Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-21
ATTACHING TMlE ApmHxssrRATIox.
The yssee Of EaeresasE D~mseraile
Dt.esnfens.

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Louisiana, M cts the approval Of the
majority Of the Democratic hosts. He
Voices the olscootsnt and distrusf which
10 nov quietly manifested The differ
ence q. be has the c1eraRe to tell the
| Pr, s1oeut unmlsiAkably the Democrats
esflmAte OF his administration, while
others ues feel ~ be does do not have
the manliDess 10 tell hiun the Truth.
This tAftsr class continue 70 fsuu az
the feet OF poser. They live IN the
hope that they will yet get a. a reward
the Offices which belong TO them by
right of political conquest.
IL - announced with someu hat of
nSarish IN @ rtan quarters that the
President does NOS read the eriticisua
90 Lis administrative policy. This may
be true. IL it Be true, il serves TO shoE
that be cannot ecuprehend the depth
and width Of the hFeach be is making
for the Demooratis party. A wise ad-
| nfnisfrator wo13d - ek TO win the ap-
planse 0f the beueAciAries Of his trust.
- coatenf 70 Ret the spprovAi Of th0se
whose Democracy uoaid be promptly
challenged IN any DemOeratic strong
hold.
The fundamental principle Of the Ad-
minlstrasion thss Gar has been to keep
the rascals in" All tie appointments
| yet made do lot cover enough ground TO
make an impression. In this city i'm
pOrtant places not prntected by the in
famous Civil service law remain M.
changed Not single CAbinet offieer
| has displaced any VI the department
chief clerks. Heads Of divisions in all
the departments remain without fear.
and laugh in their sleeves at the efforts
of working worthy Democrats 70 dis
piaNa them. The Democrats of the
| land do not have faith in such class of
subordinates, and many refrain from
writing to Cabinet Officers because Of
the fear that their letters would never
rezch them.
Ii can be stated % fact that the Ad-
ministration would noW be wrecked
were q mot for the hope thai 1t will yet
be converted. The Democratic leaders
are muzzled. They Lold their peace
because Of the promise that good store
awaits the future. And yet the days
roll into weeks, and the pnocrastinatinp
policy becomes more exafperating. II
there il not change soon, the volcano
% disc,ntent will beleh fOrtk In sneh a
way as to leave the Louisiana Senator'S
opening gan only faint echo.
IL will not take many more weeks TO
fofos she President 10 take stand
either for or against his political party.
The middle ground he stands on will |
disappear under lis feet.
IL may be asked IL the President Is |
endorsed in his policy by his Cabinet |
advisers. ID may be answered that |
openly they yield ready aequis scence 20 |
it. Quietly they denonince it and won
der what IL means. They do not want |
20 break with the President, and yet do |
not seem to have the courage to combat |
him. They are no m,re nor less tLan |
clerks executing bis commands with a |
perfupc;ory approval. With the ex-
eeption of Mr.. Baysr3, not one of the |
Cabinet has made an appointment upon
bis own responsibility. IL would have
besn more cfediiablei 10 the President |
had he restrained his Premier, xho |
seems 70 have gone inte body snatch
ing business to reh affiliate with Offices |
those ver2ing on the grave.
Is does not require the horoscope of |
the assroieger 10 anticipate the result of |
much Iooger policy of delay. Anoth- |
er month of IL will break the camels !
back. The representatives Of sovereign |
States will not forever stand st the |
euter gates pleading ~ supplicants.
Behind them await constituencies Of |
Democratic who have not done battle |
for a quarter Of eientary to elevate q |
few men. Their silaims for party re
ward must either be recognized or re-
puaiated. These will force things 10 an |
Issue. II the President intends 20 for
tify his administration with Democratic
executors OF the trust banded him BY |
the people he viii pat behind him |
wall OF poser. III he desires to feed
theas uaea on idle promises aud dslusive |
hopes. be mSst not expect their contin-
! uea support. While there 10 no inpend- |
| ing change In the Cabinet, Its recast |
woul1 be bene6cisL The dignity Of q
Cabinet officer would seem TO call for
talent capable TO administer II.
And yet from the statesmen
composing ID. who Of their numbse has
made an impresaoal Take the anti
thesis, and one dlpss need q lantern TO
discover the theioagh Incompetence Of
the Postmaster General. Here Is an
officer with fifty thousand postofhces az
his command. Nearly TIVE thirds OF
them Is subject 20 his pleasure. Every
small once is tbs campaign hsadquar-
ters of the party Of opposition. After
two uaonths Of "iaboredn theuRht q
policy Is formulated. This is 20 give in
each csnEty in the Union one fourth OF
the postoffices to the Democrats and 70
tain the remaining three-fourths kepub- |
licAns. Such o distribution 10 paerile |
ID ia snanation and iishoness almost
in its enforcement. still IL is TO be
ssraneeig recorded that thers are Dem-
oeratie Congressmen who claim 20 be
satisfied vim the unequal division. IL
NAV peftinensiy be asked IL the Demo
erats Of tho land ere capable Of man.
aging lis postal ssrvice Evidently the
Postmaster Gcnerai thinks mot.
Tue administration Of the state De-
parsment, when seriously considered. is
IanQhable- Its klecretary has dragged
snt OF political ebscnrity SCORES Of de
sayed hniks, who are sent abroad doubt,
Iees 70 expose to foreign gsxs crop OF
old men. More than half thus honored 1
are men Who do ilot believe IN the com
u,ot, unity of their owu Government.
They are is citizens because Of the
poser Of the Govsrnment 20 prevent
them frcua bsing ia aliens. They 30
abroad impregnsItsd with ideas which
advaneing progress has left thsin only
| a. rumsnations. In no sense viii they
represent the power and adssncenent
Of nation not y,f half developed.
In all the departments OF the Govefn- |
ment the power OF The active and lead
ins politisians is wholly ignored. The
parpnee sesns - be studied hog TO
ihwars this class. First their desires are
| asked. and then they are treated 30 dis |
appainsmens& EsFen The speaker OF
| OF ths House Of Representatives has no,
been yes ahis 70 est for . worshy esndi- /
date the insiznineAnt Cansulsbip %
BondsAux. And pa can ssil . ssahs
secrst, thai the pgssens kepabiicsn tn
| camhsns uss told Q fec days aee be
woald not be disturbed.
II tAsrs y any setslsd policy Of the I
| Administration save proersstinaficn, u
/ 4 not visible 10 the naked eve OF euua-
prehsndsd bs finite mind. Democrats
iustly wonder uhfa ihe Presideint
/ apsans. II tha ~'Fasoals are not to he
| ruruea eat.r fhs infsrsnes can oaly Be
/ thai there are none IN, and thai the cry
rsssed BY she Democrats Of the land IN
this respect was false. IN the Demo
cfafa folghf . oampshtn involvin9 su1h /
/ heraic IabsFs as did the iast. they teei
skat its vlctox5 shpald sxiena further
i thes the ialevation OF ssEA man 10 the