Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-17
HE FILLS THE PLACE.
Controller Eckels ProvIn q First-Class
Official.

Controller Eckels Provi ne q First-Class
Official.
From the Chicaeo Evening Post.
Controller Eckels has proved that President
Cleveland knew what he was doing when he ap-
pointed him controller Of the currency. There
were great many misgivings at first, and the
misgivings were not partisan either. Cleve-
lands most intimate friends and well-wishers
feared that in appointing Eckels he had made
q mistake. Old experienced bankers, who
don't care continental whether an officer oil
the treasury is a democrat or republican, shook
their heads and looked grave. Eckels had had
no experience in banking and to put HIM in q
position where he had control and the direct
ing of banks seemed most unwise The oppo-
sition to Eckels in the Senate became 80 great
that the belief that he would not be confirmed
became general And had anybody else than
Cleveland been back Of Eckels il is pretty safe
to say that the general belief would have been
verified Cleveland insisted that he had made
no mistake; that Eckels was the right man for
the place and that he wanted him appointed.
Eckeis was confirmed and the result shows
that Cleveland knew what he was doing. Eckels
became more conspicuous object OF scrutiny
than any Of his predecessors. and the first mis-
take. which was expected to be forthcoming In
a very short while, would have been noticed.
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that has caused great establishment. And when
bankers have called on him and looked Mt hif
bovish face and slender figure they have in.
yariably inquired of him il the controller were
in.
IS A GOOD LAWYER.
1t is true that Eckels is not banker, but hs
is good lawyer and has thoroughly posted
himself on the banking law. He possesses. too
a fine executive ability. great deal OF firmnes
and an unsuitable intention OF competing ODE
dience to the law. He has very high regart
for the banking institutions Of this country
and he is determined that their reputation shai
not suffer if he can prevent 1t by the presence
| of rascals and incompetents in the business
He firmly believes that thorough system o
| examination will enable him to discover ant
weed out these rHscals and incompetents. anc
he has issued very rigid instructions to his ex
aminers to see that the laws are obeyed to thu
very letter.
| KNOWS WHAT NEWS rs.
There is another thing which it is pleasure
! to say of Controller Eckels, and that Is that
without exception, he is regarded as one OF tn
most, if not the most. affable and approa-hab
and all-round. Observation-Disclosures men tina
Clevelar i has appointed to a Washington posi-
| ton. The newspaper men regard him as Jewel
He knows what news is and just what he car
give out. He does not wrap himself IN cioal
] OF mvstcrN. iucTe IL ITO luChts ~ us uooa ~
take in a visitors card. If ANYBODY wants t.
Bee him there is the handle OF the door and al
that is necessary is TO turn it and walk in. III
is very direct in speech and either knows VIVA
! You want or does not know. and If he knows b
Will either tell you or not tell you. The chance
are ninety out Of a hundred that he viii tel
Won. If he won't, it is because the affair ha
not advanced to the proper stage.
| LIKES HIS WORK.
Eckels likes his work and enters into it wit
a genuine zest. Being somewhat new to
more labor is required from him than woul
be from an experienced banker. But when b
takes up subject he doesn't let it drop till b
has mastered it, and when he puts it down b
can tell you all about it. twill dc remembers
that he did not start out o candidate for IN
coutrollership. He had the position of distric
attorney Of the northern district OF Illinois Il
view But when be saw that Senator Palmer ha
set his heart on tina; place for favorite corstit
uent who had stood by him in his senatoris
fight, he Withdrew without q murmur an
waited for the lightning to strike. he was a
greatly surprised as anybody when it did strike
but accepted the stroke with determination {
do his best, and he has proved that the job b
undertook was not too big fer him.