Daily globe., 1881-03-07
Newspaper Comment.
CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL.

CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-The Commercial
saws of the cabinet: The formation of the
cabinet is a happy solution of a somewhat
difficult problem Leaving out of Foster was
wise. To select him would look too much like
the President was providing for second term.
The appointment of James as postmaster gen.
eral is strong. While the President has not
asserted himself strongly, he has secured
finely balanced cabinet, and with strength
enough for any possible emergency.
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER.
The Enquirer will say: Garfield has shown
ingratitude in failing to appoint Foster, and
that Blaine will be the controlling power in
theT cabinet.
CHI ICAGo TIMES.
CHICAGO, March 6.-The Times discussing
the new cabinet says: In the geographical dis
tribution of the cabinet Gen. Garfield has been
generous to the Northwest Illinois has been
recognized by the appointment of Robert L.
Lincoln. Mr.. Window, secretary of the
treasury, is in some respects the most i'm
portant office in the government. Mr. Win
dom's chief recommendation for the place
seems to have been found in the fact that the
delegation of his State voted for
him in the Chicago convention: Some
of those who are familiar with his history,
are inclined to doubt the sufficiency of this
reason for the assignment to him of so i'm
psrtant department Mr.. Kirkwood, of
Iowa, was chosen, it is said, because Mr..
Allison, of that State, declined the offer.
That does not seem to be entirely conclusive,
but as no better reason has been mentioned, it
may be the truth. The Times admits the fit
ness of Mr. BlaiEe and Mr. james for the po-
sitions to which they have been appointed,
and says Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh gets the at
torney generalship. 1t is possible he was
not appointed because his brother-in-law
Don Cameron detests him. Judge
Hunt, of Louisiana, is chosen to represent
the people of the South in the new cabinet.
No objection seems to have been made to him.
The stock of available Republican cabinets ma
terial in that section is not large, and the
President has doubtless made the best selec-
tion he could from the stock on hand.
ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT.
ST. LOUIS, March 6.-The Globe Democrat
saws: The new cabinet which is
announced this forenoon, may not please
all the politicians in the land, but it will please
the great body of the people, who will recog
nze in it list of public men selected for duties
for which they are well fitted. It1s not per-
haps the cabinet which Garfield would have
selected of his own notion, had he no friends
to please, and no warning elements
to cOnclllaue. IHueeu, we
are not greatly mistaken
Mr. Blaine is the only simon pure Garfield
man selected of the seven. The others are
the results of choice between rivals presented
by the party leaders Thus it is easy to recog
nIze the voice and influence of Senator Logan
in the appointment of Robert Lincoln, and it
is not difficult to see in the appointment of
Macveagh an effort to compromise between
the Cameron and anti-Cameron fac
@;n,s lin, Pannev1vanio The most
master general is given to New York,
and to Mr. James for sectional reasons. Also,
il gives Mr.. Conkling friend nearer the
throne and it saves the New York custom
house from the Vaccinations of the machines
The navy department is given to Judge Hunt,
of Louisiana, for purely sectional reasons.
We presume it was necessary to give the
South representation in the cabinet, and as
the applicants were numerous Gen. Garfield
went outside of the list presented to him and
selected one whose appointment, while 1t
might create enthusiasm, was not liable to pro-
woke dissatisfaction. The treasury was given
to Mr.. Windem after the declination OF Mr..
Allison.
INDIANAPOLIS DAILY JOURNAL.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 6.-The Indianapolis
DaiIu Journal speaks of the cabinet as fol-
lows: It is respectable cabinet, not great
one. The greatest man in it is Blaine, and
from him it tapers down by regular graduation
to small point. 1t is a disappointing cab
inet. It is an attempt to compromise geo.
graphical claims with political difficulties, an
effort to arrange party preferences by the
distribution of party patronage. The cabinet
as whole, does not rise above mediocrity
Senator's Blaine and Window are the only tWo
men In it of really national reputation. ihe
rest are mere make weights 1t can be said o
them they will fill ,theT positions respectfully
and this is all. They are fair second or third
rate men, and only charitable
Judgment could do as much al
this. The cabinet in its presen
composition, does not compare with the orlgl