The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
SOME WILL RETIRE.
Present Cabinet Not to Remain In
tact for Long.
rour Members Of President poose-
veit's Oniciai Family Are Weary
of Hearing the Harden
Of once.

lSpoclai Warrington lttNtfl
oTTauE readers OF daily newspapers
are being RECALLED with n mass OF
IL speculation, In lieu Of fact. con
corning the continuance of the Mckin-
ley cabinet Us the constitutional adj
viscrs OF President Roosevelt. AS a
matter OF fact, Il Is impossible at the
present time for any writer or news
gathcrcr to make amy positive state
mcnts on that subject. II Is the pre-.
sumption Of all men of mature years
aud ripe experience In national affairs.
however. that changes will occur.
From the time Of the Fillmore adj
mlnistration there has not been a pres
ident who has been able to maintain
his cabinet intact during four years Of
continuous service. ll~uchanan's cab
met was completely changed. Lin
coin began with Simon Cameron as
secretary Of war, and changed to I'd
win ". stanton. His secretary OF the
treasury. Salmon T.. Chase was AUG
cecded by Hugh McCulloch; aud there
were Other changes In contemplation
when his life was cut short by the
assassin's bullet. The cabinets Of
Grant. Hayes, Arthur and Harrison
were all subjected TO changes ncccs-
Stated by then existing circumstances.
Garfield did not live long enough TO de.
,elop the possibilities OF a complete
naturalization.
senator Burton, Of Kansas. who was
rc~ntly here. said; at Is very APP
parent to ms that President RooSc.
welt intends TO do ~ he has stated.
continue Mcklnlcy's best known pol
icles. but I am sure that he will lind
IL difficult To use the same instruments
that Mckinley used. just NJ all nrti-
sans usr different kinds of tools for
accomplishing similar purposes. - az
fcrcnt men In positions ~ power and
influence must have the services Of diff
fcrent men as their assistants"
That changes must occur. even In
carrying out Mcklnlcy's policies. n APP
parent from the course pursued by Ne.
kinley himself. lie had three sccre-
taries Of state. John sherman, william
u. Day and John Hay. lie had two
postmaster generals, Gary and Smith.
lie had two secretaries OF the interior.
Bliss and Hitchcock. lie had two see
retarics of War. Algcr and Root. on
the original Mckinley cabinet. only
three secretaries remain; Long. OF The
navy department; Gage. Of the treas.
ury department, aud Wilson. Of the de.
partmrnt Of agriculture.
or the present cabinet II n well
known that four members are anxious
90 retire to private life, and the others
are willing to do No. The secretary OF
state. John Hay. l. sill suffering acute.
~ because OF the sudden death Of his
son less than a year ago. His bcrcavc-
ment Is shared by his entire family.
They want his time and attention. and
he wants to turn his back upon public
,rairs aud he with his loved ones dur
Ing his few remaining months or years.
Secretary Long was an invalid when he
entered the cabinet. and he has never
recovered his health.
To one Of his personal friends the
postmaster general recently said; at
was only because Of our most lovely
and agreeable personal relations that
! consented to remain with President
Mckinley during a portion of his scc.
oDd term. His charming manner and
personal magnetism made II almost
impossible for anyone TO say him nay
on amy proposition. Ills friends not
only admired the man, but loved him.