The sun., 1902-03-11
SECRETARY LONG RESIGNS.


Secretary of the Navy. rendered his resig-
nation from the Cabinet to President Roose-
welt to-day and it was accepted to take
effect on May /, the date fixed by Mr.. Long
when he arranged with the President TO
leave his official family.
The publication Of the news of Secretary
Longs resignation was followed by the
Presidents announcement that he had
offered the navy portfolio to Representa-
tive William Henry Moody of Massachu-
setts. Mr.. Moody said later that he had
accepted the Office of Secretary of the Navy
and that he expected 10 take up the port
folio on Mayi /.
Mr.. Longs tender Of his resignation was
no surprise. He had twice intended 10
retire during Mr.. McKinley's A im.nistra-
tion on account of his desire TO resume the
practice OF law in Massachusetts, He
intended to retire sooner from Mr.. Roose-
velts Cabinet, but decided to remain until
the Schley case had been disposed of. Hav-
ing been sustained by President Roosevelt,
he decided TO carry out his long deferred
intention.
Mr.. Long returned yesterday from Bos-
ton, where he went last week TO attend the
banquet in honor Of Prince Henry Of Prus-
night and personally handed II to Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House this
morning. The letter Is unique among COM
munications of its kind in its absence Of
formal terms or expressions. The Presi-
dent accepted the resignation in a note
breathing cordial friendship for his Secre-
taiy Of the Navy, The correspondence
between them follows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WAsHlNGroN, d. C., March 0. 1902.
Mr DEAR Mn. President: Will YOU accept
this as my resignation OF the Secretary
ship OF the Navy--to take effect on the first
day Of May next. or sooners OF course. il
TO me a delightful service, | leave the offi-
Cial circle Of your Cabinet. in which my as~o-
citation with you and its members has been
Administration. and with most cordial good
wishes for its success and i9r you personally.
Very truly your. JOIN ID. LON0.
The President.
The Presidents reply follows:
WHITE HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN, March TO- 1902. I
My DEAR AlR. SECRETAEN: IL is with very
sincere regret that accept your resignation.
TO have served with you during the last six
months. but TO have served under you at
the outset of President Mckniey'S Admin
i-tration. | have seen you in both relations.
aud It has never been my good fortune TO be
associated with any public man more single
minded in his devotion TO the public interest
our relations have been not merely official
but also those of personal friendship May
all the good fortune you 80 richly deserve
attend YOU wherever You go. Sincerely
yours, IHtODoRE ROOSEVELT,
To, the Hon. John ID. Long secretary OF the
William Henry Moody has represented
the Sixth Massachusetts district in the
fiuy-fourth, Ffty-ffth. tiity-sixth and
Fifty-seventh Congresses. He is MEM
bcr Of the Committees on Appropriations
and Insular Affair." Mr.. Moody is a lawyer
,nl h;a hnuna - in Hayarbiu He was h,r,,
in Newbury. Mass. on Dec. 80 1859. He
was graduated from the Phillips AndoVer
Academy in is72 and from Harvard Uni
vcrsity in 1876 He was District Attorney
for the l. tStern district of Massachusetts
from 1880 to 1895
The new Secretary Of the Navy was
heartily congratulated by his colleagues
on both sides of the House to-day and
modestly accepted the greetings, saying
that he had, of course no policy vet as
10 the management of the department.
He has had time TO outline policy, how
ever, because it is a fact come to light to-
dav that President Roosevelt selected Mr.
Moody to be Secretary Longs successor
two months ago. II was another Of the
Presidents well-kept secrets until week
or two ago, when several newspapers in
Guiding THE Sun, published IL. Nobody
had an inkling of his intention TO appoint
Henry c. Payne Postmaster-General until
the selection was officially announced and
the 1TtNNlfnl NdN faIusiliN Tb'N'0Nlhl III
keeping from the public the fact that he had
selected Attorney General Knox to file
bill i'm equity against the Northern ScCuri-
ties Company.
While Representative Moody's appoint
nent as Secretary Of the Navy il generally
commended, there are those public men in
Washington who wonder Why the President
did not choose a man more directly inter.
ested i'm national Affairs and of more eN-
tended reputation. Nj. Moody has made
a good Congressman atd viii undoub odiv
make a good Secretary Of The Navy 10 =
vigorous, active. high-uiudod, latrotic
st,,dious and earnest lie IL strong nl.li-
tally and physically and vii he tho real
head of the Navy Department. th"ro II no
doIIh, of that, He has been an influential
man i'm Congress during hi. four terms, but
bv no means n leader HE ON" conspicuous
fault n a rnihl" man, u il caD 10 said that h.
bs. any is the fact that ho l. very serious
He has mo great sense ut humnr ana some.
times bo J. solemn when he ought to 10
ctberyyi.a Those Who krpW him. how
eyer s4y that no ring or oliuu"s will run
rho Nav. perari m"nt vh'ie ho is AZ the head
of !, vcnpt that hc lacks this saving
sepso If hunor Mr Moody m MANY rosI,,-,''~
-osanhlrs President RnlSNvcIt. Tie 'Wo
MOI, arc nor unlike IN personal appearance
ard have ~om- Of tho sam" vigorous old
Tashinu.d physical habits. They are about
m, SANE size, each has brown hair and
him, eve- aIi Mr Roosevelt H. no Younger
lnnkin, Tor :. than Nh Moody j. for Is