The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-12

him in two different years, speaking
from the same platform, knew per-
sonally the Governors great merits.
and also his power over the people on
all questions of finance; and thus did
not need to be told where to go in the
West to get the best man for this most
important portfolio. He will never do
anything of better service to the peo-
pie, during his two terms, than in this
CHOICE of the right man for a hard
place.
The executive ability of Gov. Shaw
is OF the same quality as his practical
genius in finance. He has proved this
as the Governor for four years of the
great state written briefly about
herein. He found the state heavily in
debt. and he will leave the office of
Governor with the states debts all
paid and $1,500,000 in it's treasury. In
the national Treasury he will not only
conduct the executive business and SUI
pervise the existing systems with suf-
fcient ability but will replace with
modern methods some of the stale and
WORKOUT things in our details of gov
eminent work, and also devise the
means Tor a safer and more elastic
currency and broader and safer and
more difusive system of banking. In
short, his whole career at WASHINGTON
VIII prove that this state of Iowa
Wnlch produces so many great and
userul men, never rendered the nation
better service than in providing the
desirable man for the chief seat at the
gates of our national revenues when
the reorganization of nearly all our
national fiscal systems is SO impera-
lively demanded.
As 10 having two Iowa men in the
CABINET one answer may be made bv
saying That these two particular men
are 100 broad In their strength, and
loo national in their reputation, to be
measured by the marrow lines of a
single state. Another answer is that
poth Wilson and Shaw, in themselves
ana In all their ideas and purposes in
government work, represent every
state In the West fully as much as
Iowa But no argument or excuse Il
NEEDED to justify President Roosevelt
IN going back to the practice of Wash
lngton and seeking the best man fo1
inc place Wherever he may be found
washington had two men from the
same state in each of his Cabinets
Adams had two men from each of three
states. Jefferson had two men from
Massachusetts,, and for awhile three
monroe and Adams both had two mer
from state at the same time. The
Fashion was not changed until Jack.
son distributed his portfolios to the
states that had most helped to cleo
MIN, and that he hoped would mos
help to insure his reelection. This
FASHION was followed until Lincoln tool
two men from Ohio, and johnson two
from New York, and Grant two from
Illinois and two from New York. anC
Harrison two from Indiana, and Nc.
kinley two from Pennsylvania. Sc
that both because he was right from
his own positive knowledge, and also
because of ample precedent, was Pres
ident Roosevelt acting in the public
interest in making his happy choice.
The East especially should confirm
the selection of Gov. Shaw and rejoice
over 1t. For it was he that led the
West to a gold platform at st. Louis
and back of him in the Treasury will
be the whole West as he shall mature
financial policies and reforms tina
East and West alike desire, and will
in the end alike accept and approve
The whole country will see before Ions
that Bryan woke up the wrong mar
at the little Iowa town of Denison.
The people of this nation will see
too, as time shall pass, that this mar
of simple life and great thoughts, who
comes rom a corn-fed people of the
finest moral fiber and most courage.
Gus moral purpose, is a man the near
est to Abraham Lincoln, in the meas
urements of sincerity, capacity, broad
and humane intention, devotion to tn,
interests of the people and unwaver
ing faith in Gods help in the affair!
of men. that this generation has de-
veloped. James S. Clarkson.