Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-03
o,p vr.R OF pEnocRAr1o RULE.

ONE YEAR OF DEHooRATIo RULE.
Today ends the first year Of Democratic
rule that this nation has seen for almost
quarter Of q century, On looking over this
period there is great reason for the Demo
Gratis to feel proud.
1t must be admitted that great ditheui'
ties have confronted President CLEvE-
LASp's Administration. When he came
into Office he found ninety-6ve per cent OF
the Federal offices filed with Republicans
who had, on account of party services
been entrsnchsd in their positions. In ad
dition to this he has all along been con-
tronted By q hostile Senate, trying TO
break down the Administration and keep
Republicans in Office.
OF course in removing Republican OH
Gals and antazorlzing the Senate ne has
necessarily srrsysd them against him.
Also, as there have been so many thous-
ands Of offices to FL, and under the condi'
tiops in which the Administration has
been obliged to work, the removal OF Re
pubicans has to great many good Dem
ocrats seemed very slow. They recognized
the fact that the people in placing the
Democratic party in power meant some
thing real and tangible, and believed that
al the departments of the government
should be turned over at once. But such
celebrity on the part Of the Administration
was impossible, ana many Democrats No
turslly felt dissatisfied.
But when we consider the vast amount
of work done there certainly is little ground
for dissatisfaction. There are l25,OOO
holders Of civil Office under the federal
government. Upto the LIST of January
the Administration had appointed $4,000
fourth.class postmastsrs, besides foreign
ministers, consuls, treasury officials, mar
shals, district attorneys, postmssters ototh'
er grades, employees OF the Interior Depart
ment, al in considerable number. The
Administration was insugursted the 4th Of
March last. We will allow it thirty days
to prepare for work. From the Sd
of April to the lst OF January
there were 222 working days, during
which 900 fourth-clsss postmasters were
removed and others appointed in their
places. This is at the rate Of sixty-seVen
o day, and, giving ten hours to the day, al
the rate of about seven an hour-or re-
moval aud an appointment for every nine
minutes of time. This ought to solace
dissatisfied Democrats.
There have been many thiGgs accom-
plished which should CRAFTY the people Of
this whole country, both Republicans and
Democrats. These are few Of them:
The people of these United States now
have the satisfaction of knowing that the
Republican party is not the only party ca
pable Of administering the affairs of gov
Q
eminent.
War has been made upon the great cat
tie barous who had been allowed to sppro
pirate the fine lands of the West without
stint Or price and keep out our people who
wished to find homes.
Great land frauds committed By rail
roads, corporations and foreigners have
been uuesrthed and millions OF acres Of the
, public domain have been restored to tht
people.
The dishonest ways of dealing with tn,
Indians have been Eerreted out and sys
ten based on Justice instituted.
Abuses that had fastened their vile tenta
cles upon all departments of government
have been rooted out.
These are only few OF the hosts Of
good acts done by our Democratic Admin
is,ratiou. Let those who feel inclined tc
oe dissatisfied think upon what the Admin
istration has done as well as upon what il
has not done, and they certainly can moi
fell to be grstifsd.
All honor to our Democratic Admins
trstion. Let US look forward to contin
uauce ofthe good work.