The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26
AR0uI HENRY {. PAYNE.

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Writing about lhe change in Presi-
dent Roosevelts cabinet and particular
ly about Henry G. Payues entrance in
to it the Springfield Mass Republican
says: The expected has come, and
there is break in President Roosevelt's
cabinet Not that the retirement Of
Charles Emory Smith from the post
Office department was definitely looked
! for, because il was not, but we have all
seen that inherited cabinets are never
very continuing From one cause and
another retiremcnts will come, and
back Of all the compliments iuterchang
ed on such occasions, they are not I'M
welcome. Each administration has its
own character aud methods, its own
purposes TO achieve, and the head Of
each should have great freedom Of
choice rs regards his official family. The
cabinet is not only something to be lived
with. in its membership should be the
presidents safest aud most trusted adj
yiscrs
No two men would ever select the
same eight couEselorz Meet is it.
therefore after due respect has been
paid 10 the immediate past that Presi-
dent Roosevelt should be given the op.
portunity TO pick at least one cabinet
member by original selection Wheth-
er Mr. Smiths editorial duties would
have seemed equally pressing had Presi.
dent Mckinley lived out his last term Of
Office need not be discussed It is not
important The interest lies in the
choice Of his successor.
1T is to be said that President Roose-
welt has not only chosen Il competent
man Of affairs but one who is at the
same time shrewd judge Of men.
When w Murray Crane became govern
Cr, and before his qraiity had been
made manifest in public action, Mr.,
Payne who had taken note and meas
nre of the man on the Republican ma
tOnal committee told Massachusetts
man that this state would see in due
: time that II had u person Of remarkable
Judgment aud courage in the execu'iye
Office So much for his reading Of men
Henry G. Payne Of Wisconsin has also
"a very practical acquaintance with poll
tics and politicians. If some one were
desired 10 watch out ana determine
about or doing or plotting. Mr. Payne
would fiji the biz lie would have
anowlcdgr and foresight and resource
in that field He Is near 10 the politics
aud the men Of today as other men fill
my places around the cabinet table are
not As an adviser he ought 10 rank
somewhere near Secretary Root who
/ in this indeed. stands alone in the cabi-
met ana Mr. Payne would cover some
parts Of the outlook that Mr. Root
could not
The inference to be drawn IL that
the president finds il desirable to have
near him such man rs the new post
master general viii be or ought to he
There are plenty Of theorists in the
cabinet in it, membership is plenty uf
gruiality ana good feeling hul of them
Ian Elhn Root is the only one who
would have been sought 10y Theodore
Roosevelt had nothing been inherited
II viii be- recalled how close Nj Root
stood t. Mr. Roosevelt when the latter
wa candidate for governor Of New
FORK. being first adviser aud next friend.
Now to Nh Root Mr. Payne viii be
added
Henry e Payne is by birth a pre-.
duet Of Western Massachusetts He
was born IN Ashhcld in 1913 ana hi,
youth was spent there Being refused
admission to the Union army because 81
biz dimiEutvc stature he pushed out t,
biz future home in Wisconsin when ?,
wears of ngr There he became clerk il
- Milwaukee dry goods store and prov
81 diigent and sagaciou- He took N
active and leading part in the youul
mems library association became it
q president and made It important Il
I tIi- way he acquired culture aud stand
i iug Politic- attracted him and in 1877
/ be helped to organize the young men
j Republican club Of the city Of which Ii
e was both president and secretary, an
r which soon exercised county influence
. This led TO bis selection a. chairman q
i the State Central committee later on