Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10

of the supreme court, and died while
in that position. Postmaster General
Villas became secretary of the interior
to succeed Lamar, and Don NJ. Dickin-
son, of Michigan. became postmaster
general. Dickinson has kept in public
life, or in the public mind, by reason
of his attachment to Cleveland and his
fortunes. Villas secured an election to
the senate, and hence has not fallen
away from public view. But, mat
ter of fact, the second election of Cleve-
land had much to do with keeping some
of his cabinet ministers before the
public.
Who can name the members of the
cabinet who were appointed by Pres
ident Harrison, in 1882 Think of it,
only seven years since they were ap-
pointed, and only three years since they
went out of office: and how many of the
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 Rip Van 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
Harrison's administration? It was
James G. Blaine. His secretary of war
was Redfeld Proctor, of Vermont, who
resigned, and was succeeded by Stephen
b. Elkins, 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
secre tary of the interior, and John Wan
amal<er, of Pennsylvania, was postmas-
ter-general. Probably the most popular
member of the Harrison cabinet was
Secretary of Agriculture Rusk, 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
ney-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 a man of marked peculiarities in
dress, and his features were disfgured
by an accident; but he was a 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 a district judge;
but afterwards became secretary of
state in the second Cleveland admins
tration, and died in office
Some of these cabinet ministers cher
ished presidential ambitions Chase
wanted to succeed Abraham Lincoln, but
Lincoln made him an associate justice
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 the
presidential bee; but they fell short of
nominations. Whoever to-day hears of
Landaulet Williams, Columbus Delano,
Alderman, Speed or MacVeagh?
Our people are loyal to their friends,
and follow their political leaders with
wonderful fidelity. Yet they never be-
come enamored of public men, but con-
stantly feel that .'all men are born free
and equal,'' and hence they straightway
forget them when they have rendered
and been paid for such public services
as the people desire of them.
SMITH d. FRY.
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