The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-18
TALK OF CHANGES
IN PRESIDENTS
CABINET
TAFT PASSES UP SEAT ON THE
SUPREME BENCH TO SECRE-
TARY MOODY.
WILSON OUT OF FAVOR
WiHee President According to Ru-
mors-Habt of Changing the
Cabinet Was Had BY
Many Presidents.


Washington, d. c., Sept. t7.-The
! rumors Of cabinet changes to take
place soon have again been revived
and they now involve three members
Shaw, Moody and Wilson OF Moody
il is said he is slated for the vacant
place on the Supreme bench of the
| United States, and there is some pos
sibility of that being true 1t is well
| known that Secretary Taft held this
! place under cons deration for some
! time, and then finally declined it. BY
! the wise ones it IL said the distn-
! guished secretary of war had two
| things in view in thus declining so
high an honor First he saw, or
thought he saw, a very distinct possi-
biIity of being elevated 10 the highest
place in the nation ii he remained off
the bench. Second, if he failed to re-
ceive the nomination for president he
saw in the near future possibility Of
receiving the appointment of Chief
Justice, and as Mr.. Chase once said,
there are several justices and only
one chief justice. II VIII not be many
years until Chief Justice Fuller retireg,
and Secretary Taft has strong hopes
of succeeding
As to Wilson the gossips will have
it that there has been much friction
between him and the president. on ac-
count on some statements he has bees
reported as making over the condi.
ions of the packing houses. II will
be remembered that such criticism ofI
the secretary was INDUCED in during
the last session of congress over the
erection Of the new buildings for the
department of agriculture These per
sistent rumors have caused one who
fond of delving into the past to re.
call the cabinet troubles under other
presidents During Washington's first |
he made only one
change, and that was in the office Of |
attorney general. In his second adj
he changed every one of
his cabinet two or three times, and
hti = W az tbuHl ant IilttlDI.
John Adams had very stormy time
He is said to have quarreled with
every one of his cabinet officers ex.
'ept John Marshall and BENJAMIN
5toddert, who was the first secretary
If the navy, that office having been
during Adams admins
raticn.
Jefferson changed frequently in his
irst administration, but in his second
erm there was no change except that
aused by the death of Attorney Gen
raj Breckinridge, of Kentucky.
Madison made number of changes
uring his first term. especially In the
cad of the navy department. He in.
erited Gideon Granger as postmaster
eneral from Jefferson. He served six
ears under Madison making a total
{ thirteen years as the head of the
ostoffice. This was the longest term
arved by anybody as head of an ad.
department. was not
ntil during the administration of 4
ackson that the postmaster general
as raised to a cabinet position. Dur
lg his second term Madison al o
Iade several changes. some of them
FRY abruptly.
Monroe in his first term made "A few !,
ranges and in the second made none
Scept i'm the navy and postoffice de .
lrtments. a.
John Quincy Adams got along bet
r with his cabinet than any prcsi- u
mt the country has had He had %
ormy time with congress and with
5 party, but wit hhis cabinet he was y
usually successful. There was but y
le change during his administration. q
mes Barbour. of Virginia secretary VI
war. res gned TO go as envoy extra u
dinary to the court of St. James. VI
ID was succeeded by Peter B. Pof,cr. y
New York. ~
President Jackson had trouble with IT
b cabinet from the very beginning. -
he iron-willed old nero. would brock III
ither opposition nor suggestions
Is first fight was over Eaten AZ sec III
tary of war He changed every
smbcr two or three times dhriee his 60
ST term. quarrelng with every one VI
ccpt Mar in Van RuTcn. ia L-s aN
rcnd term he had The same stormy ~
pericncc the Onlr one WITH whom ~
did NOT quarrel hcing Roger y. ot
ney. Taney was first attorney Een- VI
al. and then was nominateC ard AL
n rnmishioned a. secretary Of the re
.asury during a recess Of congress. III
e senate refused 10 confirm MIN Sc
{ he remained long enough to carry
the behests Of his chief in reHos- ua
! the deposits from the United
stes bank
Van Buren, made few changes. John