The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-13

be accepted by the dominant party
as merited recognition of one of
our most popular, capable and de
serving Democrats. He will prove
himself most efficient Deputy and
we compliment Mr.. McGraw upon
his wise selection, while we tender
to our friend Mckinney our warmest
congratulations.-Inder.
The Odd DOings of Political ms.
From the Baltimore Sun.
The diverse attitudes of the various
sections of the Republican party, of
individual Democrats prominent in
politics, and of the people without
distinction Of party, toward, the new
administration affords matter for cur
ious study to the impartial observer
There is always something amusing,
If not instructive, in the play Of OPP
posing interests, especially when the
game is in the hands of astute but
very mountaineering players. The
question all are puzzling out an an
swer for is this very simple one:
"What shall I say of Cleveland
and his cabinet?" The answer to be
made to this query comes pat and
easy to the vast majority of the peo-
| ple-citizens who ask nothing more
from an administration than good,
honest, just and efficient government.
They reply with practical unanimitv
that the Cleveland administration
has succeeded admirably thus far,
and seems to be moving on lines of
policy that promise success to the
end Of the chapter. The work OF
purifying and reforming the entire
civil service Of the federal govern
ment is not little difficult, but it
has been advanced as fast, perhaps,
as the nature of the task would per
nit. There are undoubtedly "ras-
GALS in abundance still in office, but
having regard to the conservative
spirit and conscientious care with
which the power of removal and APP
pointment is being exercised, the
people are satisfied that in no very
long time the bad men will be pretty
well weeded out of the federal ser.
vice and good men put in their places.
Such is the general impression in re.
gard to the President and each mem
Der Of his cabinet-that upon the
whole they have been eminently sue
cessful thus far. 1t is not, however,
the universal impression. Regular
Republicans, like the New York
Tribune and the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette, condemn everything,
a.sa supply the texts of invented
scandal and hossi,,S criticism from
which disgruntled Democratic jour
nails occasionally borrow. They
identify Mr. Cleveland with his cabi-
net and his cabinet with the party,
and consign them all to political per
dition, immediate and prospective.
They make the fight squarely and
openly. The mugwump press pur-
sue less direct course, looking to
their return to the regular party fold
in 1888, OF earlier if the President
should give them reason. Their sup
port of him in 1884 was based on no
faith in the Democratic party, but
as they are very careful to tell the
world-on the personal character of
the Democratic nominee. Hence
they praise Mr. Cleveland unstintedly
and are proud of every act of the
President as demonstrating the un-
erring accuracy of their judgment.
His course justifies their refusal to
Blaine. The mugwump is careful,
however, to credit the good deeds of
the entire administration to the Pres
ident alone, or to his personal influ-
ence on, and in control of, the men,
bers of his cabinet. The latter as well
as the party they represent, are told
that they are still unregenerate, and
animated by all the perverse and ig-
noble aims that, in the Republican
view, have ever characterized the
Democratic party. By thus separat-
ing the President from his party, and
commencing the former while dcpre-
ciating the latter, the more astute
Republicans hope to prevent the
Democrats from getting any credit
from the wise course of the present
administration. Prominent members
of the cabinet, who have long been
identified with the fortunes of the
party as party, are subjected to
systematic depreciation in order that
no advantage may accrue to them
from their part in an administration
which even their opponents are COM
| PEELED to pronounce successful. The
Secretary of State, for example, as
having before him a prospect of re-
ceiving the Democratic nomination
in 1888, is to an especial degree the
subject of unfriendly comment, ru-
mors of differences with the Presi.
dent being constantly invented, and
his appointments to places abroad
being greatly misrepresented. There
are not wanting, perhaps, rival Dem
ocratic politicians who, begrudgine
the Secretary the merit of his sue
cess in dealing with interests in
South and Central America, join in
these structures, but are wholly silent
about achievements so creditable tt
a Democratic administration. Vice
President Hendricks may also bt
cited as another out-and-out Demo
; crat of high standing in the party
who by reason of his availability as
presidential timber at the close o.
Mr.. Clevcland's period of service, is
made the target of much misrepre
sentation and abuse. The critics
ought to know, however, that they
have betrayed their cause by theil
precipitancy. Their stories will
all be obsolete and exploded by
1883.
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