The Republican journal., 1881-03-17
Something About the cabinet.

| The new Secretary of State needs no lntroduc
ton to Maine people. We all of US approve the
choice the President has made and look forward
| with confidence to an able and brilliant admins
tration of that Department.
Conceive a man Of 50 years, medium height,
compacty and rather heavily built, with splen-
| did head. well set between his broad shoulders.
| his most cons picuous feature being expanse OF
| forehead without badness. his nose and full nos
trls indicative OF strength Of character stiff up
per lip and with frank, brown eyes that look kind
| ly into yours. suggestive Of an easy temper and
perennial good humor. says writer in the Phila
| delphla Times, summing up Senator WINDOW 5
! qualifications Tor the presidency when his name
was mentioned prominently in connection with
that office. His expression is that OF benevoence.
while the pure. firm complexion indicates tenn
| perate habits and superb physical health. In
dress he is neat and plain, the only mark Of fash
ioI in his appearance being the English cut whsk
| ers. running vertically in front OF the ears. From
| his attire the man might be well to do country
merchant In facial appearance a professor OF
| moral sciences and philosopher. This is William
! Window careful estimate OF the character Of
! Senator Window and consideration OF his public
services reveal abundant reasons for public conf
| dence and stamp his career with the grand mate
! rial evidences OF craftsmanship. Senator Window
is not brilliant SNOWY man: he parades Keith
| er his person nor tongue. Ii never does anything
for effect But he is remarkable for his hard sense,
capacity. range Of ideas and wonderful mental en-
| durance, and IN these qualities he has had few
| equals among his colleagues IL the House or Sen
ate. His abilities are of the rugged. solid kind
| Yet his public utterances are not devoid OF the
| graces OF rhetoric which distinguish the orator.
His rec I'd is clean his private character spotless
| and without reproach. His political course has
| been straight and consistent He has never way
cred IL his duty to his constituents or IN allegiance
! to his party.
| WAYNE Macy eagh is a native of PENNSYLVANIA
| HI was graduated at Yale in the famous class of
| 1913, and adopted the profession Of law. Soon
after his admission to the bar he was elected dis
| trlct attorney Of Chester county. and served in
| that capacity tor three Years. During the war for
| the Mon Mr.. MACY eagh twice in the ser
! vice. first captain OF a company Of caval
! ~, which was in the service Tor two weeks
! only when the INVASION OF the State was threat
! ened in September. 1862. and major on
| the staff OF Major Gen. Couch during the emer
| gency of the following year. BY this time he had
| attained such prominence ID political circles that
| he was made chairman OF the Republican State
| central committee during the campaign of 1863
The first interruption Of his professional life after
| that date was in 1870, when President Grant ap-
| pointed him to succeed Il. Joy Morris as minister
! to Constantinope. This position he held until the
! close OF ISL when he resigned and was succeed
| ed by George H. Boxer. In early life Mr.. Mac
! eagh had married daughter OF Mr. Lewis, his
law preceptor and after her death. he married, III
ISL daughter Of ex Senator Cameron. In Octo
| Der. ls' ;, he was elected Republican delegate to
The convention Tor revising the constitution OF the
| State lie served as chairman of the committee
on Judiciary. In the convention his varied legal
requirements and fine oratorlcal powers enabled
! hun to take leading position and he was through
out one Of the most prominent and Influential
members OF that body His connection with the
famous Louisiana committee four years ago is
| fresh in the minds of all The prominent part re
Gently taken by Mr. McN eagh in political affairs
need not be given at length, He was one of the
origInators of the National Republican League
which did such eiectual work in preventing the
nomination of General Grant for the Presidency
last year and as a member Of The executive com
mittee OF the orgapizatioa proceeded TO Chjcago
at the time the convention was held. There he
crossed swords with the Camerons and the victory
/ was on his side After the convention was over
| he made Journey to Russia as counsel to Mr.
! Wharton Barker on the expedition to investigate
the coal and iron fields IN The southern section of
that country In the recent senatorial contest in
PENNSYLVANIA his name was frequently mentioned
! as A rallying point for the auti-Cameron members
OF the Legislature but he was not a candidate for
the place and steadfastly refused to permit the
use Of his name in the contest
Samuel J kirkwood of Iowa the Secretary of
the Interior is the oldest member of the new j,ah
| met HIS age is t;S wears Mr. KirkWood looks
fully AS old as he is He is man of large frame
large features pleasant although very plan IN his
| manners and looks more ike a farmer than a Son
ator. He is statesman Of the .homesnun~ order
| He was born in MARYLAND and went to school
| when A boy in WASHINGTON city He went to Ohio
when he was % wears of age whore he studina
! law Here he goi 10 he prosecntino attorney and
member Of the constitutional convention He
moved into Iowa in 1885. and in four wears made
himself Governor of the State He held that office
| throuch tho aarlior Years of tho war pros;dart
| Int he dacnad Tho otiico Tban Ia 1raO ~ 1sf e
elected to the Senate to FIJI ont Mr. HarIsn,s may
Nod Town, tftarwarJ ba soraa a,,o,har
tovernor and in ls76. was elected TO the Senate