National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-04
New York in the Cabinet.

The Chicago Inter Ocean, In leading
editorial, thus plainly indicates its choice
for the Secretaryship of the Treasury:
The effort is being made to convey the impres-
sion that the appointment of the Hon. Levi p
Morton as Secretary ofthe Treasury would be uii-
popular in the West. This is not true. There is
no man in public life held in higher esteem by the
people of the West than Mr. Morton, and as soon
as Cabinet selections began to be discussed 1t was
agreed on all hands that if Secretary Sherman dld
not remain in the Cabinet New York should be
given the Treasury Department, and MI. Morton
selected as Secretary. When the Inter- Ocean In
vited its halfmillion of readers TO send IN their
preferences for the Cabinet, Secretary Sherman
and Mr.. Morton were almost the only two men
suggested for the Treasury, and MANY of those who
recommended the retention of Nh. Sherman IA
vored the appointment ofSfr. Morton as his sue
ceSsor in case he was elected 10 the Senate. In a
list of 119 persons suggested by the Hter-0oeda
readers for Cabinet Appointments, Mr. Morton
stood seventh, and those who were ranked higher
in popular opinion were such men as General
Grant, Secretary Sherman, and Senator Logan.
Mr.. Morton has the confidence Of the West.
The Republican party owes much OF its
success to the confidence inspired by its
leaders in their treatment of questions
connected with the debt and the currency.
General Grant initiated the movement to-
ward resumption, and its details were
wrought out mainly under Eastern ad-
vice. If Eastern viewsaTeunpopulara at the
West, how comes it that General Gar
field has just been triumphantly elected
upon platform embracing those views?
Is any Republican ready to make change
of the financial attitude of the party? Is
General Garfield likely to listen to any
clamor which deprecates SO open an exhi-
bition of financial consistency as would
be the appointment of sound Eastern
man to the Treasury Department? Who
says the West needs any soothing-syrup
TO cure any ails proceeding from dissent
with the East? The West would rather
trust New York banker like L. P. Nor
ton, retired from business, than any man
who might be named for the mere purpose
of showing that We were not very much in
earnest in our assertions on financial sub
'jects last fall. We protest against tinid
counseis and a trimming policy. Honest
money and honesty to creditors. By this
signwe conquered. The President-eiect is
welded to this school. It is a poor COM
pliment to him to suppose that he is to
be swayed by a Western prejudice against
the East just after canvass in which the
West heartily indorsed the very views
which at one time it had looked upon
with some disfavor.
Vaef ir inf -, tho
ment Of the public lands, including the
mines of gold and silver; in the govern
ment of the Indians and the protection
of the whites from their cruel ravages !;
in the speed and frequency of mail SER
vice; in the cheapness of transportation
and telegraphy, and other matters per-
tanning to the Interior and Postal De-
partments. With Mr.. Blaine, New
Englander, in the State Department; Mr..
Morton, New Yorker, in the Treasury :;
the West equally well represented in the
Interior and Post-Office Departments, the
War and Navy selected from the very
best timber in Pennsylvania and the
South, and the ablest Stalwart Republi
can lawyer in the United States who
would accept it, wherever he could be
found, for Attorney-General-such Cabi
net would give great satisfaction to all
elements of the party and he serves his
country best who serves his party best,
if he belongs to the party of the Right.
A Cabinet distributed as above proposed
as to localities and as to the relations of
men would give to the party the harmony
and-unity which came to it after the Chi
cago Convention and remained until No
vember, and without which our country
would now be doomed to Bourbon sway
for the next twenty years. There is
nothing to embarrass our new President
in the formation of such Cabinet except
the petty resentments of few very in
significant place-hunters and egotists,
masquerading under the name of Re-
formers; and we know him well enough
to know that they will not be allowed to
dictate his policy.