Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-09
DAILY P0ST.INTELuGENcE



The Prsssseus has retained % wash
inqton bett4r, IL is said. and stronger
than be has teen at any tine SINCE hss
Inauguration Il IL gel that be "a IN
excellent health. for il the signs do no;
fail, be will hsvs work snoogh dofins
the coming winter 70 wear o1s an Sro1-
nary man. The Administrator must
still be regarded .. an experiment. IL
10 a very promising experiment II
true, and bids fair 20 Be most Success
fal one. Mistakes have been made, bat
ia the main, affairs have beeu eondnss-
cd 10 saoh q manner - 10 yin The coz
ndsues Of the people. There is lif'ie
doabt tina, the Admits istrstisa Il strong
or today than 1t has been at any pre-
yious time. bat the real test IL yet TO
come. The position and attitude of an
Administration can never be clearly de-
ansd until at leas. one seasios OF Col
srsss has been hsld undsr IT, Then Its
policy must be fully shown, and the
psopls can determine whether OF not
they are In sympathy with it.
All IL not plain sailing for hr. Cleve-
land and his Administration. There
are rocks ahead, and the ship may be
dashed upon them. There ia at least
work fer a very skillfal pilot The first
danger will be In the attitude Of the
extreme spoilsnen Of the Democratic
parsy. These gentlemen are not al all
pleased With the manner In which the
President 10 carrying ous the party's
civil service reform pledges, and those
OF them who are bold enough viii
doubtless attack the Administration at
any point which they deem vulnerable.
The number Who will do %, however,
must Of necessity be limited. Even the
moot obsuse can see that In suoh con
test the immense preponderance OF
popular sympathy would be with the
President. The people have indicated
enthusiastically that they want reform
In the civil service: they believe that
Mr.. Cleveland is trying TO give 10 to
them; and they will support him Ia the
effort. Even Conkling with all his
eioquence and persuasive power could
not dignity q contest with en- admins
tration when the people knew that con-
test 10 be purely q matter Of spoils. 10
10 not likely, then, that q man Of the
saliber of senator Eastis can snoceed
whsre Conkling failed. Indeed Mr..
Ru.tis will probably be surprised At
the weakness Of his support both in and
out Of Congress. II the only danger
which the President had to meet arose
fron the attitude of the spsilsmen, he
might feel happy in the certainty Of
continued popular seaport.
greater danger, however, lice In lshe
silver question. AZ Jet the positioa Of
the Administration on this question has
been made known only 10 an eesfhoial
and informal way. but 10 is csS.-lIn that
that position 10 not in harmony With
that Of the House OF Representative or
tho people. Secretary Manning has
pnslicIy declared that the President and
the members of the Cabinet are a unit
In favor Of the repeal Of the Bland Sill
yer Act. There can be little doubt that
all the influence and all tbs power of
the executive will be brought to bear In
favor Of suspension Of silver coinage.
There can be Just as litsle Doubt that a
majority Of the people Of the country
are in favor Of the continued coinage Of
silver. II 10 on this point that the Ad
minissrsiion may come 10 grief. Ii will
require great skill 10 guide the Demo
cratic party through the coming ssssion
without q serious and open disagree
msnt aDsnR It's members on this point
There are other danger vhich the
President viii have TO face. bat thai
last named b the greatest. II be passes
thai safely be Oil not have much 10
fear. On other points. With few sxeep-
tsons. be and the pc ,pls are In accord.
but both Mr.. Cleveland and the gentle
men vhe nsks up his Political family
mast avail tks sonina session with the
kssatsst sslisitsds.