The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 21.-Regardlng
President Harrison's diplomatic appoint
NIGHTS Mr.. Wattersan will say in to-
m6rrow's Courier JourndI:
There is no denying that the admins
tration is getting in some very astute poll
teal and party work in its appointments to
Office, with the exception of Wannamaker
and Tanner.
AsTUTE REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. Harrison, while selecting active and
orthodox, Republicans of most pronounced
description, has shocked no popular or
moral sensibility, but has rather impressed
the country with the idea that he IS a clear
headed, well intentioned man, Worklng Tor
the best, with great intelligence 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 filled,
and though containing some surprises, 1t
will. on the whole, give pretty general
satisfaction.
ROBERT LINCOLN.
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, and both these are sons of
ilEstrious sires.
AMERICANS WITHOUT REPROACH.
They are American gentlemen without
reproach, and fully qualified personally and
officially to represent the country hand
somely 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 President
shows both wisdom and sagacity.
No better minister to France could have
been found in any walk Of life than White
law Reid and no better cOnsulgeneral to
London than John G.. New.
Now we have Murat Halstead toGelmany,
and Thorndyke Rice to Russia. Mr.. Rice
is editor of the North american RGricw, a
man of many accomplishments and E,rge
fortune, whose knowledge of European life
and affairs is very great, and has not been
obtained bya sacrifice Of Americanism.
HAPPY CHOICE.
The selection Of Mr.. Hastead for Berlin
is particularly happy one. He is already
well known to Germans.
In the FrancO-German war he was the
companion and guest of Won Moltke. He
met the great chancellor Familiarity 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 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 OF OPINIONS.
The contest between the Democratic and
Republican parties for years hence will
turn upon irreconcilable antagonisms of
opinion. In the meantime it is of interest
to all men to have the bust
ness of the country, particularly
our representation abroad, in the hands
of capable and good men, as 1t can never be
phe interest of any party to raise false per
sonal issues or deny politically that measure
of justice which, socially, no one would
think of Withholding.
All the appointments we have name are
individually excellent, and from a purely
Partisan standpoint, made with admirable
Experiment. and keen foresight.
With particular reference to the fight
against the confirmation of the nomination
of Mr.. Halstead, Mr.. WatersOn says: 1T is
to be hoped the Democrats Of the Senate,
particularly the Democrats of the south,
will Join in no such movement. 1t could
emanate only from personal spite and pO-
litical malignity."
Mr. HALsTEAD Is A FIGHTER.
Mr.. Halstead is fighter and a bully
fighter. who hits right out from the shout
der. and never struck a man lick below
the belt in his life.
As the representative Of the country
abroad he can be relied on to be as national
as the most ardent nationalist could de-
sire The rejection of such q nomination
would not only be public scandal, but to
vote to reject it ought to bring upon its
author the contempt which malice and cow
ar6ice ALWAYS inSDire i'm minds of honest