The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-03-15
The Cabinet.

The Cabinet.
President Hayes Cabinet, complete, is compos-
ed as follows:
secretary of State, WIN. II. Evarts, of New
York.
Secretary of the Treasury, John Sherman, OF
Ohio.
Secretary of War, George W. McCrary, of
Iowa.
Secretary of the Navy, Richard W. Thompson,
of Indiana.
Attorney General, Charles Devens, of Nsssa-
chusetts.
Postmaster General, David N. Key, of Tennes-
Secretary of the Interior, Gail Schurs, Of Mis-
souri,.
While the Cabinet is not such as many Rspnb-
licans would prefer, on strict party grounds, yet
it 10 an able enc, and perhaps as judcious as
could have been selected, under the circum-
stances There WAS prospect Of much opposi-
tiou to their confirmation, on the part Of Repub-
lican leaders in the Senate, but they were all
confirmed almost unanimously. except Sherman,
whom the Democratic Senators voted against,
because of his report in the Louisiana case.
Republicans who are disposed to find fault
with some of the appointments, should remem-
Der that the Republican party is not powerful to
do ~ it chooses, - it could do . few years ago.
From one cause and another, it has lost strength
here and there, until il has succeeded in electing
. President by the closest shave ever before
known, and in Q manner that affords an excuse
for the disappointed and faultfndng to cry
fraud. It mnss do something to concliate the
disappointed, and to recruit its strength, or its
career is ended.
The Radicals Of the party, and those who have
stood by it under all circumstances, are certainly
literally represented by Sherman, McCrary and
Thompson.
There has been great loss of strength in New
Eng and and New York, on the issue of Civil
Service Reform, and thousands of conservative
Republicans have assumed independent posi-
tion, holding themselves free to act with Repub-
iicans or Democrats, whichever should nominate
candidates that suited them best. From this
caus-, the Republicans have lost New York, and
two years ago they virtually lost Massachusetts
The appoint mcnts of Evarts aud Devens will lie
satisisctory to this class, and reunite them Nth
the party.
Another serious loss to the Republicans has
been the detection of q large body of Germans,
who gave the party much of its original strength,
and who naturally belong to the party. The
loss of this vote has seriously crippled the party
Mr.. Schurz is q representative of this element,
and of their views.
In the South, the white population has been
almost unanimously opposed to the Republican
party. large body of the Southern people,
chiefly embracing the old Wings, have never had
any love for the Democratic party, and have on
ly been operating with it, of late years,
from the force of circumstances. Whenever they
have ground upon which they can sustain them
selves in opposition to the Democracy, there 10
good reason to believe they will cut loose from
them. Gen. Key is one of this clsss-having
been an East Tennessee Wing, prior to the re-
bellion.
- The great difficulty with parties is that when
portions of the members become discontout-d
with their policy and acts, instead Of tempering
their policy and endeavoring to cenciliats the
dissatisfied, they proceed to dsnounce them ss
traitors, and give them q kick to help them out.
This course ruined the Democratic party. 1t
has almost had the same effect upon the Repub-
lican party, but the lost ground may yet be re-
trieved.
There seems to exist fear that Hayes con-
templates abandoning the Republican contest
ants in Louisiana and South Carolins. He has
difficult and delicate task before him, and ono
that Grant gladly passed over to him. 1t is to
be hoped that he will do justice; but whatever
he does, will doubtless be by the counsel Of able
advisers