Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-09
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lieye it would. With the exception oil
the New York Tribune, among the great
dailics, which believes the Cabinet will
give general satisfaction, there is more
than ordinary fault-inding, and some de-
nounce it as much inferior to Hayes.
The Democratic press are inclined to be
more charitable, and think that Presi-
dent Garfield has done the best he could
with the timber on hand to construct his
house. What is termed as the Independ-
ent press, of which the New York Her.
aid and Springfield tMass.) Republican
are the leading mouthpieces, is in open
war against the Cabinet, the Republican
being especially bitter, and characterizes
il as mediocre, spotty and full of
holes;'' that Blaine was an unfit man to
nominate by the Administration, and
that Window for Secretary of the Treas
ury is a shock to the business interests
of the country-meaning, no doubt, the
peculiar tenets Of the Greenback party,
as the new Treasurer is a prominent hard
money man. There is every reason to
belive hat President Garfield's prime OBJ
ject in selecting his advisers was to bring
order out Of the Republican chaos, and
harmonic the conflicting and discordant
elements in the party. In order to do
this he was forced to conciliate the lead
ers in some of the big States, and
show his gratitude to those COM
monwealths which have proven such
firm friends to the party. With the
exception of Blaine and Hunt, the ap.
pointees are all from the great States
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa
should be selected from adjoining States
is a little strange, but the policy OF it,
from a party standpoint, is evident, when
their voting power is taken into consid-
Grafton. That the Pacific Coast is not
represented by a portfolio excites little
comment. Our Republican friends ex-
pected too much when they did so little,
and will have to chew the bitter cud of
disappointment. The Coast can, how
ever, reconcile itself to the new Cabinet.
Whatever may be its tendency on strictly
party matters, its financial complexion
will suit us, and we believe we will have
a faithful advocate against Chinese i'm
migration in the Prime Minister, whose
past ~utterances ON the subject have COM
mitted him to the respect of the people
of this slope, without regard to party
affiliations. While opinions greatly diff
fer in regard to the statesmanlike ability
of the members of the new Cabinet, all
seem to accord them praise for their per.
sonal high worth and social attributes.
Three of them have been taken from the
United States Senate Blaine, Window
and Kirkwood. The others, with the
exception of james Of New York, have
had but a limited experience in public
life, and Lincoln none at all.
James G. Blaine, che Secretary of the
Treasury, it is well known, is from
Maine. He has been in Congress since
1857, and has been twice a candidate for
the Presidency. Although from the ex-
treme northeast portion of the country,
his ideas are rather in accord with West
ern opinions than with those of his party
in the East. We believe this is especially
the case with regard to the financial is
sues before the nation.
William Window, Secretary of the
Treasury, is a native of Ohio. He is a
lawyer by profession, and removed to
Minnesota in 1855. He has served in
Congress since 1860, being in the House
ten years. He has devoted much of his
time to the financial question, and is an
uncompromising double standard man,
a fact that will gain him the respect of
the people On this Coast. The opposi-
ton to him of the capitalists of the East is
the best criterion that President Garfield
has made the fittest selection he could
from the material he had at command.
Samuel ]. Kirkwood, Secretary of the
Interior, was born in Maryland, studied
aw in Ohio, and removed to Iowa in
1852, where he engaged in the business
of farming and milling. He was elected
Governor of that State in 1859 by the Re-
publicans, and held the Office during the
first years Of the war. In 1866 he was
chosen to the United States Senate, to
fill the ~unexpired term of Hon. James
Harlan, but two years later was defeated
as a candidate for the full term, ex-Gov-
ernor Harlan being chosen. He was
elected Governor in 1875 for the third
time. In 1876 he was elected to the
United States Senate, and his term would
have expired in 1853.
Robert 7. Lincoln, Secretary of War,
is a native of Illinois, and is the eldest
son of Abraham Lincoln. He is a lawyer
by profession, and the youngest member
of the Cabinet. His appointment was no
doubt due to the influence of John A.
Logan and party traditions.
Wayne Mcveigh, Attorney General,
is a Pennsylvania. He has the reputa-
tion of being a good and shrewd lawyer, |
and is related to the Camerons by family
ties. Hence his appointment may be
looked upon as a sop to oonciliate the
contending factions in the keystone
State.
Thomas L. James, Postmaster General,
is from New York, and is the personal
of Senator Conkling. He has been
Postmaster of New York CITY for some