Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-15
\ Gratifying Change of Sentiment

a Gratifying Change of Sentiment.
The administration soon to be inaugu-
rated gives promise of better things than
| ever dared to hope for as possible for
many years to come. Slowly and insen-
siblY Cleveland is carrying public opinion
in the direction of clean politics. Meth
er the millionaires nor the office J0bbers
will find that they have influence. CleVe-
land will let them discover that fact, and
will at the same time reveal it as grad
uaIly as possible while giving the least
offense. 1t is surprising, indeed, to note
how quietly the people have accepted the
impending change of administration as
not so bad after all. III Cleveland does
well until the end of the first session of
next Congress there may not be tie ghost
OF the Republican party-as party
left.
The ABOVE is an extract from private
letter received yesterday by gentleman
in this city. The writer of the letter is
prOI ment merchant of Philadelphia, and
is connected with one Of the largest BUSH
ness houses in that city. He is a Southern
man and a Democrat, but his associations
are almost wholly with wealthy aud cul-
tIyated Republicans. This explanation is
necessary because it is of the change that
is taking place in the sentiments of that
class of Republicans which makes public
opinion at the North that he writes. The
extract is particularly valuable because
il was not written for publication, and
because the views it contains undoubt-
edly reflect the genuine, though, perhaps,
not yet boldly expressed. sentiments of
the best class of Northern Republicans.
- hot flrun
number Of very influential Republicans
voted for Mr. Blaine, not because they
admired and trusted him, but because
they feared 10 trust the country in Demo-
cratic hands Now that the country has
been entrusted to the Democratic party,
and they are beginning TO understand
something OF the character of the man
who is TO be at the head Of the Demo-
cratic administration, they are awaken
ing to the fact that their fears were
grOundless, and are abOutready to believe
that, after all, the success of the Demo-
cratic party was the best thing for the
country that could have happened.
Two things that they realized were eX-
tremelv harmful to the best interests Of
the country would have been encouraged
had the Republicans triumphed, but
which promise to disappear under Demo-
cratic rule. The two things are section
alism and political corruption. The best
men of the country have long understood
that the sectional spirit that the Republic
can leaders keep alive for partisan pur-
poses is a great drawback to the country's
prosperity. They have also watched with
increasing alarm the gradual lowering Of
the standard of political-morality.
If Mr.. Cleveland shall succeed in eradi-
eating sec3iOnalism and corruption from
politics the best element of the Republic
can party will not only not regret his
election, but will be exceedingly luke
warm in assisting their own party in the
next Presidential contest.
AS for the business interests of the
country, about which so much was said
during the late campaign, there doesn't
appear to be much doubt anywhere now