Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-18
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The New York Herald proposes the
following lists, either of which may
come 10 the front as the contingent
success of Mr.. Tilden or Mr.. Hayes
finally results:
We return once more to the two
lists we printed some days ago Of
eminent public men from among
whom Mr.. Hayes and Mr.. Tilden
would select their Cabinets. The
range of choice for either is not
larges for the next President, as Sen
ator lonkling wisely says, must rep
resort his party and maintain and
illustrate its spirit" and to do that
he MUST select his constitutional adj
visers from the most prominent rep
reseDtative men of the party-from
in fact, the names included in the
following lists:
Hayes Cab:pet-Blaine, Morton,
Bristow. Chandler, Conkling, Evarts,
Judga Hoar, Logan, Morgan, Sher-
man, Curtis, Jewell.
1HTen's Cabinei-Thulman, Bay
ard, &C. F. Adams, Belmont, Trum-
bull, ID. A. Wells, Randolph, Nor
rison, Hewitt, Castor, Payne, Gov.
Palmer, And to represent the South
Gordon (Georgia), L. @. G. Lamar.
All these are gentlemen not only
prom: nent in their party, but them
selves of decided characters. To
begin with The names in Mr.. Hayes
list: / Blaine is brilliant, dashing and
fertila in resources: Morton is of
the bulldog kind, who never gives
up; Bristow, though a Southern
man, has shown himself il the pres
ent canvass as determined a Repub-
lican.as any of his rivals; Chandler
is a rough diamond and a skillful
party MANAGER; Conkling is the
pride of New York Republicans, a
Republican without fear and without
reproach; Evarts is profound and
brilliant lawyer; Judge Hoar has
been Attorney General and has abil-
ity far that or any other Cabinet
position; General Logan, gloomy
and tenacious, has made the war
department a special study; Gov.
Morgan combines the two functions
of merchant and politician; Senator
Sherman has had long experience in
the Senate and would bring to the
Cabinet an intimate knowledge of
the public business; George William
Curtis is the scholar and gentleman
in American politics; and MIR.
JEWELS knowledge of postoffice af-
fairs would make him at home in the
department of fast trains.
Consider next the material for Mr..
Tildea's cab;net:-Thurman, the
Nesttr of Democratic Senators, not
brilliant but solid; Bayard, brave,
impefuous and thoroughly grounded
in the constitution; c. F. Adams, an
historical politician who inherits
both his principle and his ability;
Belmont, banker OF large expert
ence and acknowledged financial wis
dom;. Trumbull is a profound and
eloquent lawyer; D. A. Wells is ia
mousiin Europe as well as here for
his mastery of the important ques-
ton of taxation; Senator Randolph
is statesman of impartial mind and
firm grasp of principle; Morrison is
the Ulysses of his party, the most
sagacious manager of men; Hewitt is
manufacturer of uncommon ability
and breadth of thought; CASTOR has
uphetd the Democratic banner in
Massachusetts through adversely and
prosperity; Payne is sagacious and
conservative Western banker; Pal
mer, general in the Union armies
and nemocrat by principle and con-
viction; Senator Gordon, of Georgia,
is the ardent and wise friend of civil
service reform in the Senate, and
Lamar is the ablest and broadcast
statesman of the South, the preacher
of peace between the sections.