The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-29

Nobody who carefully watched the
action of President Cleveland during the
last two years Of his first term need be
surprised at his practical reputation OF
his campaign civil service reform homi-
leties during his second term. During the
first eighteen months OF his FIRST term
President Cleveland VAS mistaken for q
sincere reformer. because he carefully paid
his political debts to the New York Mug
wumps, who. under the lead Of George
William Curtis, carried that state by a
scratch" and made Cleveland president.
After discharging this political debt TO the
Mugwumps. Presiden. Cleveland made
his first administration . personal admin
istration. He treated the circumstances
OF civil service reformers like Carl Schurz
With contempt, when. voiced by the New
York Ersniay fost, they protested against
his Endorsement Of Tammany: he used
the power of patronage TO crush Sam
Randall in Pennsylvania: he was working
for denomination and reelection.
The man by temperament is rs master
IA! and self-coniident as Andrew Jack
son but. being what Jackson never was, .
respectable lawyer, he does no. push his
passion for u personal administration to a
ridiculous, mischievous and unconstitu-
tional extreme. Nevertheless President
Cleveland is not man who believes in
anything but Cieveiandism or in anybody
but Cleveland. lie was a man of ma
turity when Samuel J. TiIden was . CON-
handing political figure, and Tiiden's
philosophy Of administration was mas
tered by Cleveland. Tilden had no con-
hdantc. no "ps.s' among his peers: he
trusted comparatively small and obscure
men, and worked through them to accom-
plish his purpose. Cleveland is as cold
and ropeliant and arbitrary man as Til
den, aAG, like Tilden. he meano to go as
no plesses as long and as far a. possible
Tiiden's government Of the state OF New
York was an able but intensely personal
administration: 30 Was Cloveland's, and
for this reason Tilden and Cleveland both
came soon TO be hated by Tammany
With This fact in view that Cleveland
never was ard Is not today a speculative
civil service reformer any more than was
-.
body need be surprised at his doing what
seems to politicians the unexpected thing
In the matter OF appointments. The man
is bound To make his administration per-
sonai administration. lie proposes TO
please himself: to remove an official with
or without cause; to refuse To remove him
for any caIse. The removal of United
49,.
United States Marshal Brown will sur
prise nobody who has watched the course
oil Nr. Cleveland. lie sanctioned the re-
movsi o. Consu,-Gcneral Adamson, who
had been in the service thirty-two years:
who bad been consul a, Honolulu. Mel
bourne. Fe-namhue3 aud other foreign
ports, hal ben consul general at Rio dc
Janeiro, whence he was transferred to
Panama. During Cleveland's frs, admin
isiratso.s ConsIl-,.eneral Adamson became
oee Of Secretary Bsysrl's chief advisers:
he had served the country with distinction
and honor since tssi. Nevertheless Cieve-
land CT. ell his head tn pay political deb,
10 Massachusetts Mugaumr. Assistant
Secretary oi State Quincy.
The demand vas made upon the presi.
dent for the head Of Edward {. Leech Iii.
rector Of the United States mint. whose
term dia not expire until isa4 The term
Was originally fixed for tive wears, so that
1t should not be political, ami the rs, III.
rector appointed by Pre.tdrn, Grant uu-
der the existing Ian was a Democrat. OF
course. II any place should be free from the
uncertainties Of politics 1t is the director.
ship Of the mint Mr.. i.eech was 4 man
ofoSreFience aud scientific knowledge Of
the highest value, and he has worldwide
reputation ~ ststisticlaa. Mr. t.cech
learned that h,s heat was wanted. 80 he
resigned ana accepted the position If
cashier ~ the National MON bank. which,
he oace decliaed. Mr. i.ee,h eniere.. the
nsins huret ~ ehcn /, vas organized twenty
wears sga, and has risen ley successive
rrAtnossons ~ hls present place. lie has
had charge ~ she statistics 81 production
al gold ani silver alsnas, from ghe begin.
ming. and ia. prepared she data for
nearly every fepor, and speech wh!>h ha.
been made on the silver problem IN recent
wears President Cleveland a, 50 sanctioned
the dismissal os Mr.. stnrtevant, for thirty
years chief OF tho stationery division Il
the treasury department.. sha VAS 70
moved - make 4 place for clerk IL the
rcs,i a.gstie national committee during ne
late canvass. Mr.. Ssurtevaas has secn
th'rty~sso wears in the treasury. hss uever
hesn partisan ia any sense ana ha. never
sosei - presidential election. Secretary