The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-11-22
GIVES CABINET GREAT CREDIT
For the Achievements of His Admin
istrat;on--Cordial Relations BE-
tween the President and His Avis
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wasbirrton. D. c., Special.-FIesl-
dent Mckinley has announced clear
y and forcefully to the members OF
bis cabinet his desire that they should
all rsmain with him during the -four
wears OF his coming administrator
His wishes were made known IN an
evtended speach at the cabinet meet
ing in the White House Tuesday
RESPONSES were made by all the mem
hers 1.,esent, AID while there was no
definite pledge from any Of them that
they would accept the portfolios mus
rendered afresh. there was, on the
other hand, no definite declination.
The days proceedings set forth the
wishes of the President in the matter
and relieves the members Of the cabl-
net Of the customary obligation of ten
der!ng their resignations at the emu u
the terms, unless they have maze ah
irreyoknbl, decision that it will be I'M
proper fer them to continue IN ONCE:
Il also sets at rest all speculation ana
slate-nakiIg OF the country's political
prouhets, for it is understood gener-
ally that there is but one doubtful lac-
tor in the homogeneity OF the present
cabinet That factor is Attorney Gen.
eral Griggs, as he holds his present
position at a great financial sacrlhee:
Still Mr.. Griggs replied in terms OF
warm appreciation to the compliment
tary remarks of the President ana
voiced no intention Of retiring from
his present position.
This is not the first time that the
President has expressed to the mem
bers OF the cabinet his pleasure al the
support they had given him. He sad
as much in a general way at the last
cabinet meeting. when the members
saver2l CT whom had been scattered Dy
tre pcliticol campaign, got together lor
the first time a"d congratulated him
uCon the outcome o. the election. Iues-
day the President evidently had pre-
pared for the occasion AID in his ad-
dress reviewed the work Of the admin
is.ration in the past four years-four
CT the most exciting years the country
has known in three decades. 1t was
rather a surprise even to the cabinet
ne1,bers themselves to note how ac-
curately the President had fixed in his
memory the sequence OF events and
how calmly he relinquished the per
sonal credit for successful strokes OF
policy or prudence and attributed the
honor to the member OF his official
family in whose immediate depart
ment the matter in question had arisen.
He said that if the result Of the re-
cent election was IN endorsement OF
his administration, it WAS no less an
endorsement Of the men who had stood
by him in the tine Of strees and ne
cessity. The credit for success, he
said, lay with the heads Of his various
departments and he should shrink from
entering upon another four years OF
Office without the men who formed his
present official household. He said he
knew that in asking them to remain
with him there was scarcely one who
could do so without some sacrifice
either in money. leisure or personal
inclination. At the same time he SAID
he should feel happier II all OF them
could crafty his wish.
Secretary Hay was the first to re-
spond. He said that for his part be
deeplv appreciated the complimentary
references made by his chief and that
he thought there was not member OF
the cabinet who you'd sever such
pleasant official relations without re-
gret and even then only in case OF the
most urgent reasons for retirement.
Secretaries Gage, Long. Hitchcock:
Wilson. Attorney General Griggs and
postmaser General Smith each spoke
4, -, o,d In much the same vein.