New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-18
ruE NEW POLITICAL ERA.
rurpE AN AMELoRATION OF PARTY
FEELING?
,o,Jr1cAI UTOPIA ALREADY ESTABLISHED
THE NEW CABINET AND THE sACRI-
rIcEs OF OLD FRIENDSHIPS
AND OLD SERVICES.
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1nY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.1
Washington March 17.-Iias the second Inaugural
President Cleveland ushered In. after sixty
W. W., vears another era OF good feeling In American
such as signalized the two terms OF President
ro., This is question one hears asked these
~ q, Washington-not always with entire serious
49,. vet there those who ingeniously maintain
W. con,parson not TOO fancfu with the Monroe
US ..r he Justly grounded some OF the charac
.,c Incidents Of the Democratic restoration which
- ,ust been accomplished. The signs OF the times on
,,.h these sanguine observers base their theory OF
80, return to the Arcadian political conditions OF
,os are In their view, both numerous ana interest
~ Perhaps they should not be carelessly dis
w. A ne without more or less curious significance.
w. :. certainly q sign Of the amelioration Of party
u,, saw the political optimists, that an incoming
..,.tc President can select for the chief post In
-. cabinet o prominent Republican politician who
-. Cabinet officer under a previous Republican Ad-
,,.,rstIon and q candidate but five years ago for
:. Republican nomination for the Presidency, ana
A.. most limited and conditional profession OF
o.nocracy dates back but six eight months at the
s~h.st. That such an appointment should be
".,,ured BY the Executive and accepted without re-
IS. hv the party must be frankly acknowledged, even
=, ,he potically scepucal to prove that the stnct-
-. and severity Of political and partisan feehngs
10. ham appreciably relaxed whatever may be salo
:, N. mast or present values Of sudden political con-
versions. ,, g.. q
,,.,xn mission, Ex-Governor Isaac j. Gray OF In
~.na one of the two conspicuous victims OF the up
80, last June at Chicago, had been told De-
3d.. tho convention or even before TIE November
,.aon that he was within the next year 10 re
..vs a commission Envoy EXTRAORDINARY anu nun
,a., Pfenipotentlary Of the United states 'om INC
,.,h. NJ Walter G. Gresham. would he moi nave pech
r,as.d in inQuring sardonically If pohtcai utopia
&hA m ~
n,n,srat,on OF Benjamin Iarrlson1 Yet tSe Utopia
=, rue,,lv here and Ex-Governor Gray will start as
-, .s his nomination Is confirmed By the senate on
4. mission 10 Mexico. Quite as significant III 'he
vsv OF the political optimsts Is the TACT u'a' 'ne
nsv Administration takes power uncommit'ed oS us
own svowal to the spirit and TRADITIONS OIL NV n'''
srestoraton,- fun they were OF partisan eAoes'
and OF an iconcealed desire to cast oiscreoi' VII ~
FORKS and character of the retiring ADMINISTRATOR
- rortenov shirt OF courtesy 1t is urged. President
ru.xs,and has gone the length OF Sacrihcing oid
,.ndshp and valued services In order TO prevent he
.r1t Of indecent triumph and hot headed zeal lor
exposure which characterized the entry VI '"o
mocrscv into power In 1885 from intruding into ire
more dicnifed and tranquil "restoration" oil lS'''
Acrord,ney wholly new faces are to be seen aro''u
the Cabinet table and instead OF the fiery enthusiasm
A.. -.,or,n iryestiCaton and demolition which threat
.r.A scbt wears ago to smash It's delicate mechanism
IN thousand places the great governmental hia
Anime has scarcely yet felt the change winch lids
A.en effected in Its control and direction. i"s'e'u
Of q state Department summary wi'ho'A"'ns 'n
uocke,inc all the diplomatic conventions peholhe !"
the Senate a Secretary is found VINO explains eaoo
,a,s,v that he has asked for the return OF the one
80, r,,bdraun simply TO give the Administration
.honre m consider II more carefully and 10 resupm'
I, after proper examination and modlncauon' a."
stead OF a Secretary Of the Treasury VINO Proln,ses
the country not only TO " turn the raScais o".' .
