The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-19
CABINET PROPHETS FOOLED.
Mckinley INVITES EVERY
MEMBER TO REMAIN.
Meeting of the President ana His
Advisers Developed Into a Reg
ular Love Feast.

Washington. November 1s.-President
Mckinley today announced clearly ana
forccfuIIy to the members of his cabinet
his desire that they should all remain
with him during the four years of his
coming administration. His wishes were
,nad.. known i'm an extended speech AT
th.. cabinet meeting I'm the white house
tasiay Responses were made by all OF
tbs. members present. and while there
was no definite pledge from any of them
that they would accept the portfolios
thus rendered afresh. there was. ON the
other hand. no definite declination.
TusIsv-S proceedings set forth the wishes
nj the president in the matter and re-
Iievrs the members of the cabinet of
the customary obligation of rendering
their designations NJ the end of the term.
unless they have made an irrevocabie de-
sissan that ii will be- impossible Tor them
IN continue in office. IL also sets at
rs, all speculation and slate making
OF ,h.. country-s political prophets. for IL
* understood generally that there - but
os,.. doubtful factor in the homogencity
cr tn.. pr.S.mt cabinet That factor is
Attorney General Gris;gs. as he holds his
u-.-Sent position at great financial s'c-
rsficc Still MIR Grigss replied in terms
Of warm appreciation to the compliment
arv remarks Of tIl. president and voiced
No intention of retiring from his present
position
Thss IS not the first time that the pres
fsIeut has expressed To the inemners oi
In. cabinet his pleasure at the support
they had given him lie said as much IN
q general way at the las; cabinet meet
Tr.- when ths. members. several OF whom
had becn scattered by the political cam
t,aigrr. s.ot together for the first time
aud congratulated him upon thc outcome
nf the election To-day the president evi-
IDENTIFY had prepared for the OCCASION ana
i'm his address reviewed the work Of the
administration in the past four years
fessr II the most exciting years the coun-
trg- has known IN three decades. IL was
rather 4 surprise event Ia the cabinet
members themselves to note how accu-
r.issly ths. president had fixed I'm his
rlrulur,- the sequence of events and how
s.aIm.V ne rslinauishcd the personal credit
far successful strokes of policy ar pru-
sls.1cs and attributed the honor Ia the
member ~ his official family In whose
immediate department the matter In
question had arisen
tie Slsd that IL tho result of the recent
.I.rfiou MS an Endorsement of his all
rmiuistrAticn Il WAS no lsss Al iadorS"-
s,s.ur ~ tr.ss non who had stood hy him
credit for Success h.. said. lay with the
E.adS II rs vsr.osIs departments. and lie
shruld shrink from entering upon anot1-
sr four wears ofIica unless he could bt'
assured that he would have with hin 4
ara inritv nt lcaSt ~ fhe rC"n vino formed
his present pfileial household lie said he
Frew shat in asking them I" remain Win
I'm th.re VAS se.srrelN oit~ VINO e"di"
de- 80 without some sacrifice either of
= NOR AA.
81 the ssrme .ine h said ~ should feel
happier ii an cE tieu could sratify has
y ssh
Secretary TIav was the first 20 respond
H. said thls .uT his pstrt - Ge"piy as-
rr.cIat.sl rhe complimentary references
rn.sls by bis chief AMI that he tho'.sht
sb. -. vas nat a member of she cabinet
!, hs would sever .ssErh pleasant official re-
b. tsrus without r. sret. aud ever then only
in cgS- sf IA. m,.~t ug~eut rsdsonS Tor
r-.tfremy ne.
Secretaries Gaee I.Ouss. Hitchcpck. WI
som Attorney Gcmet.ti Grisss ana Post
l.ststsr Cse-s-rsI smith sassh spoke Ia
turn. ara im much the same vein Ss.re-
tar0 Hsups AIS Gna oFiV Jbr-Itt fgteHihc4
arssrm rh.s meeting. having left fsr Giba
Co. laak over military affairs There. and AZ
t1s. same Jsm. fo try 10 TerH.l.Fate from
his bong ami ssrious Illness. ne I.st ~
s.sru.Bsss~ ia Fe<uT. was All but eompl%te-
Il fs known that SscTctArN Root * ~
1s-ueh th.. stm, ps,sitiou IS Attorney 'ien-
sf..G G;ri-2s. hnlslim=s his po-ition 2i con
sItssabl. sS-crlt.c.- hut Ws-ihS ~ az"
sauie tia.re L. sacrifice snod sis.'t q
comply with sn. Oppressed wish oi th"
I'rtS tSl.icut-
-'i.. m.etir-. which developed into a
s.1lllar snV.- feast fheu r-tura'd 40 the
m.s-rs- s.s-mmsumulHrss q -afursS ~ the presi-
sseut-s coming message to sangrsss. after
seh ehich tn. members LETT with renewed eN-
rss ~iaus - regard Tho netting stands
81 tsrts. - uh* most Tsmarkaste s. c.abisstt
ss- SiuuS on record.
Each - Ghe usErlhc-s furnished fore
s.sst of his .snngEAE report. but none q: .n2
REPORTS were in shape fur formal presen-
tst5Cu. IL WA practically dectt 4 that
the raeOmmcuslatiou in the message on the
subject - VAR revenue taxes VIII assNo-
tats- 4 small reduction. scaling down the
ts.taf rss-s mus abu n SiI.@assss. Just whcrc
tnis decrease viii H. made has un. been
determined Cou~idcrBhse attention ~iii
D. slexuf "a - the Nicara@Gan canal in
tlle u1eSS-sLe. hut the presidents r..-om-
wswiatiou~ arc not vet clearly fOrr1U-