The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-12-06
J. STERLING NORTON
Placed On the Tail End Of the Cleveland
Cabinet,

HSpAON'3B
Of much conse quenCO, in his eStimStion,
Suyway-snd he found floating on the
surface Of the political pool ono Morton
Of NebraskS-s politician out OF o job
and be gathered him in. It was on q par
with the smG II fry with one or two eE-
ceptions) and the select dudes and mug
wumps that constitute the rest OF that
body, Cleveland was evidently afraid OF
bigger men than himself, and was, thrre-
fore, perfectly consistent in seeking men
Of small cslibre, utterly unknown to the
country. The Republic, OF St Louis, the
organ Of western democl acy, sized up
Mr.. g and his cabinet, his motives and
his policy pretty correctly when it said:
SIT is very evident that the presidents
greatest care in the selection Of his csbi-
net has been to suit himself. To that he
has made the advancement Of party sub
servient, as he has always done. We do
not say too much for the cabinet OF his
selection. 1t represents Mr.. Cleveland.
It would be absurd to consider 1t 90 q
cabinet chosen to represent either the
country at large, or the democratiC party
at large. It represents Mr.. ClevslSnd's
personal tastes. " II it were
supposed that Mr.. Cleveland had any
other purpose than that of selecting men
conRenisl to himself, it would seem that
he had deliberately attempted to drive
the west away from the support OF the
south, and to make the latter dependent
entirely on New York, 90 1t has 90 long
been to it's own misfortune and the great
misfortune of the country. . IL
his cabinet represents . proposed party
policy, it would be AlSrming. But 1t
does nothing Of the kind; it merely rep
rssents what he once called his personal
c0nVenience." \ y
And of such was bis secretary OF agri
culture, Morton, q mere liokspittls and
flunkey Of his master, Ch0Ossn to do his
bidding, and not to represent any policy
or any party. And in making the Bslec-
ton, M. Cleveland didn't lack for ma
terisl, even in his own party; since there
was the president or ex.presidentS OF the
national grange, Ex-Governor Click, OF
Kansas, and q score Of competent farm
ers in the several states Of the west from
whom to choose. And yet hO would fam
take up with o dilspidAted lawyer and
machine politician, because he was out
Of q job and floating loosely about the
world. The very worst qualification for
an official (as the reader viii concur with
mO), and one Of all others to bo avoided.
A lawyer out of business and out at the
heel to superintend the department Of
agriculture, which needs live, business
farmer like the late General Rusk, OF
Wisconsin. The selection was Q bur-
lesque and an insult to the great vocA-
tion represented; and Morton seems 90
to have regarded it, and has dsmOSned
himself accordingly. For h0 has lOst no
opportunity and has spent most VI his
time since his accession to the place in
insulting and abusing the farmer, Svi-
de1tly regarding him % little lOSS than
q fool or q dotard, and himself % his
lord and master. Such In the tone in
which he addresses him when brought
into his presence. No longer ago than
last week the Kansas City Tlmes and
other administration papers were filed