The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-03-21
What We Nay Expect 81 the Nsw Al
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4 Though less than three weeks cid sh'
pee Administration hAs made good IN
pressioa upon The people Of The country
. TIE memben Of the cabinet are oil sue
& cesaiul. ,horosghgoing business men
4 There 10 no, az idle dresuaer. DOT hso
9 ris,. no, magwump among them. as'rik
. ils contrast 10 Lamar. Bsysrd, Garland
/. Endleo,l aud other members Of Cleveland
. executive household.
. All ,he leaders Ia The new order Of thing
g are distinriively American. sod nay b
| relied upon 10 look cut for Americas in
. ieresis 10 every department Of the govern
+ msni.
With Blaine 81 the head Of foreign NJ
, FAIRS Canada will not seize our fishing YES
: sells with impuniiy aud Germany will
think twice before firing upon a ship sail.
log under the stars aud stripes The Nj
carsngus csnsl will not fail for wsn, Of
adequate protection, and II Canada shows
friendly desire for annexation soc wall
be mel bali way 10 tue same friendly
spirit Should IL ba demonstrated that u
would be cheaper aud better to buy Cuba
and enforce sanitary regulations there than
10 hght the yellow ioyer here We may look
for negotiations for the purchase OF that
island. The Monroe doctrine will not be
a desd letter, aud We may expect closer
com mefcisl relations with Central aud
South Ameiiean uatips
Under the nes Secretary 81 tae Treas
ury We may expect That the rulings will
not be 10 favor Of foreign manufacturers
and importers and against our own people,
as in case Of worslelr aud many other
things under the last administration. 1t
Is also likely that the surplus not needed
as reserve will be used 10 purchasing and
cancelling our bonds, instead OF lying idle
in the treasury or distributed among favor
ed banks.
Secretary Proctor will keep the army up
to its full measure OF efficiency, aud will
send to their regiments army officers who
have been idling away their time al Wash.
ington aud in other places, and give those
who have been 10 the field a chance TO rest
We may expect TO see works established
for the manufacture of our own cannon
aud munitions OF war.
The Secretary Of the Navy will complete
the war vessels already begun and bnild
other and better ones as Congress shall
give him the means. not paying large sums
for foreign plans, which prove useless o n
trial, but relying on Yankee skill aud in
genuity in the construction OF our war
ships, an inventive skill that has beaten
the world and will do it again whenever
fair inducements are offered.
Wansmaker will infuse new life and en-.
er2y into the post office department, weed.
ing cut the sluggard and ignoramus and
replacing with the active and eff Gent
putting the public business nearest and
dearest the American heart on q basis tina.
will soon insure one cent letter postage
without impairing the efficiency of the
service
The new Attorney General is not expect
cd to bring suits 10 the name and at the
expense OF the government for the person
al benefit OF himself and friends, or suffer |
it to be done by others. but he may be ex-
pected to keep the business of the depart.
nent cleared up, and see that the govern
ment is protected in all its righte.
We expect the new Secretary of the In
terror will deal justly with our Indian pop
ulation and also with our veteran soldiers
and sailors 10 the matter OF pensions, and
that under his administration the time
will come when oil who rendered faithful
service for the country at the risk OF their
lives will receive suitable recognition at
the hands OF the government they saved
from destruction.
We expect the new Secretary Of Agricul.
ture will do good work for the farming in
terest and bring his department up to
degree of usefulness and dignity equal to
that Of the other great departments and
not be merely convenient place for seed
for congressman who do not
wish to be forgotten by their constituents.
In short we expect this administration
TO be for America as against the world, for
the whole country as against any particular
portion OF it, for the whole people as
against separate classes. We expect our
own honest toilers will receive more con
sideration than EDglish snobs, that our
own industries will be encouraged and
not those OF other countries that veighty
matters will receive more attention than
reasons for vetoing somepoor soldiers pen
sion bill
There may not be SO many big dianers,
so much wine and beer, so much ''impen.
etrable dignity" as bias characterized some
former administrations. but we hope for
honest work and we'll directed effort to 10
crease the happiness. progress aud pros
psrity OF the whole United States.
In tue matter OF appointment to Office ,
We may expect business principles to gov.
,rn. Nothing could demoralize the pub
lie service more than TO have set OF
officials who should feel themselves sc
sure from the power OF removal. Glasses
We do not want, especially an officehold-
ng class. II would at once set itself mp,
wen above the Mugwump. On the 9th
II hand party service should not DO the o
,bisi qualification Of an ofiicsholder. VIII o
Re do The work required we'll, faithfully Z
.nd promptly? We expect these questions !,
will be asked more often than any other Il
Turing this administration Outside the C
lassiiied list the sppointees will be Re q