The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-27
MORE BlLlOuSNESS.
The Cincinnati "Enquirer" on President
Cleveland.

Clevelhnd.
A letter from Washington to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer shows that Mr.. Mo
Lean, the writer, does not share with
Henry Watterson, Of the Louisville
Courier Journal, the high opinion ex-
pressed by the latter Of President
Cleveland and his Cabinet officers. On
the contrary, Mr.. Mclean joins with
Senator Eustis, Of Louisiana, in de-
'nouncing the Administration for slug
gishness in respect of official changes,
and accuses it of culpable indifference
to the hunger and thirst of Democrats
who are longing for juicy doles of Fed
eral patronage. The Cincinnati editor
does not mince matters in commenting
upon the alleged injustice done to the
ravening crowd of place-hunters., An
other month of delay, he predicts, will
bring about an open issue between the
President and his party-that portion
of it, at any rate, which regards d.
vision of spoils as the chief function of
executive authority. Mr.. McLean's
soul is agitated with dread in the con-
temptation of such catastrophe. He
rejects with scorn the efforts thus far
made by the Administration to appease
the appetites of the oflice-beggars, whom
he evidently believes to be the bone and
sinew Of the Democratic organization.
The changes made thus far, he says,
"do not cover enough ground to make
| an impression" so few and Insignificant
are they.
Even the members of the Cabinet are
represented as condemning the policy
of the President and unable to compre-
hend It. But they also are derelict, ac-
cording to Mr.. Mclean, in that they
do not themselves make sufficient use
of their powers by way Of ridding the
several Departments Of Republican
clerks and filling the vacancies thus
created with Democrats. Mr.. Bayard
alone Of them all has displayed activity
in that direction, and he has made such
bungling work of it as to give occasion
for further complaint against the Presi-
dent, who, Mr.. Mclean thinks, ought
to have restrained him from going into
"a body-snatching business to rehabil-
itate with offices those verging on the
grave" Because of the President s
supineness Mr.. Bayard "has dragged
out Of political obscurity scores Of de-
cayed hulks, who are sent abroad,
doubtless, TO expose to foreign gaze a
crop OF old men" And OF these a ma
jority ''do not believe in the common
unity of their own Government" and
would refuse to be citizens OF the
| United States il they were not coerced
into submission. And there Is Mr.,
Villas, with $4,000 post-ofiices at hi:
command" actually harboring an idea
of giving only one-fourth of them to
Democrats-so Mr.. Mclean declares,
, though this is the first we have heard Of
such purpose.
J The situation is truly maddening ID
| the Democratic mind Of Mr.. Mclean,
: and he can not survey 1t with any ap.
proach to complacency. 1t is clear to
him that the President is in the hand:
"of the effeminate coterie Of the Repub-
lican party contemptuously des-
ignated as "mugwumps." But in this
Mr.. Mclean is surely mistaken. Presi.
dent Cleveland long ago cleared off his
obligations to the ''mugwumps" by dis
posing Of single office according tc
/ their demands, and gave formal notice
, that he considered his indebtedness tc
| them discharged in full Since ther
such appointments as have been made
: by him should be entirely satisfactory
to Mr.. Mclean. The Cincinnati editor
: can surely find nothing inconsistent
: with the purest type Of Democracy in
D the records Of Piilsbury, Chase, Trour
/ and many others OF similar antecedent:
who might be named. Against these
, the ''mugwumps' protest in vain
: showing that the President considers
them well paid for their services to hin
, last year. And from this fact Mr.. Nc
, Lean may take heart Of grace.
, The President is proceeding careful
, ly, il slowly. He wants to feel sur,
that those upon whom he bestows IA.
, vors are Democrats Of the most pro
, nounced description; and what more ac
, curate test could he apply than the at
titude they occupied during the lats
, civil war? As to the Confederate Briga
: diers no doubt exists, and, therefore
/ there has been no hesitation in regarC
, to them. They have only TO ask II
4 order TO receive. But in estimating tn,
, merits Of Northern men more delibera
ton is necessary. Many Of those whc
sympathized with treason are no
anxious to advertise themselves prom
inently, and hence their rewards com,
slowly. 1t may be that enough Of then
will not be discovered TO fill all th,
Offices in the gift Of the Administration
r and II this shall turn out to be the cas-,
> q chance for heyounger class OF Demo
/ Gratis in whose behalf Mr.. Mclean pro
fesses 10 plead will possibly come bcfor'
4 the close of President Cleyeland's term
4 But the tough old fellows who yindi
Gated their claim TO be called Demo
q crats, In common with Mr.. Bayard'
a ''decayed hulks" Of the class "who d,
4 not believe in the unity of their owi
Government" must be served first, O
. a matter of course Meanwhile, con
: siderable number Of Offices must re
I main in Republican hands, for that !
= unavoidable under the circumstances
' The Presidents caution Is most com
y mendable. Mr.. Mclean fails TO con
I slider It from logical point Of view
: that Is all. He will probably see NOR
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