, 1888-12-20
INDIANA AND THE CABINET.

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TO whether Indiana will likely be rep
represented in the new cabinet. The
fact that the president-elect was
chosen from that state does not argue
either for or against the selection OF
an Indiana man as one OF the mem
bers of his political household. George
Washington, Virginian, selected
Thomas Jefferson of the same state as
his secretary of state, and later along
selected Edmund Randolph of the
same state for the same position.
During the four years that John
| Adams of Massachusetts, was in the
presidential chair he made four cabi-
net selections from his own state
Timothy Pickering for secretary OF
state, Samuel Dexter for secretary of
the treasury and afterward for secre-
tary of war, and George Cabot for Sec
retary OF the navy.
Thomas Jefferson OF Virginia had
James Madison of Virginia as his sec.
retary of state, and in turn james
Madison selected James Monroe OF
Virginia for that position; but Mon
roe himself, upon becoming president,
gave his chief advisoryship to John
Quincy Adams OF Massachusetts, and
selected none OF his cabinet from his
own state. John Quincy Adams, be-
coming pi esident, followed the exam
pie OF his predecessor and ignored his
own state, Henry Clay of Kentucky
being chosen as his secretary of state.
Andrew Jackson of Tennessee selected
secretary of war--John Eaton--from
his own state, and Maltin Van Buren
of New York had for while during
he latter part Of his administration
JONES X. Paulson Of his own state as
his secretary of the navy. William
Henry Harrison OF Ohio grandfather
of our president 'elecD selected the
illustrious Thomas Ewing OF the same
state as his secretary of the treasury,
and this same Thomas Ewing was
relative OF our James c. Blaine.
John Tyler of Virginia had A. p
Upher of his own state for a while as
his secretary of state and for while
AS secretary of the navy. James X.
Polk of Tennessee had Cave John
son of Tennessee for his postmaster
general, while Zachary Taylor of
Louisiana made no cabinent appoint
ment from his own state. Millard
Fillmore of New York had Nathan X.
Hall OF New York for his postmaster
general, but his successor, Franklin
Pierce OF New Hampshire, selected no
cabinet officer from that state. james
Buchanan of Pennsylvania gave rather
a liberal representation to that state
in the cabinet, in the persons Of Jere-
miah S. Black and Edwin M. Stanton
for attorney general, and Mr.. Black
served for a while as his secretary of
state. Lincoln had no one in his cabi-
net from Illinois, nor had his success
or, Andrew Johnson, any cabinet asso-
ciate from Tennessee. Grant selected
Elihu b. Washburn of Illinois for sec
retary of state, but he resigned shortly
after his appointment. President
Hayes was assisted by John Sherman
OF his own state in the Office of secre--
tary of the treasury. Mr.. Garfield
made no cabinet selection from Ohio,
but his successor, Mr.. Arthur, was as
sisted by Charles j. Folger and after
wards by Hugh McCulloch as secretary
of the treasury-both from New York.
President Cleveland has had Daniel
Manning and G. S. Fairchild as secre.
taries OF the treasury and William G.
Whitney as secretary of the navy.
From this cursory glimpse at the
past and passing presidential cabinets
it will be seen that while it has been
quite common for presidents to select
cabinet associates from their own
states, there is no established rule upon
that subject. Mr.. Harrison may select
a member Of his cabinet from the
state.of Indiana or he may choose them
all from elsewhere if he prefers, without
committing any breach OF propriety.
That state has abundance OF good
timber to select from, and it is by nc
means improbable that General Har-
rison may avail himself of at least one
stick of il.