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McKi,Ieys Cabinet
wAsnroros, Feb 2A-An Presidential osb,-
nets until formally made known are subject to
change without notice." and, more often than
not this notice never comes after President
elect who knows his own mind has once made It
up in the selection Of his advisers.
There are some interesting and peculiar fos-
lures in the makeup Of the Cabinet Of the Presi-
dentclect, providing always that that Cabinet
includes the names now upon the slsts, as fol-
lows: State, Sherman, Ohio; Treasury, Gage.
illinois; War, Algcr. Michigan; Navy. Long,
Massachusetts,: Interior. McKenna, California;
Postmaster-General. Gsry. Maryland; Attorney
General, MoCook, New York; Agriculture, VII
son, Iowa
As TO Sherman: Every other post, prso-
ticslly, Of honor and srnolument under the Gov
ernmcnt Of the United States, from President TO
messenger in Congrcss, has been held at some
time or other by an Ohio man, excepting the ofioo
Of Secretary Of State. Mr.. Sherman is the FIRST
Ohio man 10 hold the post since the establish
ment OF the ofIcc under Washington in 1889,
and he IL not an Ohio man by adoption, either.
for he was born In Lancaster two years before
Henry Clay became Secretary Of State, and bc
has not only lived In Ohio all his life, but has
also represented II in both branches Of Congress
and has filled for the period Of four years the
post Of Secretary of the Treasury, really Of mors
importance than that Of State, though under the
Presidential Succession bin the Secretary of
State comes Immediately after the Vioc-Pron-
dent In the event Of o Presidential vacancy.
Mr.. Gage is the nrst Illinois man TO bo at the
head Of the Treasury Department Of the United
States, though for many years Illinois men have
held posts Of influence and prominence in
that department. One Of the three Assist
ant Secretaries Of the Treasury under the pres
.t.,Gn. a,k-
two vcry important posts Of Comptroller Of the
Currency and Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
arc held by residents Of Illinois
As 10 Long and Alger: These two appointeos
10 the Navy and War departments, respectively,
have had. both Of them previous experience NJ
Governors Of State. From j Ss5 TO 1887 Mr..
Algcr was Governor Of Michigan. and In 1880
Mr.. Long was elected Governor Of Massanhu-
sotts. The FIRST Secretary Of the Navy, George
Cabot was n Massachusetts man, and that post
has been held by residents OF the Bay State TO
pcatedly and with credit Michigan was not ad-
mtted into the Union until 1887, nearly half
century after the establishment Of the War De
partment and Gen Alger is the nrst repre-
sentative Of the State In that department
Michigan contributed many soldiers to the army
OF the United States. and 1t now contains over
5000 army pensioners. II was ono Of the
States In which the number Of volunteer soldiers
for the civil war was largest, and in which the
bounties paid were largest also. amounting 10
more than % SOC, 600 during the final Year, OF
the war. Michigan has been represented In the
Presidents Cabinet by Cass, as Secretary Of
State under Buchanan; by Zachariah Chandler,
us Secretary Of the Interior under Grant; by
Don Dickinson, as Postmaster-GenerL under
Cleveland. and by McClolland, as Secretary OF
! the Interior in the Pierce Cabinet
Judge McKenna, the Secretary Of the Interior,
is CALIFORNIA; Ill ST representative in the Cabi-
net Of President, though the State was admitted
into the Union In 1850. and is by far the most i'm
portant OF the Pacific States. Maryland has had
a place In fifteen Cabinets. Mr.. Mckinley is
the twenty -rfth President and hence in three
I ffths OF the whole number Maryland has been
represented Mr. Gary, the new Postmaster
General. though u resident OF Maryland, In .
native OF Connecticut J. A J. Crosswen held
the same place In Grants Cabinet In 1863,
and Mr.. Lincoln went 10 Maryland for his
Postmnster-General. In Montgomery Blair.
in 1861. Mr.. Mckinley. therefore. has
! followed Republican precedent in going 10
| that State for that Cabinet officer. Col.
! McCook. the Attorney General, is a native
and resident OF New York, State which has
been honored In nearly every Presidential Cabi-
net, and which twice since the close OF the civil
war mas furnished Republican President with
his Attorney General. Col. McCook is u man of
much ability and many personal attractions.
| Mr. Wilson OF Iowa is not " O practical farmer"
for "prActical farmers" are the most impracti-
| cable men. but by Legislative service and the
head OF one OF lowa's chief agricultural colleges
| he has demonstrated his ftness for Secretary Of
Agriculture. Iowa, too, is the State where the
products Of agriculture the largest relatively
TO the total material wealth. and hence
such posi- is properly filled by one OF It's citi-
Eens Mr.. Cleveland went for his frst Secretary
TO Missouri, Mr.. Harrison 10 Wisconsin. and Mr..
| Cleveland in his second term TO Nebraska OF
/ these three States Iowa is most distinctively an
! agricultural commonwealth.
The slated Cabinet OF President-elec. McKin-
| ley ia harmoniously chosen. OF its eight members
four have been long in public life; four have not.
/ Geographically all interests represented, the
| East, the Pacific, the middle West, the region OF
the lakes, the Southern border States. and the
Ohio Valley. There very young men,
there are no very old mon. Above and beyond
all these political advantages IL another. Mr.
Mckinley has not found il necessary to 20
outside Of the ranks OF his own party for
personal advisers, and consequently has
not brought into his Administration prob
able "frebrands" chosen from the opposite
party, in the hope Of plAcatins opposition and
perhaps securing recruits. Where this expert
ment has been tried in the past, 1t has resulted
| always in the same way-unfHvorably. Two Of
| the eight Cabinet members OF Mr. McKinley's
selection have been aspirants for the Republican
nomination for President in National Conven-
tions. -Four of the eiGh' have like Major Nc
kinley himself served with distinction in Con
gress, and three OF them served In the civil war
| Mr.. sherman il the only member OF the Cabinet
| who is now serving in the Senate. From
| every outward indication IL IL believed That
the members OF the new Presidents Cabinet
! will work in harmony with each other and with
their chief.
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