The Hartford herald., 1885-05-27
Warrington Letter.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nav l6. 1885.

From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1885.
Eiitor Herald.
There 10 no end Of complaint in Dem
ocratic circles, or, might say, rings,
OF what il called the Presidents tardi.
ness In turning out bad Republicans
aud turning in the good Democrats. II
really looks as though the new Admin
istration had done very little, but may
not the reason be because there is 81
much to do? Four years was consider.
ed short period for the Herculean
task, but rs yet only two months have
elapsed. II it were meie physical
operation, the bad Republicans could
be discharged in twenty-four hours, and
this is doubtless what a large majority
of Democrats would like to see done.
BuG this would be quite as insane as II
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
should discharge all its skilled engin-
eers and attempt to run its trains with
new men who do not know a time
schedule from steam register. II
would be very refreshing, doubtless, to
the majority who voted for Cleveland to
see the rascals turned out en- nldsse. l
confess l would enjoy it myself As a
mere spectacle. The rascals richly de-
serve 1t. They should have been turned
out eight years ago. They have not
earned All honest dollar since they
profited by the fraud of Hayes insugu.
ration. But with all their despicable
rascality, they have some knowledge
that is absolutely Indispensable to this
new and unskilled administration. And
President Cleveland's Cabinet officers
are painfully aware of this fact, Our
government has grown to be compli>
Gated and much involved bureaucracy
and those who have charge of its pom
derous machinery, whether as heads or
hands, must know Time Schedule
from Steam Register. If they do not,
the machinery will come to a standstill'
or go to smash, and five thousand little
Republican papers "Blanch, Tray and
Sweetheart" will yelp 1--WE told you 80,
We told you so."
1t is conceded even by our enemies
that the present administration has
made but few mistakes. 1t must be
admitted by ourselves that it has made
some mistakes. There is no divinity
or infaliibility about the President. He
il perhaps without genius or even
tact. But he is endowed with strong
common sense, and with the grace of
doing right rs he knows it. No one is
better aware than himself that, not
withstanding his slow and careful gait,
he has occasionally stumbled, He has
made comparatively few appointments,
but not all of them are the best selec.
tions. 1t was physical impossihility
for him to study and know the qualifi-
cations of one in ten of the men who
have been recommended for office by
eloquent delegations, and by petitions
signed with many names. 1t is mat
ter for cOngratulatiOn that he has sue
ceeded rs well rs he has. Unfortunate
ly, he has not been able to rely even up
OH the recommendations of his Cabinet
officers, and has wisely withheld his
signature from the cOmmissiOnsofs 80 me
who have been recommended by the
Secretary of State because in his pru-
dent caution he had learned Of some
disquallfications which the Secretary
had over looked. Ifa President cannot
trust his own official household, then
whom Is he to trust and 1t 10 re. e.nark-
able that he occasionally appoints
skilled men like Pearson or Graves who
he knows are at least honest and sober?
President Cleveland said recently that
he had determined from the first to
proceed with great caution in filling
offices, and that his experience SO far
had convinced him that he had gone
quite fast enough.
1t might be well for those who are SO
loud and 30 prompt in their crit
icism ofthe President to put them
selves in his place. Each one of them
knows circle of good Democrats
are offended, and our substitute Presi-
dent is blamed for setting up personal
government Of his special friends. 1t Is
not easy to play at President even in
imagination, but 1t more difficult to
build real castles than to build castles
in the air.
am not sure that my letter will be
in accord with the views OF the Editor,
but ] hope it will be published AS the
view of Democratic lOOker-On in
Washington, who loves the principles OF
Democracy and who reveres its true
expounders. am by no means in love
with Mr.. Cleveland, and do not Alto
gether approve his appointments, but
it is certainly premature to wxits-.his
Presss..e-is. is.eJ Tory. as S1iie rash
journailsls 6Nke done, before he has
been in Office three months.