The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
The ADMINISTRATION.
Republicans Striving to Sow the Seeds of
Discomfort Concerning the Cabinet.


Discomfort Concerning the Cabinet.
Some of the Republican journals are
ndustriousy at work attempting TO sow
seeds OF discord and discomfort within
the democratic party in relation to the
Cabinet appointments They dwell
cpon the fact that four of the appoint
ments must be credited to the East and
North. two to the South and one to the
Northwest, and that the Western
Democracy has not only not been rec
Ognized at al. but that it has received
a rcbuke ON a matter of purely Western
interest. viz: by Mr.. Cleve!and's letter
on the silver question. The answer to
all this kind of talk is best made by ad-
m ting the facts and denying the con-
rlusion sought to be deduced therefrom.
1t is true that none of the members of
the Cabinet can strictly be classified as
! representing the West. and it is true
that Mr.. Cleve.and's views respecting
the coinage and free circulation of sill
yer are not exactly in accord with
Western opinion AMI Western interests.
1t does not follow, however. that the
Democratic party in the West is at
all disposed TO quarrel with the PrcSi-
dent over the formation Of his Cabinet.
| The announcement of the names was
undoubtedly followed BY feeling of
| disappointment, rs was the publication
| of his letter on the silver question b. 4
feeling of disanproval. But on the one
hand it is generally recognized and ad-
mjtted that the President has Il right to
select his Cabine5 in accordance with
his own views and from among his per-
sonal friends, and men in whom he has
| special confidence; AMI on the other.
that he las an equal right to his own
convictions on the dcbatable points con-
! nected with silver TIE seven Cabinet
positions no mater how allotted. need
not interfere with fair distribution Of
| Federal patronage in the West, and the
President views on the silver coinage
need not control the action of Congress
on the subject. Nothing has been done
of any moment against Western inter-
eSts. We freely admit that in on onin-
| ion Indiana, Missouri, Illinois or some
| distinctively Western State was much
more entitled to represen. alton in the
| Cabinet than Wisconsin, and that Pres
| ident Cleveland silver letter had bet
ter not been written. but this admis-
! sion involves no foundation for q
quarrel, even of a triiiing character.
between Western Democrats and the
new Administration. All sections of Il
vast country can not be exactly suited
and represented in public acts, and the
loyalty of the Western Democracy can
hot be shaken merely because the first
act OF the President appears to overlook
their Just claims. The Democrats OF
This part OF the Union We're we'll aware
when they supported Mr.. Cleveland for
the nomination, or when they supported
Hancock, Tilden Or Greeley, tha5 in the
event of victory at the elect on they
would elect man more or less domi-
mated by Eastern influence, Eastern
ideas and associations. They supported
an Eastern man because, under the cir
! cumstances it seemed to be necessary
| in order to achieve success, and they
were not deferred by the prospect that,
! if elected, he might De more or less in
fluenced by Eastern Interests. The vic
| tory won last November represented the
pm VI DcluOEIt.iFC DI iIiC! pies d III
umph that will probably be unreverSed
for many years. To Western Democrats it
brought not only satisfac ion, but
strength, union. harmony. 1t improved
the organization of the party and
n9thcned all its energies and agen-
cies. and the mere fact that the Presi
dent the party elected has chosen to Sc
lect Cabinet member from Wisconsin
rather than from some strictly Western
State Will not be allowed to darken the
hour of triumph in any way.
Republicans need not base any hopes
upon assumed Democratic jealousy or
disappointments. The party is all
right in spirit and organization-satis-
fled with the President it has given the
countrT and quite confident of holding
on to :he Government through the
terms Of half dozen administrations.
By the time the Democratic party ac-
compishes its mission and closes its
great work of reform. Republicanism.
in party sense. will be but reminis-
cence.-St. Louis Republican.