The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-10

DIZZY that the entire administration wouid
be OF the same political faith as the execu-
tive. than innumerable Cabinet states
were arranged. 1t seemed TO be conceded
that Dir. Cleveland would not repeat the
giaring error of 1854 when he took out of
the Senate come of it's strongest Demo-
cratic members and placed them in his Cab
met. 1t also seemed agreed that It would
DO "a Cabinet of surprises as 1t was felt
that Mr.. Cleveland would not undertake
TO Day political debts with Cabinet port
foiios. The following gives summary of
the material mentioned as available for
Cabinet timber:
Secretary of state-Carlisle. OF Kentucky;
Phelps, of Vermont: Bayard. of Delaware; Rus
sell. or Massachusetts; German, of Maryland;
whitney, of New YORK; Morgan: OF Alabama
York; Gen. Charles Tracy,of New York: Lyman
J. Gage. of Illinois; Daniel Lamont, of New
York; K. g. Benedict, or New York.
Secretary OF War-General Palmer, Of Illinois;
Ex-Governor Campbell, or Ohio Governor Rus
sell, OF Massachusetts,; General Bragg, or Wiscon-
sin; Dickinson. OF Michigan.
Secretary OF the Nayy-Mitchell of Wisconsin;
Herbert, OF Alabama; cable, OF Illinois; Whitney,
OF New York
Francis. OF Missouri; vilas of isconsin.
neutrality-suspicious. or Pennsylvania;
Dickinson, OF Michigan.
Attorney genersl-Carllsle. of Kentucky: Col
Inns, of Massachusetts; Garland, OF Arkansas
Gowdy, OF Illinois, Cochran, OF New York; Rus
sell, OF Massachusetts,; Rayner. OF Maryla and.
batch. of Missouri; OFerrall. or Virginia; Nor
ton, OF Nebraska.
While the Cabinet gossip has received
much attention to-day, il is felt that MIR.
Cleveland will disappoint all ate-makers
and present Cabinet of surprises" IN
deed, as he did eight years ago. There 10
very little doubt that no Republican bar
riers will stand between the country's in
forests and Democratic tendencies, as Sem
ate did during the administration OF Cleye-
- - x1<@
city say the majority of the people have
apparently not appreciated the services
performed by o Republican Senate from
1855 TO 1859.
IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
An Associated Press dispstch says: The
air of depression throughout the executive
departments this morning was so dense
that 1t could almost be felt Now and then
some clerk would pluck up spirits enough
to ask for returns from some State cup
posed to be still doubtful. but with no hopes
of hearing favorable news. OF course the
vast majority of the employees sre shelf.
cred beneath the broad wings of the civil
direct personal and pecuniary inter-
est la the result that character
lied the clerks In the olden days of politi-
cal revelation In Office. Many Democrats
are also included In the ranks--relics OF the
Cleveland administration and evidences OF
the protecting Influences of the civIl-service
law. AS President Harrison and President
elect Cleveland are both committed to the
enforcement of this law, the rank and file
feel tolerably easy as to the result. But
the many bureau chiefs, heads of divisions
and private secretaries who are without the
scope of the law are downca to-day at the
result, for IL means much to them.
Secretary John w. Foster was at the
n
fact did not prevent him from appearing at
his Office in the State Department at the
usual early hour this morning. He plunged
at once into the work OF, the day in q phil
osophic epirit He attributes the Repub-
lIean defeat to the tariff Issue. The party.
he says, challenged the JUDGMENT of the
country on the Mckinley bill, and the
verdict must be accepted as the will
OF the people that different pol
icy shall be adopted Other questions
so such an extent as TO materially affect
the result. Nor wonld it have been differ
ent If other candidates had been selected
or other leaders managed the campaign.
No administration ever went before the
country with q clearer record. 1t is the
policy. not the personnel of the admlnistra-
ton, that has been condemned. In this
view of the matter Secretary Foster was
gratified that MT. Cleveland was likely to
be sustained by the party majority in both
branches Of Congress. 40 that the new
policy may have full and fair trial.
Secretary Tracy. who had contributed
his vote yesterday morning. In Brooklyn,
and hurried over to Washington to sit mp
with the President last night, was in the
EecPy frame of mind which comes to q
man who has done his best and knows IL.
HIS own State had gone Democratic but be
could not help IL and was actually cheerful
IN his resignation. Ii he knows what
brought about his party's downfall he
won't tell 1t just now, and he il waiting for
returns before he expresses publicly any
opinion. He left Washington. at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon, for New York. in or
der to be present aud represent the Navy
Department at the launch of tho new
cruiser Cincinnati tomorrow noon.
The other side of the picture was visible
at the r0OWs OF the Democratic congress
sional committee. Exnitation reigns su-
preme there. and every body who has par
ticipated for months past in appealing TO
the people through the medium of untold
tons of congressional speeches and other
campaign literature feels personal pride
in the result, and takes some credit to him.
self for it.