New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-16
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Amt cleveland takes pinch OF snuff would wait
mil they had received positive information that he
NOD done so. they Would appear less ridiculous
aome,imes,n remarked Southern Democratic Con
,rcssman on Monday after Mr. Clcveland's denial
=, the report that Democratic newspaper editors
rould be debarred from the competition for Offices.
The Congressman continued:
81 observe that the editors OF several newspapers
volowed the story without hesitation and at once
scsn TO heap praise upon the President because OF
that they called his brave and wise action! Only
mi, morning saw editorial homly in a leading
,,vspaper OF my party on the blessing OF an I'M
murd press, free to cnticie or to praise the acts
,A Motley of the Administration The editor had much
a. saw about the value of praise and the weight Of
,,licism by an unshackled press and / wondered
rse,hrr il could be true as his article suggested.
INF the giving Of few Offices TO Democratic editors
aid .muzzle' and 'shackle' the Democratic press
IN nv opinion, President Cleveland and the members
A. his Cabinet will do we'll TO mark every editor who
has written and published that sort of stun and see
10 that none of them 'muzzled' shacked with
Federal offce OF any description"
Among the applicants for office are many Demo
cratic newspaper editors whose hearts were lighter
when the report that recognition was TO be denied
N all members OF their professor turned out To be
without foundation. There is Editor Morse of The
INDIANAPOLIS sentinel" for example, who desires and.
according TO his hackers, deserves ConsulGeneral
him lie ard his friends believe that the report
has actually improved his chances. Editor shankin'
q, The Evansville Courier" never believed the re
port and despite his protest against the appointment
., Ex-Governor Gray to Mexico, his prospects for an
appointment regarded as excellent. In iac''
some Indiana Democrats who are regarded as shfe"o
ard well informed say that now that tine bargain
with Gl,y j., completed and the price paid the path
n ,he Indiana oiice-sceker will be smoother than
before II remains to be seen whether this Is true
There 1, a strong suspicion that senator voorhees,.
since his elevation TO the craftsmanship OF the pow
erful Committee Finance. may use the lhhuehce
which ths place naturally gives him to reward MS
followers al the expense OF some OF the oiiSi"ai
Cleveland men" in Indiana. BY n good many hoosler
Democrats Mr.. Voorhees, is regarded as both shii'y
and crafty and by no means unselhsh In his ponu'a
methods
There Is much perturbation among most OF inc
Democratic applicants for consulshps VINO 90 "o,
approve Of the plan Of combining the Distribution ia
those Offices to men who are fit 10 I'LL them. lhc!
had utterly forgotten. If they ever knew tnat uUof tue
polcy which, II initiated, was widely EXTENDED IN
rs application by President Harisons ADMINISTRATOR
they wour be held ineligible. The efforts OF inc
last Administration to promote and extend the com
merciol interests Of the United states In fore!gn
countries attracted so much attention and communal
ton and were rewarded with so large measure VI
success that neither President Cleveland Adinisrd
lion nor any other which shall succeed II can well
afford either to abandon the policy or do anything L
weaken ii. Fortunately. there Is no good reason 10
believe as yet that President Cleveland or his >ecic
,ary OF state has any desire intent 10 do So Tie
success of that policy depcnds in great degree upon
tho capacy and efficiency of the who hold places
In the consular service ard that fact seems to be gen
orally realized and appreciated unpleasant as II may
be TO backwoods Democratic statesmen ana Dioheh
down PARTY hacks who swarm in Washington these
DAYS whose Chief if not sole conception Of a con
sular Office is that it is place which yieids iair
salary and fat unofficial fees
That there has been a steady and marked improve
ment in the efficiency Of the consular servcc OF the
United States especially during the last four years,
every Intelligent man Will readily admit VINO has
studied the Consular Reports, which are published
month"; By the Department Of state. The MAN
ensnce Of the standard of efficiency already ATTAINED
and its Improvement. far as practicable, ceThhly
ought not 10 be endangered by the appointment oil
incxperenced especially men WHO, ike NM
tenths OF those who are now striving 10 obtain places
are wholly destitute OF the qnahcatons required III
this branch Of the public servce-men who are urged
for appointments solely in ortrr TO pay TIE pohuca'
debts Of Democratic Senators and Representatives, who
know little and perhaps care less about tpe magnitude
and Importance of the public Interests Involved.
one OF the interesting features OF the Democratic
scramble for the Offices Is the Jealousy exhiblted DS
Western and southern Congressman on account OF ap
continents already made and other appointments
which are generally expected. This sentiment began
TO find expression among Democratic Representatives,
in Washington early last winter when mehiDers iro'"
the South and West openly declared that the uihc
had arrived when " Eastern Democrats must take Il
back seat During the last session Of Congress IT
was aggravated By the efforts OF Mr.. Clevelfhu
through Eastern Democrats to procure the enactment
OF anti-silvcr legislation; II intensified when MS
Cabinet appointments finally completed ana an
nounced, and when II was found That OF 'he hS'
four nominations sent the Senate for other OFFICES
one was from New York and two from Massachusetts
amazement and indignation struggled for mastery IN
the breasts OF southern and Western Democrats. one
Of them In conversation with a Tribune Correspondence
two days ago said
:" cannot understand what the PRESIDENT mea''S >
wonder II he remembers whose votes elected him.
He never could have carried his own state II Demo
Gratis who bitterly opposed to his nomination hao
not given him the most hearty and loyal support
lie rewards them by appointing their most bitter enemy
TO an Office which controls the appointment OF all
the pcstmasters except few. linen ne goes "
Massachusetts, which gave Harrison 10000 majority
last year for his First Assistant secretary OF state
ard his Consul-General to London, after having al
ready given the state "a place in the Cabinet NOW,
am informed, he proposes to give another as
slstant secretary and Jnc II not two good dlpo
matte appointments to Massachusetts, o'a'e VIII"
mas not cast an electoral vote for Democratic can
ddate for the Presidency since can remember. II
PRESIDENT Cleveland expects or hopes to harmonic
and build up the Democratic party by such means
be will find himself woefy deceived; instead OF DO
Ing ,-5t lie will split 1t In twain, and the party winch
has pded itself on its non scctionalism Will become
a sectional party Personally do not care much M"
where the Offices are distributed but am uh
atershly opposed TO the domination Of Eastern Demo
cratic IDEAS especially In matters which arc 10 le'
the financial and economic policy OF the party ne
10 be ruled by Eastern Democratic and the sooner Mr
Cleveland recognizes that fact the better VIII IL We
lot his Administration. am Srl''tu W ~. 49,
Entering uDon the course indicated by The apponi.,
HINTS already made and those which, as undels,aia
uNew.York and New England. and he ought TO re-
member and be governed, TO some extent al least oS
that fact 49, ,.,,,,s
sent 10 the Senate today he probably saw lir.,e
proof that the President does not ieei uhoer s., va
obligations either 10 the Democrats Of the Sou'h au
Vest Or IN Senator IIlll and his parilsans. .,