The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-05-17
POLITICAL POINTS.

"Looked at in broad manner, the Administration
OF President Cleveland is seen to he doing remark
ably well" says the Boston Herald, QndJ 1.-TWO
months have served to destroy the insulting claim
that only one party Is competent to conduct the
affairs OF the Government, and a consideration OF
the good work which the new Administration IL
doing, IN the exercise of it's more important func.
tons reduces the few mistakes in appointments ia
their true insgnitcance."
"HarDer's Weekly appears to believe" says the
Boston transcript, Rep,) that the course of the
Republican Legislature OF New York upon the
excise laws, the Freedom of Worship Bill, and the
determined by the desire to cement the alliance with
rum and Romanism which the Rev. DR.. Burchard
cratic heelers who are out with the Adminis,raton
but not the Republican party either there, here, OF
anywhere
Gonernor Pattison, Of Pennsylvania, last week
vetoed bill which proposed to require county com.
mssioners to appoint divers persons to look after
bury, and provide headstone for any hOnOrably
discharged soldier, sailor, marine who served ID
the Army and Navy OF the United States during the
Rebellion or any preceding war, and who shall leave
insufficient means for burial expenses. The Gov
ernOr characterized the bill as 'sa remarkable exhi-
billion OF the unwarranted and preposterous extent
TO which most laudable aud patriotic sentiment
may be carried
Commenting on the Chicago postmastership, the
AeUs qnd) OF that city says: " There is no civil
crime In being partisan, and Ar. Palmer has done
nothing that need lower him In anybody's opinion.
lie has done well by and received well OF his party
but me Intensity OF his devotion 10 his party and TO
Gen. Logan, and hostility to the party In power does
not commend him 10 the Administration. The best
and iruest friend Of Mr.. Palmer would hardly claim
that ne has been non-paTisan 10 the extent that
even mild construction OF civil service reform rules
would leave MIN In ONCE
"There Is an inclination says the PHILADELPHIA
Record Und,) " on The part OF sundry Democrats 10
to rldlcule and censure the President for giving
Michigan such ofiices as the Commissionershlp OF
son for this. The men selected are well qualified,
and n there Is anything In 'rec0gntlon,i Michigan
deserves 10 be recognized. II gave GARFIELD plu-
raty OF $1,000, or nearly 90 per cent. more than he
obtained In Pennsylyana; last year Blaine had
plurality OfS 800, and was In an ignomnious minor
lty the total vote this spring il has gone Demo
cratic by $4,000. The Democrats OF Michigan de-
serve 10 be 'recORnized And II may he added that
they are good Administration Democrats and friends
OF revenue reform, too.h
The Washington correspondent OF the Boston
Post, (Dem.) speaking Of The labors OF the new Ad-
mlnisration says; "The Cabinet officers labor
under one very serious disadvantage. They are sur
rounded by Republicans whose interest and inten-
tion II y 10 Keep IN place themselves and all their
political associates Misrepresentation az 10 the char
acter OF the business done and OF the who do IL
has been the order. Each member Of the Admins
tratOn has been forced 10 learn the service aud It's
personnel for himself. lie has had no help from hiL
subordinates. on the contrary he has found him
self surrounded by partsans whe made II their busl
ness 10 keep Republicans In place, no matter what
their ntness OF character may be-"
"Templeton," himself a well known Independent,
thus philosophers In the Boston Herald: "But,
after ALL the Independents represent no more than
one or Two hundred thousand voters, while the
Democrats represent millions. wish the Indepen-
dent policy might control the administrator rather
than the Democratic policy. think the Indepen-
dents have had an influence with II for which we
ought 70 be greatfu. hut II the job is 70 be under
taken Of controlling some millions OF men by tenth
OF their number, II requires tact 20 accomplish II
successfully. IL is not TO he done by ildlng rough
shod over and abusing any public inan OF the ma
lorliy who does moi happen 10 agree with the
minority. II Is not 10 be done by assuming that all
the honor, honesty, and faluAess is on aide and
none Of II on the other. | admire the earnestness
with which the Independents believe themselves
always 10 be IN the right. fear their danger IL in
going far IN believing the rest OF the world 10 be
always M the wrong. They want everybody else 10
DO converted in day to their side aud because
everybody N not so converted they lose patience
lhs may be all good but II IL not pplitesil Is not
siaiesrIanship II politics be an obnoxious word ~