The times., 1898-08-15
LARGER SALARIES.
A Suggestion That Cabinet Oalcers
Need More Pay

Need More Pay
The statement that the chief cause of
the contemplated resignation of Judge
Day. Secretary of Site. Is his inability to
meet all She expenses of his position from
the salary he receives has revived the
question of an increase of salary Per-
haps those who urge an increase are not
aware of all the perquisites and different
sources of revenue of the head of the
State Department The BROOKLYN Eagle.
quoting Judge Day as saying that he Is
not rich enough TO return the courtesies
"hich ne receives from foreign ministers
ana live on his salary, says: 1.-The frank
ness OF Secretary Day commands respect
II mas long been known that the pay of
the nigh officers of the United States Gov
ernment was Inadequate We do not for
get that Walter O. Gresham lived within
MS salary when he was Secretary of
state. he had the strength of character
10 Keep within his income, and his income
was such as compelled him to refrain
from extensive entertainment of the men,
pers OF the diplomatic corps. Other Cabi-
no. oihcers without independent fortunes
nave not always had the same courage.
lney nave left Washington with a burden
OF deDts. Rich men. like Blaine and
EVafts and Oiney and Foster and Bayard
ana Sherman have lived within their
means, but they had a large independ-
eht income in addition 10 the So, 900 which
they received from the Government The
sociai duties of our representatives abroad
are such that only rich men can afford to
aftnt
ceiVed Sli,W0 a year as ambassador to
France, and it was commonly reported
mat he paid SlS.G00 year house rent in
Taris' We know ii may be said that the
Iich men who have received appoint
hhehtS abroad and at home have set a
p'lce wnich poor men cannot keep. We
tnink, however, that the truer explanation
Oh this condition win be found in the fact
ina other nations pay higher salaries
than the United States, and that It is the
pace Sc by representatives of other gov
erhnents thar Is responsible for the heavy
expenses of holding high office
The members of the British Cabinet
receive SZ5.OoO year. The salary of the
british ambassador in Washington is as
large as that of President Mckinley,
George N. Curzon, who is TO be the Brit
Ism Viceroy in India, will have an annual
income from the Office of $3.50. 900 These
salaries are needed for various reas ons.
The displays of monarchy are greater
than those of democracy. Yet we are
convinced that American salaries should
be raised II ought not to be necessary
FOR Secretary Day to say that the salary
of his position was not large enough to
meet its expenses. The range of choice
for ambassadors to foreign countries
ought not to be limited 10 men with great
wealth The present salaries are unjust
to the wealthy as we'll as 10 the men OF
moderate means. When Richard Olney
left his law practice to enter the Cabinet
as Attorney General he sacrificed the in
come from Il large law practice. 1t is a
high honor TO serve the country at WASH
ington, but men should not be compelled
to pay for that honor. The salary of
members of the Cabinet should be dou-
bled ard the Government should at least
own the ministerial residence in capitals
to which we send ambassadors, if not in
all the large capitals Then the big
item of rent would be eliminated from
the expenses of our representatives
abroad and our Government would have
fixed habitation on the continent"