Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-26
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LANCASTER. DECEMBER 90, 1884.
The Cabinet.Making.

A few DAYS ago it seemed, from peru
sal of the newspapers, that Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet was made up. To be sure there
was no statement reported from him as to
single member. Yet, somehow. the news
papers felt able to tell us with great conf
dence of the manner in which the
chief places would be filed and
for the others we had the proba-
bilties freely forecast. Mr.. Bayard,
of Delaware, Mr.. Whitney, of New York,
and Mr.. Garland, of Arkansas, were GER
tainly booked. Mr.. Mclean, of Ohio, got
up little boom for himself. Indiana threw
itself for Mcdonald and raids upon the
president-elect were threatened in individ-
ual interest from many quarters.
There are not so many threatened now
nor is there so much known about the cabi-
net composition as there was. 1t is even
said that Mr. .Bayard is not a certainty, and
the information comes that he feels that he
would be wiser to stay in the Senate as
he certainly would Whether invited or
not to the cabinet, Mr.. Bayard would be
silly to go in. He would be a good deal
more comfortable, independent and inhu-
tial as senator at the ear of the president
than as secretary at his elbow. A man
who has distinguished himself as a senator
may, moreover, not be as great success as a
secretary which is a prudential con-
sideration worth taking into the account.
Messrs. Whitney and Garland have not yet
been disturbed in the possession of their
fancied and fancy cabinet places. But Mr..
John Mclean seems to ,have been rudely
awakened from his dream Hewent to see
Cleveland just before Christmas and came
awavfrom Albany the same day, the re-
lprrrers say, in anything but the state of
calm beatitude befitting the season and the
favorite son of president-to-be. Quite
possibly the newspapers know nothing
about the interview, when they say that
the governor expressed to the proprietor of
the Cincinnatti Enquirer his disinclination
to be advised by him as to his cabinet and
course, in view of the peculiarly back
handed support which had been given to
the Democratic ticket by his visitors Dem
oeratic paper, But though the newspapers
may know nothing, it is quite likely that
tIicy guess well +, loG there lS HotllDp more
probable than that Governor Clev Gland
spoke to Mr.. Mclean in the frankest way,
as it is his nature to, and explained to him
perspiciouslythe reasons which induced him
to think that Mr.. Mclean was without
the needed wisdom and unselishness to
entitle him TO expect to be numbered among
the presidential advisers. If Gov. Cleve-
land has succeeded in estimating this young
man at his value, he will have no trouble
in settling Ohio politics There is one man
in that state who is in the eye of the De
mocracy all over the country as the man
for secretary of state. Allen G.. Thurman
has the wisdom, generosity and breadth of
mind to be the safest and best adviser the
president.elect could have: and he could
always be sure that the advice he
gave him was disinterested and honest.
As the heads that have tloated in the news
papers with cabinet places go down, that
Of Thurman comes up. Doubtless the aged
statesman does not care to be saddled at
his age with heavy duties. The obligation
will be upon the country and not upon him
if he is offered and accepts them.