, 1881-01-20
MENTOR GOSSIP.


MENTOR GOSSIP.
Which Iiefatca to f:arflclt,a Cabinet
What the Lake County PolfatcIann Hay
tie President Will I,o-John kI,cr-
1,iu1,.E IRecent Visit to HIentor-Gov.
Foster md t4e balance OF tho Ohio
KGru bIicMne - 1xtFncGs from Some
rrtvnte Letters.
Gr<eiai Ditpdfeh to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
pA1SEsv1LL1;, o., Jan. 10.-Witll tic Pres
ident-elcct OF the United States only six 1nllcs
away. will, Ills Cabinet still profound Sc
crct, aid Gen. Garfield MS closc.rnoutlaetl on
tho sub1cct rs All oyster, ard thu 4tlt Of March
only seven weeks of, docs anybody suppose
that Lake County Republican politician
WHO llas been n,rturcl oil Ohio statcs,1l,ltl-
slip cRn give my Thought to business, re-
lIEIol, or pleasure Of at,y sort. except that
which rclntes to public aiTaIrs? After tho
Chicago Convention had bestowed upun us
llcre the rare honor Of furnishing the 1'rcsf-
dehtial candldntr, 1t was our duty. ~ II was
our great pleasure, 10 scethat he was selected.
0 W. g,lpo up all our tine and talents to Its
accomplish meIt. and now that tho .. day Of
November brought hs such gra1ld Victory,
or next duty seems 10 be 10 look after Gen.
Gar0nld with the tel,tlercst solicfta,do until
he IS safely ensconced III the White House.
Just ut the present moment, the selection Ut
tile Generals constitutional ndyiseis has
caused tho Ohio Republicans, md especially
those Of tho old Ninetecntll Ohio District. u
go0tl deal OF solid perpcxity. and II Is
4 matter OF g0re regret that thu subject
Is not set fully settled. 0nr troubles come
mp In about the following form: IN Should
tllcre bo MI Oliio nnn itl Gartieltl's Cabinet?
II yes, tllen who? 1t II generally agreed
that no Administration will br perfect or en-
Titled to the confidence Of tic American peo-
plo unless there Is al original Buckeye in It.
Look at Corwin. a,ltl Ewing, and Cllase, a1lti
Denniso,, Rl,d Delano, md Cox, and Sller-
man, and Groesbeck, etc., etc. All ad1ntt
that Ohio must bo represented; but by whom
There is the rub: la) How are we to yet
ax 1E wv as e Ts @ sr9%a w na @t G"a s
thp So!, in.onltablu fellows Tint stooI at lis
back IN Chicago, first. lust, and all the time,
aru not to bo Ignored; but how to trunt tlloln
question that now confronts'us Sometimes
body, and advise Geli. Garfield to ntake tic,l.
Grant Secretary Of War; That would liz
Garfield might not llke Ii, and 10 wo keep
nway., Besides. with Gen. Grant in tho Cab
llIe1, It might stfnluinto "tlle old crowd 10
pnsl! him aga1n for, the nomination fl 1854,
certainly Interfere with uur other arrange
tnents. So, not knowing what to do III this
respect, we conclude to To llnthtng alEd tltrn
our attention to tho sccretary Of tho Treas
John Sherman spent \ day with Garfield ut
Mentor lust week, ailr It Is supposed tllat tie
tMu dlscnssed, anl nerilaps settled. tic CUES
tloM Of thu nppnintlnent Of tln next Secrc-
tary. The conference was entirely private,
even Mrs. Garfield md tito Generals private
secretaries heihg. exclulctl,' ald there hns
been no leaking, silcc, Sllcrlnan's departure
fo x s"r n one t. Of Dnr sSartcst fe9ws
cept Sherman us fle took tho ltAln fnr Mu,,s-
his VISIT whether i related To llllnscif,orto
tion Of sOnIc man fnr Secretary Of tito Treas
ury. lie en,ut back Il snttler but 10 wiser
mail, and reported TINT ha could tilld out
nothing. 1le said the conversation between
himself atd Sherman ritn abu.t, Ms. follows:
- suppose you anil tim. GurlielA Ind
friendly tnlk about loiitics: III general and
'arJ t,'s FORMATION Of the noxt Cabinet iii partieu-
,,';.s;; ,,"res;; lad very PLEASANT visit with the
s'lppsss ': BE- let you into tito secrets OF
'a;S fsfx;;s;|; ss"not be g'a without VIC
"' presl,as rt It Is settled tlaat Mr.. Blaine will
'e J. SsssstGEy issss1I'Sy,s # stutp1' al ',''
A(n JuN KNOW WIN Will 10 UD0Ql1IQu Sue
retary OF the TreaHury?"
Indeed, do Moth
" ii tleree my tr1tl, III tho rumor that YOU
1'asd naea vdo to ,sw rsY II Senator ad keep tho
rIo,is derlnj.i !, ~''@'' ~ ''.' "o''"' ~ oo-
ID "Ro yoS tnk Gey S, will be appoints
~ presume Con. tinrflcfA cnn gfvo you
!nore !!otlnit Information on t|,at subject tIan
! eh,l."
Now all tl!!s was very unsatisfactory, aud
,yo know NJ llltlc after ,.f0lln Sherman, left
dark as to tho object Of Slter,ml.1l's u visit
whether + related TO himself. or simply to
aay!ss WIZ GHsiiS!d i about hls sacGess9r ~
place il s caiinet at It t6o "Git cowies iloso
lust night tl'n QUESTION Of Fosters appoint:-
@ @neIt wns fnlly dIscnssed. aad 1t was agreod
Int aoad 20 ns so91 IL M ppn pnry
other position. ...bco4uso It Inns moro patronage
at its disposal and is susceptible Of. Il wl,tar |
,.lnrgln Ut Influence on Egncral politics. GOV. |
dents }a!.tls noro III tho country It |
l,e Is placed III TINT department thai Il. any |
otllpE, tltl could cxert mora Influence on tho |
next Republican Eat!0nal Cnnvcntlon thall
SHOULD not bb selfish Or ni9garAly in tin Ills. |
trtbnton OF otlIciat patronage, neither should
they neglect tl!elr opportunitcs, bt, Ike tho
t1lG'nselyes: mud now TINT VIC llnye got t;ar-
field III. IT Ia simp!y the tictate ot prudence
alld economy that WI keep Him In f0r a SEC
1 Fl ts 5s' Gh:aso a. Y s!tSus sE EsE ls ss a
Jo!,n ,Sherman's. retention in the Cahinet
Mnultl l,aye little Influence OF. our politics,
selfish; whereas, "Caiico cllarlsy" il mig. Ing
llctie Md pUpn!ur with thu ILLNESSES. 1scSttles,