Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-05
.WATTERSON'S SORE EYES.
A VISIT TO WASHINGTON Elf
FECTS THEIR CURE.
An Inclination to CritiCise Dispelled by


FECTS THEIR CURE.
An Inclination to CritiCise DIspelIed by
an Investigation of the New Adminis-
tratiOn's Aims and Methods-CleVe-
lands COurs e Admitted to be for the
Best Interests of His Country and
Party.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Henry Waiter
son, who has been here for the past week,
tonight sent to his paper an expression
of his impression of President Cleveland
and his administration. He starts out
with the statement that "a slight attack
of sore eyes suggested visit to Wash
ington, and having tried the executive
and departmental treatment for nearly
week it has occurred to me that
a brief account of some inn
pressions of the administration
may not be without interest to the readers
of the COurier-,JOurnalD He then tells
Artemus Wards story, "This is horse,"
and applies it by saying that sin its en-
tire utteranees and appointments
the administration has so spoken
to the country. 1t can conceal it
administration" Mr.. Watserson says that
as a result of his visit to the President
and the departments ''his case of sore
ewes has disappeared" Mr.. Watterson
gives his impressions of President Cleve-
land and his sister, Miss Cleveland,
in terms of high compliment to
both, describes the difficulties which
beset the chief executive of
of the country, and his manner of dis
charging his duty as he sees it. He con-
cludes his impressions of Mr.. Cleveland
personally as follows: "Mr. Cleveland is
a plain, sober man. There is nothing
dramatic or sensational about him. He has
not, like so many politicians, long con-
science and short memory.
FEW HATES AND LOVES.
ellis hates and his loves are few, posi-
tive and sincere. He has shown himself
abundantly able to say NO. and yet, as
have seen him. no man has a lfvelier
wish to crafty the wishes of others. He
wants to do the right thing and the kindly
thing, and there is not the smallest doubt
that since his election he has been in
spired by the truest spirit of justice and
the most conscientious sense of duty,
eXually loyal to his great place and to his
party, asking no favOrs and looking to his
work to vindicate itself. Very great for
bearance and patient temper.'' says Mr..
WatersOn, ''should be extended by the
public to such q public servant. He Sc
lected his political advisers by the rule of
fitness, and he has inspired them with his
own business-like spirit. The depart
ments are in the hands of the
most uniform and methOdical men.
In every one of them, there
cireulates the atmosphere of the work
shop. To say nothing about the practical
benefit and utilitarian performance and
promise all this has moral value incalcu-
liable. 1t is, in itself, sort of democracy,
and much needed sort at that"
EUsTIs' ATTACK CONDEMNED.
The attack of Mr.. Eustis on the admin
istratiOn seems to MIR. W atterson 'equally
unjust and unwise. AS long as Senators
and Representatives insist upon sharing
the patronage of the government they
should be willing to share its response
bilities. To-day the President is Just two
months in office. There has been no at
tempt to shape policy. The thankless
duty of hearing appeals and considering
claims of aspirants and friends OF aspi-
rants has consumed all the time. Ap-
pOintmeDts mean disappOintments, be-
cause for every place there are dozen
or more applicants, and for each which
he fills the President must take the risk
of making one traitor and IL enemies.
After "a years of absence from power the
Democratic party has by little less than
miracle come into the custody of the
national government. Whether it retains
that custody will depend upon
the success or failure of the men
it has delegated to represent
it. The party is on trial. Inevitably it
is bound to stand or fall by its adminis-
tratiOn. 1t cannot afford to quarrel with
this administration upon matters of de-
tail or lightly TO criticise 1t. There will
be time enough TO disown it whenit vio-
lates its pledges.
THE ADMINISTRATION LOYALTY DEMO-
CRATIC.
SIN the meantime Democrats should re-
member that ii is composed of Democrats;
that the Democrats who compose it have
their rights with the rest, and that 10 one
Of them has given small reason for anv-
body to distrust him. have enc1 1tn-
tered but one spirit here. and my 0pDnr-
tunities for forming Judgment have
been most ample. and this
is the spirit OF loyalty to the party and
the country. | will stake my life upon
the sincerity Of this, and | assure the dis
appointed and doubling among the DEM
ocrats that if the President should 90
faster than he is going he would
surely run his bark ashore.
One story is good till another is told. The
administration that starts out TO please
everybody will end by pleasing nobody.
This administration is trying to do its
duty. Beset on all sides by complica-
tons, and badgered day In and out bv
opportunities, il has kept its temper pass
ing well, and has made no more mistakes
than are common 10 new-eOinmers in
office, and not so many as might have
been eXpected.v