The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-12
POLITICAL POINTS.

St John will continue to carry ont as far as he
can the contract he has made, but his mercenary
career as brevet Democrat Will be shorn Of the
suits he desires.-fo,rd State Register.
"If the Democrats OF New York wish to make
falr test OF the strength OF the Presidents policy
Governor" says the Boston Herald, Qnd)
The bigoted Englishmen who pretend to think
that the Irish people would not know what to do
with home rule II 1t were accorded to them ought
to come over here and observe the adaptedness of
that race to politics. There are sons OF the ever
green Isle here who would take the contract of
governing England, let alone their native county,
Boston Record.
The feeling that probably once prevailed when.the
Anglo-Saxon and Gallo races first found themselves
face to face In New Orleans has been dead nearly
three quarters OF century. The two people have
side by SIDE labored together for everything that
could be advantageous or beneficial to New Orleans.
Canal street, which once was boundary between
them is now purely Imaginary line In that respect.
-Ne1 Orleans Tines-DemOc'dt.
"If Mr.. Cleveland" says the Louisville Courier
Journal, tDem.,) "upheld by his party can succeed
in giving the country liberal, elevated, bipartisan,
and busness-like administration OF the Government.
he will while fulfilling his trust to the people, have
benefited his party inestimaby more than II he had
placed every office at his disposal In the hand Of a
better than MIR. Cleveland hmself.''
The country expects Mr.. Cleveland to put only
Democrats in ofice, and no self-respeetng Repub-
lican objects. But to have the whining mugwump
proclaim that this Is n nou-partisan snd purely
reform administration is arrant humbug. Mr..
Cleveland has the sympathy and support Of all good
citizens in any aud every attempt he may make ia
Improve the civil service and to promote reform In
administration. ON that line lies the success or
failure of his aumnstratlon-SdieIi Register.
The esteemed Mai and Express, after expressing
the opinion that Democrat just appolntedto to local
office is in every way qualified for the position, OF
for any other In the gift Of the President" goes on
to say that is due to the truth of history to state
the simple, notorious fact that there was no reason
continued In the position, "except his place was
wanted for Democrat" Well, what other reason
would the, the @ Maa and Express hsyeY There Is NJ
not have continued TO be Republican "except that
the people preferred to substitute Democratic Ad
ministration." And the people are getting tired of
the twaddle about the removal OF officials because
they are Republicans. Why should they not be re
does it come that, practically, ali the people in Fed
era ofiices on the 3d OF March last happened to be
| Republicans?
| The civil service reform, hated as II IL by the poll
ticians OF both parties with a deadly hatred, has
come to stay. Even the Democratic politicians are
waking up TO Its necessity; one of them declared the
| other day, commenting on the slOwness with which
changes arc made by Mr.. Cleveland, that was the
| only safe course. The Ofice-hoders have become
30 numerous that any sudden or radical change
in nutshell. 4 change of Administration which
would involve the change OF more than 10000
officials would be nothing short Of revolution; q
| pressure such as no free institution could stand
from election to election. Nothing but the contIn-
nance OF one party IN power for long period OF
| time has concealed from the public View the
mediava and essentially revolutionary character Of
the "spoils" system. Fortunately for the country,
President Cleveland clearly understands this aspect
OF the situation, and before his term expires he will
have gone 40 far, unless we are greatly mistaken.
that no politician In either party who hopes to con-
tlnue In public life will ever dare TO lift his hand
against the reform. England has Just furnished q
striking illustration Of sudden change OF Govern
ment which leaves all departments to do their work
an little disturbed by the political cOmmoon the
clerks In the business Offices. This IN the only
| rational and Intelligent methOd.-Chrisfidn Union.