The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-09
ASTOTHAT MAN HANNA
He VIII Not Be Secretary of the
Treasury.
BUTHEMAYHAyEA cABINETPLACE
He Would Like TO BE Senator. and rs
He Is Modest Man He Can Have About


WASHINGTON, Dec. e.-[Special. CHAIR
man Hannas visit TO the national capital
has started a flood of talk about him Mr..
Hanna will certainly be one of the big men
of the coming administration. Not until
recently did he decide that he wanted to
live in Washington. He told me the other
day that last spring, while he was laboring
for the nomination of his friend McKin
ley, and even as late as last summer. while
engaged in the campaign, he had no idea
whatever of accepting any office. His
greatest desire was to get back to his bust
ness, TO his home I'D family, and stay
there. Even now h,Nloes not admit that
he wants Office, or, indeed, that he intends
to take Office, but the general understand
ing Is that he will come to Washington
March next either as a member OF the cabi
net or as senator from Ohio OF course, II
1t Is to be as the former, Senator Sherman
will have to get out of the way, and that
means Secretary of State Sherman. II Mr..
Hanna does go into the cabinet, 1t will be
as secretary of the navy and not as score
tary OF the treasury.
Wants an Easy job.
The big, good natured and popular Ohio
an has had so much hard work of late that
he would like TO rest. His ambition is to
be senator from Ohio but If that fails he
would like to be secretary of the navy, II
he Is to have any place in the cabinet be-
cause In that department he would not be
constantly harassed by the business of the
office. The secretaryships of navy and of
war are the easiest places in the cabinet.
These are offices which will practically run
themselves. The secretary may go away as
long as he likes, and the various bureaus
| will manage the department almost as we'll
as If he were there In person. All he needs
| to do Is to designate some one to sign the
| official mail for him in his Absence and
| any one can do that.
It Is not SO with the secretaryship of the
| treasury or with the state department
| The heads of these great departments must
work. They are able TO depend - some
extent upon the trained, skilled men OF
| the office, but important matters OF policy
| arc constantly arising and demanding the
| personal attention OF the responsible man.
| Chairman Hanna knows that successful
| administration of the Office OF secretary of
| the treasury requires either special apti-
tude or training, and while he has conf
| dence enough in himself to believe he could
| do the work If pushed to 1t he does not
care to take up 80 heavy burden. There
| Is no reason why he should. He can find q
more pleasant official station and one
which will enable him to be quite as in
nuential In the administration.
With all his hearty manners, self conf
dence, self reliance and great reputation
| Mr.. Hanna is modest man. He does not
imagine that simply because he has beer
successful i'm business and as a managing
politician he is necessarily well fitted tC
grapple with the theory and practice of the
governments great financial department
If Mr. Hanna could have his way about il
! and he may yeti know what he would
do. He would become a senator, and IN
the upper branch employ his good nature
his tact, his rare faculty of making friends
in promoting the success of the Mckinley
| administration.