The National tribune., 1885-06-04
editorial in the Washington Post, the Admins
tratinn nroan of this CITY which SAYS:

There is no doubt but what the President has, in
some instances. been badly deceived by Democrats
mendatons 10 his implicit confidence. In other IN
stances his Democratic friends may have themselves
been deceived in giving slight nasty considerit-
ton 10 matters connected with The bcstowai OF eN-
ecutive patronage, which should have been thor
oughly analysed and understood before Dclhg
pressed upon the Presidents attention. Certain IL
Is that wherever an appointment has been maue,
whether for foreign mission, n Consulship, or q
Marshaship, or any other place, that has provoked
just criticism, engendered bad feeling, or been
adjudged mistake, the original responsibility for
il Will be found 10 rest with men who have ocinef-
ately misled Mr.. Cleveland to the fitness OF the
candidate in question fortified his claims with
their personal Endorsements to leave the Presl-
dent plausible excuse for resisting their inpor-
tunites The cases are comparatively few.singu-
larry considering the large number oil Offices IN
which changes have been made-Dut there ouSil,
not to have been q solitary one. There ncNerWo
misrepresentation of Democratic politicians Sena,
ators Representatives, leaders and counsciors OIL
the party-of whom the President was bound to
expect better things
One can conceive of no political crime more das-
tardy than for the sake of some private cnoiu-
ment to take advantage of the manifold perpieHi-
ties that surround the Executive and betray him
into for which he and not his betrayers, VIII
be held accountable. Yet Senators Representa-
tives and others of high standing, who might ne
| named have been guilty of this fraud and decep-
tiOn-ths veritable treason.
To redeem some paltry pledge of their own-to
reward some hireling to get rid OF some importu-
nate applicant for place. to help some needy kins-
man; to promote some speculative job to make
some personal capital for themseyesuthey nave nave
unfit be recognized candidates for positions OF
public trust, and in securing Executive approval
placed the President before the country IN the h,i-
initiating attitude of a demagog or blunderer, or
even worse
This is a grave crime, not only against the Chief
Magistrate, but against the Democratic party ana
the country. 1t is no wonder that Mr.. Cleveland is
indignant and resents the impositions that have
been practced upon him. His own appointments
hoo,
He has right to demand that none but creuitabe
and commendabie appointments shall be asked oil
him. He has also the right-the right OF seit-pro-
tectionto go still further, and whenever he sus-
poets a recommendation to have been made in bad
faith with deceptive intent, to disregard it alto
gether and act upon his own Judgment.
The lesson to the Republicans of the country Is
this, that the Democratic leaders care nothing for
the unfitness for this disrepuabe character
to them the spoiIs everything and the interests
of the public service a matter not worth thinking
about.
A wOMAN'S VICTORY.
Let our Woman Suffrage friends rejoice.
President Cleveland has displaced a man and
put woman in one of the most important Off
ces in his gift. NJ Fortine-the chef de cuisine,
or, in plain English, the head cook OF the
White House-has been requested to step down
and out, that the place may be filed by Mrs.
Catherine Keenan,, who managed Mr.. Cleve-
lands kitchen when he was Governor of New
York. Many people hold that the feminine
mind is incapable of highest achievements of
the culinary science, and say that Il woman can
no more compose a really excellent soup or
an artistic dish, than she can execute any other
truly great work of art. They point out that
famous woman cooks arc no more heard of than
immortal female artists in marble or color or
music. The French go still farther, and say
that among men only those can attain genuine
greatness rs kitchen masters who have been
lucky enough to be born and educated in sunny
France. Certain it is that all the monarchs of
Europe have French cooks and even Kaiser
Wilhelm and Prince Won Bismarck-badly as
they dislike the French and much as they want
to encourage German talent-have French
cooks, and will have no other. President
Ceveland's new departure is startling inno-
walton. The eyes of the dining world are on
Mrs. Keenan,. She has thrust upon her the
onerous duty of vindicating the culinary abil-
ity of her sex, and she may well enter upon her
duty in fear and trembling. for her dishes will
be set before the most critical diners-out in the
world.
Now. Mrs keenan,, do your best
In your exalted station;
Your sex's art is at the test.
And Yankee cooking on probation