Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-26

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iees not wish to incur the risk Of QuAr-
rsling with his friend, the president
elect, which service in his cabinet would
involve. This sounds like . queer state
H,ens. but il is true nevertheless. If any
man in the world knows Mr.. Cleveland,
i is W. c. Whitney. He knows how
great End strong Cleveland is, and also
how stubborn and unreasonable he is
when the spirit moves him. They man
aged to get through one administration
tss.ether and the recent campaign. but
iu both of these trials there was often
more or less danger Of rupture.
From wLa. | have heard ! think 1t
safe TO say Whitney is the only man who
coald have managed" Cleveland with
cut row through the last six months.
Ii there hadn't been so mnch at stake
for themselves and their party the fur
wsuld have been flying in the surround
ing atmosphere more than once. But
the election is over, and Mr.. Cieyeland's
future is fixed He viii serve as presi-
dent four wears and after that will re
tire to well earned rest. He knows
this US well as any one, aad he knows
better than any of us how much fun he
is going 10 have during tine next four
years in the solid way of doing what he
likes, irrespective Of Tom. Dick or Harry.
He and Whitney are now good friends,
and Mr.. Whitney is wise enough TO
avoid putting any unnecessary strains
upon their relations There is an idea
a .. yrh.tvA,- 10
be the heir of the Cleveland politica,
estate, and he doesn't want to have any
row with the testator.
Mr. Bayari won't be in tie new cab
met for Il good many reasons. MIR. Bay
ard has lost his grip as a public man
and always was somewhat oyerrated.
Besides he is not financially able to in
dulge the luxury of a cabinet Office.
Don Dickinson wants to make some
money, too, and doesn't banker for the
job of running the postofiice depart
ment. MIR. Dickinson told me the other
day that the postofiice department is
the most difficult branch of the entire
government to manage. 1t appears to
be well organized, and is in most ways.
but the duties of the postmaster general
are just what they were when the gov
ernment was started. Technically he Is
supposed TO do the whole business, and
while this is physically impossible the
law requires him to do SO much, to at
tend to so many matters in person, T.
sign such an enormous number of letters
and documents that p. Nj. q. must
work harder than any slave of mine OF
mill.
shouldn't be surprised if General Pat
Collins. of Boston, were in the new cab
met. Cleveland is fond of him, and Col
Inns isn't a bit afraid Of Cleveland. Therp
is IA strong probability that Goyerilo.
Gray, of Indiana. will be a member
There is a little history about this which
perhaps | shouldn't mention. 1t Is t.
the effect that during the recent cam
paign things didn't look well for Democ
racy in Indiana. The Gray men wer'
holding back. They had lost the VIC
presidency at the Chicago conventio.
and weren't happy.
Governor Gray was invited to so ans
see Mr.. Cleveland. He went. In orde
to get Gray into good humor Mr.. Cleve-
land said just little more than he haS
expected to say, and now the governo.
counts on being called to a seat at the
council board. The truth is, Mr.. Clevo
land doesn't want him and yet cannot
just see how he is to get out of it hon
orably. So even the self willed and do
as-you-pIease Mr.. Cleveland cannot al
ways live on Easy street.
| should be very much surprised II
Mr.. Carlisle were to be secretary Of the
treasury. He is talked of, but he doesn
want the honor and isn't fitted for thu
work. He is too great a man to be sec
retary of the treasury. He is student,
thinker and an orator-not a man csI
business, not desk slave, not traine {
executive In such place he would bcI
a conspicuous failure, just as In the ser
ate he is an adornment TO America
public life and intellectually.
For much the same reason l shoul I
not think Mr. Cleveland would tak
Colonel Morrison, of Illinois. into HI 4
cabinet. Colonel Morrison knows a
good o al about the tariff question an
is one If the most admirable character
our ibic service has ever produced.
but i. 4. has few qualifications for the sec
retaryship of the treasury.
Where will Mr.. Cleveland find asecre
tary of state; II is queer thing, hut in
all our list Of present statesmen there j :
not one that fills the bill for this honor.
Mr.. Carlisle would be better for that
than for finance, bnt he is too poor. Sen
ator Gray, of Delaware, comes well to-
ward the ideal, but make my guess aS
to the man who will get thames &
Carter. the leader of the New York bar.
great lawyer. wealthy man. an Ell
tirely respectable figure and warn,
friend Of Mr.. Cleveland's.
CHRIS rMas At THE WHITE HOUSE.