The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18

| tor tho nominations have been made.
do not abnegatc my Constitutional
power by acting attirnativcly with my
colleagues, by practically advising and
conSenting in advance. think I
can shoulder responsibility as calmly
ns most men, and when have discharg-
cd it according to my sense Of duty,
submit to criticism rs intlitfercntly."
| ut has been hintcd TINT the members
Of the House, being in majority, might
log-roll with each other and select men
Objectionable to the Senators, and thus
defeat their veto power in the Senate 81
l certainly do not know where such
hint could come from. 1t is certainly
very dishonoring to the members Of the
HouSc-one that l shall not sanction
and which believe to be grossly un-
just. 1t is presumption so violent
that shall not allow it to influence nv
action. do not believe that such q
suggestion ever crossed the mind Of
any Of tho gentlemen. At least I am
willing to trust them. l have observed
since my service here that when the
Senators act in concert with their COL
leagues in the House they exercise
greater influence and accomplish better
results for their constituents. My prop
osition was made in the interest Of har-
monious and united action. have no
special axe to grind. have many per-
sonal friends whom would he glad TO
see in honorable official positions and
shall urge their claims fairly and frank
ly, and if the delegation should not
agree with me shall advocate the
choice Of the delegation. There is no
danger Of my colleagues presenting All
improper person, SO have no fears on
that score. If, on the other hand. it
| should be thought best, after consulta-
ton, to enter the race, each man for
himself, with the dcvi! for the hindmost,
/ shall acquicsce. a scramble would be
very unsccmly performance, and it
WAS that wanted to avoid. desired
selection Of good men, distributed AZ
nearly as it was practicable in different
parts Of the State. so that the public
service would be administered by CON-
petent, upright men. Beyond that
have no special wish, and it 40 happens
that all the applicants Of whom have
knowledge are tirst-ratc men, and one
could not go much amiss in selecting
auy Of them"
"What do you think Mr.. Cicveland's
policy will be in regard to the public
service in the South? l see you were
among the callers in New York last
week" "
81 have no knowledge Of what his
policy will be. ! know what l think it
ought to be, and il he asks me shal
tell him. went to New York to pre-
sent the name Of Representative Aiken
for commissioner Of agriculture"
Have you any objections to telling
me what you think Mr.. Clevcland's poll
cy ought to be p
! "None whatever. Ias<um", of course.
that Mr.. Cleveland wishes to place the
public service all over the country in the
hands Of the most efficient and truStwor-
thy agents, for he can never have the
public businehs properly performed and
administered by incompetent or corrupt
servants, and therefore he ought to turn
out every rascal aud put honest men in
their place"
"The fact is," said he, "in the South he
has q great advantage over his Republi-
can predecessors, who within their party
lines, were very much circnmscribcd in
their field for competent men. Mr.
Cleveland has tho best material from
which to choose his subordinates, and
can place the Federal service in the
South on the highest plane Of efficiency
and raise it where the Republicans lcf,
it on the lowest This is one Of the
most important Of public duties, and
hopo he will discharge it fcarlossly
Whatever aid can give him, shal
render most cheerfully."
| AIc tue "PpitS0LOhS LUZ ouice NcE1
numerous ?"
"Oh, yes but not more than might b.
reasonably expected. Our people with
in the State have right to expect these
offices, and as far as / have influence
they shsll have them. Hitherto the,
have been, for the most part filled BY
arpet-baggers and Adventures, wht
have had 10 sympathy with tho State O.
with the Federal Government except *
far as it gave them living. I am glad
therefore that our bcs: men are aspiring
to the Offices"
Continuing, tho Senator said: "Re
form in tho civil service in all its depart
: ments, military as we'll as civil, will bt
one Of the paramount duties of the in
: coming administration. From what
lhesr of Mr. Cleveland I think he ha