The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-10


Nov that President Garfield has sppOin. =
his cabinet aud they have been confirmed, (,
IA not omiss 10 take look NJ bis adviser.
AID SEQ who they are. Mr.. Blaine, secretary
Of state, Is we'll known 10 The country, as the
sonftor from Maine, and IA twice dofea4cd
aspirant for the presidential nomination. A
native Of Pennsylvania, he has lived nearly
al bis life in Maine ard first ~ represen-
taliye and later as United States senator
from that state, he made for himtef much
reputation throughout the country,
and has no.little 10 do in shaping the legis-
ton and directing tho policies thar have OBJ
tsined during the past eighteen or twenty
years. There is no gentleman in the Repub-
licsu party more thoroughly Statesman, or
more thoroughly politician. We presume
it is perfectly proper to say that he 10 the
ablest one of all General Garfed's advisers.
His Secretary of tho Treasury, Mr. Window,
OF Minneeota, is one of the brightest intelleots
in his party. he was born in Ohio in 1927
and has lived in Minnesota since 1866. A
western man by birth and rearing, his ns-
ture and character formed themselves from
tho vigorous. progressive, energetic western
tyges and his services Us a United States
Spuator have therefore been OF a quality 70
a; tract attention to himself Identified with
the west, his financial, views.are more after
the western idea. than the idea of the east
| With his party in its soundness on the gold
and silver question, he nevertheless believes
in plentiful supply of paper money too.
Mar. Wayne McVeigb, Of Pennsylvania, ia
attorney general. There is DO doubt but
that he takes to the Office with him an ability
| that is first class, and. profound
| knowledge of the law. No gentleman
stands higher in Pennsylvania in his profes-
sion than he does. lie has been known
| to the country rs the son.in-law of Simon
Cameron, the brother-in-law of Senator
Don Cameron aud as one of 'the visiting
statesmen" who.so successfully manipulated
matters in louisiana as to capture that state
for Mr.. Hayes. The Post Master General is
Mr.. James, of New York. ibis gentleman
has never had sny special prominence as u
politician, but being ofsome local Importance
he was made postmaster of New York City
and he so ably and efficiently administered
the affairs of that office aud
by his suggestions secured so many
benefits for the postal departments
that ne was.'selected, evidently for his fitness
for the.position. Tho secretary of war Mr.
Robert 7. Lincoln, is O son of the late
President Lincoln and is a gentleman Of
much PROMISE is thirty seven years old and
the only surviving child of President Lincoln.
He graduated at Harvard college in 1864
and since 1872 he has practice6 law in Chi
csgo, doing heavy prlcLcs. H. is hsppily
married, bis wife being daughter of ex-
Senator Harlan Of Iowa, aud has three
children. Hon. w. H. Hunt of Louisiana,
tho secretary Of the. navy is native
OF Louisisnp, bis family being one of the
leading families of New Oilesns. He has
been district judge aud two others of his
brothers, one Of them the fsnous Randall
Hunt, were Distinguish at the Louisiana bar
Another brother was en- eminent physician
ia Louisiana and lost his life in duel.
Judge Hunt ia distinguished as lawyer and
is perhaps the most gifted orator at the New
Orleans bar. He is of d proud, sensitive
disposition, very stylish, always appearing in
court in white kid gloves His family were
old line wings and hence it is we presume
that he drifted into republicsnism. The
secretary of the interior, Hon. Samuel j.
Kirkwood, is a western man, having been
born in Maryland in 1918, ard having
resided in Iowa since 1856. BE served twice
as the governor of the state, and in 1866 was
sent 10 the United States senate, be-
ing reelected 10 1876, 50 that, like Mr..
Blaine BIO resigned seat in the senate to
take position in the cabinet. Those
are Presiden, Garfeld's advisers and COUNSEL
ors. They are all young msn. DIR
Klrkwood perhaps being the Oldest merl-
her, ami he is not many years tho senicc OF
of the president. The cabinet Ia not made
up of men, excepting Mt Blaine, WHO have
made any Distinguished regulations for them
selves, yet each one has shown himself to be
possessed of sbility. and.stfength of characs
ter so II is reasonable that they will be safe
couuseGors for the president, sud render The
country efficient service.