Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-07
PUBLIC OPINION.
THE CABINET.

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From the New York Press.
JAMES q. BLAINE naturally occupies
the place OF honor, and it is right that he
shall He is the most popular statesman
of his time and the advocate of a strong
foreign policy. in which every true Re
publican believes. His South American
policy will add luster to the Harrison ad
ministration and his ability alone should
bring a speedy termination of the Cana
dian troubles and the difficulty with Ger
many growing out of the Samoan affair
/ The appointment of Mr.. Blaine was bott
wise and courageous.
/ 1t is conceded that WILLIAM WINDOW
| is an honest, able man of affairs. He was
chairman of the Appropriations Commit.
/ tee of the Senate and greatly respected by
/ his colleagues when member of that
body. His ability to grasp the importance
of our internal commerce in 1872, and the
need of cheaper transportation, and tC
suggest practical way to obtain it, is il
| lustrative of the practical side of Win
dOm'S character He will make a strong
/ Secretary of the Treasury, and one of the
1 first things he will do is to ascertain the
/ lie clear idea on the subject.
JOHN W. NOBLE. Secretary of the In
terror, is an accomplished scholar and able
lawyer, a man of high character, and an
earnest, useful Republican. He is not a
national character in any sense, but that
is not unfavOrable to him, for many ma
tional characters would make poor Secre-
taries of the Interior. His appointment
seems to give general satisfaction, and the
President knows him well. If any depart
ment needs a thoroughly trained lawyer
it is the Interior, and hence the wisdom
of this selection.
The highest grade of business qualifica-
tions are essential to the Post Office De
partment. \ preeminently successful
business man like JOHN WANAMAKER, of
Philadelphia. ought to make satisfactO-
~ POstmaSter-G General. He ought to have
the nerve and ability to organize that de-
partment, in which so many millions of
people are more or less interested, in a
way that will improve the service. Pop
ular in his own State. thoroughly indOrSed
by the chairman of the National Commit
tee and backed by the entire Republican
party of Pennsylvania, John Wanamaker
has an opportunity to make great name
for himself as Postmaster General for the
new administration.
REDFIELD PROCTOR of Vermont. is an
old favOrite of the Press, which in De-
cember took occasion to remind President
Harrison of the excellent Cabinet timber
in this typical American from the Green
Mountain State.
For years he has been the most popular
Republican in the State. He is shrewd
able, unaSsuming, fair, and will be abSo-
lutely loyal to his chief and will make a
good Secretary of War.
If the next Attorney General is W. II.
MILLER. of Indiana, we shall have man
who will fill the position with ability, care
and industry. Those who know him best
speak in the highest possible terms of his
merits, and no one gives him higher
character than the veteran Indiana jurist,
ex-senator Mcdonald.
\ man of even temperament and great
mOdeSty, he is likely to grow upon the
public as his qualities become better
known.
Coming to our own State, under the cir
cumstances, the good taste and wisdom of
paying honor to Kings County is appar-
ent. The selection of General BENJAMIN
F. TRACY was a happy solution of the
New York difficulty. Even the Miller
men admit it now. Mr.. Platt and his
friends at once recognized the wisdom of
this choice. A man of great legal attain
mentS, fair man, an honest man, sol
dier with a splendid record, and withal a
stalwart Republican, how could we expect
to do better? New York ought to be
happy. 1t has the Vice Presidency, it is
the domicile of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and has the Secretary of the Navy.
As it now stands the Cabinet has con-
siderable strength. 1t is largely person
al Cabinet, but no one has a right to COM
plain on that score. With such a Cabinet
we may be certain of one thing that we
shall have an absolutely clean, strong and
patriotic administration.