The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10
McKInIey's Cabinet.
PROSPECTIVE CHANGES.
Hay NAY BE TIE
ONE To GO.

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surprising ioforms alton has been printed
recently by Mr. Mcfarland, corrrespou
dent of The Boston Herald aud com
missioner of the District of Colum bia,
to which latter post be was recently
appointed by President Mckinley.
without any solicitation on his part
As a commissioner of tie district is
just about wbss mayor is 10 other
cities, it will be seen tbae Mr. mcFar
land. who has been known as person
al frieod of the presidents. should be 10
position to ob,aio inside Information
of mucb importance Moreover, as
neither Mr. Mcfarland nor aoy other
reputable Washington newspaper man
will priut any news given to him co16
deutiallg, it follows that the particular
information referred to must have been
impaired With full permission to make
use of it All OF which is calculated
to make the public thiuk thoughts.
wv bile Attorney General Griggs.'
says Mr. McFarlaud. "will be 'ha ssonly
cabioet officer to resign at this time
there may be OTHER retiremeots later"
Il is suggested that Secretary Hay may
give up ,be secgctaryship Of state. ADD
tnat Secretary OF War Root will tier
become secretary of state. Postmaster
General Saith being made secretary o.
var. aad Private Secretary Cofteigou
beiog promoted TO postmaster general
Or" says Mr. Mcfarland, '.is IS no'
Improbable that. should Secretary Eay
decide TO remain in the cabinet. Mr
Smith usy retire TO his editorial dates
ard thus create the vacancy At all!
eveoss, NJ Mckinley has Mr CorseIyou
in MAD tor cabioet posi.ion, add is is
dis lo;ention to make him one CT bis
cabinet councillors should the opportu
niry ofer .
10 ,his Mr Mckinley would bs fol-
loving the precedent of President
Cleveland whose private secretary dur
Ing his FIRST term, Daniel Lamont. vas
made secretary Of war in the second
administration Then. too, Mr. Cortel
you has served in the post cfice and is
probably we'll enough qualified for the
position He might even make as good
a secretary of state rs JohD Hay, whose
retirement would cause 60 surprise
He has woefuliy failed to measure up
to toe retirements of the Office, end
even such stane5 Republican as The
New York Sun has attacked him With
agumeut, sarcasm ADD ridionle. Tue
only trouble is how to get rid of Hav
gracefully II the president iuds way
to let him go without humiliation it i.
very probable tba, it will be done, both
the president and the country prod;ing
thereby
Some time ago there was printed 10
this correspondence 40 account Of how
the goveromenr bad sold at a loss OF
more than $S00.000 Eve vessels bought
by it from cersaiO f.vored Individuals
during the var With Spain There is
Dov another scandalous chapter to be
added to that scaudslous story. concern
ing the futile efforts of the government
to sell for $40. 900 the army transport
Terry, which cost it $150.000.
The Terry proved to be bad bargain
for the government from che fret
Though purchased. as stated, at cost
Of 10000 and fitted and repaired at
an expense of more than S25, 900, she
has twice been advertised for sale
without takers The highest bid re
ceived as result of the 6rst advertise
meos vas $16. 1000, which vas rejected.
and no bids whatever were received in
consequence of the second advertise
mens.
The problem Gov before the depart
mens is whether to give the Terry away,
as oue army officer jocularly pat it. or
attempt to End employment for vessel
that is useless for government purposes.
40 officer of the volunteer quarter
masters department, vho vas scot to
Cuba Immediately on the outbreak Of
the var with Spain. is said 90 have
cabled to the secretary Of var that the
quartermaster's department. Of Cubs
badly needed transport drawing less
than 10 feet to convey troops aud sup
plies to aud from the several Cuban
ports An agent of the department
picked out the Terry, of the New York
aud New Haven line. Before purcbas
ing the ship Qaartermsster Geu Lud
diugtou had an inspection made by
board of army officers, whose names
are withheld aud Wbo fixed the price
paid The Terry vas altered for the
Cuban service g; cost Of about S25,
900 Now she cannot be sold for even
the cost of her repairs Yet the
depar,men: contends that her purchase
was entirely honest
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