Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
.IBINET OFFICERS
v,ore and Their Future
: aasr They Are Not.
- CABINET A GRAVE YARD
,,.,i Ambition = Not a President
~ Career but Il win Help
'' Nan Along in This
Lie

q wy persons cnbinct. recently
boy ~ oJvnntages which came to
tal wv .J been honored with a cab
I. y v.ers very great, and that he
~ .nderstaud why Of late years
,a WI Wi to be something Of reluc-
stl .to nort of men of influence.
ol n, those who were earning
z. 800 from their professions or
I. ~ accept cabinet posts. The re-
undoubtedly called forth 10y
~ TINT several men of high
WV ,r1 ability declined invitations
i' 81 s5ent Cleveland TO enter his
nj renson given being that they
!. aeorl 10 make tho pecuniary
art IA undoubtedly correct 30
.t5 politicians who were asked to
7 ,,iinet portfolios are concerned,
~sr have been true in respect TO
al, m the present generation
,ssiency has been observed on
"a III politicians TO be possessed
ambition to serve In presidcn-
iioeis than the greater politicians
ssvlipr years. The cabinet was
mon or at least The state de-
y vas. as the stepping-stone to
~.ioncy. All the earlier presi-
grpuug Jackson. up TO the time
Essm Henry Harrison. had served
..ary of state, and some of the
riiticlans of the earlier day who
'1sIdential ambition, disappointed
Y h was. held the first Office In
bire viewing Il as the servant
AMBITION. Thus Henry Clay on
4 As Younger Adams cabinet. Mr..
M ard Mr.. Calhoun both served as
- Of state. Lewis Cass also
k,,f office. But after Mr.. Buchnn-
l,eilon 10 the presidency no man
Ni held the Office Of secretary of
uis ever elected president aud Mr..
aas the only one who after hav-
N The state secretary was nomi-
\ snate has been called the grave
treddental hopes, but that term
yiih equal accuracy be applied TO
Ntet FOR it rs a remarkable fact
deal history that no man who ever
ina cabinet Ia any other cUpaci-
secretary OF state afterwards nom
tr The presidency. jefferson Davis
d been IN President Pierce's cab
vs. afterwards presented To the
son convention In 1860, but not
fN. Occasionally men who have
rbuet Offices have been spoken OF
RI nsidency, but no one ever came
aght Of the nomination excepting
2rman who had been secretary
treasury,
i BENJAMIN II. BRISTOW
h one Of Shermun's predecessors,
Ike Gresham. who had been both
sergeneral and secretary Of the
NJ, as n general thing service In
met has been the climax of polit'
PEERS Some have gone from the
~ 70 congress, but none ever
y great careers In the legislative
iier cabinet service excepting Hen
n, Daniel Webster and John G.
n Mr. Shermnn's career as q
I,tl was made before he became
NJ Of the treasury.
a. lew men have served In prcsiden'
linets and not passed rapidly on
NJ piblic eye ms soon as their cab
aieers were finished. Marshall
nianod great prominence. but h
tcnse Of his unique and brilli0ni
As political manager MIR, Ev
f0ed 10 have finished his polit
iter when he entered Presidcn
as cabinet as attorncy-genc
vas personal friendship rnthc
Nidcal considerations which lc,
'li Hayes 70 call Mr.. EYarts e
Ap department. Afterward IN
( AEyer was sent 10 the senate no
lisi choice Of his party, but rs
mise acceptable 10 the friends o
weriul rival candidates, and Nh
career In the senate enphasize
y alteal law which seems 20 deter
% careers Of those who have Ina
service.
was probably no more ambition
llan Tom COrwiu. whom Rosco
REGARDED rs tho most brilliau
'W no ever spoke upon the busting
| NE Alleghanirs aud who Ia
hi secretary nc fbn treasury III
b WAS moi eet unnn mo nres
boz upon Inc sneaE crsbin Of th
M u Rnresontntlves ond no suifere
ACKNOWLEDGMENT whom no moi wit
han any bnt bis closest friend
'sshzei.
4 The cahinet e tho bighcst no,
hose Who entor n c,n rsasonabl
r obtain. II rs certainly Of grent nd
e IN other Nrovs M bove hoen
n Of Il. Mr. Isu,ins sovs tbot n
sufficiently distinguished to grat
Reasonable ambi'ion for nniitic
ga that The hnlding ~ cabin,
gives III nnv nan sucb nre
WI avail him much In busIne.
" sisi0nal pursnits Tbose who m,
from No cahinot 40 nrivato n
hyariablv doDn ,,o m PyV%co
~ H0ar retired from Preside.
cabinet be retrrned "a n In
which wos so nr,e+oiJa "a
rs declining voars nost comfort
Forge s Bo6t,vell Who WINS Ia
q the trensprv unaor Cront h
"a Practice NJ Me nrofession
agm and becapn va ~ - success 4,
Fesecution M inst o,ei,os mon,
iQr a LONG tiTno ,n nnI,ijc so,yil
, p,ivtn freeuenil,, ,ad6 Lo' ,nor ~ mo a
pc year IN nr,yoto Droetjce m,
NJ salary for nearly thirty ven
Vel Another cohi1ot ogicer
Grant General l RnlpU nam, W
pndhr a cloWd 90 V ~ 80,
s,oae.f,t Ni"Hu' mas also pND"i