Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12

iihuvleI was able through the prestira
sllnsu rs secretary of the navy to
s"iu pp9ygal power enough 10 send him
~ tne OhiteN States senate. BENJAMIN
iesAQnal practice in philadelpMa Ir5e
Nltsham went from the calumet to ms
circuit court bench. to be called tb,fe,,
by president Cleveland Frank Hinton
became the first editor succassfnUv ~
direct q morning newspaper I'm Wns6ipg.
ate. W ''1 SUI
Secretary Bayard who held the stat.
portfolio during Clevelond's administrn.
uon Illustrated that cabinet law which
makes q cabinet post the climax of n
political career, but he h rennrted f,r
the hrst time In his life 10 have cniove6
q proht0ble and extensive practice MI
the bar since 1852. William 4 Whit.
hey received what be wanted WHOM be
accepted cabinet post. He desired prps.
uge aud he gained t. Since his retire
ment from Clevclaud's cabinet Mr. Whit.
ney has been absorbed In business mir
suits, aud is rcputed 10 have realized an
ambition then formed OF becoming one of
me great capitalists of the country. MIR
Gurland, Clcvelands attorucy-reucral
has been content with large LAW nrac,
tice. aud Mr. Dickinson. his latcr p1st-
mnster-general, has since his retirement
from the cabinet made professional eu-
gagements Of such value that he could
not afford TO break them of 10 re.entcr
Mr.. Cleveland official family. Mr.. Vi
las was sent to the senate and Mr. La
mar became one Of the justices OF the
supreme court.
All of president Hurrison's cabinet win
become active in private pursuits, for Mr..
roster his secretary of state. will re-
sumo the practice OF international law in
Washington as soon ais his labors ina the
bering Sen conference are over. Mr.
Miller the attorneys win return
to the practice of law with Che cNpcc-
taton of largely increased clpuugc.
Governor Foster the secretary of The
treasury, expects 90 go extensively into
business both ln mine development and
IN other investments In Ohio. Secretary
| Irncy viii resume law practice upon
| Wall street, New York, aud Mr. Ellns
expects greatly 10 improve his invest
mcnts in West Virginia properties. hav-
ing now the construction of a railway I'm
view.
Mr.. Wanamaker will return TO his
! private business In Philadelphia, and
/ Secretary Noble 10 the practice Of law
| I'm st. Louis while Mr.. Rusk laughing.
ly says that he is going again to be a
farmer
One remarkable development has been
| noticed for the past twenty years In
| the tendency Of those who have been
| associated with the treasury department
| to come 10 New York and engage 10
important financial ventures.
! The tendency was first illustrated hy
| Mr.. Bristow He had been u man OF
! influence iu Kentucky, was esteemed on,
| of the strong members of Grauts adj
/ ministration, and had attracted an Gle
! mcnt which gave him powerful support
| for the presidential nomination In the Re
| publican convention of 1876. He cam,
] IN 1877 20 New York and was associate,
! with those who were employed in might!
/ financial operations upon Wall street
/ His relation 10 those men was that o.
! counsel. He became the legal advise
| for several Of the great railway corpora
D tons, and he has accumulated "a for
! tune IN this pursuit. lie looks scarcely
day older than ne cd in 1871 ana ma.
be seen lmchiug any day nc the Dow
| Town club, where his diguhed ineri
| ment is a delight 10 witness, aud m
says with impressive sincerity that Oh
huppest days of his professional III
| have been those which followed his 10
tircmcnt from public Office.
John Sherman could, had he chose
10 accept any one Of the several prop'
. / NlllONN AlNNf 10 llllt NlNNN lNNNAAN w
| head Of a great financial Institution d
| Wall street, whore he would have ynstl
! increased his fortune and been recuf
| ui2Cd as one OF the great powers of th
financial center. lie preferred, however
90 return 20 the senate, probably 90 srry
the presidential ambition which hp frank
IN admitted possessed him. His succ"'
sor, Mr.. Window, was, until Prcsidnl
HARRISON RECALLED HIM
TO the treasury. n familiar figure in Wa
street Ills plans wore iar-reaehiug an
involved n considerable spreading ol mi
capital. His brilliant exploit IN rciun'
ing into per cont bonds govcnmu
obligations which had been paying hiel
or rates of interest. brought To him Oh
respect of the great bankers, many
whom regarded it as personal hacr
flee FOR him TO return 60 the reasur
department
When Mr. Manning retired from a
treasury. he found capitalists waitn
for him with propositions nc hand nn
purses open no thnt he became prtsla,ti
Immediately OF a new banking Insult
lion. The treasurer of the United STATE
under Mr. Manning, Mr. Jordan w
made cashier of this bank, ana upon NJ
Manniugs death lis president
Mr. Mnnnings successor as secretai
~ the ucasury. Charles ). Fnirchh
found awaiting him upon his rctircmeI
from the cabinet the presidency OF
great banking Institution. lie receive
he lis president three umes the salai
which was paid him ns secretary OF VI
p treasury. and he has become one OF n
! great conservative influences OF wa
street. Before he went into the cablh
he had prncticed law having been 0itto
! uev.reneral Of New YORK. Governor %
t. ter c0nld associate hlmselt WIN Nc
York bankers II he chose 70 nHlyh
propositions which have heeh H''ue
him. ...o
/. u,os comptroller Of the currency ai
I was regarded ma ihe best authority on =
Y rational hankng system OF MS I'm
D ,,.os tamuted to Wall street The pre-
j. dency of n bank with many lnillio
= ~ depbgit WIS offered 20 him, lie ~
? Noon serving as comptroller for sou
= vear. he became president OF q
u Iont M "A salary six times az lar-
D ma moreover although be lost Hutho
. A. ~ bis office, he found that IN pla
+ NJ il he had the authority OF influence az
. Nr. Knox's successor, Henry Ny. ga
u non. was made president OF sh1' "
. really the successor oil the ~. ~
q cstoilighpd IN this country under me
r s,-ai be, ling system. and he was al
q appointed n member OF lhe nue.
p monetary conference. .,-.tl
. MIR Hepburn, the present sohpll". \
s. az Inc currency. viii probably pe'9ulr
Al ,s.,,ciote OF Wall Street u ianci'fH
ID nn carly dpv. Mr. Gihllan, VINO "
If ,rsosrirer of The United states i2r a ~
IS har az years, Is associated WIN