The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-23
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WAsHINaToG. March S. 1892.

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Supreme Bench was received here witl
}, varied feeling, intense delight being mani
tested by the Stalwarts, and intense C1ia
satisfaction being shown BY the halt
breeds. Those Republicans who belong tt
neither faction Of their party were no
pleased. They considered that there wers
! other men mentioned in connection with
the vacancy the appointment Of auy one
of whom would have been universally ap.
| proved. Therefore 1t cannot be denied
/ that Mr. Conkling'e nomination was q
great mistake, since 1t gave most excel
lent excuse to the friends Of President
| Garfield q administration tt, withdraw their
support from his successor.
| Other appointments OF Importance hang
Are. That the President Is q man OF ex-
trao16iInarT reticence in regard TO l,is po-
liticai actions is the comment Of all who
have had itati1nate intercourse with him
aud the incuuhents OF offices are them
selves In the dark a. TO their retention or
renewal.
| As to the Cabinet, the people here begin
| to feel confident that there will be no more
changes. But they hsve no ground for
| their confidence, 40 there haabeen nc ut
! terance, or action, Of the President which
| would lead them to suppose that the Cabi-
net il not TO be changed. III the mean
time work goes steadily and ably on in
the Departments.
The State Department Ia working hard
at doing nothing and at undoing what was
done by Mr.. Blaine. The Treasury runs
smoothly without complaint against its
head. The Secretary of the Interior, Mr..
Kirkwood, ia becoming more and more re-
spected every day. The different Bureaus
Of his Department are in splendid order
and no misfakee have been made in caring
for the Indians. The cornerstone OF the
new Navy has been laid and there is no
doubt that It will shortly he built. The
Post-ofi1ce, War, and Justice Departments
are without scandal and are managed with
ability.
e There ia, therefore, reallyno need what
ever OF any change in the administration
OF the Government. Aa for recognizing
factions in selecting Cabinet officers, such
. course il uawiae, a. ! Cabinet OF fac
tIonists can never he sharnonioua, and the
factions themselves are increased BIZ being
recognised.
.
The country had the pleasure last Mon-
day Of listening to the enlogy Of ex-seere-
tary Of State Blaine on General Garfield.
Although the press differs as TO the merits
OF the oraGiss4s sonae papers thinking 1t
commonplace and others extolling it, there
ID but one opinion held By thoae who had
the good fortune 10 be present at its deliv-
cry ia the House OF Representatives: they
think il perfect Of It's kind. The delivery
Waa remarkable for simplicity and earnest
tas,7s The s!feaker never gestured, never
ranted, Ea,ll spoke slowly and deliberately
as though he felt every word he uttered.
lEl1tf,slh1etlly- the address, IN its immediate
effect on those wi1o heard it, was naeter-
piece. N.itI. the exception Of this eu1ogy
and the ceremonies attendant upon It's de-
livery, the halls OF Congress this session
have not been the scenes Of any proceed
lngs OF unusual interest.
Dry financial measures have called forth
elaborate speeches from the bankers and
z1sthematieians Of both Houses, appropri-
alton bills have been fought with, and the
question Of con1mi5tee clerkships has oe-
cupied considerable time, but measures Of
extraordinary importance have not baen
called for, nor introduced, and interest in
proceedings has been small.
Not so with the social world The time
has now come when Washington must be
tbe city Of the Union in q social
point OF view. It Is not so large az New
York and there is consequently more OF
conpanionship among its Inhabitants, nor
is there that disagreesble worship oil
wealth which characterizes the metropolis. |
It=has the advantage over Southern cities |
IN it's nlopolitanisn1, and in that lack OF |
which must belong to
q community Of people from 80 many diff
ferenL places. The society OF WesternI
cities, composed, rs it is, 50 largely of self
made, ineultured men, ID certainly infe-
rior to the society of Washington with its
officials, all, a. a rule, highly educated,
md its aristocracic diplomats. And again
|ka travelled Americans and accumulated t