Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

Democratic party and the Republican
party give their views on this suhject in
the last number of the North ImcTicnIt
Rcri'W. Senator EuStis of Louisiana. MS
Il spols Democrat who believes that the
Democratic bosses and workers should De
everywhere consulted by the administra
ton rs they are in Vermont, in regard to
the distribution of the offices, is pretty
thoroughly down on the President be
cause as he says "the Democratic party has
been placed by the President uLdcr the
tutclage of u cotcrie of sclf-stylcd REFORM
ers, whose disapproval of Democratic
methods and Democratic policies has such
II terrorizing influence, and whose secret
aim is to rule or "ruin the Democratic
party He speaks of the illuminating
surrender to the insolent demands Of this
political syndicate, and declares that ait is
not an edifying spectacle for lifelong Dem
ocrals to contemplate" Mr.. Eustis voices
the feelings of thousands Of Democrats,
VINO are not suited because the pOstoiIices
nave not all been given to Democrats
Mayor Grace of New York city. who
contributes the second article, is a Demo-
GRAFT of quite another stamp, and if the
Democratic party consisted of such as he
to any controlling extent, It would be a
different party He believes in civil SER
vice reform, and maintains that the Prcsi-
dent is carrying out the principles of that
reform. He says: "The administration
evidently does not understand that the
term "rascals' applies to all who differ
with it in political opinion, but TO mean
the dishonest and corrupt, and those
whose incompetency makes them fradu-
lent occupants of Office. Consequent
ly, its policy is to make removals for
cause, to discover the rascals wherever
they are, and to turn them out but to
turn out 10 one but the corrupt, unworthy
and incompetent"
He also thinks that the great majority
of the Democrats sustain the President in
such "A civil service policy. How wide his
description of that policy is from the
Presidents policy as it has been eXempi-
lied for instance in the State of Vermont
anybody Gun see. Mr.. Grace is equally in
correct, beyond doubt. in his understand
ing of the position of the majority of
Democrats.
The third article is by Mr.. Theodore
Roosevelt Of New York, whose sincerity
as man are beyond question. Mr. Roo-c-
welt says that the President has given "us
in the main Il fairly decent and clean adj
minstratiOn a much better one than we
had reason to expect from II Simon pure
Democrat AT the same time 1.-THE CON
duct of the administration has heled the
golden promises of its more enthusiastic
supporters to even greater degree than
it has falslcd the bitter prophecies of its
foes This is the natural result of the
homogeneous political alliance by which
the last campaign was won. Mr.. Cleve-
land would prefer to do right, other things
being equal; but for the last year or two
this matter of doing right has been sllbor-
diuated to Il sEilful and remarkably sue
cessful effort to placate the independents
and more upright Democrats on the one
hand, and at the same time to satisfy the
politicians and keep them in line and
thoroughly enthusiastic. For success in
this effort kind of balance of good and
bad appointments and actions has been
relied on" Bayard and Endicott repre-
sent one element in the Cabinet, Manning
another and Lamar and Garland another.
Now, as when governor, the President is
trying to keep in with both elements.
Then he signed reform acts, but he kept
the chief offenders in Office when he could
have removed them. Secretary Manning
can be nothing but the successor of the
Albany Regency. Secretary Lamar is
bound to the old Southern leaders, and
thought it proper to half-mast the flag on
his Office in honor of traitor and default
er, The encouragement has distinguish
ed himself by appearing in court on behalf
of the Virginia regulators and by render
ing an opinion to the effect that IA Presi-
Dental pardon can override Il constitution
al amendment. Postmaster General Vi
lass famous Congressional circular show
ed brutal and cynical contempt for
every principle of civil service reform"
Mr.. Pearson was appointed "to pauder
to the better element" to use the phrase
of Fernando Wood, but Hubert o. Thorn
sons 'obscure and timid' Mr.. IIedden is
forthwith made collector, and another
prominent place was given to County
Clerk keenaus 'secOnd-rate henchman
and understrapper, supersedng salts
factory public servant. Messrs. Fairchild
and Higgins 20 into Office together and
Judge Endicott, the representative of the
better element is followed by 1.-THE APP
pontment of the pet idol of another class,
the amiable Pillsbury." 'IIiggins is no
accident neither are Pllsbury, Chase
and Troup These men represent the vilest
forces III New England politics; they
stand for disloyalty to the nation in the
past aud for political dishonesty in the
present and they are but types of scores
of similar cases. "TmuughOut the
Northern StuteS.' says Mr.. Roosevelt,
1.-THE new appointees are, rs Il whole, most
distinctly inferior to the Republicans
whose places they take" 1t is said in
apology tor the bad appointments which
the President has made that they have
been made under bad advice-to which
Mr.. Roosevelt answers that sit is to be
regretted that we have a Chief Executive
the number of whose bad advisers is so
Unfortunately large" In conclusion Mr..
Roosevelt says;
"Thnt Mr. CleNalnul has done bpttpr