The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-11-12

special Ulep4tcn 70 the ". i. Evening fook
WASHINGTON, October 29-There have been
severel publications lately written in an sS cathe-
drG tone, stating thai certain officials who have
been very prominent in Investigations will not
be confirmed by the Senate. One dispatch has
said that Senator Edmunds will interest himself
very actively to prevent the confirmation OF the
aew Minister 10 Mexico. Eheses pahlications
have been made without sufficient Information.
The fact 10 that the Minister to Mexico has been
confirmed as has the FIRST Comptroller. against
whom go many shafts are hurled. Moreover,
those qualified 10 speak say that the srict scru-
tiny which Auditor Chenowith AMI First Comp
troller Durham are giving to the accounts which
come within their jurisdiction is exactly the kind
OF work which the President most approves. 1t
Is the Presidents purpose to give the people an
efficient, pure and honest administration, and
the officers who help bim most to do this, even il
like other mortais they sumetimes make mis-
takes, are those whose services win be most ap-
precated Al the White House.
II is quite diMcult for the ordinary politician
TO understand the purposes aud methods of the
President A gentleman who recently CON-
versed with Mr.. Cleveland on the result of the
Ohio election, and on the possible result in New
York, said that he never before had q thorough
understanding oi the Presidents position.
Mr. Cleveland" he said, :" ia OF course Dem
ocrat, and desires the success Of. his party but
he wishes, above all things. to give the people a
wise, pure and honest administration for four
years All of his acts, when judged by that
standard, are perfectly explicable, and whatever
he has done that cannot be reconciied with such
. course is the exception and the mistake The
departures from this programme are many Of
them admitted 10 be errors by the President
himself He intends to reduce these depart
ures to the minimum. They have re-
suited in almost every instance from
over-coufdence in Representatives and Sem
ators sometimes Cabinet officers, and always
vkavYn nc twhf ho frSt uo
intends to be at the mercy OF selfish counsellogs
as little as possible and it is for this reason that
he Is directingal his energies 10 filing all the
vacancies and to making all the important re-
movsls which he intends TO make prior to the
meeting Of Oongxess He has found that in the
multitude of couusellOrs there is not wisdom,
but confusion. 1t is his experience thus far that
be is much less liable 10 make mistakes when
acting upon his own Independent judgment,
| formed after careful personal Investigation in
every instAnee, y tkan when he depends upon the
recommendations Of ihoae who insist that they
knows noshinG.l To ncilitaie this work more
attention is required % be paid BY the depart
ments TO the preparation Of the papers of Sbpli-
caata for eGboe ShAn evef befpre, An il,e pe-
| c0mmeAdali0ps in important cases are diGcstcd,
I accurately bFiefed, fndexed, md 4 eummaH OF
| The Clerk in TIE appointment o1lces who should
make . 0isiesdtn9 digest, or improperly back
| the papera. would besvery sharply called 10 &C.
count The Pfesident Is working great maay
hoon every dxy.t@many mon than rths cssriu in
under ollciais Who complsin u tlis hsrdshirs 3
| their posjsiau.YslsT 'ssgssutf sds fgfs saNsis
The President allows himself absolutely 10
| more leisure than b actually necessary q pre.
ssste his hexahI d Tho thbaihs - yarsiiun. IN
which ~ wholly, divorced yAirpelf BON The