The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-24
INDUSTRIOUS OFFICIALS.
Toll and Se1f-Sacriice of the Laborers Who
Form the New Administration.

TOu and Self-Sacrfhce of the Lab0rerS Who
Form the New Administration.
Washington Special in Philadelphia Times.
Idleness is certainly not one OF the besetting
sins of the present administration. I saw the
Secretary of the Treasury hurrying through his
belated dinner at o'clock last evening, to re-
sumo official duties. I saw the President hard
at work at his desk at haf-past 10 last night,
with the Secretary of War in waiting to confer
with him on official business, and / saw POST
master-general Villas at his office before this
morning, after having made tour of inspection
through several of his subordinate depart
menrs. 1t may be the old adage of the new
broom, but it looks as If an era of official indus
try had been inaugurated as one of the substan-
tial reforms of the new political rule And what
the heads OF departments are doing in the way
of industry is systematically enforced through
all the ramifcations of public. service. Idlers,
favorites and drones generally are all quakiug in
their boots at the new standard of public duties
and searching inquiries are now In progress to
ascertain the needless employees, preparatory to
their dismissal Army favorites@ who have by
their social and political influence retained desir
able positions in Washington, unable to find
any weak spot In the impartial arnaor of tho new
Cabinet officers and they will be required to
take their share of hard service. With most of
the leading men of the new administration, this
habit OF industry is simply the continuance of
the methods of their lives. The President has
been noted for his industry, and he is doing as
l.
sheriff, mayor and Governor. Manning is also
natural hard worker; one who does everything
himself chat he can do and he is rigorous in the
effort to master every branch of the Treasury.
Villas is another natural worker Like the
President and Manning he is just in the
ripest vigor of life, and he means to manage his
department himself. Whitney is another sys-
tematic worker. Like, Villas he is a great law
yer, with the keenest business qualities added,
and both declined special professional fees very
largely in excess of their pay Cabinet officers,
to accept their present position Villas was OF
fered, by large Western railroad interest,
$15, 600 year simply as consulting counsel if he
would decline the Cabinet Office, and when
Whitney commanded such clients as the Wander
bits, it is needless to add that he sacrificed
much, in pecuniary sense, to become Secretary
Of the Navy. But Manning, Whitney and
Villas are the politicians of the Cabinet, and
they are all broad gauge men in politics as well
as in law or business, and they are all quite too
independent In fortune to accept public place for
either immediate or remote profit They have
staked everything upon two great ai,ns-to
make exceptionally credtable and successful adj
ministrations OF their departments and to make
Democracy q successful and enduring power in
the land by eminently deserving the trust Of the
people Bayard, Lamar, Garland and Endicott
are heartily in accord with the President Man
ning Whitney and Villas, in the aim to merit the
favor OF the country but they are not politicians
in the broad and liberal sense OF the others