New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-16
UIpyCD AGAINST MT//LING."

The ncwspapers. especially these Ct the Dem
| ocrotic faith. have taken hold of the business
| Of making Mr. Cleveands appointments Tor
him with great energy. In ono or two instances
newspapers in the remote West and Southwest
on the strength of authentic information rom
the brother-n law of somebody who is - very
close 10 somebody else, have announced the
Cabinet with great positiycncss; but III most
cases the able editors are simply advising the
President elect whom to appoint. Much OF this
advice he will undoubtedly disregard. lie must
do il necessarily and he can do 1t safely. There
is one sort OF advice, however, which nc cannot
neglect without the risk of making trouble Tor
himself. IL is that which comes from Inc
Evening Postr Of this city. and which, without
suggesting who ought {, be appolntcd' SIMPLY
informs Mr.. Cleveland whom he ought not 10
appoint. Against a certain class OF appoint
mcnts il warns him at great length, with many
citations OF horrible examples and degree OF
solemnity comparable only with its discussion
of qua antinc regulations and the expression OF
it, views concerning jenkins. hatcvcr else
he does he must not appoint newspaper cdltprS
10 Office. This. "The Evening Post p lht'
out. was President llarrisons fatal mistake
Il enumeratcs a list OF newspaper editors ap-
pointed 10y him, and says that not only no
votes were gained thereby, but. on The CON
trarv. "if the truth could be known, it would
be found that every one OF them had aliena'ed
thousands of votes"
The ostensible purpose OF this article Is 70
put Mr.. Cleveland on his guard against the
appointment Of newspaper editors, which IS
well enough In lis way. But if the underlying
object is Ia prejudice the Prcsldcnt-eltct against
rho apnointment Of Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, OF
"Tho New.Yort World to Cabinet position
or a. Minister to a foreign court We must say
that il looks like carrying professional jealous!
= little too far. The World has been Of very
great service 10 Mr.. Cleveland during the cam
paipn. and its editor is entitled - unusual con
sidcrotion at his hands. IL strengthened the
Democratic candidate, in the first place by de-
monstrating at great length and ncalculable
e,penso that every body who had ever he'd
Office under his opponent or favored the lat
ter's election was a thief or some other variety
Of villain. Then it built up Mr.. Cleveland IN
the hearts Of the people by printing very STIR
ring pcturcs of him in various attitudes on
land and sea, accompanying them by careful
and accurate accounts Of how deeply ana Scr-
ously he reflected while he was waiting Tor
bite; and Il the emotions that surc"d in him
when his suspcndcrS got crossed or he got a
bean in his boot or had t. listen 10 George
Fred, remarks on the tariff. II was due en-
tircly 10 The World" that Mr.. Cleveland was
never out OF the sight and hearing OF the Amcr-
can pcople. Whatever was visible over tran
som or audible through kcyhole the reader
# that enterprising newspaper had the bcncht
Of This involved great expense, but l. naiu-
rally kept 1.-THE World" very close to the can
ddatc Perhaps, indeed, 10 cnvi1uS minds,
too close. But il was the thorough and system
attic work Of that paper that ma'!c the people
so familiar with Mr.. Cleveland inside and out,
that they rose up and went and tumblcd over
each other in their cagcrncSS 10 vote for him.
No pr1fc sional jealousy should be p rmilt-d
to stand in the way of such devotion being
rewarded If Mr.. Pulitzer desires t. he Secgc-
tary of State we do not SEQ how Mr.. Cleveland
can without mourning charge OF the rankcSt
ingratitude, refuse him. And as for Tho
Evening Posts talk about "muzzling' The
press, il can hardly fighten Mr.. Cleveland. He
is man Of great personal courage, and he
knows "Thc Ncw-Yori World" He'd just As
liovc muzzlc it rs not