The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27

The traditional tendency to say II told
you so" moves the Sentinel to turn the
pages OF its file to some i've months back
when one of its editorial staf called on the
then President elect At Albany. Conclud.
ing special, December 4, giving incidents
Of the call and something descriptive OF the
coming President, "Rob Roy" said:
may be able TO do some OF those who have oil
late been acquainted with my pen service by &
timely hint at what will be President Cleveland's
policy In at least the early part of his adminstrs
non. shall not pretend TO quote any Language
OF bis conversation. but assure tie correctness
Of what is here indicated. The public need not
eXpect any lnmoderate haste IN the substitution
Of Democrats for Republicans in the great bulk OF
cifices aud eierkships. The President is a Demo
crat, but is not that rabid partisan spirit more
thsn one Republican President has shown him
self 10 be, who would hazard anarchy for the
country. so that the anarchists were Of
that the very machinery OF the Government, with
It's vast growth OF population, within the last
twenty five years has assumed proportions render.
ing inexpedient an immediate summary change
IN its vast army OF operatives. He views the
matter from q business standpoint What rational
man, coming to-day into the ownership OF COM
mercial Or manufacturing establishment, would
discharge en- maske It's trained employees, even
though I've times the number OF inexperienced
people stood without the doors asking for employ
menty
Naturally, the President would prefer to have
in The employ OF his administration those who are
Ia sympathy with il, ana who labored to bring il
into power But. Ike sensible business man,
be viii time and grade this substitution so that
the Lublic service will not suffer from unpracticed
hands. II those who propose going to Wash
tngton in quest OF appointments will accept
my sugf est!on To defer packing their handbags
until some weeks or months subsequent
to the 4th of March they will find themselves in
full as good shape for winning. and with good
many dollars more In their pockets which would
otherwise have been paid ont TO Washington
boarding houses Any applications for whatever
before President Is n
Washington and surrounded by his Cabinet Will
be premature aud useless. if not compromising.
more than ever impressed that the country is TO
be congratulated upon bis selection TO preside
over its destinies for the ensuing four years. He
is a brosd-gauge man, unwarped by narrow par
tissn bias His head will be ABOVE the treacner
Gus waters CT political gerrymsndering; his hand
tfOnal strife. believe that in his hold the scales
OF Justice will be evenly balanced for citizens OF
whatever race or condition. Under his suasion 1
believe the North ana the South Will obGterRte
the traditional imaginary line that has so long
been between them, and that we shall hereafter
have "A union Of hearts, union OF hands-our
American union forever"
We submit that these predictions three
months in advance of the Inauguration of
the President have been verified by the acts
of the administration since the 4th of March.
A STEADY current has been sweeping Repub-
licans out of place and Democrats II, and
yet there has been no hitch Or jostle Of the
machinery OF government. So wisely has
the substitution been planned that only the
virulent radical press such as the three In
dianapolis Republican papers, the CONNER
cial Gazette and the Chicago and New York
TribuDes, are so indecent as to find faalt
with the administration. With each suc.
ceeding day the relations between the North
and the South are becoming more genial and
reciprocal. Ths Sentinel outlined the pol.
icy of The administration and the results OF
it twelve weeks in advance Of its Inaugural
ton.