Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-06

President CIovelaud's Cabinet VIII,
doubtless. be very generally approved
There may Doe some dissatisfaction in the
We-t. because that section was not given
fuller representation. and there may be
some discomfort because New York has
two eurasentatives. Ii would have hceu
impossible, however, TO have constructed
"a cabinet that would have satisfied every
body.
The South has no occasion TO complain.
The most prominent members-Bayard,
Lamar and Garlaud-are Southern men.
ID is true that Bayard, geographieally,
cannot properly Dee classed as a Southern
man, hut in every other respect he can
fairly be said TO belong 70 the South. la
speaking of these t-ree distinguished
men as Southern men, however, 1t must
not be understood that they are sectional
in their opinions and feelings. They are
statesmen who are broad and liberal in
their views. They are patriots whose
patrioti-m is not confined by state or sec
tionaI lines. They feel a lust pride in the
greatness ana prosperity Of the whole
country. aud they aim to promote the
good Of the whole people. In discharging
the duties Of the great departments con-
nded To their care they viii know TO
North. no South, no East, and no West.
They viii know only a great country.
or course, attention viii be directed
particularly towards these three men,
ber-. because it is probable that they
will shape the policy Of the administra-
ti1u. They have had wide experience
ia national affairs, and at the time they
became members of the Cabinet We're the
most distinguished Of the Democratic
Senators. IL is but natural, therefore,
that the President should look to them
especially for counsel, and that he should
Doe guided 10 a great extent by their
judgment.
Manning, " hitucv. Endico.t and Villas
are all able men, and have made their
mark in their respective States, but, like
tie President they t3vn had no training
iu the wide field of rational politics
MauriH has shown himself IS Ice Is
-urewd poliuca manager and d capable
business man. aud EudiCoit has made
l- mark I'm ms profession of the law.
las Is Erown i'm tine West as a bril-
Haut orator. and iu his state as
= lawyer NJ fine requirements. Whitney
has haI 81 GOOD deal 20 do with New York
y politics. and has reputation as Il
.an politician where tine pool of poll
tics is extraordinarily dirty. I'm COM
pa-atively few years he has won his way
70 the front rank of his profession, and
tnat. toe. at bar which numbers among
it's members many Of the grea lawyers of
the country.
There ara ms Old men IN IT, Cabinet.
They are 2 like the President, healthy
ard vi-.re-=. Lamar is the Oldest. being
clos. Is His hair however, Yet
retri u- r- rcwn hue. ana ..- whiskers
t.,a-r eulely lost their ORIGINAL color
L a.c. IS. bayarI 81. Manning "a.
Gar...J u1 villas and ~ utucy each
Is They al- aI Enc ,ohing men, and as
far as appearance. AuL perhaps ability,
| is concerned .l-y rili compare iaForabiy
~ith amy previous Cabinet.
They need to ~ strong and vigorous
/ because ther hal. d great work TO per-
form. III is charged and believed that the
departments are fun OF incompetent and
/ worthless employees, and that there have
been. ANA still are. great abuses and IT.
reeul3rtics in the transaction of public
/ business. To correct abuses, to weed out
/ the worthless employees and 30 reduce
public expenditures to an economical
| basis VIII require hard and persistent
/ work. That this work viii De done, how
I ever. there can BE but little doubt. The
country demands 1t and the President is
anxious that t6e demand shall be COM
/ piled with.
From q social point ofview the admin
/ isrration VIII doubtless have fair share
/ or success. There will be little show,
I but there viii he a great deal Of genuine
cour. So and hospitality. Lamar and
/ Garland are comparatively poor men, but
aIi the others are comfortably well of.
/ Villas is rich man and Whitney is a
millionaire. There VIII therefore be no
/ lack of social entertainments which now
form so conspicuous apart Of Washington
/ life.
The administration certainly enters up
on it's career under very favorable cir
/ cumstauces.