Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-17

OuSly ana perSlStentiV as they are ldDorinS
in behalf of the western Indians.
Bayard Sharply Criticised.
New YoRx, April 10Th "A Worlds /
Washington special has the following bit |
of history, under the heading " Not the Act !
of the President : The country may now
rest assured that the selection of Phelps |
was the personal work of Secretary Bayard |
1t may be added that none of the foreign
diplomatic appointments SO far made have
been considered or passed upon by the Cab
met. Bayard is good man and an excel
lent cook of terrapin, but it is well known
that he is inclined to be self-willed and au-
tocratic. His so-called aristocratic birth
and his long-continued sway in Delaware
have, doubtless, contributed to this, and
allowance must be made for him. His
strong opposition to the appointment of
Thurman, for instance, is ascribed solely to
a jealousy dating several years ago, when
Thurman was the acknowledged leader and
the ablest member of the Senate, over
shadowing Bayard. There is no man in
public life to-day, perhaps, who has
had so much newspaper praise, and who
is so little inclined to heed the suggestions
of his own best friends, or to listen 10 the
expressed will of the average people With
all his character he is naturally inclined to
bossism." He takes advice from nobody.
and his best friends here explain his course
by saying that while he means to select
good men for the diplomatic service, he
naturally inclines to the belief that the fact
of a,citizen having recognized the merits of
Bayard as anSspirant for the Presidency is
of itself evidence of his general worth and
true goodness. Bayards own friends 90
not object to this criticism of the World, for
they strongly hope it will not be lost
upon Bayard. They at least hope that he
will be impressed and made to realize that
counsel advice and suggestions are not to
be deSpised by public men, and that the
interests of the Democratic party are as
important as personal friendships, even of
the most aristocratic of State Secretaries.
The Presidents Hopes.
NEW YORK, April 16th-A HcrGld'S Wash
ington special says; Cleveland says of his
Cabinet: 81 hope to have the same honor
that President Pierce enjoyed at the end of
his term of office, that of retiring to pri-
vate life and parting company with seven
gentlemen who through the entire four
years had helped to make the yoke of Presi-
dental life less of a burden TO bear"
Colored Appointments in the South.
WASHINGTON, April 16th.-It is under
stood that the policy of the Administration
regarding appointments in the Southern
States now held by colored Republicans,
will be not to substitute white men for
colored, but to replace incompetent or dis
honest colored Republicans with colored
Democrats, who are worthy and capable.
In accordance, 1t is said, with this policy,
the Postmaster General has just appointed
ex-Representative Tom Hamilton, of Beau
fort, as route agent from Beaufort to jack
sonboro, S. c. Hamilton was the leader of
a of WI m
ported the Hamilton Government i'll South
Carolina in 1876.
Not Even "Offensive PartizansIip"
Charged.
WASHINGTON, April 10th. = Secretary
Manning to-day appointed John A. O'Neill,
of Hoboken, y. j., Superintendent of En-
craving in the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, vice George w. Caslear, removed.
There were no charges against Caslear, and
he feels somewhat surprised at his sum-
mary removal. He has been employed in
the Bureau many years, and is considered
one of the best engraverS in the country.
O'Neill was formerly Mayor of Hoboken.
The Crusade Against "OfIensive Parti-
sans"
WASHINGTON, April 16th.-The President
and the heads of the various departments
are daily besieged by politicians from Ohio
and Oregon, who urge upon them the ne
ceSsity for the immediate removal of Re-
publican office-holders in those States, and
the appointment of Democrats to succeed
them, III order to strengthen the party Tor
the coming fall elections. The Democrats
of Oregon represent that they can carry the
next Legislature, and thus secure Senator
to fill the term now vacant because of the
neglect of the Republican majority to
choose a successor to Slater, if the Admin
istration will Gust the Federal officials,
political ends. The President is not
asked TO make changes simply
for the purpose of helping his party, but
the request is that he shall make certain
removals, because, as is alleged, the incum-
bents are political managers, who give most
of their time to political work. In regard
to Oregon, it has been submitted to the
President that seven Federal officials of
Portland dominate Republican politics in
that State that they control the machine,
and are now laboring in behalf of the Re
publican party. 1t is charged that the ar
bitrary rule of this clique of officials really
caused the breach in the Republican party,
which prevented TIE election of Senator
last winter; that a faction of the Repu5i-
cans revolted against the despotic sway of
L
of the people generally call for the
smashing of this political machine. The
President has been advised also that the
Portland Federal officials are now endeav-
oring to persuade Governor Moody to con-
vene the Legislature in special session for
the purpose of another effort to force in the
boilers and elect Senator, but the Gov
ernor refuses to issue the call unless an
agreement is entered into beforehand that
Senator shall be chosen. The Democrats
contend that the removal of the objection.
able Federal otfice-holders will give them a.
fair chance in the next election, and that
with such chance they can carry the Leg
isature. They assert that they do not ask
for the appointment of men to these offices
who will organize Democratic machine,
bat their object is to break up the system
of official control of State politics. The
President has requested that the charges
against the officials complained of be put
in writing with the details of their inter
ence in elections. and it is the purpose of
the Democrats of Oregon to fully comply
with this request A history of the offenses
against the Federal office-holders of Oregon
and of Washington Territory will be placed
in the Presidents hands.
Duty of Our Government i'll Case of Il
Foreign War.
WASHINGTON, April 16th.-The recent
rumors regarding the proposed purchase of
American vessels by foreign Governments
have set the State Department officials to
reading up on the neutrality law, and in
quiring into the responsibilities and obliga-
tons of this Government under the law
and treaty requirements in the event of a
war between England and Russia, and
they have arrived at the conclusion
that they would not be obliged to interfere
at present with any purchase in this coun-
try of arms. explosives or ships for either
country. or with the fitting out of war
vessels for other than American ports. I'M
der the neutrality law, this Government is
required to prevent the departure from an
American port of q vessel unfriendly to
nation with which this Government is on
amicable terms after an actual outbreak of
hostilit;es. 1t is also required to prevent
the departure of such vessel pending any
effort to detain her by legal process I'm
der the neutrality law, either England or
Russia could, through their Representatives,
appeal to the Courts to prevent the depart
ure of any vessel that the other might pur-
chase here, and this Government would be
bound to prevent her departure pending
the decision. A delay would naturally fol-
low an appeal to the Courts, and if war was
declared before the case was decided the