The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-04
CLEV LANDS CABINET,
COMPOSED OF MEN OF THE BEST
DEMOCRACY
1t Is Business Cabinet First OF All,
And Is not in any Degree
Accidental.

Accidental.
Philadelphia Times.
This is business cabinet 1t is dem.
ocratic cabinet, of course, including
Judge Gresham, who is in full accord
with the gospel of Democracy as taught
by the man who has been thrice the psrty
candidate for president, and twice elect
ed; but it is not cabinet constructed to
a political machine. 1t will be for coun-
try first and party next, rather than make
party paramount to country. and it will
start with the general confidence of the
business interests of the nation, regard
less of party faith.
The mere political cast of the cabinet
is we'll worthy of careful study. The
first thing that is apparent is the COM
plete absence of the bourbon democratic
element in it. There is only one South
erner in it who comes from sway back
before the war-Mr. Herbert, of Ala
bama-and he is anything but bourbon
He is for progressive navy, and has rem
dered conspicuous service in the great
work of rescuing our navy, from the
nothingness Into which it degenerated
under the reign of jobbers.
The other southern men are Carlisle,
of Kentucky, who was a Union man dur
ing the civil war, and Smith, of Georgia,
who is highly creditable representative
of the young, aggressive ana liberal ele
ment of the south. With little less abil
ity than the lamented Grady, be is more
positive, energetic and practical, and his
selection will be widely felt in the new
inspiration it must give to the young
blood of the struggling reconstructed
states. The one trained, practical poll
tician of the Cabinet is Lamont, who is
one ofthe most sagacious political leaders
of the country.
The fly in the cabinet ointment is
Judge Gresham. He is ripe in expert
ence, stubborn in integrity, and fully
sizes up to his high position. He is one
| of the eleventh hour labNers in the
| democratic vineyard, and for that he is
criticised by many democrats who re-
fuse to learn that the present swift tran
sitions in politics present new occasions
| his first democratic vote for Cleveland
last fall, but he is only one of hund reds
of thousands who did the same thing,
and all of them are necessary to sustain
the administration they called into be
ing. Looking at the present p iitical
situation and is it probable drift. Mr..
Cleveland has made no wiser selection
than that of Judge Gresham.
! Mr.. Carlisle has taken the laboripg oar
of the new administration, and he mas
made exceptional sacrifice to accept the
most exacting duties. He gave up life
estate in the senate to formulate q new
economic policy for the nation. He is
peculiarly fl ted for such a task, but
even the most capable may fail in the
successful creation of new tariff policy
for the government. If he succeeds, b,
would be the most hopeful Presidential
candidate in 1896 If he does not sue
ceed in commanding the approval of IL
, country for his new policy, he must G.
into history as failure. He is able
honest, tireless and thoroughly familia
with the tariff and he starts with ever
promise of success.
Mr.. Bissell is personal appointmen
the duties of administering the post.
department. Mr. Morton is an agricul
turist with wholesome practical ideas il
that line, and Mr.. Olney is the only mem
,, Der of the Cabinet who is novice i
politics, but he is admittedly one of tn
ablest lawyers of the land.
The Cleveland Cabinet is bushes
Cabinet first of all, and it is not in an
y degree accidental that it is so. It Wa
{ obviously intended by the President ths
!, his Cabinet and his administration shout
= command the cordial confidence of th
great business interests of the countr
. from the day it entered office; and ths
! has been fully assured in the selection c
his constitutional advisers. There wi
be plenty of politics in the new admins
trstion when occasion calls for it, and
= will be democratic politics; but it wi
y ever be business first and politics after