The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-15
WAITING WEAKLY.

Utah Democrats are fast being con-
WINGED that while President Cleveland
NAV be a very good man, and disposed
: to do right, they were little prema-
ture, to say the least, in their rejoicings
7 and Publications last fall over his cleo
ton. Nobody, as yet, feels like con-
demning the President, but everybody
sfeels that Mr.. Cleveland is negIecting
the Territory, and is not living up to
the promises that he and his party
made previous 10 the election. The dis
content that is manifest is fast growing
into something stronger. and only an
early change in the course and conduct
of the administration will prevent the
/ Democratic masses in the Territory
from speaking their minds in regard to
the treatment they are receiving. 1t is
going on eight months since Mr.. Cleve-
land was inaugurated, and he has made
but one change in the Federal force of
the Territory. He has made three ap-
pointments, but two OF them were
absolutely necessary in order that the
public business might not suffer. a
judge had resigned absolutely, leaving
vacancy on the bench at time when the
law matters of the district could not
well be neglected. The President was
so long in filling the place that there
was some annoyance occasioned by the /
delay. The other appointment was to a |
place where the incumbent'S commission /
had long expired, the occupant of the
office holding on only to prevent a
troublesome vacancy. Now the
President has named a man for
suryeyor-general, in place of General
Solomon, whose commission has some
months TO run. this being in reality the
only change brought about by the adj
ministration. The delay and negligence
are annoying enough to those who
hoped and believed that Democratic
administration meant a new and better
dealing in the local government force;
but what is worse is the Fact that in the
only appointments made the President
has fiagrantly disregarded the party
promise TO which he subscribed when
he accepted the nomination, that 1.-THE
selection of Federal officers for the
Territories should be restricted to citi-
zens previously resident therein" We
believe that one of his three appointees
passed through Utah previous to
his appointment, but the other
two never heard of the Territory
except through the newspapers; neither
Of the gentlemen has a deeper interest
n the dependency than i involved in
he official salary, and we're either Of
hem to be removed he would remain
acre only long enough TO pack his grip
sack and negotiate for a half-fare rail
way ticket for his home. We are say
ng nothing against Judge Powers. Re
,eiver Wallace and Surveyor General
Dement,; but they never have been resi-
Tents in Utah, and are not now citizens
If the Territory in the proper sense of
he term, hence their appointment was
violation of the party pledge and not
n the interest OF the civil service reform
# which We hear so much.
We have been hoping on and anxious
y that the President would do some
hing for Experimentation Utah, and
'rove himself equal TO the fulillment
# his own and his party's promises;
nd we are going TO continue hopeful
or time; but as the past has proven
'arren the future is not full of promise
\ little more of waiting, and a few
more strangers who have no claims
Upon the Territory sent here, and Utah
Democrats will wish they had been less
ublant last November, and that they I
lad saved their enthusiasm and red fire
Until there had been real change of
administration and genuine Democrat
lected