The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-04
THE ELL.
The End OfHaYes' AeministTa
ton Sherman Takes
Leave of SubOrdinates.

1
Washington, 3.-The special cabi-
net meeting held to-day. the last of
the present Administration, Was
devoted principally to the consider
alton of unfinished business. A
number of commissions were signed
this afternoon.
All of the family vacated the
executive mansion, excepting the
President and Mrs. Hayes. They
remain until tomorrow.
The executive departments closed
early to-day, There was no business
after II in the war and navy depart
ments.
Text of the resignation of Secre-
tary Sherman:
WASHINGTON, March 8, 81.
To Hon. r. B. Hayes, President OIL
the United States:
My Dear Str-Having been elected
Il member of the Senate of the
United States, l have the honor to
resign the Office of secretary of the
treasury, to take effect this day. In
thus severing our official relations l
avail myself of the opportunity to
express my grateful appreciation
and heartfelt thanks for the support
and assistance you have uniformly
given me in the discharge of the
duties of that Office. l shall ever
herish with pleasant memories my
friendly association with you as a
member of your cabinet, and shall
follow you in your retirement from |
your great Office with the best
wishes and highest regards.
Very truly your friend,
JOHN SHERMAN.
Sherman took leave this after
noon of the officers and employees of
the aSury department who had |
assembled in his room, in the fOlloW-I
ing words, in reply to an address:
lfr. AckIen, Secretary French, and
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1 have received this mark of your
appreciation and kindness with more
emotion than usual with me. | feel
that we have served together during
four years of important and exact
ing labor. During that time have
no doubt that in my intercourse
with you l have not always been
what you here certify have been.
l have no doubt often been abrupt,
impatient and perhaps, have not
been observant of all the cOurtesies
and kindness that men ought to
exercise in their intercourse with
each other; still, we have been en-
gagged in the performance of great
and important duties, where deci-
sion was necessary and promptnesS
indispensable. Now, in leavingI
you to be transferred to another
sphere of duty, l feel that
l have no enemy L wish to punish,
but that all are friends whom l
would be glad to reward. Most of
you have been here longer than l
have; many of you are Indispensable
to the public service. The head of !
this department may change. Others :
may come and go, and yet there are q,
men whom l now address who !
could not be spared from the public :
service and from this department as
readily as any secretary who might
be named. Your duties are eX-
tremely important. The safety of /
the public money, of public inter
ests, all depend upon the eXactnesS
with which the accounts are kept 6
and the various duties of subOrdi- !
mates are observed and performed c
Without the signature Of many OF c
you, l sign no paper of Importance. +
The great body of the duties of this i
are performed by |
you. 1t is only here AMI t
there, when a new ques- Y
ton arose, or where important l
policies are to be pursued, that the /
of the treasury performs {
important functions. You have the 1
custody and control of the collection e
and disbursement of the public I
revenues. Upon your judgment i
all accounts are passed. Upon your t
fidelity ali public moneys are pre- b
and therefore to you more Y
than to me properly comes the credit S
of the performance of the duties of
this department. | am thankful, a
without any loss, without any grave G
violation OF duty, that you, and per- G
haps also, have performed our duty a
to the best of our abilities and with n
success. Our country a
is now prosperous. Four years ago
her financial condition was one of &
gloom and dependency. We found
our paper money below par; we
found public credit impaired in all II
the markets of the world. by d
YOUR agency and by the d
favorable course of events. and =
more than all by the blessings =
Of divine providence, we now find :
public credit uneXampled among 4
the nations of the world; we find :
public money all at par with gold :,
and safe in the custody of the =
treasurer and his Subordinates. We
ind accounting officers pursuing u
their duties evenly and exactly Il
without reproach or criticism. Now, u
l can say no more. II
When l leave you l desire TO have
The kindly recollections and friend
ship of you all. l will be glad to
shake hands with any who desire to o.
10 so te
Sherman was very much affected C;
md his concluding remarks were b
broken, and at times almost in lC
audible. Many officers with whom Il
sherman has been intimately al
associated were also deeply affected. &c
The executive departments all W
close tomorrow, Inauguration day u
being legal holiday in the District. Il