Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-28
THOSE NOMINATIONS.
Henry WattersOn Approves
Fully of Them,
HARRIsoN's sAGACITY SHOWN,
The Character and Ability of the
Men Declared to Be All that
Could Be Desired.
Associated presu Dispatches to the HERALD.

lAssociated Presn DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
LOUISVILLE, March 27.-Regarding
President Harrison's diplomatic ap-
pointments, Mr.. Waterson will say in
to-morrow's Courier-Journal: "There Is
no denying that the administration is
getting in some very astute political and
party work in its appointments to office
with the exceptions of Wanamaker and
Tanner. MIR. Harrison, whilst selecting
active and orthodox Republicans OF the
most pronounced description has shocked
no popular or moral sensibility, but has
rather impressed the country with the
idea that he is 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 the Senate yesterday com
pletes the list of foreign places OF i'm
portance to be filled, and though con-
tanning some surprises 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 stroke. Taken in connection
with the selection of Fred Grant
for Vienna, it conveys an appeal to the
young Republicanism of the period,
which cannot fail to have its effect. Both
these sons of illustrious sires are Ameri-
can gentlemen without reproach, and
fully qualified, personally and officially,
to represent the country handsomely
and adequately in the old world. In
bringing the journalism of the party to
the front, and stimulating that important
branch of the party service, the Presi-
dent shows both wisdom and sagacity.
No better Munster to France could have
been found in any walk of life than
Whiteaw Reid, and no filter Consul
General to London than John G. New.
Now we have Murat Halstead to Ger
many, and Thorndvke Rice to Russia.
Mr.. Rice is the editor Of the North Amer-
ican Reviep, man Of many aeeQmplish'
ments and large fortune, whose knowi-
eGge of European life and affairs is very
great, and has not been obtained by the
sacrifice OF his Americanism. The se-
lection of Murat Halstead for Berlin
is particularly happy one. He
is already known to the Ger
mans. In the Franco German war
he was the companion and guest of Won
Moltke. He met the great Chancellor
familiarly and often and will be no
stranger to the court to which he is ac-
credited. He is personally both hand
some and brilliant man, and will ap-
pear nowhere without distinction. The
rest of the appointments are all in the
same line, particularly that of Patrick
Egan, which at this moment 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 turn upon the irrecon
cilable antagonisms of opinion. In the
meantime it is an interest to all men to
have the business of the country, par
ticularly our representation abroad, in
the hands of capable and good men. as it
can never be the interest of any party to
raise false personal issues, or deny politi-
cally that measure of justice which,
socially, no one would think of with
holding. all the appointments we have
named are individually excellent and,
from purely partisan standpoint, made
with admirable discernment and keen
foresight.
With particular reference to the fight
against the confirmation of the nomina
tion of Mr.. Halstead, Mr.. Watterson
says; ''It is to be hoped that the DEM
ocrats of the Senate, particularly
the Democrats of the South will join
in no such movement. 1t could eman-
ate only from petty personal spite and
political malignity, Mr.. Halstead is a
fighter, bully fighter, who hits rightout
from the shoulder, and never struck a
man lick below the belt in his life. AS
a representative of OR country abroad,
he can be relied on to be as national as
the most ardent nationalist could desire.
The rejection of such nomination would
not only be public scandal, but a vote
to reject it ought to bring upon its author
the contempt which malice and COW.
ardice always inspire in the minds of
honest men,"