The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-03-17

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requests for an expression Of his views
upon different matters now greatly
sngaging the public attention, Col.
.GcClure said:
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
ssIu the first place, We have more
professional politicians in the North
than YOU have here. We have a great
deal Of dissatisfaction as to the civil
service reform policy of the President
but it is among the politicians who sre
so by trade and who expect Mr..
Cleveland to do just what he has
promised not to do. But there is no
DOUBT that the overwhelming sentiment
of the Democrats of the North is in
favor of Mr.. Cleveland's policy; and
tnat sentiment is growing stronger
dayby day for two reasons: First, ne
is doing more and more to satisfy the
reasonable wishes Of the Democrats III
filing Offices; and second, they are
getting to understand better and better
how wise that policy IS. If the Demo-
cratic party 10 not sustain MIR. CleTe-
land in his present policy they vii!
utterly destroy the party; it will GO to
pieces and be broken up-disintegrat-
ed.n
ssThere is another thing" continued
Col. Mcclure, ssrhat is steadily streng
thening Cleveland at the North, and
Il at is the growing confidence i'll him
of business circles, which, you know,
are very largely Republican III the
North. He has the confidence Of ln-
dus,rial, commercial and financial
men, and those who regard business
as OF more importance than politics.
AS to the dissatisfaction existing, there
is not oue-quarter as much with MIR.
Cleveland in the Democratic party as
there was with Mr.. Lincoln in the
Republican party during his term Of
ONCE. have no doubt whatever that
before MIR. Cleveland has filed one
half of his term of Office, unless some
thing entirely unexpected and not OF
his own creation should happen, he
will be the strongest President this
country has had slice the war"
ssAre the mass of independent Re-
publicans satisfied with the Admins
fration of Cleveland" asked the Re-
porter.
THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS.
ssThe great mass of the Independent
Republicans that supported Mr.. Cleve-
land, have entire confidence i'll him
and heartily sustain him. They are
very independent, of course, and do
not sustain any person blindly. They
dofnot approve of everything he has
done, but they have an abiding faith
in his inherent integrity of purpose
and in disability, with all his embar-
easements, to work out his policy and
to make it success. They are en-
TREY satisfied with him as President
and with his general policy. AS l
have said before, there are great
many Redublicans in commercial and
financial circles who voted against
him, who now have great deal more
faith in him than they ever had in
Democratic President; and whilst he
has los, the faith Of q very few OF the
Independents, # any, he has gained
the faith of q very large proportion OF
the most intelligent business Repub-
licans of the country.
How TEE PARTIES ARE AFFECTED.
AS to the effect Of Mr.. Cleveland's
Administration upon the organization
of politics Col. Mcclure said:
1.-THE facts have just stated will
show that the effect Of Mr.. Cleveiand's
course has been to visibly weaken the
organization of both parties in the
North"
TIE PRESIDENT AND TIE SENATE.
"How is the Presidents course in
the contest with the Senate on ques-
tions of removals regarded in the
North?' be was asked. Col. Mcclure
said:
sssie is very earnestly and cordially
sustained By the entire Demecratlc
party, and by o very large proportion
OF the Republicans in his contest with
the Senate. He will undoubtedly be
sustained by the Republican Senate"
THE GARLAND MATTER.
In regard to the general opinion Of
Attorney General Garland's relations
to the Government Col. Mcclure said:
tsAll parties have absolute faith in
the personal integrity and confidence
in the ability Of Attorney General
Garland. Yet it must be conceded
that his connection with the Pan-Elec-
tric affair is misfortune to himself
and misfortune to the Administration.
because it puts the Administration
upon the defensive, and that is always
for It an unfortunate position. The
chief misfortune of it is that it is 7isi-
:ble to the public that, in an impor-
tant legal controversy which the Gov
ernment has assumed, its chief law
officer, and confessedly its ablest, is
not in position to represent the Gov
ernment by reason of very innocent
connection which he formed three
years ago in the organization of the
Pam Electric Company. He can in no
way benefit his own company or his