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~Ihe Northwest expected nothing
OF consequence from Speaker Carlisle.
and is not disappointed Tais 10 .
Democratic yesr. and The South has
mo-. Of the important chsirmanships-
Minneapolis Tribank-
0arIf the newspapers are ~ iniguit
Gus and grsceiess n Mr.. Cleveland as
serts OF implies. the fact is hardly cab
culated to reaec, credi; for exactly the
opposite qualities in one whose promo
ton TO the hishes; official position has
been 30 largely. as in his case. the work
Of the newspSpcrs-Gafroston Sess
nrin the recent debate on the rules
Of the House Mr.. Randall said, Since
the House has been under Democratic
control. there has not beef IN acre "
land or = dollar u subsidy apprupri-
a,ed-" So far so good. b; Mr.. Ran
1all might have sdded thai u has also
been impossible 10 carry out any bencii-
cent legislation. however much needed
-Bosion Herald
"a As wa, predicted. the hand Of
Secretary Bayard made itself fel: IN
the selection Of the head Of the For
eign Affairs Committee Penn>yiya-
MAS old war Governor. Andrew q.
Curtin. wa sacrificed 20 the cnm'iy OF
the Secretary of State. and. a. II "a
add weigh; I the insult. that absurd
and hickury-nut-headed dude, Perry
Belmont. was given his plAee.-Dcirog
TrIJtne.
~ Instead Of providing . firm and
practical basis of Democratic conduct.
Mr.. Cleveland has simply furnished
grounds Of excuse for all sorts 81 inter
nal discussion. IL Is as II the COM
mander Of an army. in default, OF a
cautious and comprehensive plan OF
battle. should authorize each OF his
subordinates 10 fight on his own hook.
careless of general consequences.-St
LouIS Globe Democrat.
D1~Has the decentralization resulting
from the spoiis system been checked?
Has there been an honest effort TO
enforce the law which forbids the dis
tribution Of Offices as rewards for par
tisan services Let the records Of re-
movals from and appointments 10 Office
before the Senate furnish the answer.
II the President goes or As he has been
going, the whole country will o be
in a .'tumult Of discomfort" At his
mockery OF Civil-Service reform.--Pstis-
buSgh Commercials Gazette.
eHrThc besi-and the w~orst-shst
can be said Of Mr. Carlisle's committee
is that they fairly represent the Demo-
cratic majority. As Mr.. Carlisle him.
self is considerably above the average
of his party in ability and character. it
was hoped that he would so organize
the House that the majority would have
the benefit of leaders Of his own sort.
and be able Ia do as good work As its
general composition would admit. But
MIR. Carlisle. though better in many re-
CARDS than his party. had not the firm
ness or the aggressive courage necessa-
~ 10 realize this hope. and he has gwen
us a set Of committees that have, IS a
rule, little but negative merit-N. !
Times.
DasThere was great suffering on The
subject Of economy when Mr.. Cleve-
lands Administration began. Enough
is known already to show that i; Is Is
foolish to look TO Democrats for econ
omy as for reform. The acquisitions
from each Department for the ensuing
year are as great or greater than they
were under President Arthur. The de-
mands from the White House are es-
pecially large. Mr.. Cleveland wants
$1,000 more for horses. carriages and
similar expenses; $40. 900 To refurnish
the White House and $1,000 more for
greenhouses. What has moved him 70
ask for the last item. when by his own
confession he has been inside the green
house but once. is something nobody
has We. found Out.-Detroi. Tribune.