Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-04
WISELY CHOSEN.

WISELY CHOSEN.
me New Onosals Under IN. Dem.~r.t,c
Administrators.
The senate having adjourned the
present Is . convenient occasion for
v.ewinR the reorganization of the exec
uuve branch of the government so far
ss u mas been carried by Mr.. Cleve-
lano. On the whole, it is deserving of
coroiai praise. The men chosen for
csoanet offices have me. the expectation
OF the country. which was extremely
conndent, and interest attaches now
rather to the appointments under them
o. their chief assistants. Most of these
have been strong.
In the state department Mr.. Josiah
Quincy. of Massachusetts,, who has
charge of the consular service is a rep
resentative of the best type of citizen
ship-highly educated, active, acute
and conscientious, and Mr.. E. 81. Stro-
bel, OF New York, Is q worthy coadju-
tor. The retention, which we assume
Is 70 be continued, of Mr.. Adee, Sc
cures particularly faithful and we'll
informed man for peculiar du-
ties. which new man could not
well perform. Among the appoint
ments to the diplomatic service
that OF Mr.. Bayard as ambassador to
Great Britain and Chancellor Runyon
as minister to Germany are of q very
nigh order. Mr.. Eustis, as ambassador
TO France. is undoubtedly equal to the
requirements Of the post, though we
should have been glad to see SO high an
hoEor given to one who in the past had
shown more sympathy with the pro-
gresslve democracy of which Mr.. Cleve-
land is the representative. The promo
ton of Mr.. Edwin Dun to be minister
to Japan, where he has been for TWEEN
~ years q most valuable official, is par
ticularly gratifying. The nomination
OF Mr.. Porter, formerly assistant score
tary OF state, as minister to Chilli, Sc
cures representative there of expert
ence and discretion-which is some
thing OF change and desirable. On
the other diplomatic appointments
there is no special comment to be made
None of them. so far as we are aware, is
particularly above or below the average
of the past.
The treasury department has been
made very strong. Mr.. Carlisle has
taken hold Of his work with the most
conscientious care and determination
to enforce a high standard. In Mr.. w.
E. Curtis Of New York and Mr.. C. s.
Aamlin of Massachusetts, as assistant
secretaries he has aides thoroughly in
sympathy with the ideas of the admin
istration and we'll fitted to apply them.
The choice of Mr.. Reeves as solicitor is
direct and deserved promotion, while
that of Mr.. Morgan as treasurer,
though he is without experience in the
service, promises WELL The appoint
ment of Mr.. Eckels of Illinois as con-
troller of the currency is an expert
ment made on sound principles, and
which ought to succeed.
In the interior department, the choice
of Mr.. Seymour of Connecticut as COM
missioner of patents certainly secures
an able and vigorous man, who has
given evidence of independence and
frmness of character. His assistant.
Mr.. 8. T. Fisher, is promoted on a rec
ord Of excellent service. The most inn
portant branch of the interior depart
ment work is. Of course, the pension
Office. For this the selection of Judge
William Lochren of Minnesota as COM
missioner and the promotion of Mr.. e.
C. Bell of Illinois to be deputy commits
sioner are very strong appointments in
deed. The work to be done in the Office
is herculean in more than one sense.
difficult to clean, and the new men have
q difficult but most honorable task
before them.
In the post office department. Mr.. Bis
sell and his assistant, Mr.. Maxwell,
have been largely engaged in making
changes in the fourth-class post offices.
Their activity has been greatly exagger-
ated, as statistics covering the first
month of this administration and of Mr.
Harrison's will show. The number of
changes in all were s7s for the present
administration, and ,32S for its prede-
cessor, or 81 per cent more four years
ago than now. The number of resigna-
lions was almost exactly the same-50S
and sos The number of removals
under Harrison was SIS, under Cleveland
ouly As per cent. OF these $40, 90. or
about 25 per cent. Had served their full
term. The remaining $50 We're removals.
A large part were made on reports OF in
spectors In all they form less than one
half of per cent. of the total number
of these Offices. Undoubtedly the total
changes have been greater than could
have been required under properly
regulated service. and Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr. Bissell cannot help feeling the
brutal character of the system that de-
mands them. In our judgment they
could have been made more deliberately
with advantage, but there are consider
atoms to be weighed in tins matter OF
the force of which the president should
be the Judge. 1t would be unjust in the
extreme 70 assume that he has not been
guided by sense of his duty under all
the conditions presented.
We repeat the expression of our con-
xiction that Mr.. Cleveland's work OF re
organization, so far as it has gone, is,
on the whole, deserving of cordial
praise. It strengthens his administers
ton greatly for the long and arduoua
labors that await it-Chicago Tines
A Tariff for Revenue.
As long as the appropriations made
bv congress foot up SO many hundred
millions there is no fear that q tarfAd
sufficient for revenue will be low
enough to ruin any manufacturing in
terest worthy of preservation. It is
possible we suppose to pay too high fol
ehe l,,xurv of producing in tins country