Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-10


members OF that cabinet can you name?
You may agitate your memory by
scratching your head or tapping your
forehead; but you Will realize The truth |
of RipVan Wrinkles assertion, how soon |
we are forgotten when we. are gone" |
when you try to remember the names |
of those distinguished men. Can you
tell who was secretary of state, under
IIarrison's administration? 1t was
James c. Blaine. His secretary of war
was Redfield Proctor, of Vermont, who
resigned and was succeeded by Stephen
B. EllSins, of West Virginia. Both OF
those gentlemen are now members of
the senate. William Window, of Mime
sofa. was secretary of the treasury, and
died suddenly while delivering pub
| lie address in New York city. He was
succeeded by eX-Gov. Charles Foster, OF
Ohio, who served until the close of his
term. John w. Noble, of Missouri, was
secretary of the interior, and John Wan
amaker, of Pennsylvania, was postmas-
ter-general. Probably the most popular
member of the Harrison cabinet was
Secretary of Agriculture Rusl, whom
everybody called Uncle Jerry. The
farmers will all remember the cele-
brated "horse book" which was issued
by Uncle Jerry. Hundreds of thousands
Of copies of it have been issued by au-
thority of congress. William Henry
Harrison Miller was Harrison's attor-
uey-general.
Few to-day ever think of Benjamin
Harris Brewster, who was attorney
general, and the most picturesque fig
ure in the Arthur administration. He
was man of marked peculiarities IN
, dress, and his features were distigured
: by an accident; but he was man of
superior ability. Ex-senator Howe, of
Wisconsin, was Arthur's postmaster
general, and died in office. He was Sue
ceeded by Gen. Gresham, who was post
master-general for nearly two years,
then became secretary of the treasury,
and was appointed district judge;
but afterwards became secretary of
state in the second Cleveland admins
tration, and died in office.
Frank Hatton cannot be forgotten
while any of his personal friends live,
for they will keep his memory ever
green. But he ceased to be known ny
the general public after he ceased to
be postmaster general. He built up Q
great newspaper in Washington city
and died while in the editorial chair
being stricken suddenly while appar
emily in the prime of life,
Some of these cabinet ministers cher
ished presidential ambitions. Chase
wanted to succeed Abraham Lincoln, bu
Lincoln made him an associate justic'
of the supreme court. Elihu b. Wash
burne, Don Cameron, Blaine, Bristow
Hamilton Fish, Sherman and Bob Lin
: coin all listened to the buzzing of th'
presidential bee; but they fell short o
nominations. Whoever to-day hears o
: Landaulet Williams, Columbus Delanc
. Acke,man, Speed or MacVeagh?
What is said of members of the cabi
s net may also be said of. many men VIII
y filed the forum of discussion in eithe
;, house of congress, and then passe
- away from public view. 1t is not tina
~ republics are ungrateful, but that tn
o people are forgetful. They have nc
- space in their memories for all of tn
=. great men who rise to the surface i
- the maelstrom of our political affair
- Moreover, the people of this countr
are not hero worshipers. There is n
< man so great in this republic but thu
~ the people feel that he can be spare
at any time, and from the farm, tt
,a country, law Office or the bushes
- circles some man as good or better ma
- be expected to arise and take his plac
an ~, Our people are loyal to their friend
" and follow their political leaders wit
Of wonderful fidelity. Yet they never b
nd come enamored of public men, but co
be stantly feel that ''all men are born fr
he and equal" and hence they straightw;
is forget them when they have render'
or and been paid for such public servic
m as the people desire of them.
49, SMITH d. FRY
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