The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-03-12
President Garfeld's Cabinet.

We publish elsewhere in this issue the
names of President Garfeld's Cabinet, to-
gether with short sketch Of each member.
Mr.. Blaine, who holds the leading posi-
ton, is not as conservative man as we
should like to have seen as Secretary OF
State. He is too impetuous and dogmatle
to be entrusted with our foreign relations,
and will be apt to be too exacting in mat
tiers ofcontroversy with other governments.
OF the capacity of Mr.. " indom, Secretary
of the Treasury, nothing seems to be known.
Mr.. Sherman has handled the finances OF
the country with considerable ability, and
it is feared that Mr.. Window will not be
so efficient an officer Wayne Mac Veagh,
Attorney General, is said to be good
lawyer, but he has excelled most as a rail-
road lawyer. Mr.. James, Postmaster
General, has made a most excellent officer
as postmaster of New York city, and the
selection, from an administrative point, is
generally regarded as fine one. Mr.,
Kirkwood, Secretary of the Interior, seems
to have been selected mainly on account
of his geographical location, aud Mr. Lin
coin, Secretary of War, simply because he
is the son of the late President Lincoln.
The former is a good lawyer and second
rate Senator; the latter has never been
prominent in anything except the advoca-
CIV of a third term for Grant. Judge
Hunt, Secretary of the Navy, is success
full lawyer aud a good business man. lie
took charge Of his Office without ostenta-
ton, and pretty much upon the order Of a
man taking charge of an establishment he
had recently purchased. He went uuan-
nounced TO the Office, and the first knowI-
edge the officers had Of his presence he
was observed sitting at the Sscretarys
desk. Of the new cabinet the Baltimore
San says:
The cabine,. however, Is representative
rather of localities than of principles, and IS
not compact and homogeneous body, nor
strong except in parts. Indeed, on almost
sny of the great leading issues Of the day the
elements of antagoRism can be detected, IN
germ at least, In this cabinet. Mr. MACY eagh
Is known to be SIS actively hostile to the Pollt-
ical s'maehine' as Mr. Blaine is q believer IN
it and an advocate for II. Mr.. Blaine repre-
sents the high protection, subsidy and down
East notions Of paterrsl government; while
Mr.. Window Is in = peculiar degree repre-
sentative of the gran gers and conspicuouSiy
an .monopolist Mr.. James is practical
IN and effectively a ciyil-seryice reiormer
Mr. Window, the neS Secretary OF the rcas-
ury, has distinguished himself chiefly by &c
tiyity IN respect TO the transportation prsh-
lem. rather than in fiscal and financial mat
ters. Mr.. Attorney. General AacN eagh Is q
eapable lawyer, and fearless. ogispokrn
man Of independence and character. Mr.
lincoln probably owes his appointment in
caod mari 10 the fact that he Is the son Of his
father: Mr. Hunt to the fact that he vas an
available Southern republican. and Mr.. hirS
wood to the fact that Iowa gave lSl,o0a votes
for Garfield 70 le5, Geo for Hancock.
The criticisms of the new cabinet, Of
course. are various, but all concur that it
is rather an incongruons body, and that
some Of the selections are not the best
that could have been made.