The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-01
AS TO CABINET CHANGES.

Henry G. Payne and Leslie NJ Shaw There good reason
believe that in addition the personal friends OF the re
firing secretaries who will he removed to make places to
henchmeu OF the incoming officials deal OF dead woot
will be disposed Of in other 1t is said that the presi
dent has favored wholesale changes the various bureaus
for time past and that he will improve the opportunt,
afforded by this change of department heads recommenc
these changes in such will insure the carrying
out Of his wishes.
As result of these rumors the employees of the de
partments the heads of which shortly to be changed
in state Of anticipation Those who workns
under cNl service rules would ordinarily feel fairly
not for the disastrous experience of Hon
Maclay wherein was plainly demonstrated that civil ser
vice rules avail nothing in the face Of the desires of thu
president While there doubt that Macay should have
been removed is obvious that action should by all the
standards of right and justice have been taken long
The president merely sought appease in The
public feeling which being directed against him
suit Of his well understood position in the Schley
Maclay discharged because it would have been mex
pedient from the presidents standpoint have allowed
him remain longer. There absolutely nothing in evi
dence show that the president acted he did because
Maclay had vlifed and traduced brave and manly
*
This being the case civil service employees in the treas
uy and posofce departments have the conclusion
that their positions by safe in view of the
Forthcoming changes. They believe that if the president
cides it expedient to ask for their removal
OF underlying political motives, they will be oused civil
service rules the contrary Notwithstanding OF
their removal will raise of protest but has already
been shown that any kind have but little effect
Roosevelt except when in the Macay public opinion
gets into that condition which makes dangerous the further
ignoring of it.
The probable retirement Of Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Spaudng has already referred in these
patches. 1t now to be assured fact that Spauldng
will go with Gage least very shortly the latter
replaced by Shaw Spauding in bad health and has not
been his post for time past 1t is said that his
friends will ask that he be of the nsuar
possessions the plea that the change of climate would
do him good Albert H. Washburr, counsel for the
ury department before the board general appraisers in
New York and Converse j. Smith special treasury agent
charge of the New England district have been mentioned
possible of Spauldng The latter, is said, has
the best chance of getting the place.
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Horace A. Taylor one of the other assistant secretaries
of the department is strongly supported by the Wisconsin
delegation headed by Senator Spooner and is also friend
of the incoming postmaster general As result is
generally thought that he will be disturbed The third as
secretary Milton T. Allies who rose from minor
cierkshp in the department and who personal friepd Of
Gage His place is really closer the secretary
than any other and is believed that will be al
lowed to remain by Shaw who will doubtless wish place
of his personal friends in the position Shaw will
probably that he viii not wish make any changes
the changes may be looked just the They may be
made gradually but there is practically doubt that they
will be made
The slaughter in the postofce department will probably
be greater than in the treasury department. for Payne
noted spokesman and there reason to believe that he
will allow of Smiths people remain it, by removing
them he can make places for of his friends Fur
Their than that is stated good authority that he will go
INTO othoe armed with instructions from the president
make thorough wedding beginning at the top and end
ing only when the bottom is reached
As has been previously pointed these dispatches
the appointment of the new cabinet officers is directly
in line with the the president has been pursuing for
weeks past Roosevelt like another person in the old
days IN which he lived was deemed strenuouy great would
nave men about him who fathat is fat with affection
for their chief and full of willingness to do his bidding
Payne is an avowed enemy OF Hanna whose machine is
rapidly being supplanted by of Rooseves own build
ing Shaw had he been allowed to operate his
country banks out in Iowa, might have developed into
aggressive presidential possibility As it is he is
whemed with the honor that has been conferred ON him BY
Roosevelt though the treasury portfolio was first Of
ered to Crane and instead of being possible rival of the
president he will be positive friend In Shaws case il is
quite plain that at least birds have killed with one
stone In the case Of Payne it may be that whole flock
has been slaughtered However that may be- it is obvious
that Roosevelt gradually and surely laying his plans for
future political power And while he be making friends
he undoubtedly making enemies the ranks of his own
party That his actions will result in bitter and relentless
warfare among republicans is no longer doubted
1t will be interesting observe how the Wall street
people will he affected by the appointment of Shaw There
is no doubt that they do like the man. but it remains
to be seen just how far they will allow their feelings 10
carry them They do not all relish the idea Of a man
whose banking experience has been confined to two small in
situations in Iowa villages heng placed at the head Of tho
hhanees OF the country 1t is hardly natural that thev
should in view OF the fact that their own ranks contain
whom they believe 10 be well fitted to handle the grave
duties OF the position and with they enoy the cosst
Of close relations OF they may able TO Get cos
20 shaw but shaw will stand by Roosevelt and unless
Roosevelt is the friend OF the Eastern capitalists Il
reasonable TO suppose that Shaw will be- Up to date how
ve IS not on record that Roosevelt has shown anv vo
~" sympathy toward the capitalists in question w.
"he all sorts Of speculation the probable course
u events IS being INDUCED in the president still maxine
'lans ior future eonquests are presumably those VINO
Ie opposed to him. This latter class Is woTking o,st
ana II may be some time before its hand Is shown
ms being me case interesting developments ali NJ L;h
VIII nor DC IN the line OF cabinet changes may be looked 20
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