The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-20
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WAsHiNGTos, Jan. l9.-Ihe Washlne
ton Herald has talk about Clevelan,
which 1t says comes from one Of his Stat
officers, and a man who has been &C
quainted with him twenty-five years
Among many other things he says tha
two men who visited him, at his request
have left marked impressions on MI
Cleveland's mind, greater impressionstha
any others. These two were Mr.. Bayart
and Mr.. Garland. HG6yernor CLEVELAND
has determined on the tender Of places il
his Cabinet to any persons, the gentlemen
named are the two chosen. He is ex
tremely anxious about the future.
"'There must be reforms in the Govern
ment, said he to me last week, and tn
question with me will be where to begin
One hundred and two thousand Office
holders, constituting the regular army Q
politics, are rooted in power by twenty
four years adverse possession. -Four
fifths OF them should be turned out-th
best evidence Of this being that they ar
in. The party in power SO long never pu
any in place but its useful men, those VIII,
would help to perpetuate It's rule. There
fore, / say that the best evidence that the,
should 60 out is found in the fact tina
they were appointed at ALL
.As to the Cabinet, the only thing
know, which has been determined on, i
that the Presidential advisers will be Sc
lected from those States that cast thei
electoral votes for Cleveland. / say
know this, because he has said as much Il
me, and was talking TO Dan Lamont, th,
Private Secretary Of Governor Cleveland
and he intimated the same thing. I car
tell you, however, what / believe. l think
New York will get the Treasury. I car
not say who the man is, or II he has beer
selected. The south, proper, will be Of
ferei two places; they will most probably
be the PoStofIice Department and Attor.
nay General, and they will both go to iai
South States"
"rhen you think Virginia will not be
represented in the Cabinet?" the writer
said.
mo, why should shef That State gave
q very small Democratic majority, and
has two opposition Senators. The States
South from which Cabinet officers will be
selected must have solid Democratic dele
cations in Congress. Ifyirginia had two
Democratic Senators l don't say what
might be done, but not as things now
stand. Another thing Mr.. Cleveland don't
intend to do. He will net transfer any
State political rows to Washington. That
Is why Ohio will not be offered any prom
inent position. There arc only two places
Judge Thurman could bc oIered.-the
Supreme Bench and q Cabinet position.
The first he is too old 70 take and the
other he cannot get. A pleasant thing II
would be to have the Ohio fight transfer
red to the Cabinetp
81 happen to know tho New Yorker
proceeded to say, "that the selection OF y
Secretpry Of the Navy is puzzling Mr..
Cleveland more than any other similar
position. One Of the missions Of the Ad-
ministration will be to reconstruct that
branch OF the public service entirely, and
bring the American navy 10 the position
II held among the worlds fleets when
brave old Ingraham, of South Carolina,
cleared his decks for action and dared all
Austria to take the refugee Kozsta from
under Americas starry flag. The Demo.
cratic party always maintained the army
and navy; the Republicans have reduced
one three times and the other twice
II New Jersey coald unite OH General
Mcclellan he will be offered tho Navy
Department, because he is fine execu
tive officer, and represents the elsoldier ele
ment; besides, l think 1t sale To say. thai
New Jersey and Connecticut will have tht
War and Naval Secretaries. Governor
Cleveland is not one Of those who believe
that some knowledge Of the business ht
is to overlook disqualifes q man for accept
ing q military or naval position. II Gen
eral Franklin, OF. Connecticut, wanted the
War Office, ! think he might getit. Bu
he has position as the general manager
Of Colts arms factory at Hartford, with Q
salary OF $4,000 a year, and naturally
would not care TO quit 1t even for the hon
or OF seat in the cabinet. Soft is uncer
tain where the War office will 60. 1tmay
bo offered to Indiana, and in that cast
General NJ. D. Manson, an old soldier, vii
be the man.
tiThere will be one feature Of the new
Administration that will meet with tht
fullest approval OF all Americans who
haye any pride in tho dignity Of theil
country, and that will be in maturing ant
carrying into effect some plan for q bette
national defense than now exists. Fol
twenty years this most important mattel
has been neglected. Our forts and harbol
defenses have gone to ruin, and there Il
not q power-in Christendom that does no
laugh at the folly Of the United States Ii
allowing It's great cities to become abso
lutely helpless.