The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-06-05
WARRINGTON LETTER.
tFrOm our regular Oorrs spondsntJ
WAsnrNaroN, MAY, 10th, 1885.

dents tardlness In tUrning out bud
Republicans aud turning In good
Democrats. 1t really looks as though
the new Administration had done
very little, but may not the reason be-
bt cause there is so much to do ?
Four years was considered short
period for the Herculean task, bat
as set only two months have elepased.
II 1t were mere physical operation,
the bad republicans could be dischar'
ged In twenty. -four hours. and this
Ia doubtless what largo majority OF
Democrats would like to see done.
But This would be quite as insane as
If the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany should discharge all Its skilled
engineers and attempt to run Its
trains with new men who do no,
know a time schedule from steam
register. Il would be very yefre IL
ing, doubtless, to the majority who
voted for Cleveland TO see tae rascals
turned out en- u.asse. confess to
would enjov it myself as a mere
spectacle. The rascals richly deserve
II. They should have been turned
out eight years ago. They have not
earned an honest dollar since they
profited by the fraud OF Hays inaug-
uration. But with all their despic-
able rascality, they have some knowi-
edge that Is absolutely dispensable TO
this new aud unskilled administra-
ZION. And President Cleveland's Cab
met Officers are painfully aware OF
this fact. our government has grown
to te e complicated and much involv-
ed bureaucracy and those who have
charge of It's ponderous mach merry,
whether Gs heads or hands, must
know a Time Schedule from a Steam
| Register. II they do not. the ma
chinery will come TO a standstill, OF
90 10 smash, and five little Republi
can papers "Blanche, Tray aud Sweet
heart" will yelp "we told you so, We
told you go"
It Is conceded even by our enemies
that the present administration hai
made but few mistakes. IL must b'
admitted by ourselves that II ha
made some mIstakes. There Is n'
divinity or infallibiliiy about th'
President. He Is perhaps witnou
genius or even tact. But he Is en-
dowed with strong common sense
and gifted with the grace OF doini
right as he knows 1t. No one
better aware than himself that, not
withstandlng his slow and earsfu
gait, he has occasionally stumbled
He has made comparatively few ar
poiutmenis but not all OF them ar
; the best selections. II was a phys
cal impossibIIity for him to study an
know the qualifications OF one In te
OF the men who have been recon-
mended for office by eloquent delegf
tions, and By petitions signed viii
: many names. 1t Is matter Tor col
gratulatlons thst he has succeeded
well as he has. Unfortunately, b
: has been unable to rely even upon ii
recommendation ofhis Cabinet Officer
and has wisely Withheld his signatul
!; frow the commissions OF some wi
have been recomnded by the Seer
; tary of State because IL his prudel
: caution be had learned Of some di
qualifications which the Secretal
had over looked. II president ca
: not trust his own official househol
then whom is he TO trust and IL
remarkable that he occasionally a
points skilled men like Pearson
Graves who he knows are ~ lea
honest and sober ? Preside
Cleveland said recently that he nj
determined from the first to proce'
with great caution In filling office
and that his experience 80 far HI
convinced him that he had go
quite fast enough.
1t might be welIIfor those who a
= so toud and 80 prompt in their cri
Q cisms OF the president to put theI
" selves IN his place. Each of the
g. knows a circle OF good Democrf
=. whom he would immediatelyeappoi
!. * to Office. They are undisputed go
g; democrats but his small circle Is q
s. hausted, rival circles ofas good Del
q. ocrats are offended, and our subs
tute President Is blamed for seiti
mn personal government OF his sp
,al friends. 1t is not easy 10 play
President even in imagination, but
= il more difficult to buili real cast
than to build castles 10 the air.
am not sure that my letter
r he in accord with the views OF
Editor, but I hope it will be publ
ed as the view of Democratic loo
-tv ON In Washington, who loves
nYincipIes of Democracy and who
;. veres its true expounders. l ana
mn means in love with Mr.. Clevela
and I do not altogether approve
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