The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-27
GARFIELD's CABINET.
what a prominont Den.eorat says

Wa. Aington, JAN. 25,-Cakinat spoccula-
,ion, continue 10 be tbs order Of the dag, aad
each day develops zsw phase eff TIE situs-
eon Tho democrats seam to take qsite So
much interest in the waiter KS the republi-
cans, and lesm 10 be quite "a positiyt in their
convictions IS to whasvill bs done. A prsm-
uest democrat said to your correspondent
TO-DAY; "There arc some queer things going
on in the republican camp ju,tnow. What
would you say ifs Should turn cut that
Levi P, Merton became secretary Of
state on the 4th. Of March instead Of James
G. Blaine, In my judgment, based en- mere
scraps Of Information to be sure, but good
many Of them that are at present the highly
probable even, Garfield has, as you and both
know, fully committed himsolfto western
man for secretary of the treasury. have
no doubt 1T is true, as hiss been
reported that Garfield told Morton
Morton this when he was here in November
and with great positiveness Yet it is fact
that Morton has up to this time never given up
what he seems to regard rs bis claim TO the
treasury. II you will talk with him no will
tell you-at least he has told other persons-
that he does not want the navy department
and that there Is no reason in the world why
the heSd Of the treasury should not be an
eastern man. Now Garfield cannot go back
on bis publicly known policy on this matter,
and have no idea that Morton and his friend
COpkliug expect him to. | give you my be-
lief, therefore, that Tor the sake Of poace and
party harmony L. 2. Morton will be made
secretary Of state, which will entirely satisfy
him and Conkling,"
"Do you mean, then, that Blaine hiss had
no offer or understanding about that place for
himself?'
81 don't know" WAS the reply. "Pv never
been able tosatisfJ myself on that point, but
this do see-thht when
BLANKS ORGAN IN NEW YORK
offered to take hand in the senatorial fight
OF Albany, in the name Of Garfield, ii en-.
Outraged tho anti. Conkling men. This was
avery imprudsnt act and one which can be
settled only by Garfield abandoning Blaine
at Oonkling's command or keeping Blaine
at his own peril Public men are as
jealous and IS eantankerous ia these
days as they were when Clay, Calhoun,
Jackson, Van Buren,, and others uSed
towags war against each sthOr. In my judE-
meat Blaine might perhaps hays slipped nt'
the state department with no notice from
CCnkling ifhe had kept 9uist, bu!hS could not
hope to 10 taat only by making HE iisnds ia
New York give tho strongest support 70 tho
CoRSllng senatorial candidate by way Of IA
suTaace to ConkliSg that Blaine, ifhe got ia.
70 the Cabinet, would keep biz handt OF New
York politics. When The Tribune SHE'D it,
hat int the senatorial rBg in AlbSRy, soma
Of saw at once tina! this moEzt mischief
II opeaed a fight in which either Blaine or
Cooking must 60 dewn, and l guess Garfield
will suCcemb 10 t&e feYere5t pressure"
"You think, then, that there will be a re.
cast of the cabinet"
81 don't believe il has ever beon cast.
guess Nichols did not come here for nothing
from Mentor yesterday. If you and knew
exactly what has happened, l believe We
should know that Don Cameron h@ beer
offered and has refused the secrotaryship Of
war, and Morton has bOen offered and refused
tho navy; that nobody hiss been offered the
treasury; that the first western man to whom
it would be offered will be =
GOOD ENOUGH GRANT MAN
10 suit Grant; that the postmaster gOnoralshiI
may 20 TO Postmaster James, of New York
If he eau be persuaded to take it So eivi
Herviee refofm appointment and Conklins
will no. cry abeut it, aad tcst the Blaine pee
pie will be offered. their choice Of the WA
or navy
"WhSt wil the refcrmsrs pay?" sakod you,
correspondent
"SRy! They'll fall to eallisg Oonkling hare
rsmoI, which no does not care for at sill
ThRrs is but one fly just row in Conkling'
pot of political ointment, and thRt 10 Arthur
propensity, developed of lats, to regard hin
self aS Bigger man than old Grant Arthu
Is the only Ean l ever knew who can equal
npd sometimes Surpass, OonklinE ls part
management He hsS been an admirable SCI
want. Now no would like to set up for himae
but he will bs he ple,s. Tho vice pSslden
is always at odds with the president, An
Garfield will not help Arthur. Aside fror
that, in my belief, Csnkling, Cornell, an
Plat will not hesitate to quistly crush Ar
thur il he a,pircs for himself"
sand you belisve the Garfield cabins
will be CsnkliRg aad Grant cabinet, an
not Blaine cabinet"
"Yes, l do, and I foand nay belief upe
the fact, wkick is not difficult 10 $50, tbs
when the Tribuae, IS Blains'a ergsN, oper
e. 6 Blaine Garfield attack on CoAkliDg i
tho Albany senatorial contest, that mad
it certain that the cabinet will b
other CenkIng or Blsino, and not
happy family composed Of both. ]
after the eflcisl waning and encourag,
mepH to the Asti- C9nkling faction in IL
Tribune, Mr CoAklag We're content TO q
down he might as we'll raiira from prsc.;
cal politics. and that is precisely what |
doea rot mean TO do. He .xp,c.; 10 b th
republican Candidate in 1884, :. 70 dos
Grant, AMI Whist is most cguTioul ia III
future is to ses what will Aagpsn whs
thOss two allies lock hsrEs. Don't you S;
all tho New York rSformora would 50 K
GRAFT every time to beat Conkling! Bi
it's good way OF. The fret thiSg | wi
tsll you il tkSt L. p. Mor!SR will GucssC
.EvarsL" That ia how the si;ualioR looI
hers 10 sYery Shrsvd democratic observer.
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