The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-03
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derer, every libeller every scurrilous de-
famer, to sluice the feculent sewage of com
munities through the Post. Office Department
with the assurance that, without any intima-
tion or information to the person aspersed
incumbents should be removed and Democra-
tic partisans appointed.
Mr.. President, the list of official utterances
is not yet complete. On the first day of this
session President Cleveland again repeated
his declaration that the civil service was to
be divorced from partis4nship, and lie took
occasion to intlict some more castigation
upon those who were endeavoring to force
him off the cvil-service platform Which he
had declared he intended to occupy. This
was his language
Lay siege to the patronage of Goverern-
ment, engrossing the time of public officers
with their opportunities, spreading abroad
the contagiou Of their disappointment, and
and filling the air with the tumult of their
discomfort"
rather ilorid, rather oriental phrase, but
in its exactness mathematical dcmonstra
ton in geometry could not be more explicit
and satisfactory than that description by
President Cleveland of the occupation and
the lamentations of the Democratic party,
1t will bear repetition
Lay siege to the patronage of Govern
ment, engrossing the time Of public officers
with their importun;tieS, spreading abroad
the contagion Of their disappointment, and
filling the air with the tumult of their dis
content
A besieging, importune, contagious, tu-
multuous, discontented organization.
There is mole to the same effect in this
document that should like to read. but
time does not serve, nor is 1t material.
because there are other independent utter
auces to which must pass and | do this
for the purpose Of showing the consistent
and persistent adhesion Of the President of
the United States to the d .clarations with
which he started out when he commenced to
administer the Government.
On the 30 day Of January, 1886 the ordin.
ary avenues of communication with the pub
lie being inaccessible, President Cleveland
avaied himself of the interviewer, and in the
Boston Hcrald was printed ii long letter de-
failing in quotations conversation with
President Cleveland, " the many points of
which will be found below" This was af.
ter the controversy, if you call it 50, between
the President and the Senate had begun to
develop and there were some indications ,r
approaching understanding on disagree
ment.
He next spoke Of his position toward the
Senate in the matter Of combinations Of Of
ice. He said IT gave him some anxiety. for
the Senate had been good while in disclos
ing what it meant to DO They seem
lie says pllintively
"to dstrust me, y said hr, ''if anr / , ;,.rrp,
what hear from others. But hear nntnius
from them. They have not called upon mg
for information or for decumens
That complaint no longer exists.
Il have tried
lie says
TO deal honorably and favorably hy then
My purpose was announced at the brgiunhg
of my administration meant then to :,d
here to it. have never changed it, do
not mean to change it in the future. /,
seems to me unjust and unscnpr,u, il,
them
That is, in the senate
unjust and ungenerous in thrm IL suspect
that | do. If had not mranl - adhrr" :,
my policy it would have lc "a foolish in me
to begin it. | should have Is ,Apch much IN
refusing TO begu it. 1t is not at all pleasant
for me to diSapppnl AMI fear sometm IS to
offend, my party friends. Nothing but 4
sense of duty mas brought me to this step
Why lnn all this risk AMI incnr til ; hud
feeling only in the end to retrsata L. seems
TO me it would have been as impolitic as it