The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-12
THE CABINET.

The cabinet rs finally settled upon by prcsi.
dent Garfield, and sent to the senate on Satur.
day and at once confirmed, is ~ follows:
James G. Blaine, of Maine, secretary of
State
william Window, Of Minneaota, secretary
Of The treasury.
Robert T. Lincoln, Of Illinois, secretary Of
war.
William II. Hunt, Of Louisiana, secretary of
The navy.
Samuel J. Kirkwood, of Iowa, secretary of
the interior.
Thomas l.. James, of New York. postmaster
general.
Wayne MacVeagh. Of Pennsylvania, atlor.
ney general.
On this list doubtless Blaine Is the ablest,
and will be the ruling spirit of the admn.stra.
tion. He is known rs q restless man. deli ght.
ing IN sensatiunG, and in conducting our tor.
eign relations, which are especially in his
charge, will doubtless make 1t n point to kick
announced that the fraud involved IN the Hall.
fax fisheries award is TO have an immediate
and sharp overhaullng, and that the De Les.
seps Panama canal scheme is 10 receive
vigorous" attention.
The appointment: Of Window for the treas,l.
ny department is nearly SURPRISE and Ger.
tainly 70 dlslastelul in many quarters that it
cannot be called popu'ar Not strong man
by any means, he s bes de, herotica IN many
ideas which to eastern stalwartism are pecu.
LARRY odious. In the currency disputes in
congress from 1872 TO &c, Window was always
counted rs IN arrant intlationist, having voted
for the imitation bill III 1874 which Grant
vetoed; also for the Bland silver bill which
Hayes vetoed In 1878; and for the For, green.
back bill; besides being a stcadtast bimetal.
list, an! IN strong sympathy with the ncw
Anti Monopoly League recently organized in
New York, as Is shown by vigorous letter he
sent them a, their last Cooper Institute meet.
ing.
Hunt as secretary Of the navy, is small
man, though in the present condition o. that
arm of the public service, anybody is consid
u
alton appears to have lain in the fact that,
though at present domicIled in Louisiana, he
really belongs in Ohio.
kirkwood, rs secretary o! the inter.er, ought
TO make a creditable officer. As governor of
Iowa during the war, and L. S. Senator after
wards, he ought To have enough public expe.
ricnce, added to considerable knowledge nee
eSsavily ~ 4 western man of Indian affairs. 10
make at least ~ good secretary of the ineri.
or rs Schurz was.
Thomas l.. James, postmaster general,
though supposed 10 have been appointed main
ly to appease Conkling, has won SO many
iaurcls as the best postmaster New York city
has had for years, that the country is war.
ranted in entertaining the highest expectations
OF him FOR M exceptionally able admnlstra-
ton Of the u. o. department
Wayne MacEeagh, Of Pa, the attorney gen.
ersl, is admitted TO be an able man, and the
graves, thing said against him is that he is
I he sonIn.law Of Simon Cameron. But as he
stole Camcron's daughter, aud never on that
account has been over friendly with the family,
that ought not to count heavily against him.
The strangest OF all the cabinet appointments
is that of Robert T. Lincoln for secretary of
war. That he should have been appointed
solely out Of respect TO the memory of his
father, the martyr president" sounds too
much like sentimental swash to be the only
reason for It, yet it is hard TO imagine any
other. He is admitted to be still a mere boy,
though in the thirties, and to have shown no
qualities above those of sny other iifthIratc
Chicago lawyer. Yet he is good boy and
every body wishes him well. lie Is conceded
on all sides TO owe his appointment, 10 Senator
Logan, Who probably stipulated early In the