, 1885-02-26
c~leveland,a Cabinet.

NEW York, Feb. 25.-The World of
Thursday will contain the following:
ALBANY, Feb. 25.-As concerns the
cabinet, the air has cleared very rapidly
since Mr.. Lamar left here yesterday. His
visit has has brought things to . head and
when he parted from Cleveland the cab
met was practically completed. l have
learned from a source not to be questioned
for one moment, that Cleveland has pos
itively settled on FIVE members, and all of
them have given in their formal accep-
lance. These are the names and places
they are to fill: Bayard, secretary OF
state; Manning, secretary treasury; Lamar,
secretary of the interior; Garland. attor-
ney general; Villas, postmaster general.
This leaves the war and navy portfolios
to be filed. He is now disposed
to appoint Whitney to the navy. If he
had to send in his cabinet to-day he
would no doubt do SO. OF course this
means two men from New York. This is
worrying him a good deal. He wants
Whitney and is about decided to ignore
the custom and precedent and voluntarily
incur much inevitable criticism Of a hos
tile character for the sake Of having a
man in the navy department whom he
understands and who understands. him.
1t need not be surprising ifhe does s. any
how, in fact, ii is probable that
he will. As to the war department
he is halting between two men, Judge
Endicott and Hon. Patrick A. Collins, Of
Massachusetts, with the chances in favor
of the former. One of these is sure TO be
appointed and will go in as a representa-
tive of New England. The chances to
day are clearly that he will appoint Judge
Endieott. who will be remembered rs the
Democratic nominee for governor Of Mas
sachusetts last year. His election
would be particularly satisfactory to the
Independents who supported Cleveland,
though his democracy is not TO be doubt
ed. His cabinet thus made up, of course
disposes finally Of both Thurman and Nc
ltOlhlu anu ltlNtS lIt Mt1ltln anu iil
die states without a representative. The
greatest hindranes to the appointment Of
Mcdonald is irritating and disturbing in
the effect it would have in the Indiana
democracy which was not a unit in his
advocacy. For a similar reason Cleve-
land passed cver Thurman, the additional
objection being his age, which in Cleve-
lands o%pioion, would hardly permit his
undertaking the pressing work that must
devolve upon cabinet officers in the com
ing administration. 1t is understood
there is to be appointed to the pension
bureau, which belongs to the depart
ment of the interior a well known
Union general, which would allay any
hostile criticism that might arise from
Lamars having been a prominent con
fcderate. 1t may be added hat Cleveland
is well along with his inaugural address.
1t will be brief, simple and plain like all
his public utterances. He will take the
same position on the tariff ques-
ton as that laid down in the
Chicago Democratic platform, advo-
eating reforms Of the present tariff
system, but with due consideration for in
cidentl protection Of American labor and
industries. He will take positive grounds
against the continuation Of silver coinage.
Sometime ago he received a letter from
100 congressman headed by Regain Of
Texas asking him to be noncommittal on
the silver question in his inaugural adj
dress. This letter he is just about answer
ing, and in it he will give his reasons for
taking this ground against further coin