The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-13

A Belief that He will try to Con.
ciIiate the south.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O-L L. Dalton is the
Democratic postmaster Of the House. He has
been an active Democrat in Indiana politics for
years. "ln six months" he said to-day,
there will be more complaining of Mr.. Har-
rsOn by Republicans than by Democrats He
will give good, clean and able administration.
Everything about it will be heightened and
honorable. The democrats and the people gen.
orally will have nothing to complain of. 1t will
be conservative administration, much more
liberal than the extremists would DESIRE and no
man or clique Of men can run Gen. Harrison.
He will be the President. This will cause some
heart-burning in his own party
A CIVIL SERVICE REFoRMER.
"He is a civil service reformer, and is as firm
as President Cleveland In this he will antag-
onize those of his party who will demand a
clean sweep. He will not yield. He is re-
specter OF the law, one of the ablest lawyers in
the country, and a man who takes him for per-
son of no more than ordinary intellect will find
himself deceived"
HIS SOUTHERN POLICY.
Some Of his party will demand vigorous
and oppressive policy in the south. They will
be disappointed. He will adopt the most liberal
southern policy any republican has ever thought
Of. He will treat the southern people as well as
President Cievel md has. | know the man. He
is republican, but he is not lacking in wisdom.
His appointments in the south will all 90 70 re
publicans, and he will not appoint democrat to
any office. He is too much of partisan for
that but he will appoint no carpet baggers, and
none of the rapscaons that have been placed
over the southern people before.
AFTER THE BORDER STATES
Some Of the border States are now very close
He will try to draw them into his party ranks
If he makes a bad appointment, it will he be-
cause he is deceived. | think he will be with
his party on the educational question, on the
pension question, as 10 the admission OF Terrific
res, as to the tariff and all those issues The
South may be worked on through the education
bill and internal revenue repeal
MIR. Dalton declared that he expected the
Democratic party to come back into power at
the end Of four years. The Republicans, he
said, have all the embarrassments OF the Demo-
Gratis and more. The Educational bill would
hurt them il sensitive spot, and the too liberal
pensions would arouse opposition that would
defeat the Republican party
PRAISED BY MCPHERSON.
Edward Mcpherson said that General II ,rrl-
son would give most conservative and liberal
administration. His Southern policy would
be liberal. He would not attemp violently
to split asunder the solid South He would
break it up by his lIberalty. In the
hrst place, he would give them good
officials. Then the educational bill and repeal
OF The tobacco tax would do the rest His would
and he would have nothing but kindness for The
South. Dir. Mcpherson said further that Gen.
Harrison was a civil service reformcr and there
would be no criticism OF his policy on hat
score.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
The civil service commission vii. probably
have 10 go with two members until IN. Harr-
son comes in. The Senate will probably refuse
to confirm any nominee the President might
send in this winter. Still, the President will
continue TO try to find some one to take Mr..
Oberlys place. Colonel Thomas Went
worth Higginson is the only per
son now mentioned for the place Chm
missioner Lyman, the. only member Of the civil
service commission now in town, thinks that
civil service reform has received no serious set
back in the defeat OF the Democratic party. Il
have very decided impression" he said, "that
MIR. Harrisons administration will be practical
civil service reform administration. | see no
reason why he should not execute the laN in
good faith and extend it to branches of the gov
eminent service to which ii has not been applied.
His letter of acceptance indicates that that is his
attitude on the subject. l believe that he was
entirely sincere in the statements in that letter
and that civil service reform will have no set
back by reason of the change of administra-
tion."