The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-22
CLEvELANDS CABINET.
Selections Which Reflect Credit On Dc.
mocracys Choice.


Selections. which Reflect Credit On De-
mocracy's Choice.
Judge Gresham was a me mber of the
cabinet of President Arthur. and there
won the respect of the country. APP
poin ted to the bench, he has there
maintained the reputation gained in
| the cabinet He has been a presiden-
tial possibility within the republican
party for eight years. and last summer
declined the presidential nomination
from a party which cast over a mil
lion votes. MIR. Gresham may or may
not be popular with the republican ed
itors, but certainly he is not ''un-
KNOWN"
John G. Carlisle has been lieutenant
governor of Kentucky, speaker OF the
national house OF representatives and
senator. In the great contest for tariff
reform he was from the first the most
! conspicuous figure in political life. He
! was in two conventions possible can
didate for president, and could no doubt
have been chief justice had he desired
the position.
Mr.. Herbert, secretary Of the navy,
! has for years been member of con-
gress, and during the reconstruction
of the navy has been at the head of
/ Certainly he is as well known to the
| country as was his predecessor four
! years ago.
Fir. Morton has lived in a repu blican
state, but he has rot lived in obscurity.
! A believer in free tSade, he has preached
| this gosrel with such effect rs to make
him known throughout the west, as
well known certainly as Mr.. Harrisoa's
attorney general or secretary of the in
| terror.
Mr.. Bissell has been known chiefly
| rs the partner OF MIR. Cleveland, just
| as Mr.. Miller, Mr.. Harrison's partner
| in indianapolis, was known. He has
preferred law to public life, but he GER
| tainly has not lived in obscurity, and
| he is well enough known to make it
| reasonably certain that four years
| hence he will retire from office with a
| reputation at least equal to that earned
| during the past four years 10y the old
| law partner of the retiring president
The new secretary of war is Mr.. La
| mont, succeeding Mr.. EllSins Mr.. La
| mont was for four years the secretary
| of the president, aud retiring from
office he has won a. high position in
| commercial life, and certainly cannot
be classed among the unknown.
Two members remain: Mr.. Smith,
| secretary of the interior, and Mr..
| Olney, attorney general. Neither of
| these gentlemen has been conspicuous
| in national affairs, but each is man
| of influence in his own state. Mr..
| Smith is a lawyer and the editor of an
influential journal and had follow
| ing strong enough to secure the voice
of Georgia for Cleveland in the national
convention. Mr.. Olney has twice de-
clined judicial appointments, and
brings TO his office higher profession
| al re put alton than that which Judge
Miller carried to Washington four
years ago.
This review shows that the new
| cabinet is by no means an unknown
ca binet; on the contrary, compared
with that of Mr.. lIarrison's retiring
ministers, 1t is an extremely we'll
known body Of men. This may be il
lustra:ed by this comparison.
1. Foster Gresham.
9. Foster Carlisle.
8. Wanamaker Bissell.
4. Noble Smith.
| s. Tracy Herbert
6. Miller Olncy.
Z. Rusk Morton.
g. ElkinS Lamont.
| But more than this is shown by this
com garrison: the new cabinet brings In to
| public life a new element; it represents
a younger generation of men; it is
made mp, not of wornout party
''hacks," but of vigorous, progressive,
| determined men; men of conviction,
| whose faces are turned to the future,
not to the past. The cabinet is some
thing of a surprise to our republican
| friends, but it is representative of the
very elements which surprised the
same gentlemen at the polls last No.
vember, and it is certain that it com.
mands the entire approval of the peo-
! pie who elected Mr.. Cleveland presi
dent, for it gives them full assurance
that the promises of the platform are
| to become living realities. --Iouisville
| Courier-J ournal.