Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-04
WISELY CHOSEN.
The New Officials Under the Democratic
Administration.

The New OHicisis Under the Democratic
Administration.
The senate having adjourned. the
present is a convenient occasion for re-
viewing the reorganization of the exec
utive branch of the government SO far
as it has been carried by Mr. Geve-
land On the whole, it is deserving of
cordial praise. The men chosen for
cabinet offices have met the expectation
of the country, which was extremely
confident, and interest attaches now
rather to the appointments under them
of 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. II. Stro-
bel, of New York, is a worthy coadju-
tor. The retention, which we assume
is to be continued, of Mr.. .Adee, Sc
cures a 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 very
high 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
honor given to one who in the past had
shown more sympathy with the pro-
gressiye 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
ty years most valuable official, is par
ticularly gratifying The nomination
OF Mr.. Porter, formerly assistant secre-
tary of state, as minister to Chill, Sc
cures a 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
Tie treasury department has been
made very strong. Mr.. Carlisle has
taken hold of his work with the most
conscientious care and a determination
to enforce a high standard. In Mr.. W.
E Curtis of New York and Mr.. c. s.
Hanlin of Massachusetts, as assistant
secretaries he has aides thoroughly in
sympathy with the ideas Of the admin
istration and well fitted to apply them.
The choice of Mr.. Reeves as solicitor is
a 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-
troiler 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
firmness of character. His assistant.
Mr.. S. T. Fisher, is promoted on 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.. H
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,
since the Augean stables were not so
difficult to clean, and the new men have
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 MIR.
Harrison's will show. The number of
changes in ell We're SIS for the present
administration, and 1928 for its prede-
cessor, or 81 per cent. more four years
ago than now. The number of resigna-
tons was almost exactly the same-50S
and sos. The number of removals
under Harrison was S25, under Cleveland
only As per cent. Of these $40, 80, or
about 25 per cent, had served their full
term. The remaining $50 were 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 a properly
regulated service. and Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Bissell cannot help feeling the
brutal character OF the system tndC oe-
mands them. In our Judgment they
could have been made more deliberately
with advantage, but there are consider
ations to be weighed in this matter of
the force of which the president should
be the Judge It would be unjust in the
extreme to assume that he has not been
guided by sense of his duty under all
the conditions presented.
We repeat the expression of our con-
viction 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 administra-
ton greatly for the long and arduous
lahors that await it.-Chicago Times
A Tariff for Revenue.
AS long as the appropriations made