The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-03-14
REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.


President Harrlson's Cabinet.
Below will be found brief notice of
each OF the eight prominent Republicans
OF the country who will constitute the
constitutional advisers of President Benz,
Harrison:
Secretary Of Sfafe.-James G. Blaine, OF
maine.
James q. Blaine, who for a second time
is called to be Secretary Of State, has been
an eminent figure in American politics for
more than quarter of Gee fury and for
the past eight years has been the most
popular leader Of the Republican party.
He is a few months over 50 years of age.
lie is native Of Washington county. Pa.
entered Washington College at IS ana
graduated at the head of his class in lS47.
He then went to Kent ucky. where he was
professor of ma, helnatics in a military
institute. Here be met his wife, who was
from Maine, and at her persuasion re-
moved to Augusta. Me-, where he has
since resided. Adopting journalism as a
profession, he became part owner and edi.
tor OF the kennebec JouYnal in 1854, and
editor OF the Portland Daily Advertiser in
1851. He was one Of the organizers of the
Republican party in Maine, aid served ia
the State Iegislat ure from 1858 to 1862,
the last two years being Speaker. In 1862
he was elected representative in Cen.
gress, and was elected for each success
i've term until 1876. He was Speaker of
the House of representatives. from 1869
to 1874, and was again the Republican
candidate in 1875. but was defeated, the
Democrats then having a majority. In
1916 and in 1880 he was a candidate for
the Republican nomination for President
but was defeated by Mr. Hayes in the one
case and by Mr.. Garfield in the other. In
1876 Mr. Blaine was appointed United
States Senator from Maine TO Gil vacancy
and was subsequently elected for the term
expiring in 1883. This position he re :
signed in March. 1881. to accept the Sec
retaryship offered him by Mr.. Garfield
The assassination of the latter caused Mr..
Blaine to tender his resignation to Mr..
Arthur. which was accepted in December
1881. Since that date he has filed no
Office. He was The Republican candidate
for president in 1854. In 1856 Mr.. Blaine
and his family made q tour of Europe
Everywhere he was greeted as the greatest
living American statesman. His Paris
letter, IN reply to President Cleveland s
Free-trade message. is too fresh in the
minds of the people TO need comment. He
was the choice of the great majority of his
party for, the nomination for president,
and would have been the party candidate
bad lie not positively refused to permit
the use OF his name. He returned from
his foreign trip last August and was given
Il great reception in New York. On the
night OF his arrival he made speech to
the Irish Americans in which he sounded
the keynote Of the campaign. HIS west,
ern tour in October was the event of the
Icaupaign IN five western States. He adj
dressed 10 Michigan. Indiana. Illinois New
2 ork and Connecticut audiences of 10000
ana 80 900 people. Since tie triumphant
victeEy at The end of the campaign he has
lived auietly at his home in Augusta, see
Ing only a few Intimate friends and utter
ing not a word for publication.
secretary of the Treasury-w william Win
sl0ns. of Mi nnesota.
/ William Window is an Ohian by
birth, lawyer by profession and legisla,
tor of talent and capacity. He was per-
sonally one Of the most popular men that
ever sat In the United States Senate. Be-
sides having been the late President Gar
field 3 Secretary Of the Treasury. he has
or years made study Of questions affect
in q fnarce and commerce. He is a close
gtn dent, possessing DO snowy advantages
il, d. ,bate, but compelling the attention OF
all bY fhe close logic Of his arguments. He
is known as an opponent of monopollsts
and his letter to the anti monopoly meet
ing held New IN York shortly before his
appointing Mt by Carried, will long be re-,
membered. There were no communlstic
utteraueess in the letter. but simply the
avowed convictions of thoughtful mind.
He was the author OF the bill creating d
division of lnternal commerce in the
Treasury, which has been practically
ma erged into the Bureau of Statistics. In
asz4 report ,lGade by Mr.. Window from
the select comuittee appointed to investl
gate and report 9upoa the subject of trans
paitation betweep tie interior and sea-
boa!4i4 attracted enerai attention. water
ing stocks, be believes, Should be preyentst
hy prompt action by State legislatures
lis, report recomm ended enactment o
laws ky the States prohibiting officers @
railroad companies from Owning any III
terest in non-co operative freight lines
car c@Hspanies operated by The railroa
with which such persons are connected i
an official capacity. In the short Tim
that he was at the head of the .IfeaSNf
! Department. he demonstrated his caQaclt
fas il wise fiaancier. When he retire
/ from the Cabinet he went back TO Mime
sofa and made an effort to secure a re-elet
! ton to the Senate. He was Gnsuccesst
! i'll this and shortly afterward he moved
New y ork. where he has been practicin
! law. For the past five years on more =
/ Iias not ignred III Minnesota politics an
1s;,a given all his attention to his bushes
in New 4 erik. After Allison declined
| Window came up as the most prominef
| WestArp man who was familiar wit
finances. lie is said to combine Il know
edge Of Wall street with Il sympathy wit
I the. West. ..s. .........
Postmaster Gemarnl-Innn Wanam sIS or
t of Pennsylyamia.
II John Wanamaker. Pennsylvania re
Il resentAtive ia the Cabinet, is one of ii
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