The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-14
CABINET CHANGES
ARE ROBABLE.
President Wishes Them
| ALL to Remain.
NO PLEDGES MADE,
But All Are Likely to Serve Another
Four Years.
1.-THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
| After the Love Feast Was Over the
| Message to Congress Was Dis
| cussed-It Was Practically
| Agreed to Hecommed
Small Decrease in
| War Revenue.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
fBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. Nov 1S.-President Nc
Kinley to-day announced clearly and force
fully to the members OF his Cabinet his
desire that they should ak remain with
him during the four years Of his coming
administration. His wishes were made
known in an extended speech at tie Cab
met meeting in the White House to-day
Responses were made by ali of the menu
bers present. and while there were no
definite pledges from any of them that
they would accept the portfolios thus
rendered afresh, there was on the other
hand no definite declination.
It is understood generally that there
is but one doubtful factor in the homo
geneity of the present Cabinet. That fac
tor IS Attorney General Grsgs. as ne
holds his present position at u great tnan-
ciaI sacrifice. Still Mr.. Grsgs replied iii
terms of warm appreciation to the COM
plmentary remarks of ,he President, and
voiced no intention OF retiring from his
present position.
REVIEWED ADMINISTRATION.
The President evidently had prepared
for the occasion. and III his address re-
viewed the work OF tbs administration In
the past four years-fotrr of the most ex-
citing years the country has known in
three decades.
He said that If the result of the recent
election was an endorsement of his adj
ministration, 1t was no less an endorse
ment and while ne knew that in asking
them to remain with htu. there was
scarcely one who could do so without some
sacrifice either of money, leisure or per-
sonaI inclination, at the same time ne
said he should feel happier If all OF them
could crafty his wish.
Secretary Hay was the first to respond.
He said that for his part he deeply ap-
preciated the complimentary references
| made by his ct,ief. and that he Thought
| that there was not q member of the Capt-
| net who would sever such pleasant oificial
| relations without regret. and thGn IN tne
| case of the most urgent reasons.
| Secretaries; Gage. Long. Hitchcock. VIII
| son, Attorney General Gigss. and POST
| master General Smith each spoke IN tusn
| and in much the same Ee.n
| Secretary Root was the only absent
! member from the meeting.
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
| The meeting, wircn had developed into
| a real love feast. then returned to the
| more commonplace affairs of routine
| business and the discussion of the salient
! features OF the Presidents coming mes
| sage to Congress. Each of the mem
! bers furnished a forecast OF his annual re-
| port but none of the reports were IN
shape for formal presentation.
! It was practically decided that the recon-
| mendat!ou in the message on the subject
| of the war revenue taxes will advocate u
| small reduction. scaling down the total
| revenue about s15.C00,o00. Just where this
| decrease will be made has not been de-
! termined.
Considerable attention wilI be devoted
to the Nfcaragrlan Canal in the message.
| but ttle, Presidents recommendations are
| not yet clearly formulated,