The age-herald., 1898-02-17
PASSING OF SHERMAN
 BOOMING OF DAY

never hears the name of Secretary Sher- man save some comment on it's omission. The premier of the cabinet seems well side-tracked. It is always Assistant Sec retary of State Day who confers with the president It was Judge Day who was called into conference with the president when the DeLome letter was made public. It was Judge Day who confronted Minis ter DeLome with the letter, and it was Judge Day who cabled to Woodford de- manding the recall of Spain representative.
 If Secretary Sherman feels any chagrn over the treatment which is accorded him, he has never spoken of it. No one has ever heard him utter any complaint. In fact it is believed here that Mir. Sher- man realizes his condition and does not attempt to interfere in matters of state His old conferees in the senate never en- ter the state department without calling on him. but when they have business to transact they seek the assistant secre- tary.
 Should Secretary Sherman ever retire. his first assistant would be appointed to his post. It is not thought, however, that MT. Sherman will voluntarily give up his place of honor in President McKinley's official family. Mir Sherman has but two passions in life, accommodating money and holding office. Of the two his love of hold ing office is the greater.
 Secretary Sherman is now in his seventy sixth year. He has been almost continual ly in office since he was forty years of age. It is one of his boasts that since the Thirty-fourth congress he has never been out of office but one day, and that was at the time he entered Hayes cabinet, re- signing his seat in the senate on March 3, when he did not enter the cabinet until the 9th, the fourth being Sunday. In or der to avoid this hiatus on the occasion of his entrance in McKinley's cabinet he did not resign his seat in the senate until March 4, simultaneously with his appoint ment as secretary of state. So it can be seen from this that the secretary, aged and infirm as he is, and incompetent to perform the duties of his post is not like ly to retire to private life until actually forced to do so
 Assistant Secretary of State Day, in spite Of the fact that he comes from small town called Canton, and that his life has been largely spent in law office, with limited experience on the bench, has de- veloped into diplomat almost of the European type. Judge Day is a small man, under-size in fact, with a head shaped very much after the architectural plan of a cocoanut. His eyes are small and his other features not out of proportion with them. He has a small red mustache, the only piece of facial frivolty he indulges in. There is very little expression in his face, even when speaking. His lack of express sion and the ability to keep silent are two requisites for diplomatist. He lets his visitor do all the talking, only making the necessary responses which etiquette quires. He is close student. especially of men. He has risen to every requirement. of his office, and under the most trying cir cumstances has commanded the respect of the foreign corps in this city.
 His position has been most delicate one. He has had to assume all authority, when in fact his office is a subordinate one. He is not as secretive as was Secretary Olney in giving out news pertaining to his office, but in giving out news he is intensely diplomatic. He never declines to see news paper men, even at the most critical mo- ments.
 During all the complications which have risen out of the DeLome letter he has kept the public thoroughly informed as to what was done, though never dealing in predic- tions or going beyond what was actually accomplished. He comes in contact with many shrewd men, but in every instance he has held his own. For instance his re- ply to Calderon Carlisle, Spain's attorney, was the answer of trained dplomatist. The Spanish government thought to ac- complish delicate coup when it demanded through Mir. Carlisle the DeLome letter.
 less wise man than Day would have either given it up at once or else declined to do so, in either case putting the United States on the apologetic. But Judge Day, seeing that trap was set for his govern ment, simply declined to admit that the original was in his possession. This reply was the last thing expected, and has ex- posed clever move on the part of the Spanish without losing a point for the United States.
 HAROLD EVERETT CLAY.