Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-28
THE DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.
What Henry Watterson VIII Have to say
this Morning.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 27.-Regard-
ing President Harrison's diplomatic ap-
poiniments, Mr.. Watterson will say in to-
morrow's C0urier-JOur7lal
There is no denying that the admins
tration is getting in some very astute, po-
liticsl and party work in its appointments
to Office. With the exceptions OF Wana-
maker and Tanner, Mr.. Harrison, whilst
/ selecting active and orthodox Republicans
OF the most pronounced description, has
/ shocked no popular or moral sensibility,
but rather has impressed the country with
| the idea that he Is a clear-headed well-in-
tentiOned man, working for the best with
great intelligence within his own party
lines The batch OF diplomatic nomina-
tions sent to TIE Senate yesterday COM
pletes the list of foreign places of import
ance to be filed, and while containing
some surprise, it will on the whole, give
pretty general satisfaction.
The nomination of Robert Lincoln as
Minister to England, is at once a surprise
and ten-strike. Taken in connection
with the selection of Fred Grant for Vi
emma, it conveys an appeal to the young
Republicanism OF the period, which cannot
fail to have its effect That these sons Of
illustriOns sires are American gentlemen
without reproach and fully qualified, per-
sonally and officially to represent the couu-
try handsomely and adequately in the old
world.
In bringing journalism of the party to
the front and stimulating that important
- q
shows both wisdom aud sagacity. No
better Minister 10 France could have been
found in any walk Of life than Whitelaw
Reid. and no better Consul General to
London than John @. New. Now, we
have Murat Halstead to Germany, and
Thorndyke Rice to Russia, Mr.. Rice is
the editor of the North american ReUieiC,
a man of maoy accomplishments and large
fortune, whose knowledge of European life
and affairs is very great and
has been obtained by the sacrifice of Amer
icanism. The selection of Mr.. Halstead
for Berlin is q particularly happy one. He
is already well known to the Germans. In
the FrancO-German var ne WAS the cham
pion and guest of Won MOltke, met the
great chancellor familiarly and often, and
be is accredited. He is, personally, both
handsome and brilliant man, and will
appear nowhere without distinction.
The rest of the appointments are all in
the same line, particularly that Of Patrick
Egan, which at this momeut must be very
gratifying to the Irish on both sides of the
water.
1t costs us nothing to say these things
The contest between the Democratic and
Republican parties for years hence will be
upon irreconcilable antagonsms OF opinion.
In the meantime, it is an interest to all
men 10 have the business of the county
particularly our representation abroad
in the hands of capable and good men, as
il can never bs to the interest of any party
to raise false personal issues or deny pOlit-
icaliy that measure of justice which GER
tsinly no one would think of withholding.
All the appointments we have named are
individually excellent and from a purely
partisan standpoint, made with admirable
disoernment and keen foresight.