The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-31
A CABINET FORECAST.
Governor Clveland Pretty Well Settled a
to His Chief Counsellors.
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to HIS Chief Councillors,
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1t is somewhat remarkable that there
should be so many contradictory reports
about the new Cabinet. Each day Governor
Cleveland is represented as having made 3
fsesh selection. This, too, in the face OF the
fact that he has said repeatedly that he had
not made Hp his mind as to a single man.
A man OF his quiet cautious and jUdicious
nature does nothing hastily. His Cabinet
was not pre-conceived as Mr.. Blaine's
was, no doubt. No deal of this nature en-
tered into his candidacy or election. His
hands were not bound by q single obligation
of this nature when the news came to him
that he was to be the President of the United
States. No man ever felt more completely
untrammelled as he looked forward to a
great office to which he had been elected.
1t appears that he has not yet taken one pos
tive, decided step in its arrangement. OF
course the subject is on his mind. He is
giving it most deliberate and patient
attention. 1t is his nature to
arrive at all important conclusions
material before him an able. wise, conser-
vative and harmonious Csbinet 20 be COM
posed of representative men of the Demo
cratic party. There are certain drifts of his
min which are now pretty well defined.
He has certain men under consideration TO
WHO'LL uo WOulu prODdUll OiSI CcEtolu
places in his Cabinet If he were called on to
assume the Presidency to-day. Since he
does not take his seat till the 4th of March,
he may be said TO have not reached a final
determination IS to a single one of the num-
Der. He sent for Mr.. Bayard because
he wanted toNsee him and talk to him, and
not because he had already selected place
which he wished 10 offer the Delaware Sena-
tor. Thsre was very free Interchange Of
opinions between the two. Mr.. Bayard did
most of the talking. That he generally
does when he has the opportunity. The
probability is that Mr.. Bsyard will be in tie
Cabinet not as Secretary of State, but as
Secretary of the Treasury, which place he
prefers and for which ne is by ability and all
past experience thoroughly fitted. The next
man the Governor has in mind for Cabinet
position is William @. Whitney, of New
York. The problem of selecting member
from New York was not very easy. There is
q scarcity OF really available material. Mr..
Whitney is not genius nor an.old, ex-
perienced statesman, but be is q very sensi-
BILE man, an honest man, noble man, a
growing man and safe man. He would
make a good Secretary Of the Interior, and
that is the position which he will certainly
be asked TO take. A third gentleman who
may be said to be as good as selected is Sen
ator Garland. OF ArSansas He will most
probably be the Attorney General. all seem
10 mite on him By common co.,
sent for that position. He is the ablest
lawyer the Democrats have in the Senate, is
q mat - the highest character, and would
in all respects be credit to the Administra-
ton. While, therefore, there has been no
formal tender of a Cabinet position to either
Senator Bsyard, Mr.. Whitney or Senator
Garland. it may be safely assumed that they
will sll be members of the new Cabinet ~
less there should be change in the present
drift of Governor Cleveland's mind. 1t
may be added that he has thought of Sem
stor Lamar for Secretary of State, the post
that it wss at first supposed Senator Bay
ard would take, but Senator Lamar does
not wish Cabinet position. In fact he de-
clsres he could not be induced to accept
one But be may yet be prevailed on to do
so. He is almost the only man In the party,
except Senator Baysrd, who is pre-eminently
suited to the Office. He Is real statesman
and scholar, has a broad, philosophical,
lofty, patriotic mind, and his qualified by
his genius, his character, his learning and
his peculiar mastery of all historical ma.
tional and international questions. 1t is to
be hoped that the Senator will yet agree to
take the place OF Secretary OF State, should
Governor Cleveland finally determine to
make him the tender OF it.