Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-30
BRACINC THE CABINET
Brand New Suspenders Sent TO
Each Member.
A LONG FELT WANT SUPPLIED

re Administration Council Pre-
seated With second Pair of ar,..
ny an EnterprI.ing oufa,,.
Letters of Acceptance He
eeiNed From Secretaries HiteheocL
Wilson. Long and Others
How the cabinet members OF tbe "a.
's'ratioh We're completely equipped
utica out each with brand new
Huspenders is story worth the telling
nat all classes aud conditions of rnen
might tale unfold of unfuIdIIed am.
Ditions that years and years slumberaa
secretly In their bosoms may mass AZ
an assertion that challenges contraaic- /
tioh- Ihe poor have their dreams NJ /
something better in life. and IL saan,s
Inc Tich nave theirs of unrealized aims
anu uhSratihed comforts Yet il may
an. rise 10 the position of a real
DOWNRIGHT revelation to be told tho,
ALVEY rev men. no matter how
'neir statlon-if indeed any
-. eied' or humbie-go through life
WIN more than one set of susnendars
us Is the startling substance OF tho
oiseiosure recently made in high Off
cal circles which led an enternriSinr.
mixer or suspenders to send RI tha
presideht and each cabinet officer snao
ih,ehs or MS product for the purpose of I
renewing a strain obviously of moro
eishihcance than mere problem of
Apehse According to The Mems ONT O
'e'' the Whole episode had its origin a
" story which appeared in several z
hewspa pers. as follows: r.
enc evening after cabinet dinner soma ,;
,e,,,s.tI eohf'rsation Glanced turn upon tbe L
you'iu' ambitions Of the members Each ,at.tst
49, y pans Tor the future. and when secrefar,
"iison turn came the genial Iowan So. 80 W
n. a.t as "Ot !et been realized I wanted "a pr
pe worth million dollars and have ~, - ci
- - susPehdefs at the same time "A ,et -
nave neither" The cabinet ,,poesrfai, se' SIP
-. fA confession. and Secretary Gag. aft., az
minute confessed that he had n4y,.r s,,, s.ae' as
Possessed two pairs OF dependable en- pi,
pehoers- Secretary Long remarked tb,t ~ .
,o,sar harvard he had two pairs OF new
iousefs' each with good new oaiInsos ;, -. goi
nat the experience had never responded - - - I r
,' WINE the now Justice MeKenna said ~, 81.
a. :. .n e came trom the Pacific slope t,yr :,
- - "o'dups were unknown to him an in uer
e cav or night Others made similar COZ, -
ssiohs' and finally Secretary Bliss rha ,l.t!. caS
$3.50 sdlu' with laugh: This seems r. o..
rs Bliss came into my study and sais pn leas
A. gong eur al all this EVENING" / repIieJ pref
a ana not SO intend and asked The reasdn :, tba,
u not Ed (our SOM Santa leplied only il | Wi
Cd suspendersl - use your onis ~
l MS story drifted under tho ares >, IS
III III OF Wei known suspender mann plac
ctufefs. who, inspired nv na,r;tt pref
u puhlc spirit, promptly and gomez Ter
sly relieved the situation hv se,,.f. Cont
'esideht Roosevelt and each mem. Gus
r of his cabinet two nairs os 80 conn
nders. That their act ysas-a..,.,.., that
= - plo,eu' me ABOVE menuoned Unto
~. - ~ 'ne receipt Vi tue TOT &c,
wing Acknowledgements:
- department OF state with
ept,emenI have rseeyed vo',r lima a. gate
e2d Of October together With the newspaper fore
Gle Whit accompanied it. and have read rhem he sa
with riuth edihcation Thanking you for ~
Hateriai we'll the moral support you .
gwen me, am, very truly yours, .o''
JOHN HAY. Conf,
Navy Department. want
Washington. Oct. 81. 1901. ~
: :, - . tahA Sou very mueh Tor your been
. is at once a comfort and support this
he suspender story > is good that it re- l am
ds one Of Josh Billings tribute to the bound Conf
h.in,t 80 ;, wSth oorssi -. LAY Inns that
JOHN d. Love. warf
Department Of Agriculture selve
Washington. Oct. "a, 1901. SO IA
,;,' nave youI interesting letter re conce
ming bv travelling or renss,sd ,sn;,r h,, rs, prise
substantially correct, ! thank YOU for the al b,
OF the suspenders and have doubt they shall
pi very truly yours groul
Department Of the Interior e
Washington Oct. so, 1901. prop'
car Sirs-I am directed by Secretary Hitch. &c
TO acknowledge phe receipt OF your letter OF eral
W. nsrs ' ., COZ os eApses eon,an- 1 ha
fully ties, in expectation that thew viii meet circu
" requirement. that properly be demanded Ben
mem me secretary WISHES me to convey TO gacio
zane in ne sn;r;t tsndsrss - 80 80 fer
W Soorr SMITH Private Secretary. mark
81 am adding this postscript my ~
.n Sno Wl1n0I' me authorlzauon OF alone
= 10 Won A. cahi,s, ,,ss,;ra ;. 49, va. al
se on Friday the 25th inst, one Of the $50
aoerS IN humorous way mentioned the sas- prise
"a br,h, t s sas you seh' in tn,
had been lie recipients 81 your generasJtv err Co
he way Of suspenders- Some Of the member. been
ID losing Secretary Long assuming the story night
rbsx lad res, All y ,nn heters ~ ~. ed. h
ugh with him, The occasion afforded much quart
riment and amusement all the cabinet. az II
t 70 ,tr osess ana your SUE right
affairs Of state you t
W soorT SMITH. Private Secretary. prison
oasce Of the Postmaster General. They
"~snlasson. OCT @ lsol the 6
- ss4 ~ 1osstssr - - ,.ss- come
ng two pairs OF your suspenCiers. They come tect I
r circumstances which forbid to decline ed tn.
Ien's u ho' ihp'oper % s0eeoe 70 Sour Il
cabinet dsliherstion is probsblv snscbhsl pital.
,ubtess represents the Of the stock my
and Of 'he members appreciate your oour- place
80. - - - a...I- -, 80 m for Il
have had on the subject and no les meet could
telt want Very truly years. and |
t EMORY SMITH surro'
epiies ACKNOWLEDGING the receipt OF prison
suspenders were also received from prove
rest or the members or the cabinet Il
from President Roosevelt enous
1t wa