Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-24


very elaborate argument w The
United States senate 10 favor If max
ing the head ~ the bureau of agricul'
ture n member 81 the cabinet. and The
positions taken and reasons advanced
are thoroughly practicable. lie ar
CUES that all heads 81 departments, 20
far as their ministerial offices and
their relations With The president are
concerned, are simply advisory and
that any determination or conclusion
10 whieh they might arrive are ~ no
effect. unless they meet wi'b the cDn+
canencc and approval 81
the president. That in
selecting cabinet the president Vs. or
ought 10 be. governed by the fitness OF
the men FOR retrospective offices they
are designed to fII That they are
specially verscd III the executive and
routine duties Of the various depart
ments over which they are called to
preside. That lie Dies not select skilled
4 soldiers Tor the treasury department, or
expert financiers for the department
~ the navy. he looks 10 the character
of the men, their relation to lhe gen
/ eral politics and interests Of the coun-
/ try, aud 20 their special fitness
for ,he duties Of the par
( ticular bureau 10 which they are 70 he
assigned and to these men he looks
/ for advice upon matters pertaining 10
their re'pectlve Departments; tothe sec
( rotary of war; upon All matters pertain
ing to the army; to the secretary ~ the
treasury upon al matters 81 finance,
and to the Encouragement for advice
( and connsol upon matters pertaining
70 TIE administration Of Justice, md 1t
rs but natural TINT man pcfiouced
in agriculture would be better quail
fed to give sdyiec npon such
matters "a pertain t. that
profession which IL the groundwork NJ
or NATIONAL success and prosperity
agriculture. About seveu-twelfths ~
The people Of the 'niiod States are en-
gagged IN agriculture, and any financial
proposition Tint may he broached tie
creation or funding Of n national debt
( the question Of tho kind or volume Of
the national currency, all the intricate
questions, lnrge or small, which have
to do with tho financial affairs of the
country, rest finally in their ultimate
consequences upon the success Of this
class " our people Their inter
ests represent majority and Il
large majority Of the people Of the
United states u lies nj the foupda.
ti0n Of all interests; 1t is tic basis of
American independence; II 10 an in
tcrest which win increase ia value to
the country, by just az much as popu-
latioh trenches upon production. Sup.
pose the president is fnoditatinR some
question Of diplomacy that may event
uatc in war He cnlls nrotnd him his
cabinet and learns from The secretary
ofthe tr, asury that there are ample
funds with which to carry on
the cniest; from his secre-
tary Or the war department.
that the army Il in fine trim and con
I ditlon, aud from his secretary Of the
navy that II the war Is To- be ware,l
upon the hand, that he needs have II.
apprehension from tho condition of
monitors mud 7neu-Of-war. But this
is not all the most important ques-
ton Of any Is yet 10 be ascertained
Armies aud nnyles can be improvised
on short notice an1 money is always
atthinable by tho government.
But the troops must lac fed
and maintained IN the camp,
and ou the field. Can these same
/, ministers onswcr the question as "a
the condition Of the crops mud the
probability Of the harvest? Ne, they
cannot, and the advice OF the com
missioner of tho bureau OF ngricul.
turo is sought and obtained upon this
matter, Then why not make this of
iiecr, the representative OF thirty mil.
! lions Of people, to whom al last tho
president must 60 for The information
Of greatest Import, member Of the
cahiuet and raise IL to the Importance.
dignity and Influence on an equality
with any e,her " the departments.