The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-19

where he is; that his recent order re- adjusting the entire business of the Postofice Department, taking more power unto himself and making the different branches of the service more homologous and consistent. shows ne is attending strictly and interestingly to the business of his own department with mo notion of going into another. The real choice, the man already se- lected for the Treasury portfolio. Is said to be a new man, but no less dis- tinguished than any member of the Cabinet. He Is Robert Bacon, recently appointed Assistant Secretary of State. This particular faction Is sure that Bacon Is to be Secretary of the Treasury. He was brought to Wash. ington to be ready to step into the Cabinet. they say, just as soon as Shaw is shelved.
 MT. Bacon is best known as mem Der of the firm of J. P. Morgan X Co. He is a director of the City National Bank, of the New England Railway, Of the Northern Pacific Railway Com- pany and of numerous other corpora tions. There is nothing of high degree socially or commercially in New York in which MT. Bacon Is not the peer of any. That he would make an Ideal Secretary of the Treasury those In his New York office at 23 Wall Street. and the vicinity have not the slightest doubt
 Shaw and Wilson Must Go.
 This particular faction agrees with the other. that Shaw and Wilson will have to go, but does not believe that Wadsworth will go to the head of the Department of Agriculture for the simple reason that he does not desire 1t, preferring to remain in Congress. MT. Wadsworth is a wealthy man. main- tains an elegant home in Washington and does not care to work any harder than he has to as Congressman. The reason seems plausible enough.
 Common report gives Secretary Will son credit for a greater industry than any other member of the cabinet. Ger retary of the Department of Agricul- ture he has been absent from his desk less than any other colleague of the cabinet. But 1t Is urged by some that had he been more out of the way on certain important occasions. he would now be less in the way of the Presi- dent It Is needless to say that no other member of the cabinet has been the subject of more criticism than Sec retary Wilson. President Roosevelt does not like to have cabinet officer WnO ndS uuCttdTtu Stdhoais htt AsiS VI flee. Willingly or unwittingly MT. Wilson is held responsible for an ex- cess of Irregularities and misconduct under his administration of the Depart nent
 Speaker Cannon. master and leader of the House of Republicans and John Sharp Williams. minority leader of the Democrats--realiy both yet only repre- sentatives no higher in official or party rank than any other member--have come to town. and the men of the press have been pressing them ardu- ously and ardently for their views upon probable pending issues. Uncle Joe has received his in- terrogators kindly and frankly told them nothing. He does not appear at all worried over the situation, and while protesting to be a teetotal agnostic as to the future of the legislation In which the general public expresses most con- cern, his friends say that he has policy and that it will be followed by his people in the House.
 As to railway legislation 1t is to be the passage of conservative measure intended as a response to the demand for railway rate regulation and at the same time an assurance to railways that their rights will be protected Just how this desideratum will be achieved Is thus far yelled in general terms
 MT, williams, speaking for himself but fairly representing the consensus of Democratic sentiment, has said that he will support any measure which promises to afford relief to shippers in the attainment and enforcement of reasonable rates.
 It does not seem to be doubted in any quarter that the House will pass railway rate bill, but when 1t comes to considering what the Senate will do, the serious mind becomes "sicklied OCT with the pale cast of thought
 President is Confident.