The morning news., 1889-05-22
TIE rres,dent's Rule Of Action.


Til President is a very sensitive man. He
seeus TO be afraid trat the country thinks
J that he is Influenced by somebody He is
verv a xlouS &c be regarded az an inde-
reudeut rnan-a man Who relies wholly
upou bis own judgment The statement
that was frequently made Immediately
af er his Inauguration, that be would De
oniy a fgurehead aud that Blaine would be
tee real head Of the administration, so
wCrrle him that it almost made him sick
1t Is believed that IN order to convinca the
country that Blaine had no influence with
him he treated that official rather coolly,
aud disreg rded his recommendations with
respect to i'm pcrtant foreiga appointments.
1t is now stated that he has adopted an
other rule Of action 1t is to please himself
in all matters pertaining to his Office He
is reported toihave SAID lately that there is
only one way TO get satisfaction out of
pu lie ofic4. aad that is to please yourself
while you are in it. You cannot possibly
please the rest of the people, no matter how
ycu may try, and the more you try the less
success you will have. The one thing that
will try to do as President is TO 50 act
that when my term Of Office has expired l
can say with truth and clear conscience,
thank God have satisfied myself 1t is
the only satisfaction tnat a man can be GER
tain Of"
The President must have very low
opinion Of his official position. He GER
tainly cannot have very high opinion of
it if his highest aim is to please himself.
II might please him 10 put all lis relations
into frst-class Offices, but it would hardly
be proper for Kim to DO so, particularly il
men better fitted to serve the public were
available.
se thought that should bs uppermos. IN
bis mind is this: How can best serve the
countryl He ought not to consider his own
feelings at all. His aim ought not to be to
please himself and get satisfaction out of
his Office, but to do the best be can for tie
public good 1t would no doubt crafty
him TO see his friend, who WAS recently his
law partner, Attorney General Miller,
justice OF the supreme court, but if Mr..
Miller is not as we'll fitted fer the place as
some other men, ought the President, by
appointing him, please himself at the ex.
pense Of the publicl
1t is true that a president will be crit-
CT ed and condemned whatever be may do,
because everything be does is pretty certain
to disaDpoint somebody, but that fact ought
no to deter him f-om keeping steadily in
view the highest good of the greatest mum.
Der. If he simply strives to please himself
he will not have the satisfaction he seeks at
the close of his presidential term, because
it will e said that he failed to appreciate
the great trust reposed in him, and that he
adminis.e ed his ottics as if it we're given
him for his own qualification rather than
for tie Advancement of the interests of a
great people.
Mr.. Cleveland was hardly criticised for
many things that he did. He seldom tried
to plea party leaders or personal friends.
The fact that he aimed to do the best he
could for the VIII le country was generally
recognized, however, and although he did
not eek to please hi nself while in Office he
now has the satisfaction of hearing his
praises sung on every side He is a verv
popular man, because the masses recognize
that he strove faithfully to serve them. II
the Preside wishes to retire from Office
with g contented mind let him follow the
course Mr. Cleveland pursued rather than
the one it is announced he has marked out
for himseh Mr. Cleveland's course was an
unsel6sh one. The Presidents is a selfish
one.