The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-17
The Administration Reviewed.

A day or two ago, in an interview pub
lished in the Baltimore sun, Mr.. Cleveland
reviewed his own administration, aud
very interesting and sensible interview 1t
is Mr.. Cleveland feels that he has been
misunderstood in some respects, and that
he has made enemies in his own party
when he had no intention Of doing 50. He
has been charged with being exclusive, aud
with refusing to consult members Of his
own party respecting important matters
concerning which they had right to ex-
pect to be consulted.
Mr. Cleveland says that he has always
gone out of his way to be agreeable to every
body who called upon him, and has always
beea anxious TO consult with democratic
congressman and othor leading members Of
his own party. He has not been able 70 &C
cade to all the requests Of prominent demo-
Gratis, because he has always put the public
interests ahead of personal or political
friendships, and in that way he has made
enemies. He started out with the view of
giving the country au administration con
Quoted on business principles, and he thinks
he has succeeded, although he has offended
great many III his own party by his course.
He declares that be did not want a re-
nomination, and that he will retire from
office with a feeling Of genuine pleasure.
He does not expect to be nominated four
years hence, and does not want to be, and
in retiring to private life about the only re-
greet lie has is that he could not consist
emily with his oath OF office, and with his
views of his duty to the country, comply
more frequently with the demands made
upon him by his personal and political
friends.
MIR Cleveland talked quite freely about
the leading features Of his administration.
He is as much of tariff reformer as ever
he was, and says that the tariff is bound to
be the great issue in the next national con
test, and in every other Presidential con
test until the burdens imposed upon the
toiling masses by the present tariff laws are
removed. He does not believe that the
democracy was beaten on the tariff issue in
November. He attributes its defeat to
other causes
He believes that he has faithfully exc
cuted the civil service reform law, and he
declares it to be his opinion that civil serv-
ic9 reform has come to stay. When his
administration began the departments were
filled with incompetent men and women
who had secured places in the service
through favoritism. They have been elm
mated, and the service is better now than
at any previous time in the history of the
country. He has aimed steadily to elevate
and purify the service, and in pursuance OF
this aim he has had TO deny places to many
democrats who naturally expected to be
provided for by a democratic administra-
ton.
Speaking Of the south, the President says
he is gratified at the effect of his admin
istration on the southern people, both white
and black. He is of the opinion that the
race problem can be worked out by the
south without outside interference. He has
never made any distinction between the
different sections Of the country, and sin
cerely hopes that never again will a distinc-
ton be made between them.
When Mr.. Cleveland's administration
was inaugurated, reports Of official corrup-
ton under previous administrations were
familiar to the whole country. There are
no such reports connected with Mr. Cleve-
lands administration. 1t has nothing to
hide.