| Show THE HEW NEW CABINET considering the he amount of time which 1 resident president ident harrison devoted to the subject and the amount ot of material lie bad had to select from it is surprising that he be should after all lave have made so unfortunate a choice of a cabinet with the one exception of hia his secretary of state stat e none of bis his advisers have shown in any marked degree such abilities aa as the countr country has the right to expect at their bands hands in the BOW bew positions they have been called to lo fill even when admitting their local reputation and the fact that their particular sections of country were entitled to recognition it is difficult to see bee how the president came to choose a body of associates BO so powerfully weak in that pertains to statesmanship national greatness or even eminent services to ta the party to which they belong one inexplicable inez pi beable omission is lie tile failure failure to give ive the pacific coast a representative the earmest far west deserved better treatment than it lias has received its delegations carried into the convection convention at chicago A enthusiasm which were unequalled unequal led by those of any other sections it nad tad a close held field to contest and won it handsomely though not without a mighty struggle it is elio chosen battle ground for some of the leading issues of the day it la is a growing wealthy and important part of tile national domn main and since the beginning has furnished its full fall proportion of the brains which a session of congress is is to colorado as she includes herself it ic the list of coast states we have an immense belt which according log to every principle of 0 justice and policy is more entitled to to one no beat seat in the cabinet than vew new england or the northwest Is entitled to two the names of acceptable western men for the position were by no means unknown to the nation at lare large either estee or haift would hae liae made a an a excellent mitchell bell would have been a worthy successor to whitney in the navy department the department which belongs peculiarly to the frontier would have been well managed by either of the first two named or by teller of colorado while jones or stewart in charge clial eo of the treasury would have imparted a little cf af that opposition to the gold bugs of wall street which the silver producing states havo have ao so long needed there is no disguising that the coast feels sorely tile neglect for it baa has been led to believe that one of its sons w would be invited to step into the ministry and the fact that for or any portfolio which it had in mind its own candidate was botter qualified than tha tile one on whom the choffe has ilan fallen does not add to its contentment in the tile least leaea |
