Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-04
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
His Choice of Cabinet Ministers-A Fore
cast of His Policy.

WASHINGTON. March 3d.-Leading Re publican
Senators and Representatives are in doubt re-
speeting President-elect Harrison's political
policy. His inaugural address will doubtless
give the country something OF a cue to his pol
icy, but he may find it more difficult to carry
out his Intentions than to announce them. Gem
eral Harrison has not consumed the time of his
many prominent callers, both in Indianapolis
and washington. with discussion of his Cab
| met plans so much as he has respecting the
needs of the country on various questions of
public policy that confront the Administration
| II is expected by many people that General
Harrison will announce in his inaugural his in
tentlon not to be candidate for reelection. If
he does IN Is 1t Will relieve him of any embarras-
sing complications in the matter rofappointmeats of
or the determination of his policy. He can go as
| he pleases and not fear Tor the consequences
In any event, 1t is universally conceded that
| the new President will not be led by any CLIQUE
| of politicians He has shown in the selection
OF his Cabinet his absolute freedom from outside
influences. His selec ions will doubtless be dis
tasteful 10 many influential Republicans and it
will be difficult to explain why such an i'm
portant section of country as the Pacific coast
was left entirely without representation Should
1t finally prove that no Californian is chosen),
but friends of General Harrison sav that could
the obstacles which confronted him be under
stood no part of the United States could find
may be passed upon his Cabinet it is certain
that he has-with the possible exception of
New York-taken
MEN OF HIS PERSONAL LIKING,
And IN whom be believed he could repose that
confidence which should exist between the
Chief Magistrate and his advisers Mr. Blaine
was made Secretary of State not because of his
Prominence IS leader in the Republican party.
! and the fact that his supporters made General
Harrison,s nomination at Chicago possible but
because General Harrison had personally every
confidence in Blaine's mental equipment to deal
| with the affairs of State
Mr.. Window was General Harrison's personal
| selection for Secretary of the Treasury He had
been disappointed in Allisons refusal to take
the ofhce, and remembering the brilliant sue
| cess which attended the few months of Win
| dom's administration of the finances under
Garfield. and Using him personally, General
| Harrison rendered him the place The ex-sen-
ator from Nebraska, Wanamaker. Williams and
Proctor were all chosen for personal reasons
more than political ones. He has endeayored
| to surround himself with men in sympathy in
thought and purpose, with himself.
close personal friend of General Harrison
tells your press correspondent that the new
President desires revision of the tariff.
ON A PROTECTION BASIS
| And fayors the immediate repeal of the tobacco
tax; that he is opposed TO depositing the public
funds to great extent with national banks. and
prefers the purchase and retirement OF matur-
ing bonds as rapidly as possible; that he is op-
posed 10 an extra session of the Fifty-frst Con-
| gress that he believes in the rigid enforcement
OF the civil service laws, and will possibly ex-
ceed the devo ion which Cleve and has shown
| 10 TINS branch OF the public service. He has no
cleaily defined
SOUTHERN POLICY,
| BIT thinks there should be closer Federal s,.
| pervision of the national elections. ANY legis-
lation to be enacted should be applicable to all
sections alike, should be upheld by Just and
Intelligent public sentiment North and South,
and should be so comprehensive as TO provide
the best possible safeguards against any and all
possible intractions OF the purity OF the ballot
His idea Of building up an influential Republi-
can party in the South is to foster by judicious
| legislation. the protection sentiment which has
QeyelODel q,
Office men of character who will command re-
spect.