The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-04-17
For saoretarx of the Treasury.

In view Of the prospective accession oi
Mr.. WADE to tbs Presidency, the Iron Age
names Capt. E. B. wlsD.of Detroit, for the
post of Secretary of the Treasury in the fol
lowing article:
We have no desire that any undue haste
should be made in the trial of the President
but it is certainly of great importance that
it should be brought to termination as
quickly as the demands of stiict justice will
permit. The entire legislation Of the coun-
try is at stand still, and tie session, now
in its fifth month, is wearing to its close with
an immense amount of important business
unfinished.
We suppose there can be no doubt of the
conviction of Mr.. johnson, as the Managers
have so clearly and fully sustained their
case as to make it evident that either he
must be removed, or the Senate must sub
NIT to the dishonor of its own authority, and
permit the President to defy and override
the cOnstitutionally enacted laws ofthe coun-
try. This is not to be thought OF, and we
may therefore expect that early in IMey the
executive authority will have been transfer.
red from Andrew johnson to Benjamin
Wade; and the dignity and quietness and
Justice with which this will have been effect
ed will give proofto the world of ihe strength
and righteousness of this government, not
less sublime and striking than the effort
made by the people for the maintenance of
the national unity and honor during the late
ebellion. N
Mr. Wsde's administration will probably
be brief one, but, We believe it will have
one distinguishing glory--the enforcement
of rigid economy in the public expendi-
lures heretofore unknown, and the stern re-
lection from the public service of every man
whose honor or honesty is tainted. The
great questions that will engage the atten-
tion of the Government for the next ten
months will be those Of finance and indus.
try, and there is time enough for Mr.. Wade
to give his administration high place in the
history of the country. That he will do SO,
we have no doubt. Aud we, therefore, ex-
pect thorough, good tax exemption bill,
and wise and well adjusted tariff, with
many salutary administrative reforms. We
suppose he has his cabinet already selected.
The post of honor now will be, not the State.
nor the War, but the Treasury Department;
and it is of incalcuable Importance TO the
country that a man of sagacity and energy
and business experience should be appointed
to this placc-a man controlled by no clique
Vi AuouOACicJ ouh OOuAu W HO oSeiSaoio
financial theory--withal, man Of personal
probity and wealth sufficient to raise him
above the possible suspicion of corruption,
and whose simple object it would be to
cleanse the Augean stable of our public Of
fees, where fraud, and bribery, and perjury
are reekipg, and to introduce new and rigid
system for the enforcement of integrity and
morality among those trusted with the
handling nf the nuhlic1 mOnev Gan such a
man be found? We MinE; there can--and If
we are the first to suggest the name of E.
B. Ward, of Detroit, we know that we speak
the sentiments of a vsst constituency of pro-
ducers, both in the Western, and Middle,
and Eastern States, in expressing the hope
that Mr.. Wade may offer him tie PORTFOLIO
of Secretary of the Treasury. We know its
acceptance would involve great sacrifice
on the part of Mr.. Ward, but he is rich
enough TO make it, and the country would
demand IT.