The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
OBJECTIONS TO THE CABINET.
How the Names Are Regarded Among the
Men In the East.

OBJECTIONS TO THE CABINET.
How the Names Are Regarded Among the
Men an the East.
Special to Philadelphia Press.
When the real objections to the Cabinet come
by Western Democratic judge: "The geography
of the Cabinet is bad"
''What do we want Of an Eastern President,
anyhowf" said Western congressman to-day.
Cleveland and four OF his Cabinet live east of
Baltimore, let alone Washington, and both Villas
and Lamar are men whose temperament and
quality are neither Western nor Southwestern.
They are able, but their ability is not of their
people section.
The result is that the great body of Democratic
congressman in both houses feel that they have
no points of contact with Cabinet selected
from section whose men they don't know and
whose manners they despise. The great body of
these men mean business in politics Their
constituents want the Offices and big appropri-
ations.
When Mr. Cleveland makes up his Cabinet
from a section whose every public man must pro-
fess preference for civil service reform, and
dislike of a river and harbor bill, although they
may at least favor patronage and plumber the
criticism OF the geography of his selection is
really condemnation OF the principles it repre-
sents. If the rank and file of the West and
South really represented by their congress
men, they will repudiate President whose Cab
met overiooks the two great States, Ohio and
Indiana in which the thirst for Office is keeuest.
If Mr.. Cleveland's course brings him support,
then current estimates Of ayeragd Democratic
demands has been far below the mark.
Joined to the objection based on these princi-
pies there is both direct and personal objection
to the distribution Of the new Cabinet that it
limits the new executive to an acquaintance in
the region where his acquaintance already lies
The simple fact is that Cleveland knows no more
about the West and South than he did
before his election, and, after putting on
each side of him men he did know,
he has pitched upon for distant selections
two men who made favorable impression on
him, one by the clearne8s of his thinking as a
lawyer, and the other by the fuency of his
speech as man. Both Lamar and Villas are
members of the law faculty of their State uni
versities, and this will tell its own story to
those familiar with the type OF mon who in new
States turn aside to college instruction.
sounder and more rational criticism of the
new Cabinet than objection to it's principles
comes from the able men of the party East, as
we'll as West, who object to the ability of the
Presidents advisers. They say with perfect
justice thai two mon are selected from New
York State because, if they were rolled into one
they would about reach the size of the sort Of
man who should represent a great State.
Lamar is q dreamer. Villas represents the
theoretical and radical Democracy of the West
AS vigorous a FREQ trader as Hurd, as strong
strict constructionist as Madison. and that rare
bird, Western eiviservice reformer The
most which can be said IL that while every one
knows that Lamar cannot administer no one
knows whether Villas can or not.
The strong chances are, however, that Villas
will prove the signal discovery of the new ad-
ministration-an able and growing man, equal
to all demands upon him. and surprising all by
his capacity for the bread relations and narrow
details OF his position in the Postclfice Depart
ment.
Judge Endicott stands for those better and
itnpracticable members of the Massachusetts,
Democracy which kept the party SO long in a
most respectable minority. He is reported
sluggish and indolent. A hard working Judge
can scarcely be that but his health has been of
late wretched, and his physical breakdown in six
months is predicted. He selected the War De
partment, the Navy being the alternative,
because the post he took had the less work-a
choIce which suggests that nfr Endicott will con-
tinue to be man liked by those who know him,
and little known by those who read abous>bim.
AS for Baysrd, everyone about Washington
knows that the estimate of his talent, tact and
capacity is small here. He was never known to
originate policy or to be equal to any public
act but a logged and obstinate opposition. He
has genius for creating personal disiikes and
to breed these. If he has any broad conceptions
of public policy, he has carefully preserved them
for future use. 1t is within bounds to say that
there is scarcely conspicuous man in the SEN
ate whose selection would have brought less per-
sonal approval from Democrats here than
Rayards
One name in the Democratic criticism raised
by the Cabinet has only eommendaton-Gar-
land He is she man who goes into the
Cabinet by unanimous consent His qualities
promise to make him the pillar Of the new ad-
ministration. and it will be surprising if his
counsels do not guide it in all its important
crisis. His selection was public grounds; the
rest of the Cabinet is personal
Manning represents Cleveland's political past
and the selection of Tilden; Whitney. what
Cleveland hopes to make his presidential feature
the construction OF new navy under the d-
rection of a man the executive can trust; Bay
ard stands for sentiment and cent. per cents
Cleveland's determination is to give hostage
to reform and the lien OF great banking firm on
the party.
Lamar and Villas are the personal preference
of a man who. likes takers and clear. headed
lawyers.
To sum up, Cleveland has astoniShed his party
by breaking with tradition, consulting his per-
sonal preferences and regarding solely the pro-
LESSONS of principle which aid his party in the
Middle States, and the machine he knows bes t.
1t remains to be seen whether the dextrous
crew which nominated him can guide him in the
face of the opposition of the solid masses Of his
party III the great interior
THE SENATORIAL THEORY.
Causes. of the Growth of tho Estrangement