Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-13
Mr.. Cleveland on His administration
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From the Neto York Herald.
81 do not think any administration for
many years has been so closely and
jealorsly watched by the people as this
one" Mr.. Cleveland said to your CORE
spondent, land | am glad of it. If any Of
us were tempted by pressure or by our
own weakness TO 90 wrong, I believe we
should not dare to do it, for it seems to
me the eyes of the whole people are fixed
upon us. Every smallest public act of
mine or of the Cabinet is talked of and
discussed. II we make mistakes, as can't
be helped, we hear of them at once, and
say for myself that this kind OF close
watch Is a help to my endeavors to do my
duty. 1t shows that the people are alive;
they want good government: they are not
inattentiye, and if sometimes wrong
judgments come out against US we must
bear them, and try TO do the best we know
how"
He was urged to make clean sweep in
one of tie Western States, on the ground
that "it yOn'll do this for us we will make
the State Democratic next YEAR" ''PrOb-
ably you could" was the reply. ''But
what would be the use? BY precisely the
same method the Republicans, when their
time comes, would make 1t Republican
again. That ISN'T the way to keep party
in power or make IL strong"
Again, he was urged strongly to remove
Republican in another Western State
and appoint man recommended by seve-
raj Congressman. "You can't saw YOU
are not satisfied Of the honesty and ca
pacity and high character OF the gentle
man we are urging, MIR. President" said
they. 81 don't doubt all that" he replied :;
but you have not yet given me any rea-
son for removing the man who holds the
place. He is an uncomm0nly able and
thoroughly honest man in that place;
what excuse have for turning him out p
''SOme Of our people don't see," he said
the other day, "that when q Republican
is left in office his hands are tied so far as
usefulness TO his party goes. Ii l should
turn all the Republicans out of Office,
without regard to their conduct, | should
set free large army OF their most active
and effective political workers 70 labor In
every campaign against our party, anu
every faithful and honest man l had
turned out would have the public sympa-
thy with him. | notice that in Ohio a
prominent Republican IS a keen CROUCH
politician 10 sc this point and how it
bears against his party"
The President is kind-heRrted man,
who would like TO please and CRAFTY dis
friends; and he complains of the weari-
ness of constant resistance. 81 20 to bed
after long day with the feeling that
must be the meanest man in the world
for | seem to gay only mo- where l would
be only too glad to say yes. But this
office seeking is disease-I am entirely
satisfied of that. IL is even catching.
Men get 1t, aud they lose the proper bal
ance of their minds. | see them here as
undoubtedly crazy as though they were
IN lunatic asylum. | can't account for
IT. hit II IL plOnriv a digaaaa Bva kuouyn
men come here 10 Washington on other
business, with no thought Of Office; but
when they had been here couple OF
weeks they've caught it. They seem sud
denly 70 get mania, and such men have
come in here for place when | knew
that before they left home they hadn't
thought about Office"