Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-02-02
ar. BLAINE To BE CALLED.

The latest rumors are "a. the effect hat
Mfr. Blaine is TO be called TO the CHIEF
place in the Cabinet under the new Ad
ministration. All Of the reports from
Washington for q week past seem to
agree that such is to be the outcome Of
the doubt that has hitherto hung about
the Premiership. By the way that word
"Premiership" has never struck our no
tions Of plain republican simplicity with
especial favor, for, cit is quite English
you know" We are not for Aping, nor
for titles. Old styles and old ways are
good enough for ne. We have been de-
spising for two or three years the habit
OF the newspaper press in writing OF the
Presidents wife as "the uncrowned
queen Of the White House." Some pa
pers also have a fashion Of talking about
"-uncrowned Kings in this country. II
is the ~silliest Of silly bosh; but it never
theless shows the trend Of the times and
the disposition OF the American people 10
copy after the titled nobility Of the Old
World. We are opposed to famiIiarizins
our people with the methods Of the trans
Atlantic nobodies, but would keep then
minds in the good old Democratic track
mot used in the partisan sensel marked
out by the fathers and founders Of the
Republic. As things are drifting in this
country we will ge. around to aristoeratic
methods soon enough. We have made
wonderful strides il that direction in
twenty-five years. In the old days In
digo blue and butternut jeans we're worn
by our public men. Their wives and
daughters dressed relatively with the
same simplicity. There was love Of eeun-
try and public morality in those days.
Now we have little Of either. To-day a,
least one.third Of the United States Sen.
ators at Washington keep liveried serv-
ants to look after themselves and fami.
lies. II we had time and means to afford
ii we would have these laekeys photo
graphed for the information Of the pub
lie. The story Of Senatorial snobbery
would make mighty interesting reading,
as well as some vacancies in seats nov
occupied, unless the people are wholly
dead to the blessings Of free government
and the things necessary to be observed
in repelling refreshments upon their
liberties. All through public life at Wash
ington monarchical glitter is becoming
the rule. This comes OF the fact that
we are selling most Of our high places to
such fools; it is no longer brains, but
money, that secures preferment; the de-
cadence of chivaly is in exact ratio with
the increasing greed for gold; and the
end Of it all will be found in the over.
throw Of u liberal system OF govern.
ment. There is nothing more certain,
unless the history Of the ages is a lie.
We would like Mr.. Blaine better for
the State Department if he were more Of
a m and less of a toady to wealth.
He consorts with m~illionaires whenever
he can. Bat he has an individuality and
aggressiveness Of his own which is some.
thing in his favor. He is not the "great.
est of living statesmen. as his friends
make him out, but he is a fairly well
equipped public man. He is not a great
lawyer, in fact is not a lawyer at all, and
has never conceived any measure Of gen.
eral and comprehensive good to his eoun.
try. Still he is the best man General
Harrison can summon to conduct his
fora;on corrasnondanca