n discover their misdeeds by "openine the poons'
ve have a Department chief whose whole sole concern
Is to follow with caution and safety the senSioie ".u
prudent financial policy of his predecessor ana 10
svod ~ possible the breach OF continuity wfich
vo,,,d he involved I'm the much-dscussed issue OF
Government bonds. ,,,
Instead of n secretary OF the Navy who sienahzes
his installation By successful EFFORT 10 urNe INV
bankruptcy the first great shipbuidins nrm "ih'n Wv
asacy OF his predecessors in Office had iostereu anu
6sve,osad who sec a naval chief who begins his term
Of oce with the most sincere and hearty expressions
OF admiration for the work and pohcy oi 'ne ~
partment during its last four years OF souhu anu
brilliant management Instead OF q oecreU"! Vi '
Interior who allows a subordinate TO try 10 upset Wv
rho,e land entry system of the Department, ana VINO
in fl NJ os,enfatoIi. economy, discharges ue omoe
carriage and rides TO Cabinet meetings on
ve 500 = new-fo,nd but pOnderOus southern states
man for whom the best Government Iahdau i "o,'
too good but who is said 10 nave Co"i"'' y, ,
nyincible habit OF riding In the sueeV'"i' ~ -
chance Of encountering stray accident an" u"i""e'
dsims TO prosecute against grasping corporations
II Is indeed highly significant OF the poh'i'ai eoo
.ooun, o,road NOW IN such large chunks that no
,:sorgia Democrat or Republican has yet risen ~
protest against this notable enlargement VI io"
Smiths peculiar field OF activity ana 'hefe aie '
who maintain that there Will soon pe ""u'u ~ -
Interior Department bureau lor tle po"P' -
lion and economical maintenance OF VICTIMS Vi i''
NJ Mr. Kipnnc now remarks, Is quite announcer s'
Tn. same consideration and good feilhs Say Wv
poi,ical optimists that dictated MT. 'ieNei'"' -,
lion Of a wholly new Cabinet Is reSponso'e ' m
r.rrrrIcat,on Of the celebrated rule against 'he ~
.pnontmen OF subordinate ex-Onice-hoiuoi''
slocic, OF the new situation WOULD Oh eo, -
uand the superccssion In all branches OF 'he Wv
ment Of the hold overs Of the first "reso'"io -
,, ,,ho could more readily and enthusiastically ""
themselves to the mder and more n9unrn p,",,an
sdministntive power. 20 'hc ueiisi" d,v pr,seno,
moi broadly opera comiquc spccacie, Is uS Inv th,
Of the gradual remaining OF the Dep"ri,c,n e sinner
lucky onensive democratic par,; 1, w, mos, holster
pumrraries who are expected 70 appnuu ho,.n@ beer
Ously are those unfortunate ptro's Wn"' bay,
induced to accept once ron aeason' been expressn,
their unbounded admiration lor tne in,nenrs Inc bat
for the encauies but Tor the appointments
made ,, nm ,ho serenity Of th'
political optmist to iciec ,hm' TN, i,e mforna,c par
ieest and approval wrung from me "io' nathnri
tic,ronts OF The first Administrator Is c,ir
noke How in the ia iac sy Gl e"n the President
Fienoy chvay bring smile 70 the f"cs on sparks
pravg ~ wisconsin General Andrew JachSoh % h
- ennraI John tioOdc. OF Virginia. anu ~
rss Of the faithful servo who havs cone nacI retr
hs tansSed leader 10 share the fruits Of ms ls,
~ nnwar, nm, noli,ical irgatitudc must OF coui ~
ever seem one Of the most venial sins 10 'is crcdi
Of any new era OF partisan efacemenn' ohscrVcr VIII
IN The L.cnncss and penetration OF me opa.. -
can -. zee beneath this ,ad spectacle Of gneS i0r:%
the promise Of golden political err nhe VIII
Like Tho now head OF the Agrlctlrai D,P nhine IT,
now providInr fair skies and April Sn.Si, cRss "
The political optimst PIT III ms Of the Admins
tston he NAV find 1t more and more "iino e,,e am
o. undisputed currency for his present s''hs"i'' "
uncloudcd views
AREAL ESTATE DEALERS SHARP PkA'i''h'
Can Francisco. March 1.-THE cr'o''orS VI
amer, real estate dealer who came h'.o ~,
Woodstock Ontario, eight years ago, 'i" nam VA ave-