Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-25
A NEW CABINET.

In Great Britain it is the custom, from |
which there is no departure, when the |
administration of the day is found not to
have majority in the popular branch of
the Legislature, for the ministry to resign.
Having probably this precedent in view,
the New York Herald calls upon the
President to remodel his Cabinet and APP
point men to Office whose views are more
in consonance with those of majority
of the people. As to the matter of the
Herald calling. like Owen Glendower, 1t
can call on whom it pleases, but the
point Is to get the party questioned to
return an answer. Grant, in this, as in
every other public matter, will only con-
suit one person, and that is himself. He
has not the slightest idea that he is
placed in the position of Chief Magis-
trate OF the nation for the benefit Of the
country. He thinks he has been made
President as a reward for his military
services and his only object is to make
himself as comfortable and extract as
much profit ont of the position as posi-
BILE. Acting upon this view of the duties
and responsibilities Of his great office
President Grant, from the moment HI
was elected, has only sought t
crafty his own desires withou
the slightest reference to or though
as to what the wishes of the countr
might be. In forming his cabinet b
has invariably chosen mediocre obscur
men, whose record. if they had any
ell. would not afford any reasonable hop
that they were capable Of performing thu
responsibilities of the important posi-
tions with which they were entrusted
Instead of selecting men known to the
whole country for their ability and trust
worthiness, Grant picked up from ode
corners the Boutwells, Richardson's
Robesons, Alderman and others,to who's,
charge duties were entrusted that the.
had no mora idea of conducting prop
erly than they had OF Sanscrit. Grant
party and the public demonstrated, mu
INJURED and protested. but all withou
avail. Grant only cared to please him
self, and he did it. Seeing then tn
spirit in which he has for six years con
Quoted the affairs of his high office, it j
not at al! likely that the expression of tn
peoples displeasure at the late election
will cause him to alter his action in tn
slightest degree. Still less will he hee'
the structures or requests OF the publ
press, which he processes to so heartil
despise, though the fact ISL is horribl.
afraid of it. No, unless something yer.
remarkable occurs. entirely strange tt
the ordinary tenor of political events
Grant will for the remainder OF the term
hug bis little coterie Of incapables clos
to his bosom. They suit him because o
their incompetency. and he takes comfor
in their complaisent stupidity, which en-
ables him to maintain a system OF pei
sonal government, as absolute and q
mischievous as that of Jack Cade. III
contrast would be SO unpleasant an
suggestive if Gran. were to choose ca
met, composed of able, competent, tho
oughly honest men, that he, in that r
spect, shows the instinct OF self preserv
ton, in scrupulousiy avoiding all me
that show great powers for the satsfa
tory dispatch of public business. NJ
neither the Herald or any other papt
need not trouble itself. Grant will AZ
here to his old views, his old plans an
to his old faces with which he has su
rounded himself. If they suit the coul
try it is we'll. II they do not it is 6
much the worse for the country, for
will have to stand it any way.