Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-31
Fr0Dl TIE Nsqo YORK sun.

" nose ATkhesC m DlpiOh tHbo Honhobe
the Public Welfare-Not Going Too
Slow. 90
From the Neao YORK. Sun.
CINCINNATI, May 27.-The Hon. John
G.. Carlisle, JspSaker Of tHs,l House, has
lust returned from Washington to bis
Covington, Ky, home. In reply to the fol-
lowing questions: "What do you think
of Nj Cleveland and his administration?
Do you believe that he will pursue such
a course as will be satisfactory to the
party that elected himw Speaker
Carlisle said: GAS a general rule 1 pre-
fer not to talk for publication, but these
questions are asked so often that | will
tell you what l think, and you can print
my statement if you choose to do so. OF
course, the administration has not been
in power long enough to fully develop its
policy; but still its action so far is suffi-
cient, think, to enable us to form toll
erably correct idea of Its general spirit
and purpose. | am satisfied that Mr..
Cleveland and the heads of the various
departments are doing the very best they
can under the circumstances, and that
they are entitled to the confidence and
I
out the country. The President is a sem
sible, honest and patriotic man, whose
highest ambition is TO discharge his Off
cial duties in strict accordance with the
constitution and the laws, and for the
promotion of the public welfare. He is
careful and conscientious about every
thing he undertakes, and if he commits
any mistakes in making appointments, or
otherwise, they will, in my opinion, be
tn 10 q no q no q in ~
instance to procure correct information
concerning the matters upon which be is
compelled TO act. lie works hard, listens
patlently'tO the statements and the sug-
gestiOns of others, and then he decides ac-
cord ny to his own judgment as to what
is right and proper under all the cir
cumstances. The amount of work he
performs is remarkable. He is in his
office from early in the morning until late
in the afternoon, and nearly every even
ing he is engaged for several hours with
some member of the Cabinet examining
papers and discussing questions con-
nected with the business of the depart
ments. | mention this merely to show
the injustice of the complaints which
have been made in some quarters on the
ground that the administration is moving
too slowly. 1t is physically impossible
for the President and his Cabinet to do
L
membered, too, that during the last quar-
ter of a century the patronage Of the gov
eminent has been enormously increased,
and its operations have been so
extended as to bring under its control
great number of very important subjects
with which it previously had no cOunec-
ton. The growth Of the postal service
alone has created a necessi ty for the APP
pointment of many thousands of officers
on h., - I
of the Pension Bureau. though the in
crease has not been 50 great. Then the
internal revenue and national banking
systems have been established during the
period mentioned, and the whole volume
of paper currency in the country has
been brought under the general superVi-
sion and control OF the government. Peo-
pie who think that the entire body of Off
GERS and employees who have charge of
these vast interests, and who are familiar
With them, can be. suddenly changed
without detriment to the public service
are, in my opinion, very much mistaken;
and, therefore, think the administration
has so far acted wisely in respect to this
subject. But this does not mean that the
party which has received the indorse-
ment Of the people shall not control the
government. 1t means simply, as l I'M
derstand it, that hasJy and inconsiderate
dCblOn Will US dNOlu6O dS lAI AZ pOBSlDle,
and that due care and caution will be ex-
eXcised in determining the times and the
places in which changes can be properly
made"
In response to other questions Mr..
Carlisle said he thought it would be the
policy Of the Democratic party in the
next Congress to make reasonable prOVi-
sion tor the reconstruction Of the navy
and the erection and armament of proper
coast defenses, the revival Of our mer-
chant marine, and the extension of our
commercial relations with other countries
by a revision OF our revenue and naviga-
ton laws. The preservation of the public
lands for the use of actual settlers and
the regulation of Interstate commerce
have also become subjects of grave i'm
pOrtaDce. and would, do doubt, receive
very considerable attention in Congress.
An attempt would doubtless be made also
to settle the silver question upon some
just and permanent basis, butthere were
such various aud conflicting opinions
upon that subject that he feared a salts
factory adjustment would be very difficult.
He did not believe that Congress would
ever agree To dispense with silver as a
money metal, butt was possible that some
measure might be agreed upon which
would more nearly equalize the value of
the gold and silver coin.
Mr.. Carlisle went TO Louisville this
evening. -tA#