The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-04
His Acumen Is Not Preventing Mis-
souri, Republicans Making a Strong
Fight Against Him.
SECRETARY SHAW AT HIS DESK
THE ONLY CABINET OFFICER STILL
ON DUTY AT WASHINGTON.
Summer Outings of the Other Head
of i'm
American Foreign Ommerc
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-On his way
from Kentucky to Missouri William Joel
Stone stopped long enough in Indiana to
learn politics. He spent four years in that
State, and when he arrived in Missouri
he was a frst-class politician. He has been
able to hold his head up among the smart
est Democrats of the State and the country
ever since. He has served in Congress, has
been Governor Of the State and had a good
chance to be United States Senator, but
said he preferred to wait until ne had
made enough money. He has made the
money and is now a candidate for the Sen
ate against George Vest, who announces
that he will retire next spring after TWEEN
ty-four years service in the upper branch
of Congress. Missouri has been so con-
sistently Democratic for so long that 1T
would seem that with no OPPOSITION in his
party he stood a good chance OF securing
the coveted seat. AS a matter Of fact the
Republicans never had such a chance OF
winning the Legislature as now approaches.
The business interests of the State will Wig
orously support Richard c. Kerens as a
successor to Vest. This action is no mere
sentiment on their part. They are against
Mr.. Stone. They think ii would be bad
for the business interests OF the State for
him to extend his control Of State politics
to the national legislature. 1t is reported
TO Washington that all the Republican in
/ ltIcSlS are prepared 10 MAKE a SOOu uSnl
TO gain the Legislature.
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Secretary Shaw is the only member of
the Cabinet who is remaining at his desk.
He has taken a number of trips this sum-
mer, but most of them have been in the
line of duty. He is making a strong eff
fort TO see for himself all the various di-
visions Of the Treasury Department and is
finding it a tremendous task. His excur-
sions have been mostly affairs OF work.
] % z ~ frnna nnn- - Fhn1A he old 20
the writer:
1T seems to me that this great depart
ment of the government should be adminis-
tered without a thought OF politics. l am
trying TO forget that L ever knew anything
about politics. = is pretty hard, but I think
l will succeed. This department should be
administered as a bank or a mercantile or
manufacturing business. / am sometimes
overwhelmed when / see how much there is
to know about and so little time in which
TO learn what seems necessary"
No man in the employ of the government
works harder than he does. He is at work
in the morning an hour before the clerks
and usually remains two hours after all
are gone.
Secretary Root is in Paris, where he
went TO meet his wife and daughter. who
went over early in the spring. Mr.. Root is
broken in health on account of severe an
plication and hopes TO recover some of his
lost strength on this journey. He will take
quite a rest at one of the continental
watering places
4 x x
Secretary Hay is one of the ministers
who takes complete rest for several months
in the summer. He leaves behind absolute
ly all the cares of office when he departs
for his summer home at Sunapee. n. II.
Will not receive official letters or kilograms
and IL is worse than useless for callers to
appear on business connected with his de-
partment. An assistant secretary is head
OF the state department in summer time
< X
Secretary Wilson has been browsing
around out West for several weeks among
his farmer friends. When he returns next
he will go TO New England. He has pre-
pared for an extensive stumping tour this
fall.
Postmaster General Payne could not ,stop
work If he tried. He told the President
when he accepted a place in the Cabinet
that he would be compelled to axe a long
rest this summer on account OF the condf-
ton of his health. The President said that
everybody would knock off during the hot
months. When the time came for General
Payne to close his desk for the summer
rest he looked around rather uneasily. He
did not know where to go. Finally he picked
out the biggest hotel in New York. where
he went with his family. This enables him
TO see all the daily newspapers, keep in
touch with what is going on politically. He
calls 1t rest, but most business men would
have another name for it.
x
Secretary Hitchcock has one of the aban-
doned farms in New Hampshire, which he
has made comfortable just as miliionaires
can do those things. and is entirely di-
vorced from official business. Attorney Cen
eral Knox is at Atlantic City, where the
sea breezes. the ocean bathing and the golf
just suit him. He will remain there until he
makes his trip to Paris with Senator Spoon
er, where they will look after the transfer
Of the Panama canal TO the United States.
Secretary of the Navy Moody is cruising
on the ocean and after the maneuvers OF
the North Atlantic squadron will spend
some time at Bar Harbor.
1t is now possible to determine accurately
the moveme of manufactures and manu-
facturers' materials in the foreign COM
merce of the United States during the fiscal
year 1902. The June report of the Treas
ury Bureau of Statistics. showing the i'm
ports and exports by articles for the month
of June and for the entire year, compared
with preceding years, has just been com
pleted and given TO the public. 1t shows
that the total exports of manufactures are
$4O3. $50. 1853, against SAP, 1866 In 1901. a re.
duction Of IS. 264.30 In iron and steel manu-.
features alone the exports have fallen
from $117, 3l9,320 in 1901 10 $S,552. 562, a re-
duction of SIS. 700. 75S. Thus the decrease in
iron and steel manufactures alone is ter
million dollars greater than the total reduc-
ton in exports of manufactures indicat.
net increase. Taking the general class OF
manufactures exported. II may be said that
a majority show an increase I'm 1902 com
paired with 1901, while some OF the articles
Showing a decrease In value of exports
show an increase in quantity. indicating
that the reduction is due in some cases tC
reduced prices and not 10 reduced exports
In copper, for example. the expectation Of
ingots. bars. plates. etc. amounted in tn,
fiscal year 1902 TO 2SS, 20, 600 pounds, agains'
22. 169.S2S pounds in the preceding year, al
p increase Of 3~5.951.329 pounds; while the
value was in 1902. $50, l90.6l9 against 81, go,
S5 In 1901. a reduction Of $2,069, 757.