The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-07
President Cleveland and the
Recent Election.
rHE DEMOCRATIC LOSSES
VIII the PRECEDENT Change His Policy
and Fall Into Line in the HAT err
OF Appointments.
From Our own Correspondent.

evident that, in the elections which have
Just been held all over the country. the
Republicans have made substantial
gains all along the line. The Demo-
cractic majority IN the House has been
reduced from 43 20 %. which must be
taken as a significant snub to President
| Cleveland FOR the extraordinary policy
he hiss pursued since he entered the
executive chair. In many respects that
policy has been high-handed and self
wi.ied-utterly at variance with what
might have been expected at the hands
o; Democratic President, %ho. in the
light of past years, was supposed to
eradicate many evils that had been al
lowed 20 grow in the country and in
troduce the principles of true Dem
ocracy-people's rule, the rule OF all,
rich and poor. lord and laboreT. priest
and lavman. Instead OF this. President
Cleveland has all along assumed some
what cratic. If not defiant, course
in his method OF administration.
and this IN the teeth of some OF the
very best men of his party, including
the late Hon. Samuel Tilden, one OF the
men OF the country. Il is even said.
and presume truly, that in many i'm
portant matters OF state. he has been in
the habit OF taking action without IN
any way consulting with his Cabinet
Certain app 5intments would be made.
and his advisers. or st least some OF
4 them, would be entirely ignorant of the
fact until i-transpired in public man
ner. To such course the members Of
the Cabinet would be bound 10 take ex-
ceptions. Those that were sighted
could scarcely be blamed for taking
umbrage. Thus there have been
rumo-ed disagreements between the
President and his Cabinet time and time
again, Notwithstanding the fact that
thew have held together up 70 the pres
ent period. And not only has this
feeling existed among the members OF
the Cabinet, but It has extended 70 in
fiuential members OF the Democratic
Party. some OF whom, displeased with
the civil service policy OF the President.
have refused even 10 call at the White
House under any circumstances what
ever. Tue Mayor-elect Of New York
Civ abraham 5. HeSitt) is said TO
have been one OF these men, II
has been publicly stated over and
over again, that Mr.. Hewitt and the
4 President were not on the best of terms,
and that the chief cause OF the
estrangement is the policy pursued By
the latter in the matter OF, appoint
ments, and mis- strict adherence 10 civil
service reform. Mr.. Hewitt and great
many other influential Democrats con =
] slider that civil service reform. as car
ried out By the President, has been
most suicidal to the Democratic party
! in the recent election.
Before Cleveland was elected, ana
: during the campaign pending the cleo
: I ton. the CRY was raised all along the
4 line, OF Turn the rascals out" Cleve
u land has paid little or no attention &c
j the demand OF the people N this re
: spect; he has allowed thousands OF Re
i publican officials in every State IN ms
|. Union TO remain IN Office under the CIV
n service reform humbug, knowing iui
4 well that every such official would LENT
II his influence against the party II
a power. aud the result is, as has beer
p evidenced within the last few days,
70 $ gnificant snub to the President.
o Furthermore. not content Wit
ii keeping the rascals IN, ne seems, IL
10 his high ideas in regard 70 the purity o
n elections. 10 have thought il his dat
- TO nuzzle the few Office holders he ha
appointed, by issuing a circular 10 N
effect that any man holding oihc
n under the government who dared 70 TAX
Il aav active part in the recent election
ty would do so at the pain OF dismissal
y. Was there ever such1tOlly2 lremembs
aS when this precious circular was ISSUED
% Ii was severely criticised by the Demo
n cratic press, and the Republican pres!
10 realizing the imbecility OF the thing. {
FL course endorsed il to the letter. TIL
rk latter saw the advantage il would Civ
al to dleir party and smiled accordingl!
III Now that the elections are over, Wit
:. the result that the Republicans hay
he gained number of seats all along ID
= line, IL will be in order, of course.
p. throw the entire blame upon the Pres
AZ; dent. This is scarcely fair. 1 have 2
80 ready shown that in many particular
!, his policy has not been in accord wit
,es the will OF his party. He has tried
al please two parties. be has essayed {
.Ir say good Lord and good devil 10 Mul
in wump and Democrat. That ne VI
Az bound TO recognize the former, in II
Of light of the assistance they rendere
me him, IS something that must be admi
ew ted by every sane person; but that
Nd should neglect the latter at the expen
OF the former is, upon the other han
altogether wrong. This the Presidcl
has been accused of doing. To VII
extent the accusation is correct il wou
be difficult 10 say. Disappointed sol
lre heads. Of course. are ready 10 say an
u. thing. That President Cleveland fro
= the very beginning has proved hims'
: d very stubborn no one can deny. i
stead of listening and counselling vi
'' men whose hair has grown grey in L
arena OF politics. he seems TO have 90
aa- upon the principle thai"he knew it al
ioh and that his policy was the be
This has been his mistake. EYervbo
sst has looked upon him. not As kee
shrewd politician like Blaine, but a m
OF destiny, or something akin 70 it.
-up least. Re has done many thing sin
he entered the executive chair whiC
though It might be right in the eyes
many people. was all wrong as q mat
re of policy. or as tending % build up I
1ad party that had been instrumental
ele- putting him in the position be now o
d.. cuples.
For example, I remember very y
a x what was said about him when be u
dertoOk TO veto 30 many pension oil
The committee on pensions in be
houses of Congress were highly