The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-05
CLEvELAND's CABINET.
Small Caiiber Of the Men Competing It
vilas's Petty Economics.

Small Calibsr Of the Men Composing It
vilas's Petty Economics.
Washington Correspondents Boston Advertiser.
| Secretary Villas, since March 5. 1885. has been
one Of the peculiar stresks OF the new admins
!tration- 1t has turned out oddly, indeed, this
Cabinet Of Mr.. Clevelauds first selection. The
Hast was, indeed, nrss. and Daniel Manning
proved the mastery one Of them ALL II would
tbe waste of words to Tell the New England
lDsmocras Of Mr.. Bayards utter failure, with its
doubling and twisting its brsg aud bully to-
ward Mexico; its paltsring surrender to England.
Capital society" vote Secretary Whitney a
i''charming" man and cannot say too much Of
his sxtravaeant Inequalities The naval officer
says decidedly less. but keeps up great think
ing. as sitter repeated attempts to have some
needful stroke of work done, but only to fnd all
his appeals unanswered, unattended to; bust
ness. where not delegated to subordinates, suf-
ifering unconscionable delay in the presence OF
} its paper chase or o'clock tea.
/ The Presidents War Secretary has made HIM
self famous for q lack Of sympathy with bis
surroundings. personal, departmental. political
II the dweller in Washington Is asked to sum
Mr.. Endicott up Ia word, he usually makes
the word Synonymous with icicle or rsfrieer-
ator. The Attorney-general would have been
uonentity, save for the black Pan-slectric quench
on the face of the DEPARTMENT Of Justice while
lazy, lawless Lamar. who rarely rose out Of day
pressible spark. has gone where his very doing
Il disnifed AND naturalized by Q black silk
gown
But Villas, of Wisconsin, stands ''semi-ouesr'
among them all His administration has been
marked By q trait Of weakness which seems on
the whole natural to new administration.
While Whitney, starting In with great profes-
sions Of energy, has lost whatever he might have
gained by inattsntion and neglect. Villas has
fairly stopped over" in iexactly the opposite
direction.
Colonel vilas's zeal has got altogether the
better Of him. He had real desire for econ
omy. it would appear, but failed mserably In
its application The crippled condition of the
mail system OF the country. particularly in the
West. for six months prior TO April Of this year,
has shown well enough tn the practical man Of
business what misapplisd energy has done for
the Postoffce Department
When the present Democratic administration
came into being aud power 1t was loudly trum-
psted through the land that there was TO be q
greas showing OF what rsscshty the Republicans
had been carrying on. "Sums' In official wick
edness were 70 be figured out on the big black
board Of publicity in chalk whose dazzling
Wilderness should be an everlasting monumsrt
OF Democratic purity. Probably nooodys
sum has more paipsbly failed to come out
right than pupil Vias's. He figured and hg-
ured at 10, continually getting further and fur
rest OF the pupils In the figuring class were
disgusted, and laughed and snickersd broadly az
their discounted companion
oCoionel viiass economies make the record no
lsfs ~ Postmaster-seneral exceedingly poor.
his OLD helpers and men enough In hts party
snesr - him. and 20 directly to Don Dickinson
and tell him that the best thing he can do 20
help himself and his administration Is to 20 to
work and make On unusual effort 20 undo what
Villas did Pennywss economy seemed to be
HE delight From the moment he entered the
department he began 20 scrimp and he kept on
serinping at q NEST ridiculous rate He cut OF
corners here and chopped of Just men enough
there tn make an injurious effect on the service.
AID yet TO save so little for his economical soui
IS not TO Be noticed And az 10 usually the case
In such economies. bigger leak was giving
away the contents OF his hogshead all the time
Secretary Viiss's makeup u to large degree
aeeorntabie for his fsrthine economies. He il
~ once an autecrst and martinez Everythiug
that goes from bis department must come under
Me awful eye. and In his own fashion he labors
- the sort Of clerical. work which seems 70 %
nush = snsross the President This Il become