The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-03-09
Post Inaugural; Cabinet Work.
Philadelphia Ledger, March 6.

Another event in the important sequence
through which the personnel Of the Federal
Government is now passing took place at
Washington yesterday; one Cabinet or com
plete suite of Heads of Departments rep
resenting a great political party retired to
make way for another OF the rival party.
This did not come about in the way that
causes the most frequent changes of Ministers
in the Constitutional Governments of Europe
viz: defeat in the popular branch OF the
Parliament or Legislature-ior occurrences
of that kind have no similar effect IN the
United States Ours came because of the
expiration of the term of a Chief Executive,
and the succession of another by election
which operates here somewhat as 1.-THE demise
of the Crown''-the death of the sovereign
does in England, although there is nothing in
our system to compel a Cabinet to go out
when a new President comes in.
Those who retire are Thomas F. Bayard,
Secretary of State, who has conducted the
delicate and difficult affairs of his Depart
ment with dignity and ability, and faithfully
in the interests of the United States; William
C. Whitney, who has carried on the impor-
tant business of the Navy Department to
better advantage for the country than any
head of that Department since the war against
the rebelion-betteG than any of his prede-
cessors since that time, both in improved
business methods and in material results in
the addition of effective ships and shops;
Charles S. Fairchild, Secretary of the Urea
sury; VIM. C. Endieott, Secretary of War;
VIM. F. Villas, Secretary of the Interior; Don
NJ. Dickinson, Postmaster General; and A.
FL. Garland, Attorney Generals; all of whom
have discharged the duties of their offices
fairly well, with clean hands, honest records
and unassailed integrity-except in the case
of Mr.. Garland, who was unfairly and cruelty
accused of malfeasance in the matter of the
Pan Electric Telegraph, of which he was not
guilty. Their successors, appointed yester-
day, will do well for themselves and for the
country if they come out with as fair records
on March 9th, 1898.
The new Secretary Of State (Premier),
James G.. Blaine, of Maine, is known by all
Americans and much of Europe, as Congress-
man, Senator and Secretary of State-as a
thoroughly experienced American politician
"a well read student in American and foreign
history-a master in American polities-a
skilled and powerful orator and controversial
ist-with very full equipment of the quail
fcations which 60 into the composition of
statesmen-which his countrymen now earn
estly hope he will exercise to the exclusion Of
his gifts as dialectitian and aggressive par
tiss@ Hi.y powerful weakness is the active
and restless energy of his nature. Mr.. Blaine
is in his Goth year.
The new Secretary Of the Treasury is VII
liam Window, of Minnesota-born in Ohio;
educated at local academy-lawyer by train
ing and profession-Repres In Con-
gress for IL years-Seuator for an equal length
of time-Secretary Of the Treasury under the
Garfield Administration-again in the Senate
and recently engaged in financial and rail-
road operations in New York city. Mr.. Win
dom is about 62.
As the new Secretaa s of War and Agricul
ture seem to be transp I'd as to what would
appear to be the logiea der, we take them
together. Mr.. Red6elo ector of Vermont,
appointed Secretary of 4, is farmer and
large grower of fine breeds of sheep and
merino woods, and an extensive marble quar-
ryman-while General Rusk, Of Wisconsin
{ born in 0hiol, appointed Secretary of Agri-
culture, was an able and distinguished soldier
What is called the ''eternal fitness of thing"
appears to demand that the men and the OIL
eeS should have been reversed. Each has
been Governor Of his State. Proctor has the
reputation of good business man, and RISKS
record shows that while Governor he enforced
the laws of his State with energy aud conspi
cuous success against the pestiferoHs Anar
ehists, in very trying times. de has served
three terms in Congress, and was b nix Con-
troller of his State. We should add also that
he is or was farmer. Rusk is so years old
and Proctor So.
John Wanamaker philadelphia born, the
new Postmaster General, is known as widely
over the United States and the mercantile
world as any but the most conspicuous Of osf
national statesmen. 1t is no misuse of words
to say he is the foremost American merchant.
He has never been what is called politician,
though very earnest Republican. He is a
capable man of afiairs-always in demand
when important or good work is 10 be done
and he has done an abundance OF it,, q nat
ural born organizer, with the highest talent
for administration, gifted with keen and large
mental vision, broad views and indomitabe
energy Ifthere are loose joints in the postal
service he will End them, and if there are
opportunities for improvement he will discover
them, and the people will have the benefit of
his capable and correcting hand. Mr.. Wan
amaker is 80.
The new Secretary Of the Navy is Benz. F.
Tracy, Of New York, educated ut tie public
schools. lawyer by profession, soldier during
the war against the rebellion, coming out as
Brevet Brigadier General, then practieing law,
then for short time Judge of the New York
Court of Appeals, and to his great credit, be
it said, politician with clean conscience,
as was evidenced by his clearing the track for
former Seth Low, as Mayor of Brooklyn.
Judge Tracy's age is 60.
John W. Noble, of Missouri, Secretary of
the Interior, was born in Ohio. He is a Uni
versity man Miami College and YALE, a
trained lawyer-enlisted as a private in the
war against the rebellion, aud won his way to
the stars OF Brevet Brigadier General. He
is now one of the leaders of the St. Louis bar,
and is in his 5sth year.
Attorney General Vim. Henry Harrison
Miller Of Indiana born in the state of New
York, is graduate of Hamilton College, was
a teacher, is member of the bar, graduated
from the office of the late United States Chief
Justice Waite, leader Of the Indiana bar,
and the law partner and confidential personal
friend of President Harrison. Heis As.
Such, in sketehy odtline. are the new
Heads of Departments and members of Pres.
ident Harrisoa official family. Halfof them
are new men to the country at large, without
experience in Federal Governmental affairs,
and from this it will be argued that they do
not constitute strong Cabinet. But Daniel
Manning was comparatively unknown when
he went into the Treasury ander President
Cleveland. and demonstrated that new man
could also be a strong man. Exigeneies and
opportunities develop the latent abilities and
energies of men.
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