Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
THE COMING cAelNsT.
Selected with an Eye to Geographical
Correctness.

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Correctness.
It has been said that Mr.. Cleveland
will not take the geography of the
country very much into account in
making up his cabinet As the mem
bers of the cabinet are not ministry.
but merely his secretaries. it is his
privilege to take them all from one
state if he should care to do so; but he
is likely to select them, as far as he
can, so that they will represent not
only his own views but the views of
different sections of the country. He
will necessarily have to devote a great
deal OF attention to political geography
to do this, and his cabinet, when an
nounced, will no doubt be as nearly
representative OF the whole country as
it is possible to make it
In his first cabinet Mr. Cleveland
made the mistake of giving the north
east a predominating influence This
mistake was one of the causes that
contributed to the defeat OF the demo
cratic party in 1883. and it is not likely
to be repeated. The country east of
the Alleghanies is entitled, however,
to at least two. and Mr.. Cleveland is
entitled to select them from the states
he can find the best men in.
The other places would naturally be
so divided as to give representation to
the lake states. the central west, the
Pacific slope, the northwest, the gulf
states and the southwest 1t is already
known that Kentucky will be repre-
sented, and it may reasonably be ex-
pected that representation will be
given to Illinois as the key OF the CEN
trail west. Texas more than any other
state is now entitled to stand as the
representative of the southwest, not
only because of its area and heavy
democratic ma jorities, but because Ar
kansas was represented in the first
Cleveland cabinet. The claim OF
Louisiana for representation is mill
tated against by the present aspects of
Louisiana politics and by the fact that
Louisiana has no one to present who
would be acceptable to democrats at
large. But fortunately there is no lack
of great and good democrats in Texas,
and if one of them is accepted 1t Will
please the entire country, including, no
doubt, the other great and good demo-
! Gratis of Texas. California, too, might
fairly look for encouragement after
| the heroic and almost successful at
| tempt to wipe the republican party out
of the state. Nor is Kansas to be over
| looked when similar services are being
| considered.
Of the gulf states on the east of the
! Mississippi. Alabama or Georgia may
| fairly hope to be represented, and if the
| Atlantic seaboard is to have three rep
resentatives, Virginia may well claim
one of them.
In selecting his secretary of state,
however, Mr.. Cleveland viii be fully
| justified in losing sight of every con-
| sideration other than that of finding a
democrat well known to the country
| and fully intrenched in the esteem OF
democrats and all other honest men.
| The appointment of a common wire
| puller to that position would be a ca
lamity to the country, and it is not to
| be expected for an instant that Mr..
| Cleveland will yield to any influence
that may be brought to bear on him
| to induce him to make such an appoint
| ment
Indeed, it may be said that the best
way to secure an entirely satisfactory
cabinet is to rely on Mr.. Cleveland to
select it to suit himself. And it may
be added that this is what he is going
to do at any rate--St. Louis Republic.