The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-09
THE CABINET.

The president has selected cabinet
worthy of himeels, of the country and OF
the times. 1t is, as the country and the
times demand, thoroughly national, non
partisan body of men. Every section of
the country is represented, aud there is moi
radical among the number. I'll of them
are men of experience, of integrity, and of
ability. William N. Evarts, the secretary
of state, stands in the front rank of the
profession Us an able constitutional law
yor, and his vlniuent ftuess for tho position
is felt and acknowledged by the whole
country. He has always been conserv-
alive, liberal, independent republican, aud,
as such, he entered the cabinet of Andrew
johnson as attorney general, and two years
ago was outspoken in his opposition to
General Grants Louisiana policy. He
may be trusted to carry out the president't
policy of non interference in southern state
affairs.
The secretary of the treasury, John Sher-
man of Ohio, is the intimate personal friend
of the president-and, indeed, was the
first to seriously suggest him tor presiden-
cy. Perhaps this had something to do
with his selection, but we apprehend that
it was his eminent fitness for the position,
rather than personal considerations, that
led to his appointment although it was
happy circumstance that these two qualfi-
cations should be united to 30 large a de-
gree in one man. He entered congress
twenty-five years ago, and has served in
one or the other branch thereof ever since,
having been chairman of the committee on
ways and means in the house, and of the
committee on finance in the senate, and is
probably more familiar with the financial
history of the government from the date
of the first proposition to issue legal tea
der currency than any public man now liv-
ing. He may be trusted to carry out the
presidents financial policy and bring around
areturn to specie payments at the earliest
possible day.
Carl Shurz, the secretary of the interior,
is German by birth, has been minister to
Spain, was major general in the army
during the rebellion, and served six years
as United States senator from Missouri. He
has always been republican, but was pro-
nounced in his opposition to General
Grants southern policy, was most outspok-
en- in his opposition TO "Grantism," and is,
and has been, an ardent supporter of civil
service reform, an honest currency, and a
wise and pacific policy toward the south.
He is in hearty accord with President
Hayes in all of the distinctive principles
announced in his inaugural address, and
may be trusted to see that they become
something more THAI mere theory.
George W. McCrary Of Iowa, the secre-
tary of war, is lawyer of marked ability,
conservative republican, has served eight
years in congress, and, in the last congress,
took the first step toward the legislation
which resulted in the creation of the cleo.
toral tribunal, and which resulted in the
undisputed election of President Hayes
and with Senator Edmunds divides the
honor of honorably and smicably settling
that which at time threatened the peace,
If not the permanency, Of the government.
He, too, is in thorough accord with the
presidents policy.
Richard W. Thompson, the secretary of
the navy, is Vir1iniau by birth and edu-
cation, but has been resident of Indians
upwards of forty years. He is a lawyer
by profession, an old whig, has served il
congress and has long been recognized as
one Of the most conservative of Indiana re-
publicans, and is, probably, the only mar
who could have been selected from that
state who would not have been dlstasteful
to one or the other of the factions there.
David NJ Key of Tennessee, the post.
master general, is Tennessee democrat
He served in the senate during one session
as the successor of Andrew johnson, and
made splendid reputation for ability, lib
crafty, and imparnallty. Indeed, 30 liber'
al and statesmanlke was his course that he
failed of reelection at tho hands of &
democratic legislature. His appearance in
the cabinet shows that President Hayes II