Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-28
Watterson Thinks Well of Presiden. Har
rison's Appointments


LOUISVILLE (Ky.), March 27th.-Regard.
ing President Harrisons diplomatic ap-
pointments, Mr.. Watterson will say in to-
morrow's Courier Journal There is no
denying that the Administration is getting
in some very astute political and partv
work IN Its appointments to office With
the exceptions of Wanamaker and Tanner,
Mr.. Harrison, whilst selecting active and
orthodox Republicans of the most pro.
nounced description, has shocked no pop
ular or moral sensibility, but has rather
impressed the country with the idea that
he is clear headed, well-intentioned man,
working for the best, with great intelli-
gence, within his own party lines The
batch OF diplomatic nominations sent TO
the Senate yesterday completes the list of
foreign places of importance to be filed,
and though containing some surprises. ii
will, on the whole, give pretty general sat-
isfaction.
1.-The nomination of Robert Lincoln as
Minister to England is at once a surprise
and a ten stroke. Taken in connection
with the selection of Fred Grant for Vienna
it conveys an appeal to the young Repub-
licanism of the period which cannot fail TO
have its effect. Both these sons of illustri-
Gus sires are American gentlemen without
reproach, and fully qualified, personally
and officially, to represent their country
handsomely and adequately in the Old
World.
:" In bringing the journalism of the party
to the front and stimulating that import
ant branch of the party service, the Presi-
dent shows both wisdom and sagacity. No
better Minister to France could have been
found in any walk of life than Whitelaw
Reid, and no better Consul General to Lon
don than John c. New.
Now we have Murat Halstead to Ger
many, and Thorndyke Rice to Russia. Mr..
Rice is the editor of the North american Re
riet0, a man of many accomplishments and
large fortune, whose knowledge Of Euro
pean life and affairs is very great and has
not been acquired by any sacrifice of his
Americanism. The selection of Mr.. Hal
stead for his position is q particularly
happy one. He is already known to the
Germans. In the Franco German war he
was the companion and guest of Won
Moltke, and met the great Chancellor IA
miliarly and often, and will be no stranger
to the Court to which he is accredited He
is personally both handsome and brilliant
man, and will appear nowhere without dis
tinction.
1.-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 81 des of the
water. 1t costs US nothing to say these
things. The contest between the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties for years
hence will turn upon irreconcilable antag-
onisms of opinion. In the meantime il is
of interest to all men to have the business
OF the country, particularly our representa-
ton abroad, in the hands of capable and
good men, as it can never to be to the in
terest of any party to raise false personal
issues, or deny politically that measure of
justice which socially no one would think
of Withholding. All the appointments we
have named are individually excellent
and, from purely partisan standpoint
made with admirable discernment and
keen foresight