Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-14
MORE TALK ABOUT THE CABINET.
The Attorney General and Postmaster
General-The Reason Why.

Public interest in Washington at present is cen
tered upon the pending official count in New York,
ana therefore Cabinet speculatons are not so much
INDUCED In The subject, however, continues to
receive some attention. The names most persist
emily mentioned are those already given in
The STAR Nobody seems TO question the assump-
ton that Gen. Mcclellan will enter Cleveland's
Cabinet. A STAR reporter has ascertained upon
good authority that Senator Bayard prefers to re-
main IN the national legislature 1t Is understood
that he thinks he can be Of more service to his
party in the Senate, especially as that body viii be
controlled by the republicans The prevailing Inn
preston now is that Senator Garland, OF Arkansas
VIII pe the Attorney General While, OF course,
Gov. Cleveland has the deciding voice, it is pre-
sumed that he will be Influenced by the expressed
wishes OF his party leaders
WHAT THE SOLID SOUTH NEEDS
There appears to be almost unanimity OF feeling
among southern democrats as to the two positions
their section Will ask for They all agree that the
Attorney General and Postmaster General can be
OF more value to their section Of country than
any otner places the President could beStow. They
say that The appointees generally OF the republican
party. under the Department of Justice, have run
their omces for what they could make. and that
through this department southern people have
been very much oppressed. 1t is asserted that
United States marShals have trumped up cases on
nlmsy evidence and have dragged men under ar
resi-, many miles, In order to increase their fees
prominent southern democrat, an ex-senator, put
the case thus to STAR reporter: ave need man
~ viz ACoN VI tuc Oh VINO uO-
derstandS our section OF country and our people;
a man who will correct all the abuses that have
existed under that department, but who at the
southern man as Attorney General knowing our
,people, would select men of honor, frmness and
ennre iTl fh IaR % ana @ ETC. who would
justice. The south needs the Attorney General
and we ought to have the Postmaster General
are nlled with incompetent men, in many cases
ignorant negroes, selected upon the recommends
ton OF reckless party leaders. While there has
Deen some improvement in the postal service OF the
south during the last several years, It Is still
Inferior to the service OF the north We need man
at the head OF the department whose Intimate
knowledge OF the south will enable him to select
good men for postmasters, and indeed for all
branches OF the postal service. The south ought
idea that more Will be asked" The remarks OF this
ex-senator have heen given because they express
the sentiment that seems TO plainly prevail among
tne democrats OF MS section.
WHAT THEY DO NOT EXPECT.
Southern democrats say they do not care for the
State department., and think that should be filled
by northern man. They also agree that the
Treasury department should be controlled by the
north They say 1t would be palpably foolish for
the south to ask for either the War or Navy de-
partment that nobody OF that section would be
guilty OF such thing, and they admit that the
business OF the interior department is OF more con-
that department should have northern head.
Mr.. RANDALL'S CHANCES.
In the estimation of Cabinet builders Mr. RAN
dalfs chances have diminished, as the republican
majority In Pennsylvania increased On the other
hand, prominent democrats, who insist that Mr..
Randall should go In the Cabinet, maintain that
Gov. Cleveland will not pass over so competent a
ran because his state went for Blaine by $1,000
majority. BY some OF MT. Randalls friends Ii is
said that he does not want Cabinet position.
These gentlemen intimate that Mr.. Randall may
make another effort to get the Speakers chair. sHe
has saved the party" said one. earnestly. sand
democrats everywhere recognize it. II Randall"
he continued, s'hadnt killed the Morrison bill, and
shaped the platform for protection at Chicago,
Cleveland would have lost every northern state
Democratic members OF Congress. who voted for
Carlisle, have admitted this to me. II Carlisle's
policy had been adopted we would have been beaten
again, and that would have disrupted the party.
Randall stands at the head OF his party, and ought
TO have the SpeakerShip II he wants ltn