Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-03-11

FRIDAY MORNING. MAR. IL. 1881.
PRESIDENT GARFTELD'S BEGIN
MING.
Our new President enters upon his four
years of service to the Republic with IA
vorable external conditions. His inaugu-
raj is able, as everything coming from him
is likely to be, and as national as anything
coming from politician. who, before his
elevation dabbled considerably in section
alism, could be. expected ito be. 1t pro-
duces strong impression that'if left to
himself and not pushed by his party into
dark corners of partizan expediency, Mr..
Garfield s will be a conservative and use
full administration to the country. He
begins his service with more friendly
feeling from all sections of the country
than any Of his Republican predecessors
have had. His cabinet may not be a
strong one but we should think that by
this time the Republican party must have
found out that it's ''strong'' men do not
make the best Presidential advisers.
There is good deal Of good to be said OF
Mr.. Garfeld's selected advisers, and we
prefer just now to speak of that good.
The Secretary of State, James G. Blaine,
is the undoubted strong man of the party.
He was strong enough to beat Grant and
will be strong enough to keep him beaten.
1t is not easily explained, but it is a fact,
that without any particular reason the
sympathies of the Democracy of this por-
ton of the Union have always been for
Blaine in fight in his own party. The
new Secretary of the Treasury, VIM. Win
dom. of Minnesota, has most admirable
record on opp osition to monopolies, and as
late as Feb. 18th wrote letter to the Pres
identof the National Anti Monopoly Asso-
citation, in which he said II have long fore
.sseen that the time would come when the
'.people would be compelled to invoke the
Exercise of that [legislativel authority for
sstheir protection. repeat to-day, in sub
ssstance, words uttered seven years ago,
THAT there are in this country four men
sswho, in the matter of taxation, possess
land frequently exercise powers which
ssneither Congress nor any of our State
Legislatures would dare to exert-p0w-
1sers which, if exercised in Great Britain
sswould shake the throne to its very foun-
ssdation. These men may at any time,
land for any reason satisfactory to them
ssselves, by a stroke of the pen reduce the
ssvalue of property in the United States by
hundred of millions. They may at their
Gown will and pleasure disarrange and
4'embarrass business, depress, one city or
f'locality and build up another, enrich one
individual and ruin his competitors. and
s'when complaint is made, coolly reply
What are you going to do about it?' y
The Attorney General, Wayne McVeagh,
of Pennsylvania, is such a man as to give
the strongest hope that the Department of
Justice will be administered in Clearly
manner and not in the interest of party. He
has heretofore been man of clear head,
honest intent and firm will, and much is
expected from him. The new Postmaster
General, Thomas L. James, of New York,
Is the first real Postmaster General this
country has had for many years. 1t is a
sort of civil service appointment-he hav-
ing made the best postmaster New. York
city ever had and coming to his new place
fresh from that work. The Secretary of
the Interior, S. j. Kirkwood, of Iowa, is
an old Granger and likely to be opposed to
monopolies as much as his confrere Win
dom. The Secretary of War. Robt. I.
Lincoln, is son of Abraham Lincoln. and
his appointment was, we judge. rather as
has been said, matter of sentiment. he
is young man without much experience
in public affairs unless devoted adheren'
cy to the failing fortunes of Grant at Chi
cago might be called so. The Secretary
of the Navy is Judge w. II. Hunt, Of
Louisiana, of whom little is known except
that he is native of South Carolina, and
life long Union man.
That this cabinet will have a peaceful
four years is however hardly possible
Their assailants will be found in their OWL
party and will make themselves felt
Conkllng's peace will never be serene
while Blaine is the Premier, nor will the
great corporations rest While the author Of
the Window letter presides over the
Treasury, so we should not be surprised
to see the last days of Mr.. Garfield worse
than the first days of Mr.. Hayes. If biz
own party allows him to have a popular
and successful administration then the
chances of Grant for 1885 are numbered
with the dead. and W it'll them 20 Che hopes
of Conkling and all the other satellites
who revolve around the retired veteran
But it will soon be seen that the discon
tented Intervals of the Republican party
will disturb the fair externals with which
Mr.. Garfield starts and there will have tC
be some compromises made by which the
welfare of the country will not profit.
We have preferred to say all the good Of
the nations new servants, SO we have
left out Mr.. WINDOWS imitation tenden
cies, and other things about the cabinet
members which will be aired soon enough
by their own party.
THE NATIONAL BANKS OF
NEW YORK.
The recent furry created in the money
market by the National banks, particular
ly those of New ork cannot fail to at
tract the attention of the country to the