The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-13

Ih0 courier journal seems 10 have some
faith in the president, especially in his ability
to boss the b1sses. Ii says:
President Garfield begins his official career
with q far, better acquaintance with public
measures, with congressional methods, with
public men, than his predecessor, Mr. Hsyes
Grant was ignorant as al Aleulisn of these
matters when he went into the white house,
and his ignorance WAS manifest ut every STEP
Very few presidents have had the congress
sional experience of Garfield ,snd he is world.
ly wise above any republican president we
have had. So, while his cabinet is no. alto
gether such as be was Expected TO appoint
it is probable that Garfield will put some
iron in it, and although there is some evi.
denCe Of "boss" influence in its makeup we
are incliaed to believe that the new presi-
den. will get on top of tho "bosses" and will
run the business without their assistance.
His opportunities to make successful nd
ministratien ara great, and we trust he will
make it such, He certainly can do so, if he
has not embraced the idea of q second term.
The 81. Louis Globe-Democrat, aware per-
hsps that an administration organ is to be
started in st. Louis and that it is 70 be ig-
nored, has commenced already to make
filings at tho administration. 1t says:
Gen. Garfield will soon discover that in
selecting Mr.. McVeagh 10 represent Pennsyl-
d. vania he was led into an error. Mr.. McVeagh
made himself conspicuous recently in OPP.
posing the republican nominee for mayor of
Philadelphia Stokely--sud contribut-
ing his influence to the election Of Mr.. King,
the democratic candidate. Mr.. Stokely is
confessedly tha best mayor Philadelphia ever
had. He was rendered the nomination by the
so-ca)led Performers" in the recent municipal
campaign, but he declined il on the ground
that no WAS o republican snd would not run
in opposition to his party. Tho "reform"
dodge was played so well that violent par
tisan democrat was elected, and tho republi-
can candidate, against whom no person had q
word TO soy, was beaten. We confess that
we do not like 10 see men placed Ia cabinet
positions for assisting in schemes of this kind,
and We do not blame Mr.. Cameron and Mr..
Conkling for feeling a little sore over the
matter.
The Chicago Inter 0cesn.favors BIZ
metallic currency, in which, for once, il is
right, and has begun already to give ihe
president advice Us to what he ought TO do
in the appointment of commissioners to the
International conference on this question
The litter Ocean.ss
The president will soon DO called upon 70
appoint commissioners to the International
monetary conference, 10 which the United
States has been invited to send representa-.
tives. There can be scarcely doubt but
that this second attempt ut agreement upon
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shall give 10 silver lis true place, will bo
successful, provided menara so. - dolegstes
who understand and in'e.ligenty represent
the various countries tsl,iag part. This
nation ought 10 eeud not only able nen alone,
but men friendly to the acheme OF remonetiz.
alton. At tho former conference the
United States presented the rather
singular picture of inviting tho co.
operation Of other powers to advance silver
TO tho proper place, while 1t sent as its rop.
ressnta,ives men who were, for the most
part, luke worm or positively unfriendly t.
silver Whatever the official utterancss Of
such mon may DO, their well known convic-
lions must necessarily impair their influence,
and, Whatever the cause of tho failure which
attended tho former conference, tho result
could hardly have boon different. II is TO be
hNpoN suos 'h's " uoiu Will tNuii tuo
take Of his predecessor, and send broad
liberal men, who, while they srs judicious
nre also earnest aud active friends OF tho BIZ
metallic plan. Tie Inter Ocean has ne
particular desire TO give suggestions to III,
president, but Il believes he could not appoin
amsn who would better reflec; the views o
tho west on this subject, or ono 10 whom he
himself would have moro confidence, thar
ex.Vice President ColfAx, who has nlwsy
been An earnest and consistent advocate o
tho double standard.
The In!or.O wa, doubles, doubled W
like limp dishrsg when II learned that OK.
senator A. e. Thurman, tho grsndost ok
democratic Roman Of thom all, was abou
tho first commissioner appointed by ih'
president. Mr.. Colfax Il no doubt sound OF
the double standard question. Credit mobile
proved that the double standard being stool
with big dividends and no. cent of COS. I,
him.
In the following paragraph, which clll
from tho New Orleans Democrat, there 1
nothing In tho nature Of news 1t 1, not dis
cussivo Of any grave issue, political, religious