The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-28
|MR. CLEvELAND'SPOLICY
PLANS FOR HIS ApMlNIsrRA-
TON.
A rrognostication that He Will Extend
Civil Service Reform to many
Omces.

The New York Tribune says that Mr.. Clcve-
land has announced the following as his
policy In making appointments: "Thc next
administration will be y business mems ad-
ministrption. By that mean business men
will have the preference In appointments
OF course, the business men will be Demo
Gratis, but In making appointments shall
consider the business records Of applicants.
That will have greater weight with me than
the Endorsement OF political organizations.
shall appoint successful business men as
the heads of departments, and shall expect
this policy TO be carried out in all depart
| ments OF the government. This Is time
when business men are needed. The ques-
tlons before the American people arc ques-
tlons that can best be solved by business men
Reforms In the tariff and economy in the
government can be easily accomplished II
plain, practical, honest business men arc
selected
Politicians have suspected for some time
that Cleveland was contemplating a line OF
policy which will be, II he carries 1t ont, un-
usual. On no other ground can they explain
his peculiar and seeming indifference when
the question Of patronage is discussed before
him. This impression is confirmed by news
which was learned n few days ago and which
comes from nm authority usually correct,
which says that the presldentclect has made
up his mind to make only such changes In
Offices as are necessary IN order 10 secure Id
the higher administrative Offices those who
will be in sympathy with his views and the
administration.
Cleveland is now disposed TO carry out the
trit n al iyI rnfn 10 hat bnpr
will be no general removals In minor offices
except for cause, and no Office holders will be
removed until their terms expire. But 1t IL
his purpose to 80 even further than this. He
is now somewhat disposed to lay down as n
rule for his action that In nearly all cases
where the incumbent of an Office has shown
capacity and integrity, and has administered
the Office on business-likc principles, not per-
mlttng Its Use political agency, ihc in
cumbent will be rcappointed whatever his
politics may he.
Mr.. Cleveland thinks that In all eases
where presidential appointments are TO be
acted upon the first question which he Will
ask will he: "Ilas the incunbents term ex-
pircdf II II has not then he will say he can
pay no attention to that case until the time
comes when II Is necessary for him TO take
action. II an incumbents term has expired
or is about to expire, Mr.. Cleveland will then
ask "ltow has this man administered his
office, What Is his record; Has he conduct
ed 1t in a busness-like manner. Arc his re-
ports 10 the department concerning him good 7
Has 1t made 1t political agcncyf'
II all these questions be answered satisfac.
torly to Cleveland, then he will be likely tc
reappolnt such incumbent II he continues his
present disposition after he enters the White
House. OF course, some of the important of.
fees through which the administration is TO be
directly manifested and Its wishes carried out
must be filed by men who arc in sympathy
with the President
Mr.. Cleveland does not believe that civil
sersits reform goes So far, for instance, as tc
demand the retention Of competent assistants
in various departments like assistant scc-
rotary OF the treasury, nor does he think that
the reform idea should include those who are
at the head Of the greater custom houses In
the United States, although IL /, his opinion
that 1t should protect the majority OF subordi
nates In these offices.