The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11
WRITES OF
THE CABINET


the largest sense 1 cannot. | shall rel.
YOU 80 frankly. Personal reasons can
never exist when do not do anything
YOU say. Bellnmy was right about u
being needless 10 write me In order 10
keep him IN mind. | think ~ bath 81
you all the time ana have gone several
times over possible plans. First ns u
the cabinet. II Is very unlikely now
that shall change any memher N the
present cabinet. You have prohabl'
seen that nave asked them all a.
stay. The secretary OF war, Root. II
one ~ the very strongest men before
tile people la oiw whole party His
Canton speech was the most aIectiye
delivered Ia the campaign last year.
ellis advice II invaluable. MT mere
~ In reference Ia hIs department but
In reference 10 all branches Of the
service. As Tor his department II g.
at the present time most important a.
the entire government. u w,ull le 2
public calamity Ia have him leave thl
cabinet now. nnd nse the word
public calamity ndylsedly. lie h O.
sick man. condition that plyrs m,
great unoaslacss. not because thrr. I
the fear Of hls death. but lest be- nan,
have 90 give up hls work here. n Il
went out should have Ia consider
nothing whatever but the question o.
getting tie best mnn the entire com
try afforded 10 do the work necessary
10 be done, u may be that after care
fully booking over the matter I should
conclude that Bclllhny was the man
FOR the purpose.
81 do not believe that Secretary
Long Intends 90 leave the navy. In
this department am sure without
further thought that Bellamy would be-
admirable. Hut In hillng any yacan.
~ In the cabinet would have 10 take
note ~ all kinds ~ considerations. !
should count Bcilnmy's religion IN his
favor for cabinet place. other things
being equal. ! should Ike TO have n
Catholic In the cabinet. am sure that
In the navy department be- would do
exceedingly well as secretary. do
not know whether geographically he
would be the right man. For instance.
| should Ike much 90 get Pacific
slope man Into the cabinet and partlc.
ularly In the navy department. and
do not wish 90 leave New England un.
represented. At present see no Ia.
clfc slope man who would be compe.
tent 10 nll the position. Moreover. n
possible | should like 60 get one or
more members OF the cabinet who are
In close tonch with the people carrying
weight when they explain the policies.
purposes and acts OF my admInIstra-
ton.
"'ThIs Is the one point In which the
present cabinet Is not as strong as II
should be. I do not believe that
finer. ADLER. more high minded body
Of public servants was ever got to-
gether around a president But there
Is not one Of them. with the possible
exception OF Root who Is 40 busy that
lac can hardly ever speak,, who can APP
pear before the country with the pres
tige OF n great political leader TO eX-
plain and champion my administration.
"'of Porter. in France, hear moth.
Ing but the strongest praise. He seems
10 have done peculiarly well. II would
be an injustice Of a fragrant kind to
turn him out at the present time. II
Is, Of course. always possible that
may make shift. and II in doing So
France should become vacant should
offer II TO Bethany at once unless {;
happened that I was able TO offer hin
a cabinet position. But rs things are
just at this time I do not see the like
lIhood Of such condition arising"