Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-08
wearied by importantly and dispusted at the

Wearied by importantly and Disguised at the
display Of selfish impertinence which is COM
mon at the outset of all American administra-
tons, President Cleveland has done what none
OF his predecessors dared to do. He has writ
ten and promulgated declaration of indie
pendence which will be read with greater
present interest than attaches to that other
declaration which cost Thomas Jefferson SO
much thought and anxiety. To those who
have with their own eyes beheld the scramble
for Office the presidential conclusion is not sur
prising, for from the time Of Mr.. Clevelands
arrival in this city last March up to Saturday
afternoon he has been oyerrun by thousands
who imagined that they would be heard for
their much speaking. In season and out Of
season, at all times and in all places the per-
sistent seekers after recognition and salary have
pressed their claims and urged speedy action.
somstlmss they were alone, more frequently
they sheltered themselves beneath the wings
Of Senators or Representatives, occasionally
they had the support Of big delegations Of
prominent partisans. but no matter how or
where they came. whether with or without al
hes, they tormented aad worried without ces-
sation- Intent only on what they deemed to
be personal advantage they saw nothing of the
presidential disapproval, and now that the door
OF the White House is closed they profess aston
fshnent and give utterance to language that
approximates closely to hardness. That the
President is right is beyond question, and the
disconnected ones have not even the poor priv
Gege Of saying that he was himself and but re-
Gently a seeker after Office. Perhaps he did as
pirs to the nomination which was made in
Chicago June last, but the man who wants
to prove that he fought and importuned and
persistently begged for it, will fail to find the
evidence. Mr.. Cleveland was nominated
because the democratic party believed he de-
served the honor and because especially it was
generally understood that no other democrat
could poll anything like the number Of votes
he could. This is the condition that gives the
President such power as has been made mani |
fest in the order issued yesterday evening" and
~ there is no possibility of Mr.. Cleveland's
being elected for third term it is quite prob |
able that the forceful nature of his administra-
ton Will suffer no changes, and that before his |
next successor qualities as chief magistrate the |
people Of the United States will have been |
trained to know that a President has many |
public duties to perform that are Of immeasur-
ably greater Importance than the business of /
ofice-broking. Aside from this consideration
which of itself is not small-some respect |
should be paid to the physical President
No one not intimately acquainted with the
methods Of ofice-seekers has any idea Of the |
wear and tear suffered by him who has been COM
PEELED to listen hour after hour. day after day,
week after week and month after month to the
multtudinous arguments OF the ''hot and |
hungry" ones. but Washington, in whose midst
this sort Of thing has been happening for
nearly a hundred years knows enough of the
evil to be sympathetic. Artemus Ward once
offered to lend lis collection of ''snaix' to the
then mob-affiicted President for the purpose
Of soaring ofice-seekers out of the White House.
The necessity for repressive measures was not
urgent in those days as it has been since March
4. and if ''snaix" could have been justifiably
employed during Grants time two or three
would be overworked now Grover
however, has shown his ability to
tackle the situation single handed. and in his
endeavor to free the presidential Office from
this waste Of time and energy which should be
devoted to higher duties, he will receive the
support Of all right-thinking people, no matter
what their partisan inclinations.