Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-13
Confidence in the President, and the
Check of a Cabinet Omcer.

Check of Cabinet OhCer.
In the general round Of gossip there has
been much said of very little interest It is
amusing, however to note with what regu.
larity, and almost without change Of type
the headlines announce the confidence the
statesmen have in the President, Itis a
thing of so much moment that the Honorable
Mr.. Speelnks, Of Speelinksville, has no
reason for apprehension and when IL comes
To- the PRONUNCIATION Of the fact that the
/ Speaker of the House of Representatives
has confidence, we are at once overwhelmed
We know now that the country is safe. If
Henderson is only satisfied nobody else
need give themselves any trouble.
But one statesman-so-cal e., called
| by Vanderlip-has been lately giving us
some information on a subject other than
that of confidence in the President One
/ Lyman j. Gage has been called upon to en-
/ tighten the public with what the Secretary
/ Of State intends to do. The President and
Mr.. Hay for some reason have withheld the
fact from the public that the latter was going
/ to retire from the Cabinet but the financial
officer Of the Presidents official family has
deemed il a matter of such importance that
he has said the Secretary Of State was soon
to turn his back on the doors Of the State
Department OF course MI Gage gives
reasons, and reasons supposed to be known
only by Secretary Hay himself, but they are
given with such an air Of authority that the
Secretary of State can do no less than accept
Il F..fr ftH
farewell TO the urmoils of diplomacy.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay
are doubtless much obliged to the doughty
head of the Treasury Departmentforg giving
the news of Mr.. Hays intended retirement
much earlier than they themselves intended
to let it be known. 1t viii relieve the ten
sion in the minds of the people and relieve
them Of a disagreeable duty They are
doubtless thankful to their official brother
for thus kindly interfering with what must
be their own business solely and with which
he has nothing to do.
It is true Secretary Hay seems not to be
bubbliug over with enthusiasm over the
outburst of his oficious friend He doubt
{ ess believes if the reported interview Is
correct. that Mr.. Gage was impertineut,
and was meddling with that that was none
, Of his affair. He is evidently so much
chagrincd that he believes-or preteuds to
] believe-the interview is not true, that it
never occurred But he don't know Gage,
and don't know of his Miss Nancy disposi-
, ton to NEEDLE with what other people from
t motives of delicacy would refrain from.
6 Secretary Hay is a gentleman He is a
, literary character himself, and has no need
of a bureau II is not necessary for him to
have the type-meldng machines kept hot
declaring with what flourish great financial
10 institutions are rushing to the President
=. begging him to keep the State portfolio in
3 his hands. His genuine worth and official
9 ability are sufficient aud he has no need Of
{ an army of satellites to be continually
;. sounding his pvase and saying how great
E he is John Hay has money but he dom
spend it that way.
e Bye the bye did 1t ever occur TO Secretary
b. Hay that of all the Cabinet members the
d only one who has bolstered himself up with
). remarkable stories Of how great men anc
}, men tried and true are asking the Presiden
# te retain him is one Lyman ]. Gage.
d There are other members Of the Cabinet
# men of conspicuous ability, and none o.
Is them have done as a local paper has charged
d Gage with doing, having himself written VI
r. so that he might retain his position to con
3. fer more favors on RockefeHer's bank
r. Gage may deny the interview after he ha
y seen il in cold print and knows how Secre
N tary Hay takes il. His denial, however
IF will cut no figure one wayo or another.
e Ifitis tohis interest TO make a denial h,
will do H. ir otherwise he will adhere to thl
b. story. Itis altogether a question Of self in
.e terest with him. The integrity Of his owl
rs uuerances win cut no figure.
sr A self respecting man with Cages wealu
Ie would have retired from the Cabinet lon
ago Ills encounter with ex Senator VOL
lt colt, of Colorado shows hc has none Of th
s.. finer feelings which actuatc gentlemen Hi
10 accepting the comments of the Wcstcr
by Statesman and holding on 90 his place show
ID that the higher motives which are suppose
,u TO govern Cabinet officers are wanting d
is him
If. The freedom with which he was az
10 preached 100 .be Hepburn letter and allow