The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, IL. L., Mafc ~, 1of /.
To the surprise of everybody the Sen
ale confirmed all the Cabinet nominations
on Saturday last. While no one antici-
pated rejection yet it was thought that
some of the Sunday rest, so feelingiy al
luded to by MIR. Springer in the last days
OF Congress, wouid be as much needed
now by the displeased Senators as then
by the sore headed democracy. But
the unmistakable sentiment of the coun-
try that there must not now be any fac
tious obstacle thrown in Mr.. Hayes, way
induced prompt action and we were
gratified indeed that Saturday night
found us with President and Cabinet
a complete government once more. Mr..
Schurz received two adverse votes not,
however, as many as was anticipated,
while Mr.. Evarts received seven showing
a greater feeling existed against him
than Mr.. Schurz. Had the votes been
reversed no surprise would have been
felt as Mr.. Schurz by the free use of his
lance in the Legislative tournaments had
while he was in the Senate, Bruised
much luminosity. But it seems that his
true soldier habit of taking as well as
giving hard blows, has made him less
avowed opponents than have Mr.. Evarts'
great intellectual power and statesman
ship His elevation TO the Premiership
will hurt certain parties in the future,
perhaps hence doubtless the opposi-
ton last week displayed against his con
firmation. Many have been intensely
disappointed at Mr.. Blaine's refusal to
butt his head against the stone wall of
President Hayes ''aimable stubborness"
and in his peculiarly happy way raise a
general row in the Republican ranks be-
cause he did not have some personal
friend III the Cabinet. But while he
doubtless felt disappointed yet he is too
astute politician and too much blessed
with good sense to engage in a fight
which would necessarily prove disastrous
only to himself. He designated Mr.
Hale who refused to accept hence Mr..
Hayes was not bound to tender the same
position to another of Mr.. Blaine's
friends. But the agony is over. The
mountain of anger and disgust which
caused reference of the nominees to
Committees instead of immediate col
frmation, as has been the rule in the
past in regard to Cabinet selections, has
labored and brought forth a mouse to
the intense chagrin of the democracy
who wanted Il whilwind of storm and
disaffection. The Cabinet officers have
been duly installed. Carl SchurE reliev-
ed Mr.. Chandler and paid him the com
pliment of saying he had done better
than his predecessors. Such n compli-
ment caa be appreciated by those who
knew what order Mr.. Chandler brought
out of the chaos and darkness of Mr.
Delano's administration. Old lack is
now happy and he is frisIing around the
city like Il school boy in vacation times
On Monday his horses ran away, smash
ing several carriages and street ear, aad
as no person fortunately was hurt, he
paid all bills for repairs with the guesto
OF true American, who can only show
his JOY by breaking things generally
That terrible ogre of the extremists, Mr.
Key the ex-rebel, has quietly dropped
into the Post Office and aston;shes the
huge army of rostmasters by letting
them severely alone as he is dealing only
with those whose terms have expired
for be will not be restored to the great
ness and dignity OF reigning at the Con
federate cross roads, as Mr.. Key has de-
termined to retain the niger till his
commission expires. Virginia has sent
here one hundrel thousand persons, each
one wanting post office. But Mr. Key
viii give no comfort to the importunate
mob and it is slowly Disappearing under
the pressure of depleted ezchequers and
that inapecuniosity known only to those
descendants of Pocahontas and Patrick
Henry whose gentle blood viii not per-
nit them to labor with their hands or
TO earn their bread by the sweat of their
hrows. As for Secretary Sherman, his
long experience IN public affairs and in
timidate knowledge OF financial matters,
have enabled him TO enter upon his
duties with everything in hand for a
successful administration. He will make
no removals or changes until April. =
Secretary McCrary and Thompson quietly
assumed their duties with the customary
preliminary add esses to and handshak-
ing with their .subor6inates. So you
can appreciate our governmental ma
ehinery is now in full operation with
every axle and joint fabricated sufficient
ly to endure at least thirty days of wear
snd tear, OF which time the ''outs" think
the country will become aroused to the