St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-23
hendricks Meets his Partner in the Late
Political Strug lie, and is Very Fa-
vorably Impressed.
the OHtctaf YOtes Of Several States and n
Tubular Statement Sh0,ciIO tIie H. mo-
cratic Pfa aLifD.
stalking Cleveland a Cabinet.

special to the Enquirer, says the hippancy
with which we attend to governmental ques-
tons is attested in cabinet making, which
has already begun. / Was sitting at a table
last Sunday in public club with divers men.
all Democrats, and they asked me about
Cleveland's cabinet. / suggested that as
everybody ought to pay his taxes they had
best unite with me in making up a cabinet
then and there. All three of these men are
well posted, and they know most of the per-
sons liable TO be named for federal posi-
tons.
Said l; ''You begin, my friend, over
there, who was once a Republican and in
office.'
Said he: "If were Cleveland would not
appoint a man to a cabinet place who had
ever been named by anybody"
Why 500"
'Bec ause be does not owe anything what
ever to the politicians of his party. All the
public men of past consideration in the
Democracy went to Chicago hoping 10 see
him beaten. Nearly all the senators vert
out there for Tom Bayard Cleveland had
nothing but the young men Of the party,
those who have not had chance at political
life in twentv-four years. 1t
would greatly strengthen him as a new and
peculiar quantity in our politics if be would
cut loose from the entire Democratic past
and select his ministers on account of their
brightness and want of obligation to any
following. If he puts into office set of old
political pirates with an army of followers
they will all he run down by Office seekers,
but If he sticks IN men who never had any
thing to give away and never got anything
this government will seem to have turned its
back on the past of all kinds and come right
up with the new generation"
While my friend, who was once a district
attorney, gave this suggestion the others
were quite FESTIVE. One of them was a kind
of Democratic hanger on, acquainted with
everybody, uncertain and Bourbon.
Said he: ''Mr. Cleveland won't dare, re-
fuse to consider the great chiefs of the party
who have all stood up for him in the cam
paign. 1t would be the height Of ingrati-
tude, and cause him to be despised at once.
These Republicans have got all their pay in
being revenged on jim Blaine. That is all
they went into the campaign for and all the
reward they deserve. When a fellow sells
out his companions you DOM stick him up
among gentlemen as the criterion. The
general reward" continued the same man,
cot selling out ones party is to get the con-
tempt.ofthe party one sells out tor
''Don't say that now" remarked Demo
crat No. 3, who once lived in Ohio, and,
without taking Office there, was very well
cd in, aarttr al hat
Republican friends, who assisted us to elect
Mr.. Cleveland, would prefer to have him put
in his cabinet men they would approve of,
but Democrats. That would be altogether
more high minded on their part. Mr. Cleve-
land was not nominated as a Republican,
but distinctly as a Democrat and these Re-
publicans went to his support from princi-
pie, and it will make them look like inter
ested men if they push for Office"
Il saw that this gentleman had a particu-
lar friend in his mind, and called the assem-
blage to order to nominate somebody for the
cabinet We first looked over New York
state. Daniel Manning. of Albany, and
Lockwood, of Buffalo, were considered to be
the men nearest Cleveland as old friends.
Manning had taken charge of his campaign
and Lockwood had made speech for him
and put him in nomination.
Said one: 'Well, Lockwood will get
something very fine, because a presidential
candidate who has had Clevelaud's luck is
always superstitious. Lockwood has nomi-
mated him for sheriff, mayor and governor,
and finally for president If he goes back
on Lockwood he will think his luck has gone.
AS for Manning, he will be much stronger
quantity out of the cabinet, and, as the
Thurlow Weed of the administration, the
independent man to give device to keep
the president out of collisions and errors in
the state of New York. Manning may be-
come collector of the port of New York;
This opinion having been expressed, an
other one of the trio spoke up, saying:
81 don't believe Cleveland will put into
that cabinet anybody who will be considered
as his debt of gratitude. If Lockwood gets
the Office of district attorney of western New
York it will be as much as he is entitled to.
1t was quite enough for Dorsheimer for
years. He is much more likely to nominate
for the cabinet Francis Herman, on whom be
greatly relies, who is discreet man, a good
land wants to win back this Catholic vote
which went over to Blaine"
''What is to become of Dorsheimerl', I
asked.
9'Oh, Dorsheimer will make first rate
foreign minister. He will ornament any
court he goes to. He might be made min
ster to France, where be is already very well
acquainted. The hard work of the cabinet
8 not suited to his great body, and he mas
been hard enough at work in law Office for
some years past"
1t does not much matter who made this
conversation, provided you get the run of
the gossip on the subject. Finally the recent
accession to the Democratic party remarked:
81 adhere TO my proposition that Cleveland
ought to throw overheard all the old fossils
IN the party. He oughtn't to take one of
hem. The young men around the city will
just flap their wings if they see him get rid
Of all these old fossils, who, repeat, hated
aim and hate him now. DEFY" said this
man, "anybody to recall at the present mo-
nent single speech made
oy any of these old fossils in this
,ampaign There were no documents on the
Democratic side that anybody rememb ered.
Cleveland wrote the only letter in the cam
oaign which was taken up and repeated. Old
Beecher made about the only speeches that
are recolected, and they are chiefly remem-
oered for their mistakes and blunders. But
be did do the most ferocious talking for
Cleveland. Not one Of the other speeches
made by any of the so called statesmen of
the party can be recited at this table in q sim
gle instance. and ! defy any man here TO