Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-25
SECRETARY LONGS AMBITION.
In to Have n Million Dollars and
Two Pair of Suspenders.

After a cabinet dinner at the White
House a few weeks ago, at which JUS
tice McKenna, of the United States
supreme court was one Of those pres
ent, each person in the party related
his early plans in life, and Secretary
Long was reported by a Washington
correspondent as having said: my
ambition has not been realized.
wanted, when I left college, to be
worth million dollars, and have two
pairs Of suspenders at the same time.
AS yet have neither" The other d.
ners agreed that in the matter of sus-
penders, at least, they were in the
same need. An enterprisining sus-
pender manufacturing firm In this city
learned Of the reported predicament,
and promptly sent two pairs each to
these citizens Of national fame and
name. From the acknowledgements
are taken the following tracts:
In the presidents behalf thank you
cordially for the courtesy which you
have been good enough to extend to
him. Very truly yours,
GEORGE B. CoRTELYoU,
Secretary to the President.
Thanking you for the material as
we'll as the moral support you have
sent me, I am, very truly yours,
JOHN HAY,
Department Of State.
Ey direction of Secretary Gage, beg
to acknowledge the receipt Of two
pairs Of suspenders. Very truly yours,
G. v. RICH,
Private Secretary. eTreasury Depart
ment).
Secretary Root directs me to thank
you for sending him two pairs of the
- suspenders. Very truly yours.
M. o. CHAvEs.
War Department.
I thank you very much for putting
me under the only suspender that Is
at once a comfort and q support. The
suspender story reminds one Of Josh
Billings tribute to the boundless
knowledge Of the men who know so
many things that hain't So" With cor
dial regard, truly yours, .-.-
JOHN D. LONG,
Navy Department.
The attorney general directs me to
acknowledge with thanks the receipt
Of the suspenders which you sent to
him by express a few days ago. Very
truly yours, C. o. L. COOPER,
Private Secretary (office Of the Attor-
ney GeneraD.
appreciate your courtesy, and,
judging from a somewhat cursory in
spection, the suspenders certainly
equal any ideals that I have had on
the subject, and no less meet long
felt want. Very truly yours.
(Off1ce Of the Postmaster GeneraD.
am directed by Secretary Hitch
cock to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter. and also by express a
box containing two pair Of the -
suspenders. which the secretary will
fully test in expectation that they will
meet every requirement that can prop
erly be demanded Of them. The Sc
cretary wishes me to convey to you
his thanks for your remembrance.
Very truly yours,
w. SCOTT SMITH,
Private Secretary Department Of the
Interior)
I thank you for the gift of the sus-
penders, and have no doubt they will
meet all requirements. Very truly
yours, JAMES WILSON,
Department Of Agriculture.)
thank you very much for the sus-
penders you were kind enough to send
me. The newspaper article Is anus
ing. but stretched somewhat the actu-
al incident. However, I am not diG-
posed to complain, as 1t prompted your
kindness. and makes me affluent in
that article Of apparel. Thanking you
again for your kindness, I am, yours
very truly,
JOSEPH D. MCKENNA.
Justice United States Supreme Court.
At the next meeting Of the cabinet
one of the members made humorous
reference to the printed story, and In
Joking at the expense Of Secretary
Long brought out the fact that all
had received gifts of what in Mr..
Longs state are termed "galluses,"
and these matters for the moment over
shadowed affairs Of state.-New York
Evening Post.