New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-24
THO LECkY 6ECRETIRIEN.

The Tribune extends its cordial consra'uia-
tons 10 Secretaries Lamont and Herbert OF inc
War and Navy Departments. Singularly enough
the war.waging departments OF the Govern
mont under the present Administration are the
only ones that can be said TO be in a condition
OF absolute calm and perfect peace. Around all
the rest clouds gather, storms rage anu TIE
waves of popular disapproyai break III hiss'hs
spray Over the Army ana Navy Denus the
rainbow of peace. On the left shoulder Oh eac'l
Secretary is perched cooling wi''e-"'hge"
dove. and on eacn brow serene content Sis
smiling. Since last March. when MI Nleve-
land frs; called his Cabinet. the whole country
from Maine To California has been III 'ohs'ah'
growl at one OF another of his Secretaries M"
most OF In. growing has been done. ana con
Times TO he done by the men who elected MI
Cleveland Republicans did not expect any
thing from the new Administrations ana nave
not been disappointed. Being in some measure
nronorcd for the mistakes which they foresaw
would be made by party unused 10 IN" respon-
sbilities Of power. they hav" been able 10 view
the situation with phllosophlc resignation
Knowing Of what utterly irrcconcllable elements
tbe poltica congomcrate which raised This
Administration 10 power was composed thcy
have not been surprised at the results
With the exceptions named the whole Cabinet
has come TO grief in the house OF lis friends
In greater or less degree the heads or depart
mcnts have been widely censrred ana con-
demned by political associates and friends
Here IL poor Mr.. Gresham. up 10 his neck III
Hawaiian policy which violates all the frah-
ton, OF the party and has brought down the
dcrunciatiou OF great number OF the most in
auentiol party organs. Before launching ont on
this policy his assistant secretary. Josiah Qun-
cy. had given mortal offence to the M"gwumps
and Civil Service Reform supporters OF Mr.
Cleveland and the President had clinched their
hostility by the Van Allen appointment. MI
Carlisle aroused the disturst Of one wing OF Inc
party by his silvcr-paying proposal. ana 'heh
angered the other By his support Of the SILVER
Repeal bill PosimasterGeneral Bissell In SET
ting his assista IT. Maxwell TO beheading post
masters at au unprecedented rate stirred again
the hostility OF the Mugwump faction. who con
sdered themselves the dupes OF false promises
Acknowledgement Olney Is severely criticised By
such Democratic newspapers as " The New-iork
World" for continuing 10 hold Office ms director
and attorney for great corporation while neg
lectng 10 enforce the law against trusts. Hoke
Smiths pension policy has drawn Senator Voor
bees into opposition. aud poor Morton, Secretary
of Agriculture. last on The list has just been
denounced by one Of the Oranges which con-
,ributed TO Mr. Cleveland's election for some
thing he has been saying about political
farmers.
SO the whole Cabinet with the exceptions
named Is catching II hot and heavy from all
quarters. 1t Is an interesting and extremely
lively spectacle Everybody In hot water except
Lamont and Herbert. Again we extend con-
cratulations 10 these two fortunate statesmen