Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
Party Pressure Oh the President.


DEMOCRATIC sTALwARTs IN WASHINGTON
THE ADMINISTRATIONS MOVING TOO SLOW
FOR THEM-THEIR EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT
WHOLESALE CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC SER
VICE.
The city is full of democratic stalwarts who
are here for the purpose of carrying the admin
istratiOn by assault. A number of close
mouthed men have remained here since the
adjournment of Congress and have been work.
ing on the administration quietly but steadily
to bring about the policy they think will result
In most party advantage. They have laid
siege and have not yet raised it. They won't
say anything about the administration publicly
but whenever they call on the President or
meet cabinet officer they denounce the tardi-
ness of the administration, and tell them that
II the "rascals'' are not turned out and the
democratic workers given recognition the
democracy Will go to pieces. These men, a
rule, ask for no appointments for themselves
or their friends, but merely demand that the
party be recognized.
The throng of mere office-seekers have been
frightened OFT and an entirely different class of
politicians have been coming in within the last
few days. They have not come to ask any
thing, but their purpose is to take the admins
dratlon up In their arms and take care of it.
They have an idea that it is entirely too inno-
cent TO be left without guardian, and they
have come to act in that capacity. They want
to tell the President just what the exigencies of
the case are, and to say that the politicians
policy of Exaggerated civil service reform" are
not sincere in their expressions and are merely
fawning after favor They claim to represent the
real feeling of the rank and file of the party
and pronounce it as positive that the voters will
not submit to the retention of men in power
under the democratic administration, who.
under the republican, were denounced as dis
honest. These advisers claim to position above
personal interest, and say their only wish is
that the President shall not ignore his party in
terests altogether. They are politicians hold
ing themselves above the office-seeking class
and claim that their purpose is solely 20 O"work
out the salvation of the party" To them the
denunciatiOn OF the administration by Senator
Eustis was necessary blow, and, though from
a personal point of view impolitic, q blow that
will have its effect in opening the eyes of the
'powers that be" to the real condition of affairs.
. Considerable significance is attached to a con-
ference which occurred between Mr. Randall,
Chairman Barnum and Secretary Manning
Monday, during which Appointment Clerk Hig-
gins was sent for and consulted. Politicians say
that the effort is being made to reach Cleveland
through Manning, in whose political sagacity
they have the utmost confidence, and that the
conference was for that purpose. The general
question of party recognition was discussed,
and the necessity of correcting the impression
that the democrats are to form no part of this
administration, which they say is widespread,
was urged.
The impression is now that these men will
have more success in moving the President than
the advance guard of politicians did and that
many changes are to be made very soon.