New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.
TIE SOUTH AND THE NEW CABINET
LETTER To GOVERNOR FOSTER PgOM tourHERN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR soUrH@RS REP-
REsrSTATioS

TIE SOUTH AND THE NEW CABINET.
LETTER To GOVERNOR FOSTER Prom torrHERN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR A soUrH@ES Rep
RESERVATION.
Inv TELEGRAPH TO riIs TRIBUNE
WAsHINGroX. Nov. 1O-Governor Foster of OHIO.
who is known t. bear cOse relations WIN the
President-elect. is reported 10 have said IN ehect
recently that Gene raj Garfield received no electoral
votes from the South and owed no debts IN ihat
direction The remark was made II answer 10 an
inouiry whether he wonid be likely 10 select a
Sontherner for his Cabinet. Southern Republicans
are unable to ses the Justice of the policy limited at
in the remark of Governor Foster holding that
Cabinet positions ought not to be given ont as re-
wards of merit to particular sections. Their senti-
menis are embodied in an open letter to Governor
Foster, written by Assistant Attorney-General
Freeman native OF Tennessee.
/ do not understand that Cabinet appointments
are be used n If quidatng political o6liga
ton. Iowa believe, is the banner Republican stair;
Iowa. therefore, entitled 10 the best appointment
Is Kansas. fol similar reason. enhed to the second
choice and down through the list OF Repuocah
states. Are appointments to be made solely VIII
reference TO the number Of votes rcceiyedi
Hayes gave four 10 States that had east their votes
against him. Now. understand your proposition 10 Pe
thar not only is state voted against Garhei 10
have representation but that the rule is TO be applied
enIre section of tie UhlOni TINS is passing rom
one extreme 10 another. and extremes are generaiN
wrong. Cabinet officer Is provided by 1w as
"A ~.
self with a Cabinet TO advise and assist him IN upholu
ing the Constitution and exccutt the law. NOW, my
dear sir the President shOnd De unWise enough u
adpt the pOcy indicated in the interview referred TO-
What will he thereby to the country He VIII say III
eff t that ar hOugh elected President Oh the NatlOnnd
sworn to administer its laws there ~ an entire secilon
c,mDoslng more tuau Oucthird Of the entire country
thar lie Intends ignore. Tine, he will have TO AT
minister law :t sectiOn hut he declines TO ca
10 his council chamber man who. by reason OF MS
familiarity with tn" wants Of tnat section, may ne aic
oadysr him properly says in effect that because the
electoral vote nat section has been east sodly against
him he intends entire population. friend ana
Union.
do not care how stalw0rt his Administration NAV
be- Understand NJ s,awartlsm 10 rigid enforce
men OF The Jaw by tie friends the law. am myself
slalwart; hut am extremely an>iOuS TO see a national
and not a sectional Administration. Four years of Il
wise Administration Will complete the work already be-
gun VIZ the breaking up of al Solid South" Nothing
would raDidly undo the work thus begun
"a. the policy yOn indicate. II Southern Bour
bon were asked to indicate the policy winch wOuld
best his school OF politicians lie would agree Win
YOU that IN the coming admins ration the south should
Toe entirely ignored. why Because policy OF that
kind woud lend color with truth the chdi &c mace
against the Republican party fhat II IS seciiOnai.
long to see tue time COn5 when K'puD lcdn ptlncl-
niles and Republicln ideas shall thI- entire coun-
ry a the waters cover the face OF the great deep ana
snch believe the Of TIE Lrrat statesman
whom we have elected. and such beeY" 10 DE- the
frnIy \ =. FREEMAN.
To The Hon. CHARLES FOSTER, GorernOr, Columbus, OHIO.