Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-09

brilliant administration: and if
vigor be needed in enforcing the
Monroe doctrine, we shall have that.
1t is known that Mr.. Window was
the first choice Of Secretary Sher-
man, and was warmly urged by him
for this portfolio. This fact must be
borne in mind, as one Or two of his
recent utteranees have given rise to
some uneasiness, SO that cOnserya-
tive interests may possibly accept
his nomination at first with some
reserve. We refer to this prejudice
frankly, and we warn the business
men of the country, and especially
of the metropolis, that they must
not condemn the Secretary of the
Treasury in advance. There is ans
pie reason to believe that a man SO
sound in all principles of finance as
President Garfield always has been,
could not have taken Mr.. Window
into his Cabinet without thorough
understanding with him on these
points, and without being sure that
the Secretary's course would be in
accordance with the safe and conser-
vative policy which he would advo-
cate himself.
When it was finally settled that
there was no chance for the Treasury
Department, the place ranking next
in importance from patronage and
vital interest to every section OF the
country was assigned to our own
State. That Mr.. james is the man
best fitted in the United States for
the Office of Postmaster General is
universally acknowledged by the
press Of the State and Of the whole
country. He has the special advan-
tage Of being an original Conkling
and Grant man, while not IN any
special way unsatisfactory to the
anti>Conkllng and anti Grant men.
His chief characteristic is that he is
an admirable executive officer, who
| devotes himself first and mainly to
the duties Of his office. He is 4
printer who rose from the case to
the post-office and will consider it
the crowning glory of his life, that
like the great head of the!Post- Office
Department, he reaches that place
through these grades. New York
has every reason to be proud Of its
self-made representative in the Cab
met.
Robert Lincoln's name commends
him to the hearts of Americans. He
will make an excellent Secretary OF
War. His nomination is at once en-
inspiration and a proof of the Presi>
dents political sagacity. This is the
one thing which Senator Logan de
sired and it may fairly be presumed
that he is likely to be especially
pleased when the candidate whom be
supported SO handsomely during the
campaign recognizes his wishes in
his own State.
Judge Hunt is not only a native
Southerner but a conspicuously able
one, and fifty represents the original
Republicans Of that section.
Wayne MacVeagh is man of first
rate ability, an admirable lawyer
promoted to 81 place in the line
of his profession. He is q good
representative Of the Independ-
ents and reform Republicans, and
at the same time, as the brotheroin-
law of Senator Cameron, IS a man
against whose appointment the
Cameron influence IN the State Of
Pennsylvania could make no reason
able objection On the ground OF
personal unfriendliness or tendency
to political persecution.
Mr.. Kirkwood is one Of the
strongest, ablest and most faithful
Republicans in the West, and as
Secretary of the Interior will make
a Cabinet officer of exceptional adj
ministratiye ability.
The Cabinet is one which every
Republican will heartily approve
1t is strong is every sense. It vii
give the party unity and peace. Il
will give the country wholesome
administration.