Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-19
Mclean VS.. Bayard.

Mr.. JOIN X. MCLEAN, OF the Cincinnati
Enquirer, has been spoken Of as possible
member Of Mr.. CLEvELAND's Cabinet. We
have never expected him to become such,
but II we had, we should now have differ
ent expectation, for we take II for granted
that II Mr.. BAYARD is TO be in the Cabi-
net, whether as Secretary OF State or
as Secretary Of the Treasury, nobody
will be associated with him by
Mr. CLEVELAND to whom Mr.. BAYARD OBJ
iects or could object. And IL Mr.. MCLEAN
has not opened fire upon Mr.. BAYARD, we
misunderstood the following passages from
a double-leaded leader IN last Tuesdays
issue OF the Cincinnati Enquirer. In that
editorial, after saying a good many other
things concerning MIR. BArARD and other
statesmen, Mr.. MCLEAN talks aS follows:
"There are few points not so decidedly
In Mr.. BayardPs favor. He comes from
very small State, and II has been charged
sometimes that his views on broad public
questions have been warped by the puny
material interests OF the three counties
which keep him and another man in the
United States Senate. There have been in
timations that Mr.. Bayard was In favor OF
relaxing the tariff on about everything but
matches; that he was led to make this ex-
ception because his constituents were
mainly engaged In the lucifer industry.
"However, all tariff legislation seems to
be governed, as far as possible, by the i'm.
mediate interests OF senators and repre-
sentatives; and IL Mr.. Bayard's perform
ance touching matches seems smaller than
the tariff performances o! other statesmen,
II is possibly only because his State Is so
small, and the business Of printing little
blocks OF wood with phosphorus, sulphur,
ard cblorate OF potash has an insignificant
appearance.
"Again: Mr.. Bavard has had some asso-
ciations not regarded as very Demo-
cratically sturdy in the matter OF civil
service. though the Senator's earnestness
as Democrat these many long years
ought to be proof that he Is in favor oil
| making an Administration thoroughly
Democratic, when the people have commits.
stoned the Democrats 10 take charge oil
things.
"In fact, there are people who look upon
MIR. Bayard's call TO Albany as strong
proof that Mr.. Cleyeland's Administration
| Is to be Jacksonan in the matter OF distrl'
! buting the offices so as 10 best conserve The
public interests, and at tie same time am
| ply reward the ante-election zeal OF Demo
| Gratis,
nCiyil Service reform in party plat
forms has been general rather than spe
cific term, and does not necessarily involve
the schoolmasier plan OF preparation fol
public employment.
"There ore festival occasions when 1t APP
pears TO be the proper thing to recognize
| all elements OF party; and. II at any TIM
there should be too strong pursuit OF {
| heIetical line Of thought, there rs always tn
counter irritsnt-somebody like John u
Fellows, who doesn't strike attitudes In tn
very highest circle Of politics, but VIII
knows "a heap and knows how 10 expires
himself. and who. IN few burning words
can rebuke sham and bring company bac
10 bedrock Democratic principles with
hurrah."
All the above might be overlooked .ex
cept the following, which tells unmistaka
bly, that MCLEAN and BAYARD will never b
in the same Cabinet:
"There is always somebody like John
Fellows. who doesn't strike attitudes in III
cery highest circle Of politics, but VIII
can rebuke sham," &c. &c.
II Mr.. McLEAN's father had been pre-
posed for the Cabinet there would hav
been less reason TO object to the appoint
meut.