Smyrna times., 1881-03-09

nent positions at different times. The
cabinet, however, is representative rather
of localities than of principles. Mr. Mac
Veagh is known to be as actively hostile
to the political ''machine'' as Mr.. Blaine
is a believer in it and an advocate for it.
Mr. Blaine represents the high protection,
subsidy and ''down East. notions of pa
ternal government: while Mr. Window
+ is in peculiar degree representative of
the grangers and conSpcuouSly an anti
monopolist. Mr.. James is practically and
effectively civil-service retormer, and in
his position as postmaster at New York
has shaped out and perfected great many
of those reforms which politicians like
Mr. Blaine scorn and laugh at. Still, the
cabinet has one element of homogeneous
ness which must not he overlooked: MIR.
Blaine is easily the premier of the new
cabinet. 1t has been long since a Secre-
tary of State was so completely ''master
of the situation" as Mr. Blaine finds him
self to-day. Mr.. Window, the new Sec
retary of the Treasury, has distinguished
himself chiefly by activity IN respect to
the transportation problem, rather than in
fiscal and financial matters. He was
chairman of the Senate committee on
transportation routes to the seaboard,"
which in 1878 made a wel-known ex-
hauStive report in favor of the power of
Congress to regulate rates of transporta-
ton, and in favor also of the construction
by Congress of one or more airline
! freight routes to the seaboard. His
financial views will probably take their
complexion from those of Mr.. Garfield.
Mr.. -attorney-General MacVeagh is a
capable lawyer, and fearless. outspoken
man of independence and character. Mr..
Lincoln probably owes his appointment in
, good part to the fact that he is the son of
his father. though he is said to have good
administrative capacities, and has borne
himself well as a citizen and lawyer; Mr.
! Hunt to the fact that he was an available
southern republican, and Mr.. Kirkwood,
native of Hartford county. Md. Is
what is called a friend of the Indians,
and is expected to conduct his depart
| ment on a broader and more liberal scale
with reference to the proper maintenance
Of their rights than has been the case
heretofore.
a prominent democrat referring to Mr..
Blaine says: Eve may expect under
Mr.. Blaine a bouncing foreign policy and
an American style Of diplomacy such as
will lead to CONSERVATION in making
foreign office The fisheries question
will probably be worked for all it is worth.
while new aspect may be given to the
Chinese and the Irish questions Our
German treaties may be overhaued and
fresh phase OF manifest destiny be sub
sritnted for our present non-interfercnce
foreign policy
PRESIDENT GARF1ELD's INAUGURAL AD-
DREss.-President Garfield on Friday.
after taking the oath of office at the
proper time and place, delivered the in
augural address which custom demands of
every incoming President. He began by
a survey OF the life of the Union of the
States during hundred years, looking
down upon the struggling infancy of the
period Of the revolution and the birth of
the constitution from the eminence upon
which we now stand. The autonomy of
the States has not yet been seriously inva-
ded, and it is in every respect true that
1.-THE nation is resolutely facing to the
front. resolved to employ its best ener
gleS IN developing the great possibilities
OF the future The country's chief con-
Germ is to ascertain from Mr. Garfelds
address what are his views as to those
possibilities of the future" First. he
speaks OF the new y-made colored citizen.
his devotion to the Union, his capacity
to get along, his rights and his wrongs.
The negro was given the suffrage imme
dlately after enfranchisement, he SAYS, be-
cause this country could not afford a rer-
manantly DISTINGUISHED peasantry. and
''there was no middle ground" The
coIored mans right to the suffrage is es-
ta0llShed, and must and will be maintain
ed. Bad local government founded on
negro suffrage is great evil Is; but viola
ting the sanctity of the ballot-box is ga
crime which, if persisted in, will DESTROY
the government itself" "Suicide is no
remedy and the suffrage must therefore
be maintained. Mr.. Garfield docs not at.
tempt, however, to palliate the danger of
ignorant suffrage. and his remedy for this
Is universal education. We owe that 10
the children who are to succeed us in |
control OF our public affairs. "If that
generation" says Mr.. Garfield, "comes
TO Its inheritance blinded by Ignorance |
and corrupted by vice, the fate of the re- |
public will be certain and remediless."
The South is the greatest sufferer by illit-
eracy, the consequence OF slavery, for
willch all parts of the country have been
responsible and the President thinks that
''all the constitutional powers of the ma
tlon and OF the States, and all the volun-
teer forces of the people should be sum.
moned to meet this danger by the saving
Influence OF universal education. In this
benehcent work sections and races should
be forgotten and partisanship should be |
unknown"
Fifty years hence, said the President
the controversies of the present will he
forgot as we have forgotten those of fifty
years ago " We may hasten or we NAV
retard. but we cannot prevent the final re-
conclllatlOn." We are in period of un-
paralieIed prosp' rity, We are reminded.
and our prudent financial arrangements
nave enabled US ''to secure the BLESSINGS
which the seasons brought" The Presi- |
dent wishes to see these blessings still |
further profited by, great enterprises
pushed to completion, and the worlds
currency finally settled bv international |
concert, so that ''the PURCHASING novar of !