New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-06
THE APPOINTMENTS.
FIVE PLACES FILLED-CONKLING AND THE CAM
EEONS DISSATIsIIED-sCHUz AND KEY-GEN
JOHNSTON ONCE THOUGHT OF.

Key was received this evening indicating his VIII
lingness to become Postmaster General.
The appointments thus far made are not uni
versally pleasing to the Republicans. Senator
ConkliMg. who believes that he ought to have a
personal representative in the new Cabinet, has thus
far failed to convince the President of the validity
of his claims, and is said to be cOrrespOndngly I'M
happy. lie has made no public complaint as far as
can he learned, but III private he has not failed to
make his dissatisfaction known. or course he could
not expect that two men should be taken from New
York, and his advocacy of the appointment OF
Thomas l.. Plat to be Postmaster-Gencral must
he based on the theory that Mr.. Evarts
would be dropped. No one of Presi-
dent IIaycss intended appointments seems
to give such general satisfaction as that OF Mr..
Evarts II the history of the last three months
were botted out, the selection of the great New
York lawyer and statesman would still be warmly
approved by all the better part OF the RepublIcahs;
but the incstmable service he has rendered 10 the
Republicans in his arguments before the Electoral
Commission has caused every portion OF the party
TO recognize the fitness of his appointment. 10 pass
over hlm and take man like Mr. Platt to represent
the great State of Ncw-York, respectable and ell
cicnt as the latter would undoubtedly prove to be,
could not be expected from NJ. Hayes, at least not
just now.
satisfied is that led by the Camcrons in Pcnnsylya-
MIA. They thought they could demand recognition
of the new Administration as they have done on
former occasions, ana have pressed with uncommon
persistence tho retention of the present Secretary
of War Their arguments and cn;reatics seem to
have had no influence with President Hayes and
some of the followers of the CamoronS are already
beginning to threaten their opposition II Their re
quests are not to be acccdcd TO.
The appointment of Mr.. Schurz excites more crti-
clsn than any other that has yet been announced
Many Republicans have been wiling to accept the
aid of the great German orator and statesman III re-
cent campaigns, and would have approved his ap-
pointmcnt to almost any important foreign mission.
They do not however, agree with his doctrines oil
civil service reform, and unwilling thai he shall
have an opportunity to put them into practice III
one of the great departments Of the Governments
OF course their opposition TO civil service reform IS
not openly urged Il reason why Air Sehuil ShouId
NOT DE appointed To- Cabinet POSITION. hcpu"Hcais
who do nor approve of his elevation accuse him of
being an impractical man, whose head Is itil Oh
traus,endenta theories, but who has no executive
ability and will not be able to administer the Affairs
Of q DEPARTMENT with success. They say that our-
inc his whole Congressional career he never accom-
plislad anything. When great public questions
were discussed he could make able speeches. but
thcy say he rarely attended committee meetings
and aided very little in pcrectmg practical meas
ur.s of legislation. Mr.. Schurz5 appointment Is
very acceptabe however, to large class OF hepup-
licaps who desire to see the principles OF clVll
service reform given far tI1al lhey 90 h"t DE-
eve that Mr. Sclurz is such an impractical man as
his opponents assert him to be, and they Pic"i''
u,o+ Sustained by the President he will bring about
many desirable changes in the civil service of the
courtrv. BESIDES this they much pleased that
President Hayes is to have the counsel ana
advice of man like Mr.. SchuZ III
dealing with the Southern question. Ills intimate
Knowledge of the people of the South, gained by HIS
lit tbcre inst after the close of the war and by
constant intercourse with Its leading men sc'' ana
his well-known opinions to the proper mode OF re-
storing peace and prosperity III that section make
them believe that his influence III Tic nc" A"'hl'-
tration will be very beneficial.
The appointment of ex-senator Key seems to give
mari. General sati faction than the selection OF any
other southern Democrat whose name was mentioned
in connection with Cabinet position. Indeed 1t Is
NOT criticised except by that portion OF the kepub-
can party who claim that the Administration Shoud
lac Rrpubcan III all its branches and that no Demo-
Graf should have anything to do Win H. IreSiuehI
HAYES has given thought to the selection oI
Southern man than to any other portion oi MS SaDi
not On his arrival here last Friday morning
Le was disposed to offer positions IN MS
official family to two Southern Democrats, ana
WAS inclined to select Gen. Joseph IL Johnston
n. one of them. Gen. Sherman, IL Is UNDERSTOOD,
r,.ored the amendment of Gen. Johnston to the
Sccretaryship Of War, believing that III no other
way could President Hayes give better evidence OF
his determination not to use the army unnecessarily
in the settlement of local questions. Gen. Johnston
- oI.o one of the most influential men III the South
II. , in mo- SENSE a politician, and it ~ doubtful II
l bos evcr voted at a Presidential election III MS
If There are between 200, 900 and 100000 men
navy living i'm the South who were at one time or
another during the late war IN his command anu
they look up to him almost without exception as
one of the greatest ans best men the South mas ever
producc, OF the Southern Senators eight or ten.
marc suhordinate commanders under Johnston
N some time during the Rebellion, and he
cnioys the confidence and respect OF them
all President Hayes inclination was To ask Ten.
Johnston to become personally responsible LOT the
good behavior of the South as ian ~ any man coulu
be. and TO make him his organ OF communication
With that section of the country. 1t is understood
that Cen Johnston is in full sympathy with Irc'i-
dent IIaye,'s Southern policy as Enumerated III his
letter of acceptance andagan to-day III his inaugural
address. and that he would willingly accept Cabi-
net positon although 1t Is doubtful if Inc would feel
ike becoming personally responsible for the be-
hayior of the South. The idea of placing him at the
head of the War Department was abandoned out OF
RESPECT to the sentiment of the North. The Grand
Army of the Republic has been urging the appoint
ment of Gen. Logan, and 1T was feared that preju-
dces against the Southern leaders are yet too strong
among large portion of the people OF the North to
make them willing that Confederate general
should have control of the army.
The War and Navy appointments to the Cabinet