Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-10-02

observe that Mr.. Harrison is absolutely
oNl:viaus % civil service rules and that
be can associate with, support and use
his influence to further the schemes OF
Quay, Clarkson. Tanner, Plat, Malone
and Chalmers
They are shocked at his bold and
stupid nepotism.
The other class are disappointed that
the President is not worse They claim
with great show Of truth, that he made
bargains which he does not fulfill Ii is
certain that the President made
pre- election bargains with Blaine
and Tanner which he has not
kept. It is certain that he "has gone
back on Warner Miller Of New York in
the interest Of Senator Platt. The fol.
lowing editorial from the Philadelphia
Telegraph Republican, commenting on
the Ledger, also Republican. shows
another phase Of Republican disappoint-
ment:
Our esteemed contemporary the Ledger
to-day is more generous than just. 1t
takes occasion IN kindly spirited leader
In defence Of the President, as a man
Of his word, to call attention, with
great satisfaction, to the alleged fact
that its Hhigh estimate Of Mr. Harrison's
good faith and regard for his public
pledges have turned out TO be well
rrounded-as firmly grounded as If built
upon rock. This sounds very
we'll, indeed, but it only reads well In the
Ledger to-day because our usually enter
prising contempt strangely omitted
/ from IFS news columns the suggestive
record made By the President in the mat
Ter OF post Office appointments the first
day he got back TO the White House.
The list sent ont shows Some fifty odd
appoi ailments thirty one Of which are dit +
| uinctly declared as taking tue place Of
men removed" with only one whose
commission had expired, ths remainder
coming under the mythical heading
resigned that is to say, these
fellows got out in order to avoid being
| kicked out Our contemporary also evil
IDENTIFY has failed to notice that other
| Indicative summary recently sent out
from the Postofiice Department, showing
2, 800 removals IN the railway mail ser
vice, within the past four months, RS
compared with the 900 during the four
years Of the preceding Democratic ad-
ministratian II only goes to show how
easy ii is to get up nice homilies on
| President Harrison's fidelity to civil
service reform pledges'-provided all the
unpleasant facts in the case are quietly
ignored.
1t is impossible for Mr.. Harrison, his
administration. or the Republican party
to satisfy the several diverse elements
to whom prediction promises were
made. There are already sigus Of dissat-
isfaction among the New England manu-
facturers, among the Southern Repabli-
cans. The miners to whom President
Harrison made personal assurances Of
plenty have been starving and the
Grand Army has already caused ascandal
It is impossible that the pension hunt
ers, claim agents, subsidy heggars, th'
high protectionists and the New England
free traders can be satisfied Tho Treas
ury turned over to them would only be
tub to "a whale They want the powe
Of taxation. They demand that the gov
eminent shall be run to support them
The respectable and patriotic element !
the Republican party win not sustai
the claims Of these political cormorant
and there will be q greater disgust TO
President Harrison than there was ia
the unlamented ard ignominious Haye:
President Harrison and his ADMINISTERS
ton will necessarily be ignominiou
failures