Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1885 — CLEVELAND’S POLICY. [ARTICLE]

CLEVELAND’S POLICY.

An Official Declaration that No Pressure Can Hurry Up Changes. [Washington special to Chicago Tribune.] A member of the Cabinet gives the following information as to the policy of the administration: No sort of pressure can hurry the making of changes. The several departments wifi be organized first by the placing of Demo, crats in the responsible positions, but in this the good of the service will be kept in view; that, of course, it is regarded as essential to have the places of responsibility and trust filled by men in political sympathy with the administration, bat that this does not argue that every man in the departments holding a position which requires confirmation by the Senate is to be removed. There are positions which in order to be properly filled require a knowledge of details ana familiarity with the duties, and to make sudden changes would impair the efficiency of the public service. It will be the rule, however, to put Democrats in the important places ultimately, but there will probably be a few exceptions where the present incumbents will remain permanently. In regard to the Sonth, the revenue, customs, and Department of Justice officials will be removed. They have all, it is charged, been political workers. The New Orleans Custom House is pointed out as a sample of the existing state of affairs in the South. It is charged that nearly every man in the service there has been put in by Kellogg and dther Bepublicans, as reward for political services. The present calculation in administration circles is that the Senate will remain in session until the first of ApriL In a week the Democratic heads of bureaus will be appointed aDd the subject of making appointments generally to fill vacancies and for the removal of such as are marked for slaughter will be considered. The policy of referring all matters of appointment to the head of the department under which the appointee must serve will be rigidly adhered to, and Secretary Lamar and Attorney General Garland hold that a very large proportion of office-holders in the Sohth ought to go. There seems to be no fear in admini tration quarters of any collision with the Senate. Where removals may be deemed necessary the same course as that pursued by the Bepublican Presidents will probably be followed. The reasons for removal, unless, perhaps, in special cases, will not be submitted to the Senate. Bepublican Senators have assured the President and members of his Cabinot that they have no disposition to set up any captious opposition, but, on the contrary, that they arc inclined to give the administration a fair show, and to acc-ond to it all that has been accorded to Bepublican administrations. But aside from the general feeling, it is believed that there are several Bepublican Senators who are entirely willing to Occupy pleasant relations with the administration. At any rate there is no apprehension at present that any difflcuKy will be encountered In procuring the confirmation of nominations.