blessed assurance o
efficiency and cleanliness in the pub
lie service us novel as 1t Is satistac
tory in every way. Mr.. Cleveland
eagle glance takes in tn
whole range and no dere
lict officer in any department
of the government will be overlook
ed or condoned whether he is MI
Cleveland's own appointee or som
one else's. Had this sort of polio
prevailed ever since the war what
sum OF infamy would have bee
saved, how many men who now lie a
the bottom of dirty political grave
would have been honored and r,
spected, and how many millions of til
peoples money would have been save,
1t is all very well TO talk of the go'
eminent of many. After all 1t tax,
one man, one responsible individua
. to overlook and guard the interests
the government. "'roo many cool
spoil the broth" in government d
partments as well as in the kitche
: "What is every mans business is i
mans business" but IL is the busine
of our democratic president to no
the conduct OF the officers of the go
eminent, and be they postmasters Z
; heads Of departments, his BUSINESS
TO see that they not only obey Il
: laws, but that they act intelligent
. and efficiently in their ofiici
; spheres.
The simple publication of the pres
dents letter 10 Villas relative to d
case OF the postmaster at Rome W
do more TO purge the postal Sc
vice of any remaining IL
: purity than anything whit
has yet been done. All Il
the officers in the vast machinery
the nation, no matter how apparent
Insignificant their places are, will II
derstand that an eye is upon the
which is pitiless for their short-coi
ings, and the official guillotine W
take especial pleasure IN fondly c
ressing their official necks. lnde'
Mr.. Cleveland lie daily giving new 9
idence that he is indeed the rig
man in the right place. That viii
he is devoted democrat, yet he is
still more devoted patriot. He W
"turn the rascals out - as fast as tn,
develop rascali.y. lie will also tut
the incompetents out whenever su,
incompetency is established. No
also in this matter that the preside
. doesn't believe in one man holdiI
an Office and giving the care of it
: another. He expects all who hold 4
Office under him to attend to /
dulles himself. Mr.. Cleveland vi
have no deputy presidents and L
deputy postmastcrs if he knows it.
1t is absolutely astonishing no
this man develops. lie grows to Il
requirements with astounding rapid
ty and with the exactitude require
lie is equal TO every occasion. II
chief adviser viii have sinecure I
this rate, and the friends he has gail
cred about him will have no impo
sible tasks given them by the pres
dent.