The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-14
MR. GARPIELD'S CABINET.


Thesouthern people, it is not to be eve
presumed, will have much voice in the GeleC
ton of any member of General Garfield
cabinet, but that does not keep the soniher
people from feeling IN interest in the matter
Mr.. Hayes gave the south a cabinet posi-
ton in the person of Judge Key, his post
master.general, and it is not improb-
able that General Garfield will also remem
Der the south in making his appointment
Now, we, of course, would like to see good
democrat in the cabinet, and there are scores
Of able, wise, patriotic southern democrats
from whom to choose, but as it is hardly
possible that any democrat stands even the
ghost Of q chance, and If we are to have only
republicans in the cabinet, why we are inter-
estod In seeing good ones there. If tho south
is TO be favored, and q republican is TO be
selected from arnoag the many who nave
done service for tho republican cause
in the southern states, we don't know Of any
ma Of them ssiiil we woald be happier to see
the choice fall upon than Hon. ChancJ J.
Filley. of Missouri, for postmaster general.
We express preference for him because he
isa gentleman of ability, is full OF energy and
has that experience which qualities him we'll
for theposition. For eight years he was post
master at st. Louis, the great distrlo-
uting Office for the west tse
southeastern and southern states, and during
that time he displayed remarkable admins
tratiyo ability and earned for himself the
reputation Of being the best postmaster in
the United States. He, by his efforts, secure d
vast improvements in thu mail service OF the
west and south, and Texas owes much to his
suggestions for her present nail facilities.
For the energy and force he displayed In this
particular he has placed broad scope OF
country under obligations to him, and it ia
but his due that these obligations
be acknowledged. Tho apprenticeship,
as it we're, that he served in
the ST. Louis postoftice, has fitted him in al
eminent degree for the multifarious and
complex duties of the postofice depart
ment. There is no cabinet position in
which tho entire people of the United States
are more interested than that of postmaster
general. The postal service is but an al
jnnct of our commercial enterprises, and
upon the efficiency Of that service in great
degree depends the material pros
pority of the country. For this
reason the postmaster general Should be q
gentleman who possesses practical as we'll
as a theoretical knowledge of the workings
of the postal system, and he should be known
to have executive ability, the power not only
to conceive, but to combine details and carry
them vigorously into practical effect. Mr.
Filley has proven himself in great measure
to be this man. In so far as the poltica
reasons for or against tho appointment o.
Mr.. Filley are concerned, we have
nought to do with them or to say on the sub
iect further than that there is no question O.
Mr.. Filley's ft,lty to tue republican party, OF
his earnest devotion to republican principles
We doubt if the most stalwsrt Of all the stall
warts can urge aught against him on thi
score. He was prominent worker at thu
Chicago convention, and no one of tho repub
lican leaders was more active duriRg the csn
vass than he. He was untiring in Indiana
and Indiana may truly DO said to hav'
turned the day. He was also mos
active in New York the other great pivota
state, and we hardly think that objection car
be urged against him by General Garfield oil
any member of his party for lack of faithful
services when the battle was raging thickest
He is at present chairman of the republican
executive committee of Missouri, and still
has the harness on forhis party. We feel NJ
interest in Mr.. Flley, because we think Texa'
owes no little to him for the benefits she en-
joys in her present postal facilities, and w
are of the opinion that his appointment will
be very gratifying to large section of tn,
country without regard to party, the demo
Gratis knowing full we'll, that mo democra
need apply"