The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-30
CLEVELAND'S CABINET.
VIII eAYARD AND oARLANDBElN
Are Ehey w anted in the Senate TO Defend
the new Pres ident's administration
from the at tacks Of the willy
Republican Leaders,

ries that Mr.. Cleveland has not vet in
yited Messrs. Bayard and Garland to
become members of his cabinet and that
those gentlemen have expressed de-
sire 10 STAY in the senate are true. The
tni,h is slowly dawning OF the men
who won an unexpected victory by an
accident of war last month that the
Democratic organization is not in good
trim 60 become an aggressive admins
tration party. 1t was easy
to b7 the party of opposi.
up to public view the shortcomings of
the party in power. 1t is very differ
ent matter to assume power and to de-
fend politics and administrative acts
against a bold, aggressive, cunning and
INSCRIPTIONS foe.
The senate will remain a Republican
body through the first half of Mr..
Cleveland's administration at leas'. On
the 4Jh of March Mr.. Edmunds will
pass the gavel over TO Vice-P President
Hendricks, and will step down upon the
floor Of the Senate chamber to become
the wary, cynical, and in
genioas leader of the party
OF opposition. The keen rasp-
illS1 uiiN Nitdltu lilSdlIS, inc SufIll ana
Seeding EoaI, the fretful Dawes, the
hard-titting Frye, the caustic Conger,
and the blulf Joe Hawley, will lead
the supporting columns. Sherman and
Allison will do the heavy hitting
against the financial policy of the new
admiristr ton. Wilson of Iowa and
Fur Seal Miller will sit upon its for
eign policy in both senses of that
phrase N committee room, and Ben
Ha rison, who by the sweep of the new
broom viii have been purged of the
charge of nepotism by that time, will
riddle It's civil service reform preten-
slons. There can be no question about
1t, the Republicans will hava majority
both III numbers and brains in the
senate.
The long experience, ripe wisdom,
ana sound conversation of Mr.. Bayard
aud the .preeminent legal ability of Mr..
Garland, which have made the Demo-
Gratis so strong as a minority party will
be more needed in the future than thew
nave been III the past. Tase Bayard
aud Garland out of their seats on the
Democratic side OF the chamber, and
what IS there left? TO begin with, il
would hardly be good politics for the
new Administration To have Southern
man tor its exponent and defender i'm
the Senate. Mr.. Bayard's residence in
border State even was sometimes
cited Cs an objection to intrusting him
with leadership. Lamar and Hampton
and Morgan and Vance and the rest of
the southerners, strong and able as
any OF them are, cannot in the nature
OF things, therefore, be looked to for
leadership. This limits the choice to a
small number. New England has no
Democratic voice in the senate. Neither
has New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin,, Minnesota, Kan
sas, Nebraska, nor Iowa, California
ana oregon will be entirely represented
by republicans after March 4, Leaving
New Jersey, Ohio and Indiana with one
Democratic senator each to represent
the party in all The northern states.
These three states,or the border states
of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and
MISSOURI, Will naturally furnish the adj
ministration leader in the senate. Me
Pherson, OF New Jersey, is shrewd
man of business, keen politician and a
sound party counsellor, but he is not a
ueoater equipped tocrO,s parliamentary
swords with Edmunds and sherman.
Frye and Ingalls,. Payne, of Ohio, whe
will step into Mr.. Pendl0ton's shoes is
an old-time Democrat Of sound princi-
pies and conservative ideas, a good
lawyer, and, with preparation, good
speaker. lie is ~ years old, aud with.
out experience in the senate. Bv the
time hogalns Il the party probably will
nave educated some leaders, aud he
vii DO very old. Shall it lie Dan Voor
heeS, the Tall sycamore OF the Wabash.
then? Hardly. Mr.. Voorhees, is clio
quent, but no is not in accord with he
financial ideas that prevail in New
Nork. The border states are all that
are lett to draw from. Little Delaware
Will hardly repeat itself 10y furnishing a
man big enough for Bayard's shoes.
German, of Maryland, is a quiet man OF
business like habits, and Mcpherson is
valuable in council, but not parlia-
mentary leader. Beck, of Kentucky, is
a hard-headod Scotchman, of shrewd
ness and ability, but he has a
weakness for silver dollars, and
is not likely to agree in all re-
spects with the new administration IS
financial policy. Besides, he is too
frank and honest to bo always discreet.
Joe Blackburn, who will be his col
league, Is tmpetu ms and fiery, and
without check Elm il likely 10 break
badly. The two border senators from
Missouri, Cockrell aud Vest, are ex-
IRENE southernvrS politically, if not
geographicallS, and would he barred
under the objection stated.
This about eNhausts tao list OF avail
able material. The coming man does
not loom up among the names that have
been mentioned, 1t is evident, unless
they are prepared to hand over the
leadership to one of the southern men,
that the Democrats must in
ducc Bayard to remain where
he is aud where his political
sagacity leads him to stay. Mr.. Bay
aru' II is understood, sees the force of
the suggestion that the party needs him
most on the floor of the senate. 1t is
possible, too, that he has observed that
caplnet officers very often make wreck
0 thelr presidential prospects, and
lnat ne believes Mr.. CleveIands sue
cCessor Will not be ono too closely identi-
neu with the Cleveland administration.
~ would not be the most surprising
tnlng IN the world IL, after lis
Iehing to the advice OF many
OF ms best friends, Mr.. Bayard
SHOULD resist the pressure to make him
secretary OF the treasury thai is being
eAerted IN New York financial circles,
Snu step forward rs the administration
leader In the senate.
IL Is at least certain that some of the
Wlsest men in the party would regard
the taking of Mr.. Bayard from the
senate ana Mr.. Randall from the house
10 illl cabinet places as grave mistake.
Men for. cabinet positions, like Thur
man and Mcdonald and Herman and
stockton, they say, can be found with
OUT GRIPPING the party at the very out
SET IN both branches Of congress by re-
moving tho leaders.
A rather cynical lady, somewhat of a
nirt says most men. like colds. are very